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Omphalos hypothesis

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Etymology

Named after the book Omphalos (1857) by Philip Henry Gosse, in which it was argued that, in order for the world to be "functional", God must have created the Earth with mountains, canyons, trees, etc. The word Omphalos comes from Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós, “navel”), an example of one such feature putatively needed for completion.

  1. derived from ὀμφαλός — “navel”

Definitions

  1. The proposition that God created the universe within the past few thousands of years but…

    The proposition that God created the universe within the past few thousands of years but also introduced false evidence that the universe is of great age.

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