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    WND Exclusive Commentary Is abiotic oil a new argument for Creationism?
Posted: November 22, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern

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Craig Smith and I wrote "Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil," without a religious argument in mind. We wanted to present the scientific arguments that oil was a hydrocarbon fuel of abiotic origin, produced deep within the Earth on a constant basis. We wanted to warn America that increased dependence upon foreign oil has serious economic consequences for the strength of the dollar and serious political consequences for reliability of America's national security.

While Craig Smith and I are both Christians who strongly believe in God, we presented in the book no arguments, proof or justifications that derived from or depended upon our religious beliefs.

Recently, "peak-oil" apologists - who support the "Fossil-Fuel" theory of oil's origins - have begun attacking us on the basis that the abiotic theory is really being advanced to support creationist or intelligent design religious beliefs. A forum on the "peak-production" Internet blog TheOilDrum.com recently ran a thread attacking the book. Two posters presented the charge as follows:

    LJR: I'm waiting for the "intelligent design" folks to link up with the "abiotic oil" guys. A marriage made in heaven.

    mikeB: Ab-so-lutely! Which is why I've taken to calling it "oil creationism."

How do I tell my friends I've been quoted by a kook?