A New Theory of the Earth the flood. He asserted that the Earth was originally a comet, which God formed from its initial "chaos and void" into a habitable planet. He also argued that the flood itself was caused when the Earth passed through the tail of a comet, which, it was known by that time, are composed largely of water. His analysis was very detailed, and similar ideas were promoted in the 1960s by other creationists postulating causes for the global flood, along with similarity to the ideas of Immanuel Velikovsky. However, many of them are in direct conflict with contemporary scientific understandings; and comets
Close to a World Below a World Below" a near-perfect 9.7 out of 10 praising Ross Dolan's vocals along with the overall brutality of the album. Close to a World Below Close to a World Below is the fourth album by Immolation. It was released on Metal Blade Records in 2000. Since its release, "Close to a World Below" has received universal acclaim. Todd Nief of AllMusic gave the "Close to a World Below" four and a half stars, calling the album a late-career classic. He stated that with "Close to a World Below", Immolation released one of the most profound and creative death metal