“My opponents’ first argument was that the rocks of the earth – which are generally agreed to have once been in a hot and melted state – would have required far longer to lose their heat than the Scriptures described. My reply was that the earth had indeed cooled at great speed, being made possible by a process I termed Divine Refrigeration.”

“My opponents’ first argument was that the rocks of the earth – which are generally agreed to have once been in a hot and melted state – would have required far longer to lose their heat than the Scriptures described. My reply was that the earth had indeed cooled at great speed, being made possible by a process I termed Divine Refrigeration.”

— Matthew Kneale