Retired Chemical Engineer: 'I Know I'm a Crackpot But Hear Me Out' | Forrest Valkai & Erika GG
November 30, 2025
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A retired chemical engineer with a PhD calls in to argue that petroleum isn't primarily from ancient dead organisms but instead comes from deep within Earth's mantle. He points to diamond-oids found in oil as evidence of extreme pressures only possible near the mantle. The hosts push back, noting that the multi-billion dollar petroleum industry has tested this abiogenic theory with actual drilling projects that failed, and that every commercial success comes from treating oil as biological in origin. Despite an hour of discussion covering isotope ratios, thermodynamics, and geochemistry papers, Tom admits his position is "fringe" and lacks the evidence to convince skeptics.
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