Core of the Problem    
                 
   Or, the problem of the core. 

   Is this artwork a correct depiction of Earth's inner core - on fire with molten iron?
 
   According to Earth and Planetary Science Letters, it was thought to be, but now it isn't. 

   We read an eight-paragraph article in WORLD magazine-online about eight times, and we're still not sure what we were reading. Here's what we think we learned: 

   Naturalistic scientists believe a planet like Earth would form as a large ball of hot liquid iron and spontaneously begin to cool and solidify, beginning with the shell, or crust. But Case Western Reserve Univ. (in Cleveland) planetary scientists now say spontaneous solidification as theorized is impossible. 

   To arrive at the solid core that Earth has, crystallization of molten metal would require cooling at about 10 times the rate Earth is thought to be cooling. 

   With us so far? For naturalists, Earth's solid core shouldn't exist. But, Earth did not form as a ball of fire.

   In Genesis, water covered Earth before dry land appeared. Rocks had to lift up (forced up?) from the waters, implying that at some point, God formed the solid internals of Earth. 

   The solid core is also important to our magnetic field, which acts as a shield of protection from the sun's radiation. Molten material is nearer the surface, hence, volcanoes. 

   By the way, there is no natural reason water should exist. 

   Any questions?     Jimmy