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It had long been noticed that some continents seem to fit together like a [[jigsaw]], especially the west coast of Europe and Africa and the east coasts of the Americas, but it was Snider who first proposed the idea that the continents had actually moved, and he did so based partly on the account in {{Bible ref|Genesis|1|9-10}}.<ref name="Snider" />

It had long been noticed that some continents seem to fit together like a [[jigsaw]], especially the west coast of Europe and Africa and the east coasts of the Americas, but it was Snider who first proposed the idea that the continents had actually moved, and he did so based partly on the account in {{Bible ref|Genesis|1|9-10}}.<ref name="Snider" />

The theory of continental drift is notable in that mainstream scientists dismissed the theory for many decades<ref>"The reactions by the leading authorities in the different disciplines was so strong and so negative that serious discussion of the concept stopped." [http://www.scientus.org/Wegener-Continental-Drift.html Wegener and Continental Drift Theory]</ref> before finally taking a look at the evidence for at after nearly a generation had passed (see [[scientific bias]]).  

The theory of continental drift is notable in that mainstream scientists dismissed the theory for many decades<ref name=wcd>"The reactions by the leading authorities in the different disciplines was so strong and so negative that serious discussion of the concept stopped." [http://www.scientus.org/Wegener-Continental-Drift.html Wegener and Continental Drift Theory]</ref> before finally taking a look at the evidence for at after nearly a generation had passed (see [[scientific bias]]).  

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