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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 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, finally taking a look at the evidence for it after nearly an entire generation had passed (see [[scientific bias]]).  

*"The reactions by the leading authorities in the different disciplines was so strong and so negative that serious discussion of the concept stopped."<ref name=wcd> [http://www.scientus.org/Wegener-Continental-Drift.html Wegener and Continental Drift Theory]</ref>

*"The reactions by the leading authorities in the different disciplines was so strong and so negative that serious discussion of the concept stopped."<ref name=wcd> [http://www.scientus.org/Wegener-Continental-Drift.html Wegener and Continental Drift Theory]</ref>

Like [[Semmelweis], "Wegener did not have an explanation for how continental drift could have occurred."<ref name=wcd />

Like [[Semmelweis], "Wegener did not have an explanation for how continental drift could have occurred."<ref name=wcd />