I am in the middle of writing a novel in which a fossil discovery essentially negates much of the Theory of Evolution. The book is really about what happens throughout the world once the leading theory on how life began switches from evolution is no longer considered viable. It is not a treatise on creation or ID vs. Evolution.
I do, however, want to have the science right. I know for example that the discovery of any single fossil, such as the pre-cambrian rabbit often discussed, is unlikely to completely "disprove" the complete ToE. So I have decided that the "fossil" that is discovered in my book starts a kind of "domino" effect of other investigations and discoveries that eventually cannot be ignored by biologists/anthropologists.
In the book, the ToE IS actually disproven. I don't care if I have to insert a little sci-fi or something completely outrageous to make this happen. This is fiction, so anything is fair game. It needs to be something that even a real-life evolution proponent would agree with, given that the outrageous thing had actually occurred.
I can see a real-world scientist saying, "OK, if THAT happened, then it changes everything. In THAT case, which is IMPOSSIBLE in the real world, then I could buy that evolution is totally wrong. Totally. But THAT is completely fiction." It's ok, because this IS fiction we are talking about.
I just need some help in getting the overall scenario developed. I have written what I can already without knowing how this actually occurs in my fictional world. But now I need to fill in a lot of blanks. I want enough real science in it maintain accuracy right up to the point where I have to veer from reality to make the defeat of ToE believable.
I would love to see everyone's ideas. Remember, we are in the world of reality-based fantasy in this thread so please try to have fun with it!
Edited by swalker2001, : Didn't like the way the sig looked. Added subtitle
Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Added the " (A science fiction novel project)" part to the topic title.
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