One poster mused:   
      
   >> > That part of the world is geologically complex. It is not clear from   
   >> > the article that tectonic movements have not been a factor.   
   >>   
   >> Special pleading does not serve well.   
   >   
   Another poster waving hands and stomping foot demands attention:   
      
   >Noting that the evidence is equivocal isn't special pleading,   
   >you moron. Get yourself an education.   
      
   Definition; special pleading :   
      
   * unexplained claims of exemption from principles commonly thought relevant   
   to the subject matter   
      
   def   
             Example: I'm not relying on faith in small probabilities here.   
   These are slot machines, not roulette wheels. They are different.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)