Thus, to understand the world we live on, we must add the dimension of time. We must study Earth's history. Sometimes people reach the right conclusion for the wrong reason. Let s use a silly example. We all know that leprechauns store their gold at the end of a rainbow.
Fewer people know that leprechauns store their oil underground near Bakersfield, California.
There certainly is oil under the ground around Bakersfield, but that doesn t prove that leprechauns put it there. You may know where oil is without knowing how it got there. Oil is often trapped in porous rock under non-porous rock. Furthermore, we should point out that one might argue with the assertion, Oil exploration geologists are generally pretty successful . They aren t as lucky as you might expect.