Book
Review
Understanding
Earthquakes
A Plea to Stop Animal Slaughter, Via Science
Now!
From:
Romula D'Silva
Book
Review
Understanding
Earthquakes
A Plea to Stop Animal Slaughter, Via Science
Now!
from EVU News, Issue 1 /1998
- Français
| Dr. Madan Mohan
Bajaj |
A New
Approach by M M Bajaj, Ibrahim and Vijayraj Singh;
H. B.
Prakashan, Indore;
This book is a forceful plea to stop slaughter of animals, birds,
and (even) fish because it will avert earthquakes. It is difficult
to say what prompted the authors – all physicists of fame and high
learning – to enter the rough and tumble of geology and that, too,
of earthquakes. But, then, science has its own angularities. After
all, the high priest of modern science, Albert Einstein, also
meddled with the science of geology by propagating
EPW (Einsteinian Pain Waves) theory.
Whatever one's predilections, it has to be conceded that the idea
is unique. And novelty is not the only argument in favour of the
book which is actually based on paper(s) read by the authors. The
BIS (Bajaj-Ibrahim-Singh)
Theory is claimed to be a further development on EPW of Einstein.
The book claims it is possible to forecast earthquakes which are
caused by excessive killing of animals. Now either it is all based
on 'real' correlations or is a set of spurious ones. The answer
would depend upon whether, and a
priori, one is willing to
subscribe to the theory whose validity is all but proven so far.
And to that extent, the book is truly novel and hence absolutely
and eminently readable. After all, science still does not have even
the modicum of an answer as to why the earthquakes happen and how
they can be predicted with reasonable accuracy. The book certainly
fills the gaps in the science of seismology which is still a
nascent science.
The argument, otherwise highly technical and full of scientific
jargon, given so lucidly and simply in the abstract of the book is
quite unique to say the least. It is based on the, "reports
received" from different parts of the world that several
earthquakes have the history of millions of animals being butchered
in or near the high risk seismic zones. Hence the suspicion and the
scientific inquiry that organising the butchering of animals in the
abattoirs worldwide has something to do with the quakes. The book
claims to have studied the complex role of nociceptive waves (or
the waves generated by the immense noise by the animals on the
verge of being butchered) in shear-wave splitting which is related
to seismic anisotropy. This splitting is associated with the cracks
in the crust aligned by stress. The origin of earthquakes due to
the interaction of nociception waves with gravity waves is
critically examined in the book. An earthquake of 8 Richter occurs
only when the resonant frequency is extremely high. Low frequency
resonances lead to earthquakes of 0.1 to 0.2 Richter. Low frequency
resonances are hardly felt or realised by the ordinary people. High
frequency resonances (originating due to the slaughter of millions
of animals daily for years together) lead to powerful singularities
with the gravity waves.
Dying
Animals Cause Acoustic Anisotropy
Now the point which the authors have tried to make is that acoustic
anisotropy leads to a very strong anisotropic stress on a rock. The
daily butchering of thousands of animals continually for several
years generates acoustic anisotropy due to Einsteinian Pain Waves
(EPW) emitted by dying animals. And the accumulated acoustic
anisotropy is found to be related with the stress history of
rocks.
The book claims that since the EPW travel a great distance with
time, abattoirs of one country may lead to havoc in another
country. But then comes a final "warning" from the scientists laced
with spirituality: '...we should close down all the abattoirs
(visible and hidden) of the world. Our environmental problems are
responsible for the mega-event of earthquakes. ' If this had come
from a religious saint, people would have taken it at face value.
But, coming from scientists of some fame, the approach needs a
careful analysis sans religiosity which is a tall order given the
Indian context.
The central theme of the book that shear wave splitting occurs
possibly due to aligned fluid-filled inclusions and abattoirs, is
open to question, and needs a further in-depth study, which the
authors claimed to have done with a promise that a fresh book of
over 600 pages is coming out shortly on this very aspect. However,
the authors have been fair to mention, if not examine in the
introductary part, all existing hypotheses on the subject though
finally, they settle down on their own hypothesis of large-scale
abattoir activity being the causative agents for major earthquakes.
In chapter 2 they move to the complex theory which is a set of
mathematical formulae which may not be of much interest to a person
not properly initiated in mathematical and statistical mumbo
jumbo.
Latur
Ealthquake Explained
It is "Experimental Aspects" in chapter 3 which is absolutely
revolutionary and candid. After preliminary observation as to how
the nociception waves (EPW) interact with the earth's natural
rhythmatic vibrations and lead to responses which are extremely
powerful (of the order of 10 40 MW) causing crack density (CD)
which is directly proportional to EPW – itself a result of 'animals
butchered daily' the authors come straight to the most recent of
the Indian calamities – the Latur (Khillari) earthquake. And from
here it is a non-stop journey to earthquakes at various places.
Indian earthquakes of Utterkashi, Assam follow the Latur tragedy.
Then comes America where the earthquakes of Northridge (1994), Long
Beach (California – 1933), Landers (California -1992), San
Francisco (1906), New Madrid (Missouri – 1811-12) have been
mentioned. Russia is next where Neftegorsk (1995) finds a major
mention. Kanto (1923), Nobi (1891), Kita-Tango. (1927), Sankiru
Tsunami (1933), Shizuoka (1935), Tonankal (1944), Nankai (1948),
Fukui (1948), Off-Tokachi (1952), Kjta-Mino (1961), Nigata (1964),
Off-Tokachi (1968), Kobe (1995) – all of Japan – have also been
described not so much as a part of scientific inquiry but to
demonstrate the pattern and familiarity of the authors with what
they are talking about.
Some of the data accumulated from aforementioned places, juxtaposed
with the famous study by Nemichand has been put to productive use
by the authors to make a comprehensive table of strong earthquakes
of the 20th century and the date from 3,937 ,,officially recognised
major abbatoirs" in different parts of India to establish further
the hypothesis proprounded that earthquakes are caused by large
scale animal slaughter. Some of the obiter dicta by the authors are
certainly open to serious question.
The
"Theory" will be Tested
The hypothesis propounded in the book will be testable very shortly
when in the wake of "Mad Cow" disease afflicting cows in England
resulting in an overall ban on exports of beef from England to
other European Union countries there is a proposal for the
'destruction' of an estimated 4.5 million to 11 million cows in
England. Whatever the number of cows destroyed eventually it will
surely be the first time in the world anywhere that so many animals
will be killed at one go. And going by the BIS Theory it must
(automatically) produce a major earthquake. And going by the same,
BIS analysis, England or at least neighbouring Europe can hope to
have the biggest jolt in history - not figuratively but literally –
in the shape of an earthquake.
From
the Book
In the words of Nils Bohr, 'Prediction is difficult, especially of
the future.' Despite this, one of the objectives of the present
investigation is to explore the possibility of earthquake
prediction based on well defined hard core principles.
Mathematicians and scholars can predict the tides. Then, why do
they have so much trouble in predicting earthquakes? Accurate
tables of the time of high or low tide can be worked out months or
even years ahead. Earthquake forecasts often go wrong within a few
days, sometimes within a few hours. People are accustomed to the
difference. They are not surprised when a heat wave turns out to be
a blizzard. In contrast, if the tide table predicted low tide but
the beach was under water, there would probably be a riot. Of
course, the two systems are different. The mechanism of earthquakes
is extremely complex. It involves following parameters: (1) air
pressure, (2) tectonic plate movement, (3) Einsteinian pain wave
intensity, (4) geographical location, (5) local rate of killing of
animals, (6) underground nuclear testing, (7) faultlines in the
rock, (8) volcanic activity, etc. Compared to earthquakes, tides
are much simpler, because they can be easily predicted.
We speak of the unpredictable aspects of earthquakes just as if we
were talking about rolling dice or letting an air balloon loose to
observe its erratic path as the air is ejected. Since there is no
clear relationship between cause and effect, such phenomenon are
said to have random elements. Yet there was little reason to doubt
that precise predictability could, in principle, be achieved. This
fundamental randomness has come to be called chaos.
Dr.
Vijay Raj Singh
Recent
supplementary commentary of one of the authors, Dr. Vijay Ray
Singh:
Bisology
is a new
subject which has developed recently. It deals with the
Breakdown
of Integrated
Systems
and indiscriminate slaughtering or Brutal
and Intense
Slaughtering.
Basically it is the subject which has originated from the
Bajaj-Ibrahim-Singh
effect, which was reported by us for the first time in Suzdal
(Russia) in 1995. Some noted scholars have written whole chapters
on Bisology in their books. The discovery of the BIS effect was so
sensa-tional that an Indian Journal brought out a special issue
devoted to the subject. Several young scholars have studied this
subject in their Ph.D. theses submitted to different universities.
We have been extremely fortunate to have the blessings of a great
teacher, Prof. Nemi Chand-Jain in the proliferation of our
scientific ideas regarding vegetarianism and the direction in which
true science should move.
The Einsteinian Pain
Waves are responsible for the
release of Radon in the ground.
The increase of
Radon concentration in the
groundwater and its relationship with the happening of earthquakes
has already been experimentally verified by several Chinese and
Japanese scientists.
Earthquake
lights have also been
re-ported by Hungarian workers. These lights are seen near the
epicentre.
Fault
lines of the earth provide
the most convenient place for the release of pressure induced by
the geomorphological process and triggered by LSFAOß (living state
forced annihilation operator of beta type)
BIS
effect of type II is able to
trigger the seismic episodes of 6 to 7 Richter.
Earthquakes in Italy and Afganistan are definitely related with the
BIS effect induced by slaughtering of the cows in the U.K. These
are direct recent evidences of BIS effect in seismology.
| For animals, health, environment, happiness and for the future of our mother earth it is absolutely essential that we all switch over to a plant-based diet, where there is the minimum possible violence involved. |
Residence Dr. V.R. Singh: G-184, Paschim Vihar, Outer Ring Road, New Delhi-110063 India,
Tel:+91 11 5682635 or 5589058.
Both scientits will be attending the EVU Congress '99 in Widnau Switzerland and present their studies.