It was the creationists who discovered tectonic plates lol.
Alfred Wegener was a meteorologist and a Christian (1915) but he wasn't the first.. Point is he wasn't stuck in Bible literalism.
Plate Tectonics: Creationist Idea Still Makes Accurate Predictions
The science of plate tectonics in geology, started by a creationist in the 19th century, continues to provide testable predictions within a biblical worldview.
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