Montgomery heard a local story about a great flood that bore a striking similarity to noahs flood. The thousandyear run of salmon, and the rocks dont lie. A geologist investigates noahs flood is a meticulous, devastating critique of the pseudoscientific origin stories proposedand imposedby american fundamentalist christians. A geologist investigates noahs flood have all won the washington state book award in general nonfiction. Montgomery chapter 2 questions 5 points on page 20 of this chapter, montgomery states that geologists use a few simple rules geologist use to read the story of rocks. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Users without a subscription are not able to see the full content. The rocks dont lie traces the history of the field of geology through the thinking that progressively debunked the greatflood myth and left behind, temporarily, what would be resurrected 150 years later as creationism. Creationists are notorious for distorting or denying the facts of biology evolution, paleontology denying the evidence of evolution in fossils, physics and astronomy denying modern cosmology, and many other fields. A geologist investigates noahs flood, with macarthur fellow and u. A geologist investigates noahs flood this is a past event. University of washington geologist david montgomery s new book the rocks don t lie. David montgomerya macarthur genius grant recipient for his work on landscape evolutiondraws from years of field experience to demonstrate the crucial link between folk stories and modern geology. A geologist investigates noahs flood montgomery, david r.
A geologist investigates noah s flood examines both at the geologic evidence for a gigantic prehistoric flood. In 2008 montgomery received a macarthur fellowship. A flood myth or deluge myth is a narrative in which a great flood, usually sent by a deity or deities, destroys civilization, often in an act of divine retribution. The story told of a flood of such power and magnitude that it reshaped the landscape of the worlds deepest river gorge.
How the mystery of one of the bible s greatest stories shaped geology. Department of biology, indiana university, bloomington, in, 47405. Aug 27, 2012 in 2008 montgomery received a macarthur fellowship. David montgomery encountered a local folktale while on an expedition in tibet. A geologist investigates noah s flood explores the relationship between catastrophic floods in the distant past, flood legends, noachian flood geology, and geologic discovery over the past several hundred years. A geologist investigates noah s flood the body doesn t lie. Intrigued, montgomery began investigating the worlds flood stories. A geologist investigates noahs flood kindle edition by montgomery, david r download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Parallels are often drawn between the flood waters of these myths and the primaeval waters found in certain creation myths, as the flood waters are described as a measure for the cleansing of humanity, in preparation for rebirth.
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