to some, mentioned in one book, in a private store at the Grand Canyon.
Ranger X writes about his research on the subject:
"I received an email from GRCA staff which contained the NPS's official response. It reads in part,
"If asked the age of the Grand Canyon, our rangers use the following answer. The principal consensus among geologists is that the Colorado River basin has developed in the past 40 million years and that the Grand Canyon itself is probably less than five to six million years old. The result of all this erosion is one of the most complete geologic columns on the planet. The major geologic exposures in Grand Canyon range in age from the 2 billion year old Vishnu Schist at the bottom of the Inner Gorge to the 230 million year old Kaibab Limestone on the Rim."
Hmmmm.... I blame Bush!
Update: My husband and I were recently at the Grand Canyon. When we had a chance, we asked our bus driver/tour guide about his experiences with fundamentalists and he laughed and shook his head. He talked about ways he had of speaking to the entire tour group, how he would phrase things depending on who was on the bus. He was very careful until he knew none were in the group, then he could talk freely about the vistas we were looking at, the stunning geology we were seeing.
So even if this is a minor case, this book that supports the Noah's flood, it is the slow erosion (pun intended) of scientific thought that educated people mind. It is in the stupid semantical games over the word 'theory' or evolution; the bizarre dismissal of years of research; the ignoring of facts, logic and process. So while this story might not have legs, this fact does. There are people who want a theocracy. They want a religious government. They want you to behave how they think you should behave.
And that is why we are yelling about one book in one store by the Grand Canyon.
2 comments:
Interesting point. I would add that the bus driver was not a trained NPS interpreter, and when I answered geology questions at Zion, Crater Lake, or other parks, I gave the scientific information, as did all the park rangers with whom I've ever worked.
Maybe the book shouldn't be in the store, but no one forces anyone else to buy it, and I doubt it will change anyone's mind. There are bigger fish to fry.
Yes, there are bigger fish to fry, but sometimes the little ones taste better....
Not sure what I meant by that, but thanks for the intelligent research. Even though you punched a hole in a most galvanizing story, the way this era is going, we will have plenty more of these very soon!
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