Tracking Myth to Geological Reality

Large amounts of iridium – a chemical element that is not a part of the Earth’s crust composition – were originally found in rocks of Europe and United States, and have been found everywhere ever since. Iridium, common in meteorites, is a testable evidence of the disaster hypothesis. Gould continues that the Cretaceous debacle, which is one of five episodes of mass dying, occurred at the same time as the large comet might have smashed into the Earth. The author believes this is not merely a coincidence, rather, it is a proof of the cause-effect relationship. The demise of a wide range of habitats along with the extinction of dinosaurs gives an inestimable advantage to the disaster theory over other claims, the author adds. The comet struck the Earth, and habitats, from terrestrial to marine, died with geological suddenness. Finally, this hypothesis has had an impact on the study of an atomic war and its consequences. A nuclear war, Gould says, may cause a huge drop in temperatures and result in the extinction of humanity. Testable evidence, study, development, contribution – all this makes good science.

On April 29, 1903 30 million cubic meters of rock fell from the east face of Turtle Mountain in southwestern Alberta, Canada. Over 70 people in the town of Frank were killed as well as the entrance to the Frank mine being blocked with miners inside. This landslide is one of the largest slides that has eyewitnesses as well as a strong scientific study. (Alberta Geological Survey, 2013)

Rarely do the geologic processes of the earth make major news headlines, but oftentimes when they do, it is because a catastrophic event has occurred and has seized public attention. This was unfortunately the case in 2013, when Florida native Jeff Bush became the victim of a tragic geologic event that left many Americans wondering if they were truly ever standing on “solid ground” (Sinkhole Swallows Florida Man). Bush, and a large portion of his suburban home, was swallowed up by a sudden sinkhole as his brother looked on in horror, trying in vain to rescue him as he was forced deeper underground. This sinkhole developed as a result of the dissolution of limestone, which is prevalent under much of Florida’s soil, and the

Second, the reading states that a second theory is the mia mounds were created by a major earthquake.

I often take for granted the beautiful scenery that we have been blessed with, without wondering where it came from. Though I have not had the opportunity to visit the Grand Canyon, I have always been in awe of the pictures I have seen of it. I must admit that I never stopped to think about how it came to be, but simply assumed it has always been there. The Discovery channel – BBC Documentary “Geological History of The Grand Canyon” has definitely changed my perspective.

The flood stories take place within in two separate stories called The Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis. Both stories have their differences, but the similarities give the idea that maybe one of them is based off the other. Due to The Epic of Gilgamesh not being around until recent years leads many people and myself, to believe that the writers used details from “Genesis” to complete the Gilgamesh story. One of the biggest and most obvious similarities, is the tragic floods that take place in both stories. There are many natural disasters that can take place, but coincidentally a major flood happens.

Austin, Steven A. 1994. Grand Canyon: Monument to Catastrophe. Santee, California: Institute for Creation Research.

The Grand Canyon is a National Park located in Arizona where over four billion individuals go to visit yearly (“Grand Canyon National Park,” n.d.; Hill & Moshier, 2009, p. 99). It is over “18 miles wide”; “a mile deep”; and “300 miles long” (“Grand Canyon National Park,” n.d.; Bohlin, 1993). When looking at the Grand Canyon, there are essentially two sides, the South side and the North side also known as Rims. Both sides, however, show a display of erosional forms as well as geological colored rocks (“Grand Canyon National Park,” n.d.). There are several different purposes of this paper. First, it is to give an old-earth secular, also known as the Evolutionists viewpoint when dating the rocks of the Grand Canyon. Second, it is to provide a young-earth, also known as the Creationists viewpoint when dating the rocks of the Grand Canyon. Third, this paper is also going to compare as well as contrast the two viewpoints, old-earth secular Evolutionists and young-earth Creationists. Lastly, this paper is to prove that when dating the Grand Canyon rocks, it will show that God created the Grand Canyon, also known as the Young-Earth Creationists Viewpoint.

On the day of the eruption, early in the morning, at about ten o’clock, an enormous explosion occurred, then a twenty kilometer high cone formation followed, the gas, ash and stones wiped out towns for miles around. Soon afterwards, massive earthquakes occurred, rumbling and shaking the whole entire city, several of these happened throughout the day and during them, pipelines had begun to break apart from the violent rattling. Further into the day, pumice rocks about the size of golfballs but only about two and a half times larger than average ones, were blown away from the

Throughout History and across cultures humans have always tried to make sense of scientific phenomena through stories. The stories attempt to explain scientifically unknown events such as natural disasters, astronomical or geological phenomena, or agricultural failures or successes. The stories serve to protect citizens, to explain the unexplainable, and to justify traditions. These folklore stories often stem from encounters with nature and are expressed through cultural traditions. Rocks, minerals, and fossils discovered by ancient peoples often became the fodder of folklore. Early fossil discoveries guided folklore and helped to define cultures’ belief systems as seen through art, literature, and traditions.

The main mystery surrounding this impact event concerns the fact that the liquefied rock in the crater is significantly less than anticipated because of the impact. The size of the crater measures a depth of 570 feet with a diameter of 4,100 feet. The crater was created approximately fifty thousand years ago

There are about 15 tectonic or lithospheric plates on the earth’s surface, which have different size and move relative to one another over the earth’s surface. As a result, the crust around the boundaries of the plates bends or deforms, accumulating strong energy during these processes (Briggs, 2006). When the strain becomes too great to bear by the crust in the future, the crust will snap or slip causing earthquakes. As a type of geophysical hazard, earthquakes are inevitable for mankind living on the Earth, which destroy tremendous buildings, and take human life away. However, influences of earthquakes can be reduced if people take appropriate actions. This report provide an overview of two earthquakes that happened in

Flood myths are universal in how they shape and reflect cultures’ values. However, there is controversy on whether or not these floods are literal- having actually happened- or figurative- a symbolic story that the culture is expected to learn from. Considering this, there are literal floods at the roots of these narratives. William Ryan and Walter Pitman, two senior scientists from Columbia University, stated that “Ten cubic miles of water poured through each day, two hundred times what flows over Niagara Falls… It may have been the source of many flood stories in the area.” This shows possible evidence of a flood causing these flood myths. This also explains that the flood would cause flood stories for that specific area, implying that

In recent news, geologist have found evidence of an ancient mega-tsunami generated 73,000 years ago by Pico de Fogo’s preceding volcano. The collapse of Fogo’s predecessors was estimated to have generated a wave of 885 feet, this was caused by “flanks of oceanic volcanoes periodically collapsing, [causing] huge amounts of

For instance, the “150-kilometer-wide crater lies just off the Yucatan peninsula. Paleontologist calculated that is was blasted into earth by a 10-Kilometer-wide asteroid at a speed of 30 kilometers per second” 2. Scientists have concluded that the impact that created this crater occurred 65 million years ago. The date corresponds perfectly to the date of the dinosaur extinction. These pieces of molten rock, known as impact ejecta, were found more than a hundred miles from its genesis Cretaceous boundary; this demonstrates that the explosion was intense enough to melt the surface layer, proclaiming the extinction of