Summary Of Grand Canyon By David Montgomery

Prior to beginning this Introductory Geology course, I had a minute amount of knowledge regarding the formation of our Earth, rocks, rivers, channels, and other unique geographical entities and formations. In this inspiring article, David Montgomery presents a surprising perspective on Noah's Flood and how the mystery of the Bible's greatest story helped shape geology and the formation of our Earth. During chapter one, also known as "Buddha's Dam," Montgomery visited Tibet, where he found flat-topped terraces standing high above river-level terrain. These terraces indicated lake sediment, where he later developed an image of two lakes, one higher than the other. Montgomery's model was strengthened by carbon dates of 10,000 BCE and 800 AD for
Montgomery argues against the impact that Noah's Flood had on the formation of the Grand Canyon. Rather, he refers to evidence known as "great age" to form a very strong case against flood geology in this chapter. The most interesting part of this chapter for me was when Montgomery explained the instance as he was reading through a Grand Canyon book in a gift shop. The book argued that the formation of the Grand Canyon followed the one-year global flood line. Even I, along with Montgomery, would have to disagree with their argument. I do not see how a mile-high stack of saturated sediment remained standing without slumping into a growing chasm of a flood. Also, I would need an explanation for the unique order of fossils in the Canyon walls along with for the multiple alternating layers of different rock types. Finally, Montgomery very bluntly states that "marine limestone does not form in a flood." Although I am not a scientist or geologist, I agreed with most of Montgomery's arguments within this chapter. I think the Creationist view needs to become more sympathetic to the solid scientific evidence regarding the magnificent formation of the Grand Canyon and its high walls, rock formations, and unique fossil layering's within its