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The Rocks Don't Lie

By: David R. Montgomery
Narrated by: Gary Telles
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How the mystery of the Bible's greatest story shaped geology: a MacArthur Fellow presents a surprising perspective on Noah's Flood.

In Tibet, geologist David R. Montgomery heard a local story about a great flood that bore a striking similarity to Noah’s Flood. Intrigued, Montgomery began investigating theworld’s flood stories and - drawing from historic works by theologians, natural philosophers, and scientists - discovered the counterintuitive role Noah’s Flood played in the development of both geology and creationism. Steno, the grandfather of geology, even invoked the Flood in laying geology’s foundingprinciples based on his observations of northern Italian landscapes. Centuries later, the founders of modern creationism based their irrational view of a global flood on a perceptive critique of geology.

With an explorer’s eye and a refreshing approach to both faith and science, Montgomery takes readers on a journey across landscapes and cultures. In the process we discover the illusive nature of truth, whether viewed through the lens of science or religion, andh ow it changed through history and continues changing, even today.

©2012 David R. Montgomery (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Earth Sciences Environment History & Philosophy Philosophy Religious Studies Science
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Given the controversial nature of the book's premise, I expected a more aggressive stance on the science. Instead, 'the Rocks Don't Lie' is a well-thought, approachable discussion of the facts and the development of viewpoints on the Flood myth. I enjoyed the history as well as the geology.

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