“The black rock was sharp-edged, hot, and hard as corundum; it seemed not merely alien but impervious to life. Yet on the… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
History and geology show what an eyeblink it's been since our current, comfortable culture came about. And yet that culture is using… — David Brin Copy Share Image
“GEOLOGY, n. The science of the earth's crust --to which, doubtless, will be added that of its interior whenever a man shall… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“A far cicada rings high and clear over the river’s heavy wash. Morning glory, a lone dandelion, cassia, orchids. So far from… — Peter Matthiessen Copy Share Image
“All that comes above the surface [of the globe] lies within the province of Geography; all that comes below that surface lies… — Charles Lapworth Copy Share Image
“At present, a good many men engaged in scientific pursuits, and who have signally failed in gaining recognition among their fellows, are… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Geology, perhaps more than any other department of natural philosophy, is a science of contemplation. It requires no experience or complicated apparatus,… — Humphry Davy Copy Share Image
“The Flood was not merely a mass of water; but a collection of mud/sediment (earth) that was utilized to destroy the pre-Flood… — Ken Ham Copy Share Image
“The decline of geography in academia is easy to understand: we live in an age of ever-increasing specialization, and geography is a… — Ken Jennings Copy Share Image
We cannot see how the evidence afforded by the unquestioned progressive development of organised existence-crowned as it has been by the recent… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
[To] explain the phenomena of the mineral kingdom ... systems are usually reduced to two classes, according as they refer to the… — John Playfair Copy Share Image
“The rock I'd seen in my life looked dull because in all ignorance I'd never thought to knock it open. People have… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
Before Girls on Ice, mountains were just mountains. Valleys were just valleys. Now when I see them they're full of questions and… — Chloe Smith Copy Share Image
I think the Bible is completely inspired by God in its overall messages. But, for the people of those days to know… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“About the breakup to what we have today, the text of Scripture gives us some clues. By the 150th day of the… — Ken Ham Copy Share Image
“Push up some mountains. Cut them down. Drown the land under the sea. Push up some more mountains. Cut them down. Push… — Keith Meldahl Copy Share Image
The so-called Christian nations are the most enlightened and progressive ... but in spite of their religion, not because of it. The… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The human mind has a natural tendency to explore what has passed in distant ages in scenes with which it is familiar:… — William Buckland Copy Share Image
Combining in our survey then, the whole range of deposits from the most recent to the most ancient group, how striking a… — Roderick Murchison Copy Share Image
Philosophers, if they have much imagination, are apt to let it loose as well as other people, and in such cases are… — Granville Penn Copy Share Image
“Each scenario is about fifteen million years into the future, and each assumes that the Pacific Plate will continue to move northwest… — Keith Meldahl Copy Share Image
“It is well known that stone can think, because the whole of electronics is based on that fact, but in some universes… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I have devoted my whole life to the study of Nature, and yet a single sentence may express all that I have… — Louis Agassiz Copy Share Image
“If the Pentateuch is not inspired in its astronomy, geology, geography, history or philosophy, if it is not inspired concerning slavery, polygamy,… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
On the first page of the Bible there is an instance of how literalism is but an invitation to transcend the image… — Joseph Sittler Copy Share Image
“Our disagreement rises with the timing of the formation of these rock layers! Where the evolutionists say the fossiliferous rock layers “were… — Ken Ham Copy Share Image
Lately we have been getting facts pointing to the "oceanic" nature of the floor of so-called inland seas. Through geological investigations it… — Vladimir Belousov Copy Share Image
“An interesting contrast between the geology of the present day and that of half a century ago, is presented by the complete… — Thomas Henry Huxley Copy Share Image
A sound Physics of the Earth should include all the primary considerations of the earth's atmosphere, of the characteristics and continual changes… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Copy Share Image
If there be one attribute of the Deity which astonishes me more than another, it is the attribute of patience. The Great… — J. G. Holland Copy Share Image
“Sophisticated human beings were on hand to see this volcano's convulsions, they were able to investigate the event, and they were able… — Simon Winchester Copy Share Image
“Each volcano is an independent machine—nay, each vent and monticule is for the time being engaged in its own peculiar business, cooking… — Clarence Edward Dutton Copy Share Image
We are not to suppose, that there is any violent exertion of power, such as is required in order to produce a… — James Hutton Copy Share Image
So says the most ancient book of the Earth; thus it is written on its leaves of marble, lime, sand, slate, and… — Johann Gottfried Herder Copy Share Image
The writing process for a short story feels more like field geology, where you keep turning the thing over and over, noting… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
Although I was four years at the University [of Wisconsin], I did not take the regular course of studies, but instead picked… — John Muir Copy Share Image
“The online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, has entries that tend to change rather often and is biased toward the religion of secularism. Even so,… — Ken Ham Copy Share Image
“Scientists still do not appear to understand sufficiently that all earth sciences must contribute evidence toward unveiling the state of our planet… — Alfred Wegener Copy Share Image
“The scientific world of the time was in the midst of a terrible ferment, with discoveries and realizations coming at an unseemly… — Simon Winchester Copy Share Image
“Look, I don't know what you are, but you're more than a geologist, if you are one at all. I've met lots… — Kevin Hearne Copy Share Image
![“All that comes above the surface [of the globe] lies within the province of Geography; all that comes below that surface lies inside the realm of Geology. The surface of the earth is that which, so to speak, divides them and at the same time 'binds them together in indissoluble union.' We may…” quote by Charles Lapworth](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5fb/charles-lapworth-52504_advice_all-that-comes-above-the-surface-of-the_1445498.jpg)
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