Session: Bringing the Horse to Water and Getting It to Drink: Obstacles and Innovative Ways of Getting the Religious Public to Consider Scientific Evidence (GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA

Introductory Remarks
Abstract ID#: 288515

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I DON'T BELIEVE IN CLIMATE CHANGE
Abstract ID#: 287390

HAYHOE, Katharine, Climate Science Center, Texas Tech University, Holden Hall 72, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, katharine.hayhoe@ttu.edu

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THE ARK ENCOUNTER: A NEW OBSTACLE TO SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING FOR THE RELIGIOUS PUBLIC IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Abstract ID#: 285177

RATAJESKI, Kent, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Slone Research Building, Lexington, KY 40515, DUFF, R. Joel, Department of Biology, University of Akron, Auburn Science and Engineering Complex, 235 Carroll St., Akron, OH 44325-3908 and PHELPS, Daniel J., Kentucky Paleontological Society, 2004 Sawyer Ct., Lexington, KY 40514, kent.ratajeski@uky.edu

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BOOK PROJECTS SERVING AS BRIDGE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND RELIGION
Abstract ID#: 284331

GREENBERG, Jeffrey K., Department of Geology and Environmental Science, Wheaton College, 501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187, jeffrey.greenberg@wheaton.edu

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GRAND CANYON: MONUMENT TO AN ANCIENT EARTH: WHY THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN
Abstract ID#: 281565

HILL, Carol A., Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, 221 Yale Blvd., Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, Carolannhill@aol.com

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EARTH-BASED EDUCATION IN THE CATHEDRAL OF TIME: STRATEGIES LEARNED WHILE WORKING AS A GEOLOGIC INTERPRETER IN THE GRAND CANYON
Abstract ID#: 279124

RANNEY, Wayne, 255 E. Hutcheson Dr., Flagstaff, AZ 86001, wayneranney17@gmail.com

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RELIGION - SCIENCE CONFLICT: THE UNBRIDLED TRUTH
Abstract ID#: 277497

FOSTER, G David, retired geologist, Jackson, MI 49202, fosteg2@alum.rpi.edu

Break
Abstract ID#: 288516

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BIOTIC SUCCESSION IN THE STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD: IS IT MORE THAN AMMUNITION IN A PERCEIVED CULTURE WAR?
Abstract ID#: 280858

STEARLEY, Ralph, Department of Geology, Calvin College, North Hall, 1740 Knollcrest Circle, SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546, rstearle@calvin.edu

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EDUCATING CREATIONISTS ON THE AGE OF THE EARTH
Abstract ID#: 281825

WIENS, Roger C., 941 Estates Drive, Los Alamos, NM 87544, rcwiens@msn.com

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A SUCCESSFUL CASE STUDY OF TEACHING EVOLUTIONARY GEOSCIENCE LITERACY IN A CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Abstract ID#: 282890

RUNYON, Kirby D., Earth and Planetary Science Dept, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, kirby.runyon@jhuapl.edu

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THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUST IN OPENING DOORS TO CONSIDERING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
Abstract ID#: 283878

DAVIDSON, Gregg R., Geology & Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, Carrier 118, University, MS 38677, davidson@olemiss.edu

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FIRE AND BRIMSTONE AND FORT MCMURRAY: CONSIDERING THE IMPLICATIONS OF APOCALYPTIC RHETORIC IN CLIMATE COMMUNICATION
Abstract ID#: 287746

DUGGAN-HAAS, Don, The Paleontological Research Institution, 92 South Drive, Amherst, NY 14226, ZABEL, Ingrid H.H., The Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850 and ROSS, Robert M., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, dad55@cornell.edu

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THE FAILURE OF FACTS IN THE CLASSROOM
Abstract ID#: 287741

BARINEAU, Clinton I., Earth and Space Sciences, Columbus State University, 4225 University Avenue, Columbus, GA 31907-5645, barineau_clinton@columbusstate.edu

Discussion
Abstract ID#: 288518

GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

T89. Bringing the Horse to Water and Getting It to Drink: Obstacles and Innovative Ways of Getting the Religious Public to Consider Scientific Evidence