But they still teach geology. It's hard to believe they would skip over the greatest terra-re-forming event ever to occur. The teachers teach what the researchers find and teachers usually go for the most exciting things their given field has to offer.
Reality does not have to be logical -OR- make sense..
Spiritual realities? No. Physical realities? Mostly. Water and gravity work in fairly predictable ways on earth, sand and rock.
Spiritual realitys require evidence..
If that evidence is rejected all you have is physical evidence..
Some are happy walking on one leg.. or with a prosthetic..
Scientific Pirates.. ARrrrrgh matey...