Zone1 Do other ancient culture myths support the Great Flood spoken of in the Bible?

[Woodznutz]

The sea is very deep in places, up to five miles, but this pales in comparison to how broad the oceans are. In that sense the seas are quite shallow, and even a small rise in the sea floor will cause catastrophic flooding around the globe.

 

[ding]

It is not an embellishment to Woodznutz, they believe it is literally true.

I get that but it was your litmus test. Your litmus test wasn't this is embellished to make the account more memorable so it's easier to remember and pass down. It still isn't even though you know it makes perfect sense.

 

[alang1216]

beings that we are talking about biblical accounts the water rose from the deep,,

you can make up any name you want for it you would like,,

I'll call it a supernatural event, that way the utter lack of evidence is acceptable.

 

[alang1216]

did they??

As I recall they lived in the Andes Mountains.

 

[alang1216]

you havent provided proof 14K existed

I can't prove it and you don't accept scientific evidence so I won't even bother.

 

[alang1216]

The sea floor rose, the land was flooded, then it fell, and the flood receded.

Why would the sea floor rise? Earthquakes can raise the sea floor and create tsunamis but they are local and temporary.

 

[progressive hunter]

I'll call it a supernatural event, that way the utter lack of evidence is acceptable.

you mean just like evolution is a supernatural event lacking evidence,,

how can birds have a common ancestor with dinosaurs if dinos went extinct??

 

[alang1216]

The sea is very deep in places, up to five miles, but this pales in comparison to how broad the oceans are. In that sense the seas are quite shallow, and even a small rise in the sea floor will cause catastrophic flooding around the globe.

Are you saying a large part of the sea floor rose like an inflatable mattress? Why would this happen?

 

[progressive hunter]

As I recall they lived in the Andes Mountains.

but were they mountains then??

 

[progressive hunter]

I can't prove it and you don't accept scientific evidence so I won't even bother.

how could you provide something you just said doesnt exist??

 

[ding]

you don't accept scientific evidence

You are one to talk.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

Ahh, so what is the correct depth/height of the flood

Deep enough to kill every land breathing creature. Otherwise God would have simply told Noah to move

 

[Votto]

Look, Votto, trust me, I know all about the Moon. Stick with things you know about and not some crackpot new theory someone dreamed up. The Moon formed soon after the formation of the Earth when an impactor about the size of Mars gave Earth a glancing blow. The Moon is the result of orbital debris which congealed together after the heavier stuff fell out back to the Earth.

But you said that the moon was always there. By your statement, you are at least admitting that the earth came first and later the moon.

I have no pony in the race here as I have no position on this story, it just took me off guard that the moon was associated with the Great Flood stories throughout the ancient people of earth in pretty much every culture, and it also is interesting that there seems to be a great deal of controversy regarding the origins of the moon that you seem to brush aside.

Whatever.

To date, it seems that only two ancient cultures have implicated the moon as the cause of the Great Flood which was new to me.

 

[toobfreak]

But you said that the moon was always there. By your statement, you are at least admitting that the earth came first and later the moon.

I was merely saying the Moon did not just pop up a few thousand or million years ago. The Moon is what is leftover from an impact that occurred shortly after the Earth had formed, maybe 4.5 billion years ago.

 

[alang1216]

you mean just like evolution is a supernatural event lacking evidence,,

how can birds have a common ancestor with dinosaurs if dinos went extinct??

You and your cousins share a common ancestor, even if they died.

 

[alang1216]

how could you provide something you just said doesnt exist??

Check your dictionary, "proof" and "evidence" are not the same thing.

 

[ding]

Check your dictionary, "proof" and "evidence" are not the same thing.

Didn't I teach you that?

 

[alang1216]

but were they mountains then??

When is 'then', when did the Flood happen? If it was 6,000 years ago, then yes, they were mountains then.

 

[alang1216]

Didn't I teach you that?

If you did, thanks.

 

[ding]

If you did, thanks.

You're welcome but his point remains. How do you provide evidence for something you don't believe exists?