"Well, Giff, the flood myth appears in almost every culture from the Maya to the Pacific Islanders and everyone in between"
Although a common myth, the flood is far from a universal theme. Nor are they chronologies consistent. EG Some south American flood myths are only a few centuries old,and have been attributed to El Nino.
As far as I'm aware,there is no evidence of a single global flood.The Torah is myth,not history. Continuing new evidence supports that contention,it does not weaken it.
That flood myths should be common is not all surprising. A flood is great natural catastrophe. In context,it would be reasonable for people seeing water to the horizon to assume then entire earth had been covered.
The myth of the flood and Noah may have been credible to a bronze age people, who had little understanding of the number of species in the world. Today the notion of Noah's ark is simply not credible.
Although a common myth, the flood is far from a universal theme. Nor are they chronologies consistent. EG Some south American flood myths are only a few centuries old,and have been attributed to El Nino.
As far as I'm aware,there is no evidence of a single global flood.The Torah is myth,not history. Continuing new evidence supports that contention,it does not weaken it.
That flood myths should be common is not all surprising. A flood is great natural catastrophe. In context,it would be reasonable for people seeing water to the horizon to assume then entire earth had been covered.
The myth of the flood and Noah may have been credible to a bronze age people, who had little understanding of the number of species in the world. Today the notion of Noah's ark is simply not credible.
