(November 4, 2019 at 2:31 pm)soldierofGod Wrote:(November 4, 2019 at 12:32 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: A regional flood that large, that could cover mountains, would have to be global since there are no geological formations to keep the water contained to the region. So, since we know there was no global flood, the idea of a regional deluge that could cover mountains is preposterous.
And if the Sumerians lived in the area the “ark” ended up, it’s unlikely that they would get the name of the builder wrong, only for it to be written down millennia later by a tribe that likely originated far away.
Let’s not forget, either, that it’s a story, with absolutely no supporting evidence (like most stories from the bible and koran.
There may be a regional-universal flood without the need to cover all the large mountains. A regional flood does not mean that this has to flood only that area, it depends on which "regional" flood is located, it may actually be global.
The Sumerians did not settle on top of where the ark was but near. This civilization was the first to be formed after the flood, in Mesopotamia.
I know what Mesopotamia is, thank you.
And, as I said, there’s no reason why they would change the details so dramatically if the lived in the immediate vicinity.
I won’t even go into the downsides of populating the earth again through acts of incest (a whole world like Alabama...)
As Boru pointed out, the source material says different. If it’s the word of god then it shouldn’t be open to interpretation (or should be written clearly enough that there can be no doubt), and if it is open to interpretation then it cannot be the word of god.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"