(November 13, 2012 at 9:16 am)Daniel Wrote: The flood is only ridiculous if you make it ridiculous. The Ararat range spans a massive area complete with the basins required for the flood of Biblical proportions (you only need ONE basin by the way). Thus the area which flooded, although we don't know the exact area, could have indeed flooded as the Bible states and had the Ark end up upon one of the Mountains (as opposed to having the Ark drift the other way).
If it was a localized flood, what would be the point in the saving of the animals? Why would the story describe a bird unable to find a resting area despite being able to fly among the moon and stars as the bible claims. Why would god's wrath have been upon a localized people when we know that mankind is so fundamentally similar regardless of which continent they live on.
No, the flood story in context could not have been referring to a localized flood, it was referring to a dream by a drunk, dung covered goat herder in the ancient middle east.
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