There are a multitude of cultures from all over the world that existed from before the time of the alleged flood, and continued after it.
If there was a worldwide flood destroying everyone except Noah and family, how do literalists explain these other cultures?
Japan, China, South and Central America, Africa, etc. None have any interruption in their cultures. Japan and China in particular were quite literate, yet there is no mention.
Then there's the really uncomfortable thought that the entire human population was repopulated via incest.
It seriously takes more credulity to believe in a literal flood than a flat earth.
If there was a worldwide flood destroying everyone except Noah and family, how do literalists explain these other cultures?
Japan, China, South and Central America, Africa, etc. None have any interruption in their cultures. Japan and China in particular were quite literate, yet there is no mention.
Then there's the really uncomfortable thought that the entire human population was repopulated via incest.
It seriously takes more credulity to believe in a literal flood than a flat earth.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
