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Re: In the news: Did fossils inspire ancient flood myths?

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From: Anthony Buckland
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 17:25
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Doug Weller wrote:

>On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 13:39:44 GMT, Jupiter wrote:
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>>Many ancient and modern cultures have creation myths involving flood legends
>>similar to the the Bible's story of Noah's Ark. Thinkers over the centuries,
>>including Leonardo da Vinci, have debated whether the stories were true.
>>
>>In the past few years it has become popular to believe they were - that a
>>primordial flood really happened. Recent studies claim to back up the notion
>>scientifically; for instance, there are findings that a that a titanic flood
>>created the Black Sea in the Middle East 7,500 years ago.
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>More recent work suggests that this is unlikely.
>
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There's also the possibility of a "Lucifer's Hammer"-like comet or 
asteroid hit.

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Doug Weller wrote:<br>
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  <pre wrap="">On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 13:39:44 GMT, Jupiter wrote:

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    <pre wrap="">Many ancient and modern cultures have creation myths involving flood legends
similar to the the Bible's story of Noah's Ark. Thinkers over the centuries,
including Leonardo da Vinci, have debated whether the stories were true.

In the past few years it has become popular to believe they were - that a
primordial flood really happened. Recent studies claim to back up the notion
scientifically; for instance, there are findings that a that a titanic flood
created the Black Sea in the Middle East 7,500 years ago.

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  <pre wrap=""><!---->More recent work suggests that this is unlikely.</pre>
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There's also the possibility of a "Lucifer's Hammer"-like comet or
asteroid hit.<br>
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