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Article #12594Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: Antares 531
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:13
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:13
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On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:44:42 -0700, ben_dolan_III@reet.com (Ben Dolan) wrote: >rbwinn <rbwinn3@juno.com> wrote: > > >> Well, flooding does seem possible. Ask some of the people in Cedar >> Rapids if they believe floods are possible. > >That's adorable! The child is using "analogy" to try to prove the >Biblical flood really happened! That's just so damned cute! > From many sources I've read over the years, there actually was a humongous flooding of what is now the Mediterranean basin, after the last ice age ended and this current interglacial warming got under way. The Atlantic Ocean raised to the level that overflowed what is now the Strait of Gibraltar. The Gibraltar dam washed out quickly and the ocean rushed in. Many old archeological ruins, now under water, are still available for study. I would speculate that the Noachian Flood was based upon the legends that had their roots in this Mediterranean Basin flooding. After all, that WAS the entire world to those people. But, in any case, the Noachian Flood should be regarded as a parable and the embedded meaning sorted out, separate from the literal story. Gordon
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