The water canopy did exist, but God broke it and the weather suddenly changed, causing extreme temperture in winter. Before then 30 below Celsius never existed, interesting isn't it. There were the four seasons but not like we have them today.
As all can see those that don't believe in a creator have a vested interest in not believing in the flood, so once again they do not need to be accountable to the creator.
But if the Earth's crust was different orinally, the mountains could have been lower and the entire surface of the Earth could have been underwater, just like the story says it was.
And the ark was really really big, the Bible even tells it's specs. It could have and did fit two of every kind of animal in the world easily. [emphasis added]
We might ask where all the humans are? If human beings have lived unencumbered for the last 100,000 years...where is the staggering population which should only allow for standing room only?
I personally believe that the flood was global. Why? That's what my Bible says. The rainbow, God's way of reminding us of his promise that He will never wipe out all human beings with a flood again, is seen throughout the entire world.
The mountains <u>use to be lower</u> than they are today because the new <u>wieght of the water</u> on the planets crust <u>pushed them up</u>. [emphasis added]
[Replying to 'were those pre-flood hybrids hobbits and balrogs?']If you're going to mock the belief that the Bible is true, then at least pick a book that claims to be true also for your example. That story was clearly thought up in Tolkien's head.
['But by saying God, a religious word, it does include religion. And if you want more proof the God part wasn't an essential part, just look in the constitution. It doesn't mention God. The declaration does, but not the actual constitution.']
The Preamble: We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Oh my gosh!!!! "Blessings" is a religious word!!!!!
Face it. America was founded on faith. Not a specific faith, but on faith none the less.
This planet used to have a water canopy that made our weather very different than it is today, and the planet was alot different too. When God let the canopy drop our planet changed forever. Most of that water is still with us today, thats why our planet is 70% water. Doubt this if you want, but it's true.
You consider this [pointing out environmental limits on population size] viable in a serious discussion? It seems merely an untenable way to side step the population issue. I am not impressed.
The dating for all this [archaelogical stuff from civilizations predating and surviving right thru the alleged flood] is way off. There was no material culture before about 2300 BC, at least any that is left today. Show us some hard evidence that proves your dating system.
personally I believe that the Meteor that killed off the dinosaurs was what triggered the event... Meteor crashes into earth, dust seeds the water canopy and collapses, earth is suddenly covered by water, water freezes at poles and settles down a bit in other places, Now only 3/4 is covered by water. Lands Divide years later etc.
Evolution also expects us to believe that a lizard saw some insects, flapped its arms and sprouted wings?
Here's my approach...
We are here. Life is here.
We are here via one of two ways;
1.) Dumb luck.
2.) Intelligent Design.
Eliminate the likelihood of one and...viola...the other is then the likeliest explanation, via deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, or any other process of logical reasoning one cares to choose.
Science has no basis in fact. None that I am aware of, and certainly nothing the scientific method can be brought to bare upon.
And there was a movie documentry that was at the theatre about 20 years ago that proved they had found the ark on Mt Arrarat. Sadly, that proof was mysteriously lost before the whole world could be shown it. Think of the signifcance of the discovery of Noah's Ark, do you think this is something that those that are opposed to God want to happen?
Your entire feild is filled with people who take their preconceptions about history and then twist the evidence to fit with thier beliefs. The facts point to you being incorrect, which you cannot accept.
These hybrid humans were very big and strong. This is actually true. But God with the flood ended this, killing the children of the unions of female humans and male angels/demons and forcing them to abandon there human bodies at the flood.
Why must the conclusion that the Flood was global be wrong? All the evidence supports it. Just accept the fact that the prevailing theory is riddled with errors and doesn’t fit the facts. Aren’t you, as a scientist, obliged to find the truth?