Question about this so called World Wide Flood.

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Originally posted by John:

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Originally posted by LudvanB:
It concerns life AFTER the alledged flood. 6 months of ocean water covering the entire earth would have killed all land vegetation and made it virtually impossible for anything to start growing right away.

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Of course this very reasonable conclusion is contradicted by the Bible in its account of the flood. There was at least one fig tree growing even BEFORE the water completely subsided as Noah's little birdie went out and plucked a branch.

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As for TrueCreation: I do wish you'd inform me of the Effects of the Flood, especially explaining how exactly plants could survive several months of submersion. Maybe I'm thinking wrong here but I have grass that won't survive three days under a sheet of plywood. Try sticking a fig tree in water for a few months, then get back to me. I doubt even mature seeds would remain viable.

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I don't see how the existence of a fig tree branch contradicts
the idea that all land flora would have been killed.There is no suggestion that the twig came from a live tree,
is there?I wouldn't expect all the trees to have been dissolved

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Originally posted by Coragyps:

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There is no suggestion that the twig came from a live tree,
is there?

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If you take the translation to mean an olive branch, with leaves so that it is distinguishable from driftwood, I would think a live tree is called for. A year under seawater would make leaves look pretty funky.

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That being the case, and knowing from experience how hard it
is to grow olive trees (especially when you over water them
and all the leaves drop off), I would have to agree that the
passage itself is more likely to be symbolic.

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Originally posted by funkmasterfreaky:
Young skywalker is right, i may be missing a hand right now but i do intend to throw that ol' emperor right down the tube, lol, just you wait till this here last of the jedi comes to town fully trained. lol Don't worry darth i'll save you. There is still good in you I can feel it. Oh my i'm laughing so hard i can't see the screen to type.

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Eh?