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Solving the Mystery of the Biblical Flood II

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08-14-2004 5:07 PM 		Reply to: Message 196 by lfen
08-14-2004 4:20 PM

Re: Interesting question, to which I would have to say no and maybe yes.
There are several problems with that hypothesis. first, recent studies done by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seem to show that there was considerable exchange between the Med and the Black Sea for at least 10,500 years and that the change was very limited, water levels rising only a few feet a day.
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Check out This press release from a couple years ago.
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08-14-2004 8:30 PM 		Reply to: Message 200 by NosyNed
08-14-2004 8:21 PM

Re: a few feet a day!
Only!??
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Sure. While it would have flooded the coastal areas, it was not rapid enough to preclude simple migration to get away. There would not have been any need for anything like an Ark, and both man and animals would have been able to just move beyond the flood.
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There is an estimate that over a two year period the level of the Black Sea rose 300-600 feet. That would cover a large area but certainly not cover mountains or match the Biblical flood story.
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Here's yet another view of the event.
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08-16-2004 7:09 PM 		Reply to: Message 206 by wmscott
08-16-2004 5:07 PM

Re: I argue against the isolation of the Black Sea
The biggest hurdle I've seen with either the Glacial Flood or the Black Sea flood has been speed and that they would be coastal events. There were many such events and folk at the coasts would also be familar with storm surge and even things like the tsunami.
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I believe that if you're going to find the source of the Flood Myth you will do better if you look to riverine/plains systems. If you look at the wide plains between the Tigris and Euphrates you might do well. Since it's likely that most of the content of Genesis was formed during the exile in that area, it would be reasonable to look for the source in the history and mythology from that area.
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Have you looked there?
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08-19-2004 10:58 AM 		Reply to: Message 210 by wmscott
08-18-2004 9:17 PM

Re: Need to focus on getting my research done.
Please also remember to address the issue of some of the great coral reef systems around the world. You will need to explain not finding a single correlated gap in their core samples showing a period of extended submergence.
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08-19-2004 6:48 PM 		Reply to: Message 215 by wmscott
08-19-2004 6:34 PM

Re: Need to focus on getting my research done.
Well, the Great barrier reef has been cored back far enough to show several orders of magnitude beyond the alleged time of the flood, so that would be the place to look.
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