Fresh Problem with the Ark

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there is more than enough waters to cover the earth, over a half mile in depth in water if it was a smooth sphere, but God promised it would never again happen, gave us the rainbow of this covenant to man, and the creatures of the earth, as he caused the oceans to sink, at the thunder of his command, the waters went to the place he founded for them, so the water would not turn again to cover the earth.

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1. There is no evidence that the ocean floors were substantially higher 4,000 years ago than they are now.2. There is no evidence that the mountains were substantially lower 4,000 years ago than they are now.3. There is no evidence waters beneath the earth in enough volume to cover the earth as it is now.4. Asserting that any of the above are untrue is to assert without evidence. Otherwise known as a line of BS to cover up an ad hoc theory. A theory whose only purpose is to support a worldview falsified 150 years ago but still needed to support one's faith.It isn't realities problem that it conflicts with your reading of Genesis. Perhaps you should put faith in God, and let reality worry about the details.

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The only thing of significance, with relation to your argument, is whether or not there was significant enough rainfall after the 40 days to sustain a fresh water supply for the inhabitants. I say there had to be unless God somehow created another miracle and ended all rainfall of any sort at that time.

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And I think this is the point. We are talking about at least 10,000 animals, realistically 10 times that. That's a lot of water. It strains my credulity that it rained enough after the initial 40 days to water that many animals. And then you also need water to get rid of the massive amounts of animal waste. We are probably talking 2 feet of rain per day (.6 meters for our non-americans) just to supply drinking water collected from catch basins on top of the ark.PS. didn't read the rest of the thread, so I am sorry if I repeated anything.