Faith writes: But perhaps something like that happened, I don't know. If something like that happened it would contribute to explaining how the sea floor could have dropped at the height of the Flood to permit the water to drain back into the ocean basin. I admit that all this sounds physically impossible, but nobody knows what actually happened and it would fit with what the Biblical account says. |
I am afraid the scenario you describe is not tenable based on the description.
As we all agree from the standpoint of what the biblical account describes, the flood had two sources: the rain and the fountains of the deep. The degree to which each contributed to the actual volume of water is unknown, as Faith indicated. However, we can look at the end result, which was a flooded Earth and then take it from there.
Now, as per the biblical account, the Earth is flooded. i.e., all land masses are entirely covered by water to a level that matches 'the highest peaks'. How tall these peaks are is something Faith says does not necessarily reflect the height of the tallest mountains today. i.e. Mt. Everest. So fine, let us go with a notion that the tallest peaks were much smaller. Let's say, 100 ft.
So here we are. The Earth is flooded to a varying depth no less than 100 ft.
So now, what happens to the water? As anyone who is familiar with the properties of hydrodynamics, water, like most liquids, will reach a certain state of equilibrium if we are at some point where no other forces are being applied. The only source of water removal at this point is evaporation.
Now as was mentioned in another thread, we already know the maximum amount of water that can be held in our vapor canopy. The total water can only account for approximately 1-6 inches of water removal from the total water volume that has resulted in the flood. So assuming that evaporation now takes effect, the resultant water level of the Earth would only drop by a depth of 1-6 inches. Thus leaving, using my depth assumption above, over 99 feet of water still covering the tallest peak. There is no way for this remaining water to go anywhere since the fountains of the deep, which were holding this water (allegedly) are now 'opened' and if the force they applied was a net positive, there is no balancing force to draw the water back. That would require suction.
So now, we have poor Noah floating on his boat still looking for land. And it is nowhere to be found.