I have debated those who believe in a global flood ca. 4,350 years ago for many years now on the web.
I have yet to find any argument that they provide that goes beyond "the bible says so" that is not easily refuted.
I have been doing archaeology for over 40 years, and have examined the time period ca. 4,350 years ago in probably close to 100 different sites. I have been able to find mtDNA evidence of continuity from over 5,200 years ago to the present without the discontinuity which would be necessary if there had been a global flood ca. 4,350 years ago. I also see continuity of culture, technology, and sedimentation without the disruption that a global flood would have caused.
So, if my task is to argue that the flood did occur, I must fall back on "the bible says so" as that is the only thing that supports the idea of a global flood at that time period.
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