Independent Historical Corroboration for Biblical Events

Hey Quiz
How about having some of those atheist friends of yours actually come onto the forum and have them voice their own opinions rather than speak for them? It would be nice to hear intelligent people use their own words rather than voice them through a third party.

steve Concerning the flood.An excerpt/" A growing number of scientists believe that geological evidence indicates our world has undergone a catastrophic flood."Concerning creations. An excerpt/"Unless the first 11 chapters of Genesis are authentic historical events, the rest of the Bible is incomplete and incomprehensible as to its full meaning"A word of advice when you are faced with phrases such as these subject them to probing questions.What scientists,their area of expertise ,their evidence?How do you arrive at a generalization of the bible that is obviously already assumed. In this case the bible having no meaning without the chapters of genesis being correct?And where,ourside the bible, do you find corroboration?It is easy to bring up the websites it is another thing to debate the pros and cons of their claims.Always remember that people are not necessarily going to provide you with the other side of the coin as a check of the veracity or value of any statements they may make.