Could the "Flood" (ie Noahs Ark, etc.) have to do with a giant earthquake?formation of the continents?

Question

Oh come on guys! Ok, how's this? If you say "Oh there's proof of no flood out there" THEN SHOW ME! man u guys tend to tick me off.

Oh come on guys! Ok, how's this? If you say "Oh there's proof of no flood out there" then please show me! I was just asking-for those who actually believe in the flood as i do- if a giant earthquake or similar phenomenon could have caused it.

Answer 1

It does not need to be so complicated. Neither does it need to have anything to do with the fictional Atlantis recounted by Plato, which was almost certainly based on the destruction of Minoan Crete in about 1500 BC by tidal waves from a huge eruption of Mount Thera (Santorini).

A more probable origin for the stories of Noah's Flood and of similar events in the Epic of Gilgamesh etc. is the inundation of the landlocked and low-lying Black Sea basin, about 5500 BC, by the gradually rising Mediterranean reaching the level of the Bosphorus.

Answer 2

There were gigantic floods, when ice dams ruptured at the end of the ice ages. The Scablands in the north west of America is one very clear exmple. Take a look at it on Google Earth (West of Seattle) The Biblical flood where alll life except that on Noah's arc perished, is of course a myth, but it may just be the retelling of an ancient mega-flood story from way back in earliest human times. Earthquakes can only release water from lakes or the sea. They cannot PRODUCE water to cause floods. there is a finite amount of water in circulation at any given time on earth and in the atmosphere. If all the water in the atmosphere were to descend to earth somehow, it still would not be enough to cause aanything close to a Biblical type flood.

Answer 3

There is abundant evidence of many kinds that the continents were formed many 10s of millions of years ago, long before there were any humans. An earth quake could not cause the entire surface of the earth to be covered with water for many weeks.

What you have to realize that it is NOT up to the geologists to prove that there was no flood. It is up to the Flood supporters to show proof that a flood did happen. And to explain the reason for the vast amount of evidence that is not consistent with a Noachic flood. This has not happened. If you take an elementary course in geology you would be able to understand how the whole system of geology uses huge amounts of data to understand the world, not just three or four lines of vague and contradictory descriptions in an old book.

There has never been a global flood. The geologic record makes that absolutely clear. There are a long list of artifacts which should exist around the world if there had been a global flood, but they do not exist. And there are millions of geologic formations and locations which are completely inconsistent with the idea of a global flood. It just didn't happen. The Noachic flood is completely inconsistent with every kind of evidence that we know of about the surface of earth.



According to traditional Biblical accounts as determined by devout Biblical scholars who are not trying to weasel their way around the geological evidence, the flood of Noah took place only about 3500 years ago, so there should be plenty of evidence of it around. But there is not. Instead there are abundant geological and biological records that demonstrate convincingly (to any one who is not a Bible thumping fanatic) that the world is very, very old and has gone through a uniform process of shaping, during which time the modern biological forms evolved.

ps there is not nearly enough water to cover the earth. The suggestion that existing water could cover a billiard ball flat earth is moot, since there are mountains all over the world that have stood high above mean sea level for millions of years. Noah's flood would have had to cover the mountains in essentially their modern form, and there is nowhere near enough water to do that.

Answer 4

the great flood described in the bible is a story adaoted from much earlier tales as long as eight or nine thousand years ago. the story of the flood was probably from memories of the sinking of atlantis about 12,ooo years ago.
such stories have been found in the mayan writings, some egyptian texts, sumerian stories (epic of gilgamesh) and several other cultures in the far east.
all of them are nearly identical in context, though specifics vary since different people wrote them, and several centuries apart.
if they are from a common event, it may have been the sinking of atlantis, and the flight, in many different directions, of any survivors. this would account for the similarities and context. since many are from earlier oral traditions, there must be some common event which ties them together.
when the next polar shift occurs, we'll see why.

Answer 5

no, formation of continents don't cause floods.
In earthquakes, the earth moves, the water doesn't rise much.

Answer 6

No, because the flood is fictional. The continents were all here in various forms long before people ever lived on Earth. They may have been in different places. Parts of Antarctica was once tropical or subtropical, as evidenced by oil fields that could only have been created by the decay of forests. But that was hundreds of millions of years ago.

The Bible makes a reasonable moral code, but it's not a very good history or science textbook.

Answer 7

The global flood was almost certainly accompanied by vast seismic and volcanic activity. Most of the water came from the 'fountains of the deep'.

The formation of the continents likely happened shortly after the Flood.

http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u/creationontheweb?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=plate+tectonics&spell=1

btw, Gene above is completely wrong about there not being enough water. If the earth's surface was levelled out then there would be no dry land and the sea would be 1.7 miles deep! The waters of Noah's Flood are in our oceans.
http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/cabook/chapter12.pdf

Unfortunately many people ridicule the idea of Noah's flood without knowing the facts!
http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3000/

Answer 8

It could have. Sure. Or, it could have just been a LOT of rain. When it rains enough, it does not take long for flooding to start. Especially in areas not much above sea level.

Answer 9

Okay, on behalf of the guys,

I don't have to prove there wasn't a flood, you have to prove there was one.

Answer 10

The geological evidence does not support a worldwide flood.