According to the continental drift theory, would the Garden of Eden still be where the bible says it is or would the rivers have moved or something else to change the location.
2007-06-13 10:36:18 · 6 answers · asked by Peggy Pirate 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The Garden of Eden is not a theory, so its location can't be predicted. If the world was created 6000 years ago, the rivers would be pretty much where they were then. Even Biblical Scholars are not in full agreement about that.
2007-06-13 10:42:14 · answer #1 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Garden of Eden is probably one of those things couched in just enough partial truth to make it something more than a metaphor. I've always been told that it was located somewhere in present day Iraq, that is, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
The little "partial truth" here is that since this is where civilization began, the biblical allusion to the location may be reflecting an exceedingly old oral history.
In any event, the Earth is 4.6 billion years old, and the tectonic plates move only at about the rate that your fingernails grow...a few cm per year. So, if the Garden of Eden myth dates from even 3 or 4,000 b.c., the plates would've moved barely a few meters. So, it's still right where it's always been.
2007-06-13 18:00:06 · answer #2 · answered by stevenB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Continental Drift Theory has no opinion about the Garden of Eden. The CD Theory deals with observed physical events. The Garden of Eden is mythological place.
But, if it were a real place, you'd find it where it was when it was first sighted because the movement of the earth's crust is very slow albeit the seismic events arising from those movements can be devasting.
2007-06-13 17:53:19 · answer #3 · answered by ekil422 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would still be pretty much in the same place. Continents "drift" at the same rate your fingernails grow. Maybe an inch per year? That's only 500' over a 6000 year period of time.
2007-06-13 17:55:52 · answer #4 · answered by JB in BG 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That's like asking if with the right satellite and imaging software you can locate the exact location of the Cheshire cat's toadstool as described in "Alice in Wonderland".
the current and popular interpretation of the bible is mythology.
2007-06-13 17:53:01 · answer #5 · answered by concerned american 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
just look for the flaming sword to the east of cherubil that keeps the way of the tree of life...
the garden of eden is not real duh, its a metaphorical story about life, family, learnin and moral values we uphold in christian society.
i bet you beleive there are multiple heavens aswell, because it says so in the bible?
2007-06-14 03:50:36 · answer #6 · answered by mrzwink 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋