Doesn't the existence of freshwater lakes refute the global flood hypothesis?

Question

It just dawned on me that a world with a salty ocean and non-salty inland lakes can never have been completely submerged in water, like the Genesis account tells us. In fact, the global flood hypothesis makes a testable, falsifiable prediction: the salt levels in all standing bodies of water should be similar. Here's why:

Imagine a world with a salty ocean and non-salty inland lakes. Now, the water rises to cover all land, which removes all boundaries between the bodies of water and connects them all. A fish, for instance, would be able to swim from any point on earth to any other. More to the point, any salt in the salty oceans would, by natural physical laws of diffusion, begin to spread into this world sea. In addition, thermal currents and other "mixing" effects would accelerate the process. 40 days and 40 nights would be plenty of time to gain an equilibrium - all salt levels would be the same, everywhere.

When the waters receded back, whatever was left behind, whether in the ocean or in the inland lakes, would be equally salty. Salt doesn't evaporate, so where is it? It isn't there. The global flood hypothesis is falsified. QED.

Answer 1

Its called rain and freshwater recharge. Simple hydrogeology.

Salt is very soluble and will wash out very easily. Many, many, many rock formations form in marine environments, many form in freshwater environments. If you have sandstone, limestone, shale or any other sedimentary rocks in your yard, you were under water at sometime in geologic history, both salt water and fresh water.

Sorry pal, your hypothesis doesn't hold water.

Take a general geology course sometime.

Answer 2

This is in addition to what you already have. There is no physical evidence of such an event happening on a word wide scale. Now there is evidence of it happening on a number of instances on a much smaller regional scale. There were events along the Black Sea as well as the Mediteranian and other places where entire cities were engulfed by water. Should that have occurred during an exceptionally rainy period, one could see how such a tail would come into being during that time when the size of the world was unknown. However, there are recorded instances of this tale that are slightly different from each other in older sources than the Bible.

So, I guess what I am saying is that by the perception of Ancient peoples, their flood was worldwide and very plausable. However, in truth with what we know today, it was not such a grand flood.

Answer 3

This salt issue doesn't make the flood story impossible. Given enough time, salt would be flushed out of freshwater lakes and end up in the soil. most soil and lakes contain trace amounts of salt. besides, if you read the noah account as it is written, the world was flooded with rain and ground water (fresh water). Also the bible doesn't say how long ago it was. 5000 or 5,000,000 years. Also as written, God could make any outcome , he is called all-powerful. It can't be proven, thats why it's called faith. -------Why is it that anyplace I dig, I find fossils of shells and sea cratures? Any where in north america, there are always these sea fossils.

Answer 4

Nope. Try these instead:

a) The existence of freshwater fish DOES refute the global flood. They would all have died in the salty flood.

b) The existence of plant life on land refutes the global flood. Most seeds wouldn't survive a year underwater. Of those that did, sprouting in salty soil would kill the seedlings. The land would have been too salty for years for most plants to grow.

Answer 5

Global warming can be proved wrong but it will be hard. Consider this. The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is currently at around 390+ ppm. In 2050 if we keep up as business as usual this means that we will have a concentration of 450 ppm. Common sense dictates higher concentration of a greenhouse gas through the g house effect=increasing temperatures. for all the denialists out there why dont you look at the data and use your brains. Its alright to be skeptical but I dont see you providing scientific facts to back up your claims.

Answer 6

No, the real reason is much simpler. There is no Global Flood Hypothesis because it is based on the Gilgamesh Epic, which is from Babylonian Mythology. Scientific Hypotheses, Theories and Laws are based on facts, not myths.

Answer 7

Noah's flood is the concatenation of folktales relating catastrophic fillings of large basins,

http://www.grisda.org/origins/52053.htm
http://home.entouch.net/dmd/bseaflod.htm

The ending Ice Age lead to great naughtinesses around the time humans started relaying history.

Answer 8

Trust me, as a geologist, the last thing we need is refutation of Noah's ark fairy tale. It didn't happen.