Those who wrote the Bible obviously did not know or did not take into account the biological life sustaining requirements for 'Plants'. To have been flooded for such a long period of time with the combination of heavy salting from the oceans, it would have been impossible for much, if anything, to have survived. Nothing was said about Noah gathering up seeds and plants. No doubt, that would have overloaded his boat.
2007-07-31 11:55:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It didn't. That is why much of Iraq is still a desert.
As for the rest of the world, it survuved because the flood only covered southern Mesopotamia.
2007-07-31 11:59:52 · answer #1 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not enough salt water in the oceans to flood the world above the highest mountains. At one time it didn't rain and a mist was on the earth because of a globe of water encircling the earth. Also the great deeps are fresh water. So when the great deeps were opened and the windows of heaven were opened we can't assume that it was all salt water. What floated on top of the water came back down to the ground as the water subsided. For sure, you know that Noah took seed aboard so he could make bread for his family. Vegetation has a way of surviving like the weeds in my flower bed that I can't seem to get rid of.
2007-07-31 12:07:20 · answer #2 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
But seeds *can* survive long periods under water!
There have been seeds found in Antarctica that have been frozen for over 100,000 years which still germinate when in the appropriate environment.
More importantly, how did fruit flies survive for 40 days when their lifecycle is less than a week? And what did the spiders eat?
2007-07-31 22:05:06 · answer #3 · answered by Ali 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋