wannabeeahack wrote:
If its all fantasy how can the same event be mentioned in so many different cultures?
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Stories of a great ancient flood pervade the mythology of hundreds of cultures. Westerners might be most familiar with the story of Noah told in the Old Testament book of Genesis, but a great flood is reported in folklore from cultures around the world, from the Middle East to the Americas, India, China and Southern Asia to name just a few.
An ancient Babylonian flood myth, the Epic of Gilgamesh, tells us a story analogous to that of Noah and his ark. In it, a man named Utnapishtim builds a ship to save his family and animals from floods brought on his city by a wrathful god. After seven days, Utnapishtim and his family come to rest safely on a mountaintop.
Greek and Roman mythology tell the tale of angry gods who planned to flood the Earth and destroy humanity; the story's hero Deucalion and his wife take shelter in an ark and are spared. American Indian legends also tell of people taking shelter in a boat to be saved from a flood.
The stories go on and on, and scholars have noted similarities among accounts. While studying more than 200 flood myths, Creationist author James Perloff observed that a global flood was mentioned in 95 percent of the stories, people were saved in a boat in 70 percent and in 57 percent, the survivors found respite on a mountain
Floods, Tsunamis, Earth Quakes, Volcanic Eruptions, Meteor Strikes, Solar Flares- NEW FLASH-they are natural occurrences happening all over the world, and it has nothing to do with a wrathful god.
Don't you watch the discovery channel Wannabee?
Science can now explain the phenomena driving these natural events, and we no longer need or accept fairy stories as an explanation.
Creationist author James Perloff.
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