Global Flood evidence:
***1.Vast herds of grazing animals, perhaps
millions of them, discovered within the permafrost (called muck fields by some, due to the mud mixed in from previous melting), in the Alaskan and Yukon regions. In the Siberian permafrost, a few have been discovered upright, with food (some which only grows in temperate climates) discovered still unchewed in their mouths, like the Berezovka Mammoth. (They died instantly, not from a slow-moving ice age!)
http://www.amendez.com/Noahs Ark Articles/NAS Worldwide Mammal Massacre.pdf
The question is raised — and properly so: “How could a Global Flood cause such freezing temperatures?” Keep in mind,
some of the water (
not most...most were from the “vast springs”
underneath the ground)
came from above, from the atmosphere....the troposphere?...the mesosphere?...the stratosphere? The Bible doesn’t say, it is silent. (
Maybe from all five.) But the waters existing above the Earth prior to the Flood, resulted in mild temperatures, and pleasantly warm.... similar to a greenhouse effect, worldwide. (That’s why Adam & Eve could go naked, and be very comfortable.) Yes, the Bible indicates there were seasons, but apparently mild ones.
All of that
drastically changed, with the break in this vapor(?) / ice (?) canopy! Temperatures would drop suddenly!
***2.This project, completed by physics students of the University of Leicester, provides an interesting conclusion:
‘Noah’s Ark would have floated’.
And this one:
Could Noah’s Ark Float? In Theory, Yes | Science | Smithsonian
Further information:
Noah’s Ark was the focus of a major 1993 scientific study headed by Dr. Seon Hong at the world-class ship research center KRISO, based in Daejeon, South Korea. Dr. Hong’s team compared twelve hulls of different proportions to discover which design was most practical.
No hull shape was found to significantly outperform the 4,300-year-old biblical design. In fact, the Ark’s careful balance is easily lost if the proportions are modified, rendering the vessel either unstable, prone to fracture, or dangerously uncomfortable.
The research team found that
the proportions of Noah’s Ark carefully balanced the conflicting demands of stability (resistance to capsizing), comfort (“seakeeping”), and strength. In fact,
the Ark has the same proportions as a modern cargo ship.
The study also confirmed that the Ark could handle waves as high as 100 ft (30 m).
Dr. Hong is now
director general of the facility and
claims “life came from the sea,” obviously not the words of a creationist on a mission to promote the worldwide Flood. Endorsing the seaworthiness of Noah’s Ark obviously did not damage Dr. Hong’s credibility.
Dr. Seon Won Hong was principal research scientist when he headed up the Noah’s Ark investigation. In May 2005 Dr. Hong was appointed director general of MOERI (formerly KRISO). Dr. Hong earned a B.S. degree in naval architecture from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. degree in applied mechanics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
***3.Coupled with that, the dimensions of the Ark, a
6-to-1 ratio of length to width, and 10-to-1 ratio of length to height, are exactly what is needed for a non-powered vessel of that size to maintain stability!
Only in the last 2 centuries have ship builders recognized that these proportions are perfect for non-powered barge-like ships to be seaworthy. This is powerful evidence supporting a literal interpretation:
How could Moses have known, in recording the event, that Noah was given such ideal dimensions? Fortunate guessing?
***4.The numerous Flood legends (exceeding 250, one anthropologist says near 1,000), that share many similarities, some strikingly so, that
indicates a common source.
***5.Furthermore, the Bible indicates, in
Psalms 104, that
the Flood was the cause of Earth’s mountains reaching such great heights. (With the
underground waters spewing upward, the land would, by necessity, settle downward.) This would mean the high mountainous ranges we have today, like the Alps, the Himalayas, the Andes, and others, did not exist before the Flood; they are relatively young in formation. Some were even underwater prior to the Flood — see #6. (
Not that the rocks are young, but that the features they form, are new, geologically speaking. What do we see?
We observe crisp, well-defined features! If these mountains were
millions of years old, we would see weathered, rounded features, due to the extreme wind and other erosion forces that they constantly endure.
But we don’t! (This evidence is the easiest of all the geological facts to see...yet to me the most overlooked.)
***6.
[related to #5]The marine creatures discovered
on the tops of many mountain ranges, even on Mt. Everest — gigantic clams, some measuring 5 feet or more across, found in the closed position, indicating (again) that these creatures experienced a catastrophic event, leading to their quick death. (Clams in natural death, die w/ their shells open.) All remain exposed....if they’re
millions of years old, why aren’t
they eroded, also?
Because these particular ones died at the Flood!!
***7.
Where did all the water go? Apparently, it’s still here, at the Earth. If we again take into account what
Psalms 104 reveals — that it was the
Flood that caused our current topography, the very high mountains and low valleys, then the Earth’s terrain was
somewhat smoother than now. (And Genesis tells us, the highest mountain was covered by around 22 ft. of the water.) It’s been determined that if the Earth was smoothed out like a billiard ball, the present water in all the ocean and lake basins would cover the planet
to a depth of 2.5 miles! More than enough.....yet, scientists have discovered
even more water in the Earth’s mantle, estimated to be
almost 10 times as much as exists on our surface! So, that presents no obstacle!
***8.The Chinese character for "boat" comprises three
radically different symbols: 'vessel', 'mouth' (representing a person),
and the number ''8”. Why is this significant? Because there were
8 people who survived the Flood in the Ark. Some ancient Semitic person thought the Flood Event was worthy enough, to incorporate it into their language, helping others to
remember the Chinese word for boat. They didn't have a Bible to get the idea from, and I doubt Moses knew any Chinese people, to get
his writing from!
Are you of the mindset that, when reading about God causing a global Flood, you don’t think He’d use His power throughout other aspects of the event? Or afterwards? Let’s see what the Genesis account reveals:
He brought the waters above and below to Earth’s surface....
He gave Noah instructions on building the Ark, providing those
ideal proportions....
He brought the animals
to Noah (No, Noah didn’t have to go get them, as some dishonestly purport.)....and
He closed the door. Only those w/ closed minds would assume (
want to, maybe?) that God’s power stopped there. Is He somehow
incapable of protecting the occupants in the Ark, or the plant life underneath the waters? Does Jehovah God have to reveal / explain
every aspect involved? If
He brought the animal
to Noah, is it too much of a stretch to believe that Jehovah
redistributed them to their former locations
after the Flood?
Jehovah God is not required to explain
anything more to us....what we
do know, the evidence, is enough to build faith in the account.
Another indirect line of evidence, as to why God would cause such a catastrophe, are the Greek, Roman, Hindu, Norse, etc., myths describing “gods” interacting w/ humans, having relations w/ women, and producing offspring. (Since most all myths have some kernel of truth, this common narrative between them, of gods having sex w/ human females & bearing children, must be it.) It parallels Genesis 6:1-4, and explains to some extent why Jehovah
had to step in, to thwart the eventual subjugation of the human race into sex slavery. But these “myths” created after the event, have kept it living in the collective mind of the human race.
