From: <PHSEELY@aol.com>
> You have asked the crucial question. Where did the water come from to
flood
> the world as described in Gen 6-9? In addition to my paper on Psalm 104,
> which is not on the ASA website, I have recently prepared a second paper
> showing that this is the
> Achilles heel of creation science's global flood since there is no source
of
> water sufficient to flood the Globe to the extent that "all the high
> mountains under all the heavens were covered" (Gen 7:19). That paper is
not
> in final form, but is close enough to answer your question. I will attach
it
> to your email, and will send it to any interested reader who requests it.
Flood Catastrophists recognize that there is not enough water on earth to
cover mountains to the depths of the Everest or any of the high mountain
ranges or single mountains on the earth.
Point 1. Because of that, Flood Catastrophists propose that the pre-flood
geography was much different than today. The high mountains that exist now
result from CPT (Catastrophic Plate Tectonics) which shoved up the mountains
(in general). Prior to the flood catastrophe it is proposed that the
highest mountains were likely less than 2000 meters high and represented
less than 4% of the earth's surface similar to today. Most of the surface
topography would be low rolling hills and slightly sloping "flat lands."
Point 2. The catastrophe likely did not result from an over all increase in
sea level. It is recognized that a storm of asteroids impacted the earth
cause hundreds to thousands of mega-tsunami that swept further and further
inland over the top of preceding tsunami waters. The large number of
mega-tsunami from all directions would keep the flood waters from quickly
draining off the flooded continents. Asteroid Impact mega-earthquakes
would also induce tsunami which would add to the mix.
Point 3. The asteroids impact forces could be the trigger for CPT that
would also induce large tsunami activity. And associated with CPT it is
proposed that the new ocean beds would rise, decreasing the depth of the
oceans and displacing more water onto the continents.
Point 4. I calculated that if water covered all land at 1000 feet (33 m)
deep, conforming to surface topography similar to the way waves do after
they have sweep ashore, it would take only 3% of the existing oceans to
cover all land masses.
Now if your article takes these point into consideration, I'd like to look
at it too.
Allen Roy
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