Geologists and historians confirm that a global flood, as depicted in the story of Noah, is scientifically implausible and likely allegorical.
legends is about Noah's deluge, but is it based on actual historical events? Geologists claim that there is no proof that there has ever been a global flood and that there isn't even enough water on the globe to cover its highest mountains, much less warrant the building of a huge ark. Historical records imply that the biblical account of Noah's flood may be a retelling of earlier tales rather than a literal account of an event.
approximately 7,500 years ago. Even this theory, though, has detractors, and it's still unclear whether the deluge actually took place at the suggested size.Some aspects of the biblical narrative are obviously debatable, such as the claim that Noah was 600 years old when the deluge began and the question of how every animal could have gotten onto the ark in the first place.
The global flood is not supported by the rock record, and geologists have deemed the notion of a real global flood to be "geologically implausible." However, the fact that the tale of Noah's Flood has influenced so many local flood tales from all over the world raises the possibility that it may have some historical foundation.
It is likely an allegory rather than a literal account of a specific event, as Noah's flood retells earlier tales. As the rock record does not support the idea of a worldwide flood, and there is not enough water on Earth to cover the planet's tallest mountains, according to
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