I know some here do not believe much of the bible so I'm sure this will bring out lots of "that's stupid" responses. But what's new.
I asked earlier about why many have doubt in a God that would create a planet that kills so many humans yearly with earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, etc.
Why the crazy temp extremes because so much of the earth is not usable? Really no where is absolutely safe. If he was the loving God that we say he is, why a planet like this? Could he not have done better?
Perhaps he did. For ones who do believe in the flood, what did that massive amount of water and the weight it had do to the surface of earth?
Also the bible says before the flood the entire earth was covered with a cloud layer. So the harmful rays of the sun never reached the surface of the earth. What affect did that have both before the flood and after the flood? Just seeing what thoughts come from this.....
@galveston75 saidThe amount of water on Earth ~ whether it be in the form of rivers/lakes/seas, groundwater, or ice ~ was surely more or less the same in far distant prehistoric times as it is now, right?
I know some here do not believe much of the bible so I'm sure this will bring out lots of "that's stupid" responses. But what's new.
I asked earlier about why many have doubt in a God that would create a planet that kills so many humans yearly with earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, etc.
Why the crazy temp extremes because so much of the earth is not usable? Really ...[text shortened]... d that have both before the flood and after the flood? Just seeing what thoughts come from this.....
@galveston75 saidYes, that should have been on my list of 'forms' of water.
Right. Except for the cloud layer that encircled the earth.
@galveston75 saidApproximately 0.0009% of the Earth's water is in the atmosphere. What percentage do you think it was when it was at some maximum point in Earth's history?
But of course some of that water that fell to earth would eventually be evaporated back up. But not all did or we would not ever see blue skys.
@fmf saidNo idea. but according to this scripture it was much more then what is up there now:
Approximately 0.0009% of the Earth's water is in the atmosphere. What percentage do you think it was when it was at some maximum point in Earth's history?
Gen 7:11 In the 600th year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the 17th day of the month, on that day all the springs of the vast watery deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. 12 And the rain poured down on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights.
Now go back to Gen 1: 6,7 : 6 Then God said: “Let there be an expanse between the waters, and let there be a division between the waters and the waters.” 7 Then God went on to make the expanse and divided the waters beneath the expanse from the waters above the expanse. And it was so.
So possibly before God did this which now made land appear, the water that then covered the entire earth was divided equally or close to that and as much as was on the earth was also in the sky's which was the cloud cover that covered the entire earth.
@galveston75 said"Much more"?
No idea. but according to this scripture it was much more then what is up there now
Do you think it might have been 100x more i.e. 0.009% or even 1,000x more i.e. 0.09%?
It seems pertinent to your OP.
@galveston75 saidWhere is "the water that then covered the entire earth" now?
So possibly before God did this which now made land appear, the water that then covered the entire earth was divided equally or close to that and as much as was on the earth was also in the sky's which was the cloud cover that covered the entire earth.
@galveston75 saidI am sure it could be calculated to some degree of accuracy. That aside, if water ever did "fill all the canyons of the world", where do you think that water is now?
Could you tell me how much water it would take to fill all the canyons of the world?
@galveston75 said"Much deeper oceans"?
On the earth with it's much deeper oceans as well as what has evaporated in the sky's after the flood...
If the water has "evaporated in the sky" since the flood, why is only 0.0009% of the Earth's water "in the sky" now?
@fmf saidI asked you could you tell me how much would it take? You are asking me a question that no one could answer, so I'm asking you one that no one could answer unless you actually know?
I am sure it could be calculated to some degree of accuracy. That aside, if water ever did "fill all the canyons of the world", where do you think that water is now?