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17 Apr 18
Originally posted by @apathistAlthough the Black Sea deluge predates all known flood mythologies it is unlikely that
Some geological event let the mediterranean (fed by the atlantic) drain into the black sea, flooding villages. A myth was born.
such an event around the Black Sea would have inspired Mesopotamian myths.
17 Apr 18
Originally posted by @romans1009Google and Wikipedia and your local library are all excellent sources of reference.
When did that geological event take place?
(Requires more thought than reading the bible but is more rewarding.)
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17 Apr 18
Originally posted by @wolfgang59Why is it more rewarding? Do you think it prepares you for what is coming upon this world?
Google and Wikipedia and your local library are all excellent sources of reference.
(Requires more thought than reading the bible but is more rewarding.)
You're on the Titanic.
17 Apr 18
Originally posted by @wolfgang59Why do you think that? All three points.
Although the Black Sea deluge predates all known flood mythologies it is unlikely that
such an event around the Black Sea would have inspired Mesopotamian myths.
17 Apr 18
Originally posted by @romans1009I don't know. How would you answer your question?
When did that geological event take place?
17 Apr 18
Originally posted by @apathistAnd no amount of information to the contrary will change your mind.
Some geological event let the mediterranean (fed by the atlantic) drain into the black sea, flooding villages. A myth was born.
End of thread! 😀
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17 Apr 18
Originally posted by @secondsonActually, the thing that ends the thread is the complete lack of evidence that a global flood has ever occurred. I'm sure, to ancient civilizations, local floods may have seemed global, but that doesn't make them so.
And no amount of information to the contrary will change your mind.
End of thread! 😀
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17 Apr 18
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Here’s a bibliography on myths,how and why they grow, with some specific examples. The myths that originated in prehistoric times are especially malleable, there being no written record to slow down embellishment.
http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/historians-craft/historical-myth-and-memory/
17 Apr 18
Originally posted by @js357They will just say "Don't confuse me with facts, my mind is made up, you are full of shyte, the WORLD WIDE FLOOD was real"
Here’s a bibliography on myths,how and why they grow, with some specific examples. The myths that originated in prehistoric times are especially malleable, there being no written record to slow down embellishment.
http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/historians-craft/historical-myth-and-memory/
17 Apr 18
Originally posted by @secondsonYou just pissed me off. Did you offer information to the contrary? No you didn't. Do I have a history of not changing my mind when I meet new information? No, I don't.
And no amount of information to the contrary will change your mind.
secondson is full of shiit.
17 Apr 18
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeI'm glad you said that because I will now make an attempt to refute your assertion. 🙄
Actually, the thing that ends the thread is the complete lack of evidence that a global flood has ever occurred. I'm sure, to ancient civilizations, local floods may have seemed global, but that doesn't make them so.
It all depends on who you talk to. There are scientists that say there is a great deal of evidence for a global deluge, and have some convincing arguments and scientific evidence that proves there was.
But that's not really what I want to say, except to say it all depends on who you talk to.
This question; who in the world is the unquestionable authority on anything? Who in the world has produced infallible evidence that proves there are aliens, ghosts, spirits, unicorns, gods, life after death and so many other things?
No God, no authority, no truth. Just endless debate until our ultimate demise. Too confounding there's no Truth. It must be false.
17 Apr 18
Originally posted by @apathistJeez man!
You just pissed me off. Did you offer information to the contrary? No you didn't. Do I have a history of not changing my mind when I meet new information? No, I don't.
secondson is full of shiit.
I didn't mean it that seriously, but you did say a myth was born, which infers your mind is made up. Of course you'll say you have an open mind and would change your belief if convincing evidence was produced.
No you wouldn't.
Have a hissy fit.
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17 Apr 18
Originally posted by @secondsonThe truth of the global deluge won’t be established by words on a chess site forum.
Jeez man!
I didn't mean it that seriously, but you did say a myth was born, which infers your mind is made up. Of course you'll say you have an open mind and would change your belief if convincing evidence was produced.
No you wouldn't.
Have a hissy fit.
Questions:
How will it be established? (It won’t be, the two ideas are in different realms of thought.)
How did you come by your belief on the matter? (I believe it is more important as a myth than a historical fact, and I came to this belief by reading sources in both mythology and science.)
How is belief on the matter important? (It’s important to be well grounded in both humanity’s foundational mythology and its science, and not to pit one against the other.)
These aren’t just questions for you, they are for whoever. (My current answers in parentheses.)