It struck me today as I was researching some verses concerning Noah's flood that I would like to ask of those that adhere to the validity of the flood lore an explanation of the problems presented by this verse.
And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained [alive], and they that [were] with him in the ark.
Since every
living substance was destroyed { the Hebrew word is machah whose definition can be found here
Bible Search and Study Tools - Blue Letter Bible} after being submerged for at least 150 days no vegetation could be left upon the entire planet and therefore there would be no forests remaining. Since Noah did not carry with him representatives of these species it is not possible for
any of today's plant life to exist.
Now to the difficulty. Many forests cannot germinate without fires to provide heat or smoke for the seed to produce germination. Since no forests exist such germination is impossible to accomplish.
Without forests many animals have no food source nor cover from predators {especially vital when population numbers off the ark are next to extinction levels}.Since no food source survives the animals that survived the ark would starve to death. The predators would also go first as the plant eaters cannot be eaten without eliminating their only food source.
I will delight in hearing how such difficulties can be addressed.
I guess this can be posted in Geology and the Great Flood.
"The world is so exquisite, with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there's little good evidence. Far better, it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look Death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides." - Carl Sagan, Billions and Billions
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