Question about this so called World Wide Flood.

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Originally posted by LudvanB:
It concerns life AFTER the alledged flood. 6 months of ocean water covering the entire earth would have killed all land vegetation and made it virtually impossible for anything to start growing right away.

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This is likely a "stupid" question (after all us creationists don't have any brains and are ignorant - that much I've found out from reading through this forum) but is there a reason why we're assuming that it was ocean water? = very salty water? Just curious, as I have never studied this area.[This message has been edited by Chara, 11-24-2002]

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Originally posted by Coragyps:
Over 95% of the water on earth now is in the oceans, with nearly all the rest in icecaps. So even if all the present water were mixed together, it would be nearly as salty as standard seawater. If Noah & Co. had enough fresh water around to make any difference, either 1) the seawater then would have been much saltier than now or 2) some mechanism would have to exist to zap-poof that water away at the end of the Flood. Either seems a pretty big strain.

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"after all us creationists don't have any brains and are ignorant - that much I've found out from reading through this forum."
Please don't do that. You have a brain, or you probably wouldn't be here. If you are ignorant, that can be a temporary condition. :-)

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OK, that makes sense. Admittedly, I haven't done any study on this topic (so much to know, so little time :0 ) .... thank you for your explanation.I do know that I have brain. I'm overreacting to a few recent posts.

Now another question ... supposing (cause I know that this is a hotly debated topic and I don't even know where I stand on it) the hypothesis of an existing canopy of water over the earth collapsed during the flood, would that have necessarily been salt water? and would that have an effect on the salinity (sp?) of the water? Remember: emphasis on supposing