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I wonder if this be related to the biblical flood story: <quote> on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens we

I wonder if this be related to the biblical flood story: <quote> on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened. </quote> Genesis 7:11

markdown 7y ago
The "ocean" is in fact solid rock permeated with water. Even under immense pressure, the water only trickles out of this rock. Genesis is a collection of myths.
- jacobush 7y ago
  Indeed, but there have been many floods in the area. I think a lot of what is saved in writing and stories has some basis in fact. Sometimes I even wonder if tales of trolls (and similar creatures in various cultures) can be Neanderthals etc.
  - prawn 7y ago
    In case you haven't read it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_myth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_myth
    - lostlogin 7y ago
      Thank you for that. The bit about the flooding of the Persian Gulf is fascinating.
- elwell 7y ago
  What ocean are you referring to?
  - markdown 7y ago
    The one in OP's title "Massive ‘ocean’ discovered"
- gboone 7y ago
  > Genesis is a collection of myths. Which one is the myth-iest in your opinion?
Iv 7y ago
Many translations do not talk about "windows" but about "floodgates". The authors of the bible were from a culture whose cosmology interpreted the blue sky as an ocean and believed it could be poured on the earth.
- lurquer 7y ago
  Cite? (Apparently we are of a culture that believes water molecules trapped in certain minerals constitutes an ‘ocean.’)
mamon 7y ago
The most interesting theory I read recently is that biblical flood referes to an event that happened 5600 BC, when melting ice from the last little ice age caused water from Medditerrain Sea to flood through Bosfor, significantly increasing the size of Black Sea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_deluge_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_deluge_hypothesis There is however a lot of controversy around this theory.

I wonder if this be related to the biblical flood story: <quote> on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened. </quote> Genesis 7:11

markdown 7y ago

The "ocean" is in fact solid rock permeated with water. Even under immense pressure, the water only trickles out of this rock. Genesis is a collection of myths.

jacobush 7y ago
Indeed, but there have been many floods in the area. I think a lot of what is saved in writing and stories has some basis in fact. Sometimes I even wonder if tales of trolls (and similar creatures in various cultures) can be Neanderthals etc.
- prawn 7y ago
  In case you haven't read it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_myth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_myth
  - lostlogin 7y ago
    Thank you for that. The bit about the flooding of the Persian Gulf is fascinating.
elwell 7y ago
What ocean are you referring to?
- markdown 7y ago
  The one in OP's title "Massive ‘ocean’ discovered"
gboone 7y ago
> Genesis is a collection of myths. Which one is the myth-iest in your opinion?

Iv 7y ago

Many translations do not talk about "windows" but about "floodgates". The authors of the bible were from a culture whose cosmology interpreted the blue sky as an ocean and believed it could be poured on the earth.

lurquer 7y ago
Cite? (Apparently we are of a culture that believes water molecules trapped in certain minerals constitutes an ‘ocean.’)

mamon 7y ago

The most interesting theory I read recently is that biblical flood referes to an event that happened 5600 BC, when melting ice from the last little ice age caused water from Medditerrain Sea to flood through Bosfor, significantly increasing the size of Black Sea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_deluge_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_deluge_hypothesis There is however a lot of controversy around this theory.