How Old Is the House
Conflicts in Science by Royal T. McArdell
About the Book: How Old Is the House challenges many popular beliefs about scientific theories and scientific issues. Arguments both for and against popular theories and issues are presented so that you can make your own decisions as to what to believe. The Introduction is about a house that is either new or 150 years old- perhaps you can figure it out. Read the Introduction to the book and add your comments to the web log or send questions to the author. Items you can view are shown at the left below.
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Book Topics:
The Big Bang
Planet Earth
Our Moon
Dinosaurs & Coal
Global Warming
Energy Problems
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Bible Accuracy
Early A.D. Writings
Natural Laws
Questions & Ans.
News Article Contact the Author
News Articles:
Big Bang Issues
Revolving Univ.
More CO2
Please
Law of Biology
Evolution & Math
Early Universe
Seas Not
Rising
Early Bible
events
Organic Soup
Polar Bears ok
The Great Flood
Creation of Time
Afterlife
Faster Than
Light
St Paul, Minnesota – July 5, 2008
The Great Flood
There are at least three detailed historical accounts of the great flood or deluge. The most popular account is from Biblical records and occurred in about 2344 BC. A second account is from the Epic of Gilgamesh from Babylonia written on stone tablets and dated from about 2000 to 1600 BC. This second account also describes an old man with a boat filled with animals that survived the flood and sent out birds to see if there was dry land. Because of the many similarities, historians are fairly certain that this second description is of the same event. A third account is the Atrahasis Epic that also dates back to Babylonian and Assyrian times and also describes the flood. Although there are differences among these three writings, it is reasonable to assume that they all describe the same event.
There are many existing cultures around the world that include a description of a great flood in their folklore including the Yao people from southern China, the Navajo Indians, Cree Indians, Cherokee Indians, Mexican Indians, The Hopi Indians, tribes from the southern Philippines, other cultures from Northeast Asia, Siberia, India, and other places around the globe. The existence of all of these similar descriptions of a great flood among peoples speaking different languages and scattered around the world also lends some credence to the Biblical account of the confusion of tongues and scattering of people over the face of the earth. This scattering event took place at Babylon in about 2215BC or about 130 years after the flood according to Biblical records. Prior to that time all people on Earth spoke the same language according to the Bible and would have learned about the flood from Noah and his family.
References to the detailed comparisons of these major accounts of the great flood can be located at the web site http://howoldisthehouse.com The web site also contains references to other interesting historical places and events.
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Roy McArdell
Author: How Old Is the House
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