wouldn`t it have collapsed the earth from all the weight and void areas where the water was?...(it says the water covered the highest mountains)
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Yes, that certainly would have been a possibility.
And that, among other things points to at least two other conclusions about that story:
- The whole story is a myth, designed as a metaphor to teach a lesson.
- The flood was really very localized and caused by some naturally dammed water source breaking through the containing barrier.
And that, among other things points to at least two other conclusions about that story:
- The whole story is a myth, designed as a metaphor to teach a lesson.
- The flood was really very localized and caused by some naturally dammed water source breaking through the containing barrier.