Q&A: The Flood – Geology
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The Flood – Geology
Question
Hello Rabbi,
I wanted to ask: a significant event like a worldwide flood should have left signs in the field, for example different dating, signs of destruction, and so on. As far as I know, we have not found such signs (I have never heard that they exist, so that is what I assume).
So how can one believe in the occurrence of the Flood when all the evidence shows that it did not happen?
Answer
I do not think those signs would necessarily be discovered. It depends on where people dig and what they find. Beyond that, I do not know whether such signs do or do not exist. There are various claims that do speak about signs. Search here on the site, because there was a discussion about the topic of the Flood and its interpretations.