I would like to post a highly relevant quote regarding the mabul (the Deluge (popularly "Flood") ): “Logic, historical documentation, archeology and science are not threats to Tor•âh′. To the contrary, they illuminateTor•âh′. Logic and science threaten only modern interpreters who mindlessly regurgitate Medieval interpretations. To immunize your children against secularism, as well as against Christianity, you must apply yourselves to learning how logic and science reconcile with Tor•âh′; and be prepared to discard interpretations that conflict with the Creator of logic and science in our universe—in other words, interpretations ofTor•âh′ that actually conflict with Tor•âh′. “ (..) “Today, we know the world is globular. But, in the time that the account of No′akh was first related, hâ-Â′rëtz referred to "the civilized world"—of a family: âdâm, then No′akh. The account in Tor•âh′ relates No′akh's perspective, not our modern perspective.” (..) “Not surprisingly to me, scientists have found the area where the Ma•bul′ occurred. We know this area as the Black Sea. Scientists know that it was once landlocked, with far less water. The natural land bridge to the west formed a dam against the Mediterranean. It fragmented over time, due to tectonic shifting. Finally, during a torrential rain, the natural land dam, between what is now the Black Sea and the Mediterranean burst; and the Mediterranean flooded the Black Sea. Corroborating this, the ark came to rest on the nearby Ararat Mountains in Turkey. Even if we find this phenomenon wrong one day; nevertheless, it is this type of logical and scientific explanation that has the potential to prove correct one day. No less importantly, it is also this type of explanation that your child can rely on, and relate to, their intelligent and educated peers when they encounter questions in and after high school.”
