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Wind_14 t1_ixka8s4 wrote
Most human lives near flood plain/valley/ water banks. I would say it's more of coincidence more than anything. They are the best place to farm, but also the place that got wrecked by flood (although the flood, or rather the sediment left by it is the reason they're a fertile farming ground to begin with).
gayfrogscientologist t1_ixkk809 wrote
Each of them coming up with similar stories around the same time isn't so much a coincidence as it speaks to what was happening to the climate at the end of the last ice age.
When I was young I dismissed the Noah's Arc story as just that, some religious myth not worth much thought. But taking a step back and looking at all the other cultures that have similar stories - Ancient Greeks, Byzantines, Mesopotamians, Myans, Chinese, Babylonians, Native Americans, Hindus, etc - there are far too many parallels for it to be pure coincidence.
hawktron t1_ixjsycb wrote
There’s actually no evidence of rapid sea level rise during that period. The sea level rise happened rather gradualist over 100-300 year periods. People forget how big the sea is and even if these lakes burst it still take a lot of time to spread.
gayfrogscientologist t1_ixjyien wrote
I guess that depends on what you consider to be rapid. 20m/year is quite quick.
A glacial damn breaking would take a while to clear fron the region. We can see this today when hurricanes cause inland flooding that takes days to subside.
hawktron t1_ixl3cag wrote
What flooding are you referring too? It’s probably different to what we are discussing.
gregorydgraham t1_ixk9np9 wrote
There is evidence for rapid filling of the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Persian Gulf
Of course “rapid” can mean “walking pace”
hawktron t1_ixl3a9c wrote
Those are isolated flooding which is not what the OP was referring too.
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