The flood in the Christian Religion is a global flood and not a local flood.

Answers: In this section of my debate I will address each of the questions presented to me. Question 1 Actually I prefer to use the King James Version for my sources; however, if other transitions don't twist the scriptures, they can be used. Question 2 As for when the flood occurred, I support the viewpoint of its occurrence at around 1656 B. C. Actually, if we track the genealogies, it is quite logical. God created everything. Genesis 1-2 (0) Adam became the father of Seth at 130. Genesis 5:3 (0 + 130 = 130) Seth became the father of Enosh at 105. Genesis 5:6 (130 105 = 235) Enosh became the father of Kenan at 90. Genesis 5:9 (235 90 = 325) Cainan became the father of Mahalalel at 70. Genesis 5:12 (325 70 = 395) Mahalalel became the father of Jared at 65. Genesis 5:15 (395 65 = 460) Jared became the father of Enoch at 162. Genesis 5:18 (460 162 = 622) Enoch became the father of Methuselah at 65. Genesis 5:21 (622 65 = 687) Methuselah became the father of Lamech at 187. Genesis 5:25 (687 187 = 874) Lamech became the father of Noah at 182. Genesis 5:28 (874 182 = 1056) The Flood started when Noah was 600. Genesis 7:6 (1056 600 = 1656) Question 3 I speculate that the waters took longer to recede from the continents than you presented. I believe that the total duration for the flood was 370 days. Question 4 The depth of the flood has a slight amount of guessing to it. The flood wouldn't need to cover Mt. Everest. The flood itself created the mountains we see. At the end of the Flood, after thick sequences of sediments had accumulated, the Indian subcontinent evidently collided with Asia, crumpling the sediments into mountains. With this in mind the flood would really need to bee only 8000 feet high. Arguments: Argument 1 Biblical support If we refer to ourselves as Christians, we all submit to a link of common grounds. On of the ideas we share is God is sovereign. He can't lie or make mistakes. He also inspired the Bible. Therefore the Bible is without lies or mistakes. In Genesis 7:17-24 it gives us a description of the flood. "And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. " [1] By this account we see the flood covering the Earth, not some little town in Brazil. It also covered the mountains. When water rises, it is quite even in the spread. If it was a local flood it would look something like this [2]. If we don't interpret the Word of God the way it is written, confusion almost always follows. Argument 2 Global spread of fossils If we consider the flood, what is the first thing that appears in our mind. Christians think of all the death and destruction that was a result of man's wickedness. All the dead thing didn't just sit around and rot. Quite a few of them were overtaken by the flood and quickly buried under the massive amounts of sediments being deposited. With this viewpoint in mind, we would expect to find millions of fossils spread across the Earth. And that's exactly what we find. Dr. Andrew Snelling from Answers in Genesis gives a report on this. He writes, "Countless billions of plant and animal fossils are found in extensive "graveyards" where they had to be buried rapidly on a massive scale. Often the fine details of the creatures are exquisitely preserved. For example, billions of straight-shelled, chambered nautiloids are found fossilized with other marine creatures in a 7 foot (2 m) thick layer within the Redwall Limestone of Grand Canyon. This fossil graveyard stretches for 180 miles (290 km) across northern Arizona and into southern Nevada, covering an area of at least 10,500 square miles (30,000 km). These squid-like fossils are all different sizes, from small, young nautiloids to their bigger, older relatives. To form such a vast fossil graveyard required 24 cubic miles (100 km) of lime sand and silt, flowing in a thick, soup-like slurry at more than 16 feet (5 m) per second (more than 11 mph [18 km/h]) to catastrophically overwhelm and bury this huge, living population of nautiloids. " [3] In his article (which I highly advise further reading) he gives more examples of rapid burial of animals over continents. The only logical explanation for this is a global flood. Argument 3 Sea creatures at sky level A global flood wouldn't only effect land creatures. It would also catch marine animals in its catastrophic clutches. American journalist Malcolm Wilde Browne from the New York Times gives a rather interesting discovery. He writes, "Scientists have found fossils of whales and other marine animals in mountain sediments in the Andes, indicating that the South American mountain chain rose very rapidly from the sea. " [4] Well, from this report we see marine creatures being deposited on a mountain from the sea. This is a clear indication of the flood throwing whales and other creatures in the most unlikely places. Unfortunately the New York Times doesn't attribute this evidence to creationism. If we present this evidence from a Creationistic viewpoint, a global flood is highly possible. Argument 4 Global spread of sedimentary layers To move out of the fossil evidence, lets talk about rocks. When rain floods a backyard mud and sand are lifted and transported over "large" areas. Now take this miniature flood and scale it to a global size. Obviously we can see the connection, and huge amounts of rock, mud, and any other substance was carried along with it. In the world we call home, this is what we find. Dr. Andrew Snelling again gives an article demonstrating this. He writes, "Within this sandstone, we find grains of the mineral zircon, which is relatively easy to trace to its source because zircon usually contains radioactive uranium. By "dating" these zircon grains, using the uranium-lead (U-Pb) radioactive method, it has been postulated that the sand grains in the Navajo Sandstone came from the Appalachians of Pennsylvania and New York, and from former mountains further north in Canada. If this is true, the sand grains were transported at least 1,800 miles (3000 km) right across North America" [5] If the flood was local we would maybe find sediments spreading over a few miles, but not close to two thousand. Summary So far we have seen the following arguments: 1. The Bible supports a global flood. 2. We see fossils covering the Earth. 3. We see marine animals on mountains. 4. There is a global spread of sedimentary layers. Conclusion All four of my arguments all support one obvious conclusion. A global flood occurred. Nevertheless, I only skimmed the surface for evidence concerning these arguments. Thousands of situations point to a flood that covered the earth. This finishes my first round and I am interested in seeing my opponent's arguments. Sources: [1] . http://biblehub.com... [2] . http://www.rtgmin.org... [3] . https://answersingenesis.org... [4] . http://www.nytimes.com... [5] . https://answersingenesis.org...