Flood Legends
“— Mahābhārata, book III: chapter 185, verse 54 We've taken in a lot of information in these last several pages. Some of it is fairly solid logic, some of it is plausible speculation, and some of it, admittedly, is nothing but speculation. But the details should never weigh us down. Rather, we should stay focused on the main issue here: the literature tells us that, at some point in our ancient past, the world was flooded and only a handful survived. But does the literature leave room for us to ...believe the story?
This is, ultimately, the question telephone mythology is asking us to answer: do we even believe that there could have been a great Flood? Yes, it is true that the multiple, often eerily similar, versions indicate a flood probably occurred. Yes, it is clear that the Deluge, if it happened, was truly global, and, yes, we can reasonably and logically disregard a few of the versions as inaccurate. Need we believe, for example, that a pelican paddled about the earth in a canoe, rescuing drowning survivors?MoreLess
This is, ultimately, the question telephone mythology is asking us to answer: do we even believe that there could have been a great Flood? Yes, it is true that the multiple, often eerily similar, versions indicate a flood probably occurred. Yes, it is clear that the Deluge, if it happened, was truly global, and, yes, we can reasonably and logically disregard a few of the versions as inaccurate. Need we believe, for example, that a pelican paddled about the earth in a canoe, rescuing drowning survivors?MoreLess
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