Instigator / Pro
7
1577
rating
97
debates
59.28%
won
Topic
#5994

Noah's flood was local rather than global

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
3
0
Better sources
2
2
Better legibility
1
1
Better conduct
1
0

After 1 vote and with 4 points ahead, the winner is...

FishChaser
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Rated
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Minimal rating
None
Contender / Con
3
1233
rating
412
debates
39.56%
won
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Round 1
Pro
#1
The Bible said that water covered the whole land and "all of the earth"

But there are other instances where the Bible uses the same phrasing, but it doesn't actually mean the entire planet.

Geological evidence doesn't support a global flood, however it does very strongly support the probability that all of mesopotamia was once submerged roughly 5000-7000 years ago.

A bird brings Noah an olive branch as a sign that the flood is about to subside, an olive branch wouldn't have been able to grow directly after the entire earth was submerged. It must have been from a non-submerged area.

After the water subsides Noah and his family search for survivors, why would there be survivors other than themselves if the literal entire planet was murdered?

How would Noah's family reproduce if they were the only humans? With each other?
Con
#2
How would Noah's family reproduce if they were the only humans? With each other?
The less you know, the better.

Anyway, Noah's flood talks of Bible's version of flood and God did say he killed everyone on Earth except Noah and his family.
Round 2
Pro
#3
The bible meant everyone in the place where the flood actually happened.
Con
#4
Forfeited
Round 3
Pro
#5
Noah's flood was local rather than global as evidenced by the fact that my opponent got banned. to suggest that it was global in light of the fact that he was banned would be logically absurd.
Con
#6
Forfeited