The Great Flood: Difference between revisions

Some scientists argue that the prevalence of the Great Flood in Eastern Mediterranean myth derives from a historical event, in which the [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea:Black Sea|Black Sea]] was [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_deluge_theory:Black Sea deluge theory|suddenly flooded]] in about 5600 BCE. But then again, this would only account for the Middle Eastern and possibly the European myths, not the ones from the rest of the world. And, of course, some of various religious persuasions believe that the prevalence of the Great Flood myth derives from an actual worldwide great flood caused by their deity of choice (although a global flood [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-noahs-ark.html#flood isn't plausible by mainstream science]).

* [[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined (TV)|Gaius Baltar]] mentions the story of the Flood as explained in the Book of Phytia to Roslin, comparing his role in the destruction of the Colonies to that of the Flood. While no actual Flood is seen, the story is clearly a reference to the biblical story and {{spoiler|may even have been its origin}}.