I've read books on this and similar subjects, albeit a few years back now... Josh is right... myths of biblical floods (and wise teachers who come to educate primivitive civilisations) are rife throughout the world, even amongst people who have had no conceivable contact with one another.

I don't know the origins of the stories (in terms of possible real-world events) but I find it fascinating. There's also a theory with regards to a shift in the magnetic poles (which *does* periodically occur and which we're long overdue for) - that's very bad news, environmentally, but it's important to note that it's not a shift of the *physical* poles - in other words, the Earth itself is not thought to have physically flipped over.

Lastly, and most wildly, there's a theory that the *crust* of the earth has shifted, like the skin of an apple might if it could, and that it's this that's caused global flooding (and according to some, the destruction of Atlantis)

Make of it what you will. I wish I knew the truth... I find these tales fascinating but alas, without more evidence, I will continue to take it all with a pinch of salt.

Dips

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