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Originally Posted by bigrobwoot
Nothing kills plants like salinity. How long was the earth underwater during this flood? I seem to remember it being years, but I don't remember for sure. All of the salt in the water also would have destroyed all of the soil on earth for growing for years. I'd also guess that there is only a 1 in 4 chance that the plants were in the seed-producing season. But our spring isn't the same as australia's spring, so where did all of the different plants' seeds come from?
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Once again, it would be a huge assumption to think that the oceans were as salty back then as they are now...the simple fact that the oceans only contain about 3.6% salt is an indicator that they aren't nearly as old as everyone thinks they are. If the oceans were millions of years old, the salt content should be MUCH higher. Next, the entire flood took a grand total of 14 months, but the earth would have been coverd for only about 2/3 of the time. And if the oceans weren't nearly as salty, then plant seeds (and plants) could have conceivably survived.
Salt water does not "destroy" soil...just lok at the coastlins of both Oregon and Washington...100 foot redwood trees growing in rocks right next to the ocean, and frequently soaked with salt water. Also, regardless of "seed-producing seasons", seeds are in the ground all the time. They fall off the plants and wait until conditions are right to sprout. Seeds are also spread by wind, birds and animals even today, so having a variety on different continents isn't an issue.