Blurry Creatures EP: 408 The Flood of Noah: Science and The Bible with Hugh Ross
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Mar 17, 2026 
Hugh Ross, astrophysicist and author who explores science and the Bible, discusses his book Noah's Flood Revisited. He contrasts universal vs global flood readings, argues for an Ice Age–scale flood tens of thousands of years ago, and links flood legends, ancient migrations, and Noah's prophetic role. He also previews work on ETI and ancient scientific competence.
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Great Migrations Date Around 40–50 Thousand Years Ago
- Four independent dating signals (cooking evidence, human skeletons, artifacts, DNA diversification) cluster near 40–50k years ago for great human migrations.
- Ross uses these calibrated dates to anchor post-flood dispersion timing.
Flood Placed 60–90 Thousand Years Ago To Fit Genetics
- Ross places the Noahic flood roughly 60–90k years ago to allow generations between flood and Tower of Babel and to resolve genetic diversity concerns.
- He argues genealogies skip generations, so biblical lists can't precisely date the flood.
American Flood Legends Suggest Pre-Migration Memory
- Over 300 distinct flood legends exist across the Americas; Ross suggests their presence implies the flood predates continental migrations.
- He notes the farther from the Near East, the more distorted the tales become.
