I kept reading that the flood in New Orleans that accompanied hurricane Katrina was "of Biblical proportions."

Unless one can find evidence for there having been a globe-covering flood, which the Biblical Flood is purported to be, and for which there is none, save, of course, for Biblical account, then it's more than likely that it was large, perhaps, but a LOCAL phenomenon.

By the way, one could make a case that the tale of the Flood makes a strong case for Evolution.

If backed into a corner, Creationists will admit that the ark was simply not large enough (and dimensions, prescribed by God, are readily available to anyone who cares to do a Google search) to carry a mating pair of every species. But God said "two of each kind," not "each species." So instead of having a pair of wolves, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and various canis familiaris aboard the ark, Noah would have to select only two canines, one male, one female. Then, when the ark moored at Mount Ararat and the animals dispersed, ALL dog-like creatures, wolves, foxes, jackals, dingoes, Great Danes, corgis, St. Bernards, poodles, Yorkshire terriers, dachshunds, greyhounds, Chihuahuas, et al would evolve from this one pair.

(Get it? Got it? Probably not. . . .)

Don Firth

P. S. Oh, by the way. While on their cruise, what would keep the cheetahs from eating the gazelles?