Nearly every culture in the world has a creation story and a [[Great flood|flood story]]. <ref>http://www.katapi.org.uk/BAndS/ChII.htm</ref><ref>http://www.icr.org/article/108/</ref><ref>http://www.icr.org/article/570/</ref><ref>http://library.thinkquest.org/18757/creation.htm</ref><ref>http://www.grisda.org/origins/17051.htm</ref> Many of these creation accounts and flood accounts have commonalities with the account given in the book of Genesis although gross differences exist also. <ref>http://www.katapi.org.uk/BAndS/ChII.htm</ref><ref>http://www.icr.org/article/108/</ref><ref>http://www.icr.org/article/570/</ref> Some young earth creationist has taken the position that the similarities in regards to creation accounts and flood accounts demonstrates that the main points of the Genesis account has been preserved. <ref>http://www.icr.org/article/108/</ref><ref>http://www.icr.org/article/570/</ref> In regards to the assertion that the similarities in stories show common origin, young earth creationist particularly assert that there are strong similarites between the Genesis flood account and other world flood accounts. <ref>http://www.icr.org/article/570/</ref><ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v2/n2/flood-legends</ref> | Nearly every culture in the world has a creation story and a [[Great flood|flood story]]. <ref>http://www.katapi.org.uk/BAndS/ChII.htm</ref><ref>http://www.icr.org/article/108/</ref><ref>http://www.icr.org/article/570/</ref><ref>http://library.thinkquest.org/18757/creation.htm</ref><ref>http://www.grisda.org/origins/17051.htm</ref> Many of these creation accounts and flood accounts have commonalities with the account given in the book of Genesis although gross differences exist also. <ref>http://www.katapi.org.uk/BAndS/ChII.htm</ref><ref>http://www.icr.org/article/108/</ref><ref>http://www.icr.org/article/570/</ref> Some young earth creationist has taken the position that the similarities in regards to creation accounts and flood accounts demonstrates that the main points of the Genesis account has been preserved. <ref>http://www.icr.org/article/108/</ref><ref>http://www.icr.org/article/570/</ref> In regards to the assertion that the similarities in stories show common origin, young earth creationist particularly assert that there are strong similarites between the Genesis flood account and other world flood accounts. <ref>http://www.icr.org/article/570/</ref><ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v2/n2/flood-legends</ref> |