The Far East (Religion)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 00:54 (5184 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

Errr... I wasn't really talking about the Noahchial Flood, specifically, but ok. By the way, you should cross-reference your assumption with Indian History. Might be a bit surprised. However, I am not really contending that point. Specifically, I am asking if anyone knows of a direct reference to the Far East in the Bible. I seen one that tries to claim that the land of Sinin was early china which was comprised of the Q'in dynasty, and that since Hebrew had characters for neither the ch or q sounds, it was translated as Sin, and Sinin, was literally the land of Sin(Q'in). Another account has that referenced to a province in Egypt. So, in particular, I am only curious about references to China for the purposes of this post DT. Not saying your wrong, just trying to stay OT here.-Well, the name the Chinese call themselves roughly translates to "Sinolese," so I think it's probably more direct than you're thinking. -And if you want cross references, the Uighurs in Russia (who live on the high plains) have a history that extends back thousands of years, and they have no flood myth whatsoever. I do not think the Inuit have one either; they are few, but they are notable exceptions. Cultural studies have shown that the flood myth is strongest in 
1. Those cultures who live near rivers and
2. Those cultures who had contact with Sumer, and Abrahamic Monotheism. -The first is obvious; we tend to build cities on rivers b/c of the water supply, and the fastest transportation of the day (boat.) -I suspect that other, hyperisolated cultures similar to the Uighurs of northern Russia have no flood stories either. -But Even with all these cultures; this is no demonstration of an actual worldwide flood. Even if the all the icecaps melted at once, there would still be dry land in the world.-[EDIT]-Topographic maps are here demonstrating what the world would look like with no ice.-http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/environment/waterworld.html

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