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Originally Posted by bytor2112
I watched a Discovery channel program about whether the Biblical account really occurred. They made a pretty compelling case that Noah could not have built the Ark nor could there have been a worldwide flood. There isn't and geological evidence to support the story of the worldwide flood. So, is the account literal or perhaps a retelling of a Babylonian disaster that has been recorded in the Epic of Gilgamesh and other epics?
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A very good question. In my experience, about 98% of the Church members believe in a global flood, as evidenced not only by my anecdotal evidence, but by articles in the Ensign, Meridianmagazine, etc.
I don't believe in a global flood, but I don't care to really make a point of it, either, with my friends in the Church. I do find it very interesting that The Epic discusses a flood, and that the story of Job (under another name) is found in writings older than the book of Job in the Old Testament.
As President Packer says, not all truths are useful (in context of the Church and our faith in Jesus Christ). I have studied the science, have studied the scriptures, and am content in my beliefs.
HiJolly