LogFAQs > #911313267

Critically, there's no reason to accept the claim that it happened. Religions/mythologies as we know them started forming when people stopped moving around and settled in one place. They would settle near water because water is super important. But places with bodies of water are also prone to flooding, which was probably a fairly novel experience for former nomads. Naturally, that led to an increase in flood stories being made and passed down in their cultures. Hell, water in general typically plays a significant role in most creation stories as well for this same reason.