I used to live in Seattle....Quote:
I would sometimes drive out to the sea and have a look around.
I liked to check with the locals to know when the tide was out so as to be able to walk on the dry land that was once under the sea to spot cool things there.
But then the tide would come in and I would have to go back to the higher land.
So this vast area, stretching for hundreds and thousands of miles, would get covered in sea water...and where once I stood totally dry was now in very deep water.
Did God have to make that water that day?
Where did the water come from?...for it was not there before?
Now if you dont know a thing about how the world works, then yes, you might be tempted to say, "The water must have just been created today!"...because from your limited point of view there is no other explanation that answers the question, "Where was this water?"
You might even do experiments and prove that "Water only moves down hill"...and use this to prove that when the tide goes out each day "Its because it is falling into a hole someplace under the sea"
So if you stick to a very limited understanding of how this world works, you can use many "facts" to prove all kinds of silly ideas.
It's the same with the water that formed the ice that once covered my home state of North Dakota....
Im sure if you only stick to a very limited understanding of this world, then the only answer you can think of that fits as to where all the water came from would be "It was magic!"
But if you study how the world actually works, then you dont need to play the "magic card" just to understand the weather.