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Discover, verify, reconcile. Somewhat has indeed been done.
Ok, so there are lots of examples of flood stories. They align in some ways and don't in others. The amount of alignment with the Biblical account varies across a broad spectrum from very closely aligned (Gilgamesh...) to barely discernible (A god caused it to flood....).

For the purposes of this particular idea that narrative history trumps geological evidence, which history is the true history? What do you have that supports your choice, beyond the fact that your favorite book is telling that particular story?
I'm not aware of any geological evidence that needs to be trumped. I don't subscribe to multiple timeline sci-fi. There is but one reality and one past.

I advocate honest efforts to reconcile solid history with new evidence. That which still doesn't fit, well maybe some more verification is in order as well.

Dark Matter + Dark Energy = Dark Truth

"We find that such evidence demonstrates that the ID argument is dependent upon setting a scientifically unreasonable burden of proof for the theory of evolution." - Judge Jones Kitzmiller case
http://www.talkreason.org/articles/Falsify.cfm

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