Fossil-rich rocks on Everest spark debate over biblical flood claims

Geologists have long known that the limestone comprising Mount Everest’s peak formed on an ancient seafloor and was uplifted when two tectonic plates collided about 55 million years ago, a fact documented in a 2005 International Union of Geological Sciences report. The rock contains fossilized marine organisms, proving the summit was once beneath the ocean. Recently, one outlet commentator, David J. Harris, posted the study on X, suggesting it validates the Genesis account of a flood that covered all mountains, which ignited a heated debate in the comment section.

The biblical verse describes waters overwhelming the earth for forty days and nights, sparing only Noah and his family. In a separate development, American researchers claimed radar scans in eastern Turkey may have located remnants of Noah’s Ark near Mount Ararat, the traditional landing site. Both stories have resurfaced online, intertwining scientific findings with religious interpretation.