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Originally Posted by Tobra
I think it is not so much the oceans are not where they used to be as the land masses moved around, a la plate tectonics.
I also think that folks that are convinced they know how things were in prehistoric times are generally not nearly as clever as they believe themselves to be.
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Within human time, Florida has shrunk substantially, leaving ruins underwater.
The Mediterranean has a few known under water structures.
Other parts of civilization were once coastal, and are now inland.
There are the marks of incredible change; and also the marks of change far more rapid than many of the older generation here might have been taught in school.
I agree whole heartily with your last sentence, we possess the knowledge to be speculative rather than authoritative. Our past attempts at authoritative have needed to be re-written. There is no indication the present attempts will not need to be re-written.
I love the subject even if in the end all our prattle on it will make us appear to future generations as fools.