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Here's a question for you - why do you think that a wooden ship exposed to the elements for thousands of years has survived in any recognizable form? It's not like it would be buried in a tomb the desert. It would be exposed to rain, snow and wind, and we all know that wood rots. There are also lots of plants that like to grow on exposed wood, even in high-altitude conditions. I can't think of any 1000 year old wooden buildings that are still standing that haven't been undergoing constant upkeep, let alone many that have.
Given that the only real proof of the "flood myth" would be The Ark, aren't we several thousands of years too late to find it? At best, I expect that IF it did exist, it rotted and blew away in the wind a long time ago.
Doesn't the sheer complexity of plant and animal life basically disprove most of the flood myths in and of itself? For instance, orchids need a very specific environment to grown in and the flood that you're describing would kill them all. The same with all the varieties of elephants, snakes, and coral. A major rise in sea level would kill huge numbers of these species, and there's nothing in the fossil record to suggest anything of the sort, especially since modern humans have only been around for 100,000 years or so, and civilized enough to build a vessel of the required size for about 40,000 years.
At the same time, lots of cultures have myths about the sun either being or being directly controlled by a living entity. Why don't we try to "think outside the box" on that one too?
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