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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
A great flood in the Mediterranean region doesn't explain why both Mayan and many Native American beliefs mirror that of Christianity. It's plausible to believe that all beliefs regarding the flood stem from a single occurrence; It's implausible to believe that each belief regarding the flood came to mirror each other in lieu of a lack of communication between the religions (Even greater so when you see flood myths in areas which aren't predisposed to flooding).
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It depends on what you mean by "mirror" the great flood of Christianity. I don't know what all these other flood myths are so I can't say anything about them. The only similarity you've mentioned is that they share a flood. While this is an unmistakable similarity, it's also a superficial one...
All these flood myths can be explained by a singular flood, multiple floods, human imagination, or some combination thereof. Disregarding all other factors, I'd be inclined to agree with you and it was probably a single flood.
However, there are many other factors to consider. Why aren't all the flood myths the same? Why don't literally all cultures have flood myths? Do all cultures assert them as more than myths? How would such a flood happen? Where did all the water come from and where did it all go? If a great flood wiped out all the Mayans, for example, why were there still Mayans?
In light of many other factors besides the existence of flood myths, the other explanations that would, otherwise, seem less likely, seem much more plausible. Context is everything...