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Preenment (Pre meaning previous; before) (''En meaning with in) (Ment meaning the product or result of an action)

Preenment is a doctrine formed by a man named James Chandler. It was made to explain the numerous species we see today from a biblical position. It claims this, before Noah's ark the seas existed in one mass and this primary ocean was fresh water. This theory is supported by the national ocean service, "In the beginning, the primeval seas were probably only slightly salty. But over time, as rain fell to the Earth and ran over the land, breaking up rocks and transporting their minerals to the ocean, the ocean has become saltier..." (LeBoeuf, N., 2021. Why is the ocean salty, but rivers flowing into it are not?. [online] Oceanservice.noaa.gov. Available at  [Accessed 3 October 2021}. This would explain why fish also were able to survive. The theory then goes on to state that eventually the continets split up and become the seven continents we have today. For those who aren't aware, many geologists believe the continents were once all together, but after time the continents were separated due to the movement of tectonic plates. For example, Hawaii(not to infer that Hawaii is a continent, this is just a perfect example) is actually moving towards Japan due to plate tectonics. Oxford University reports that "Hawaii is moving towards Japan at the speed of 10cm a year. This is because they are on different tectonic plates" (Oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk. 2017. Fact of the Day - Hawaii. [online] Available at:  [Accessed 5 October 2021]. The doctrine then ends with the statement that a sort of evolution then took place, the animals that survived this flood began to adapt to their enviorement eventually leading to what we see today.