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RE: DEISM = ATHEISM
We can look at how cultures from all around the world would pass on their own version of some kind of world flood.
Are you suggesting you believe in Gilgamesh (flood story predates Abraham's account by a wide margin)?
Why would you deny reality? When you say Abraham's account, what do you mean? What did Abraham do? Do you mean Moses who may have wrote the first five books of the Bible? It is said that these books or scrolls were based on other scrolls that were written by other people, some even before the birth of Moses and some before Noah's Flood.
I mention Abraham because, chronologically, Abraham predates Moses significantly. **
Abraham & Sarah (Journey to Canaan to Death) – 2091 BCE – 1991 BCE
Moses (Birth to Death) w/ Aaron and Miriam – 1525 bc – 1406 bc
The Epic of Gilgamesh dates back to 2100 BCE and is very interestingly from the same region that Abraham is reportedly a native (Ur Kaśdim, Mesopotamia). **
The final Pentateuch was based on existing traditions. In Ezekiel 33:24, written during the Babylonian Exile (i.e., in the first half of the 6th century BCE). **
So, the written account of Gilgamesh certainly predates the written Pentateuch.
The parallels between the stories of Enkidu/Shamhat and Adam/Eve have been long recognized by scholars. I find ancient books, scrolls, tablets, documents, text, etc, fascinating. I've not read the Epic of Gilgamesh before. You mentioned it. So, I skimmed over a translation of it. I should probably write more about these kinds of things in future posts.
Gilgamesh overview in 13 minutes,
I used to watch a lot of Crash Course. Oh, this must be a new video. I love these kinds of videos.