A popular theory of speleogenesis in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was that caves were eroded when the water of the flood came from within the earth and/or when it drained back into it.
If one isnt utterly literal - that explanation would certainly jibe with my understanding of speleogenesis.
Most caves are formed below the water and emerge when the water levels go down. Just as the story of creation (if one can get over 'knowing' what is meant by a day) would seem to accurately reflect the current geologic/biologic understanding of the order of creation. Einstein famously said that if one thoroughly understands their field of expertise, they can explain it to a 5 year old child. Might be interesting for us to see if we can describe what we 'know to be true' in terms easily grasped by a 5 year old. Might bear a startling resemblance to some creation stories that we are dismissive of . . .
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