
Originally Posted by
abortretryfail
Baesd on the Bible there was a thick layer of mist covering the earth...
there was no rain... the mist took care of the need for water.
But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. Genesis 2:6
The theory is that this mist also protected Adam and family from harmful UV rays
and other age accelerating agents.
The protective water canopy disappeared during the Great Flood of Noah where
it rained for 40 days and 40 nights. After the flood the life span of man
started dwindling to a hundred years or so.