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"there is no flood evidence since the last glaciation."

That's not surprising, most creation models have the last glaciation immediately following the flood and as a result of the flood.

We have geological evidence that it ended about 9000 years ago.

And what is that geological evidence? It gets back to what you expect to see and what the assumptions you build off of are. In this case you only have to be wrong by about 4000 years.

2. The Bible is hardly an accurate historical record.

Says who?

There have been a lot of people who have claimed that the Bible wasn't accurate with regard to information prior to Jesus, only to have archeological digs prove them wrong.

The most recent one occurred just a week or two ago, where the kingdom of Edom was shown to be active during King David's rule. A lot of people had claimed that was false, and once again the Bible comes out on top.

I've heard enough criticisms of the Bible and seen it come true eventually as man's knowledge increases that my bet is on the Bible.

"And what is that geological evidence? It gets back to what you expect to see and what the assumptions you build off of are. In this case you only have to be wrong by about 4000 years. "

It was dated by varves, which ere loaded with various types of pollen. Where I live lakes are frozen for 5 months or longer each year. During the winter no pollen is deposited but varves still form. This make it very easy to separate each layer by year. The aboriginal settlement found there was also dated to 9000 years. I guess the flood happened 29000 years ago. Interestingly enough, we also have multiple alternating layers of slate over rather deep reefs. Some areas have multiple layers of potash. Yet no evidence of water for at least 29000 years. Imagine that. This isn't perspective this is objective analysis of the physical world.

"The most recent one occurred just a week or two ago, where the kingdom of Edom was shown to be active during King David's rule. A lot of people had claimed that was false, and once again the Bible comes out on top. "

History is more defined by events. Places are simply the backdrop for those events; without events history is meaningless. The Bible fails ruefully when it comes to describing events accurately.

"I've heard enough criticisms of the Bible and seen it come true eventually as man's knowledge increases that my bet is on the Bible."

The criticisms will continue to come true as man's knowledge increases. I bet against the bible.