Nothing new there, Christians always look foolish to those who aren't Christians:
1 Corinthians 1:18 - 18For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (NASV)
If Christ Himself was mocked and ridiculed (Matt. 27:40; Mark 15:30; Luke 23:37; Luke 23:39) Christians can expect the same treatment.
And btw: Christ taught Noah was a real person and the flood was a real historical event (Matt. 24:37-38; Luke 17:26-27) as did other writers of the New Testament (Heb. 11:7; I Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 2:5)
Back before 1868 nobody believed that Troy was a real city either, it had become relegated to the land of myth and make believe along with all of the rest of the tales of the Iliad and the Odyssey. But in 1868 along comes archeologist Heinrich Schliemann and unearths the city that wasn't supposed to exist. Therefore you shouldn't be surprised if at some point in time somebody does find some archeological evidence to support the flood story being real, its obvious this time wasn't it, but that doesn't mean the evidence might not be found someday. Instead of being quick to ridicule others for their beliefs, try reading the Scriptures a bit first, otherwise you might end up like Noah's neighbors.
A better example than Troy would be Nineveh. The ONLY place it’s existence was recorded was the Old Testament. People thought it was a myth until they actually dug it up.
I wasn’t ridiculing anyone’s belief. I was explaining why the secular press always picks this Noah stuff up and runs with it. It’s not because they think someone actually found his barge.