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No, one of the characteristics of God is that He is all knowing, so it is against His nature to have regrets, or change plans. In regards to The Bible Flood of Noah, spirit creatures who had forsaken their original home came down to the earth and mated with humans creating an evil race called Nephillium, God gave many warnings of the coming destruction, the only one who listened was Noah and his family. Another View Yes, according to the Bible, God gave man free will, and when he saw man's wickedness, he chose to destroy men and start over.

"And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them." -- Genesis 6:1-7 (KJV)

Another View

Many Christians believe that the Old Testament is more useful as a document that relates to the religious history of the Jews before God sent his son to die for our sins. If you read the Old Testament, there are many things in it that cause other disturbing questions about God. For instance, why would God sanction slavery (Exodus 21), condone murder for pagan belief, bestiality, or offering sacrifice to other Gods (Exodus 22). In Numbers 31:17, Moses commanded that after a battle victory all the boys and women who were not virgins be put to death while the virgins were kept as spoils. Likewise, why would God condemn homosexuality if it is related to genetics (Leviticus 18:22)? Another very disturbing verse comes in 2 Kings 2:23-24 when Elisha summons she-bears to maul children for making fun of his bald head.

Due to these examples (and many others), many modern Christians focus on the fact that Jesus swept away the Old Testament and brought about the new. The story of Noah is to many Christians simply an interesting story but not one that bears any significance to the nature of God.

Summary This is a disagreement among even Christian theologians. Some believe that God is infallible and thus blame the destruction on outside forces or a planned purging of evil men, while others believe that God gave man free will and thus he was punishing those who chose to act wickedly with their free will. Still others believe that the Old Testament is simply the religious writings of men who were doing their best to understand God's Will before his son came down to Earth and informed us properly. Ultimately, it is up to you to decide which view to embrace. This focuses on the validity of the Christian belief or Christian myth rather than on what the question focuses on: the relationship between this Christian scripture/story (or myth) and the nature of God:

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