Noah's Ark...plausible?

Blake · 06-19-2011

God this, god that... I read a foolish book and go to church, therefor i am knowledgable of great myths created many many centuries ago. Yall talk like yall know whatthe yall speak of... Too funny.

Calf tats

/funny

DMC · 06-19-2011

Originally Posted by Oh, Gee!!

And all of those things could be still be true even if the story of Noah's Ark is not. And they all could be true even if the Bible as we know was never published. That's my point: the essence of Christianity is not dependent on the veracity of Old Testament stories. I'm not saying these things (the necessary ingredients to Christianity) are true btw, I'm saying they are independent of old testament dogma

"On the other hand, if the proofs for Christianity from the Old Testament, are not valid, if the arguments founded on that Book be not conclusive, and the Prophecies cited from thence be not fulfilled, then has Christianity no just foundation; for the foundation on which Jesus and his Apostles built it is then invalid, and false. Nor can miracles, said to have been wrought by Jesus, and his Apostles in behalf of Christianity, avail anything in the case. For miracles can never render a foundation valid, which is in itself invalid; can never make a false inference true; can never make a prophecy fulfilled, which is not fulfilled; and can never designate a Messiah, or Jesus for the Messiah, if both are not marked out in the Old Testament; no more than they could prove the earth to be the sun, or a mouse a lion."

The Grounds of Christianity Examined by Comparing The New Testament with the Old

Author: George Bethune English

Release Date: June 1, 2005 [EBook #15968]

DMC · 06-19-2011

Originally Posted by rascal

The Bible has been edited many times through history and meanings have been lost in translation. One or two words can be altered and end up with an entirely different meaning.

Are you arguing that the story of the Ark is misinterpreted?

Why would anyone consider it to be a fable? Perhaps because its premises are incredible? Fantastic claims require fantastic evidence to support them. Christians seem to accept, prima facie, these claims. Where is the evidence to show the world flooded above it's tallest peak? Where did the water come from, where did it go?

The story is obviously a fable, however Christianity has painted itself into a theological corner using such a broad brush that they cannot walk back through it without destroying the religion itself. That's the price they pay for centuries of fear based control.

tlongII · 06-19-2011

Originally Posted by DMC

It wasn't called the Old Testament. Why would it be?

It was the Torah.

I know it wasn't called the "Old Testament" at that time. That doesn't change the fact that it was completed around 400 years before the birth of Jesus.

tlongII · 06-19-2011

Originally Posted by rascal

What is impossible for Man is possible for God. God had a hand in the building of the Ark.
It took Noah and his sons hundreds of years to build. Back then Men lived hundreds of years.
Only the main branches of every animal went into the Ark. The animals went into some type of hibernation mode where little food or water was needed.

Really?

Amarelooms · 06-20-2011

Putting animals on a boat....most of the bible is crap...sure the spiritual meaning is good but anyone who takes that literally..is a true dummy. Next you're going to tell me Jesus physically came back after being killed....yeah okay....so it's been 2000 years...maybe make another appearance??

Why the would God who is all powerful give a what I believe? Even more hilarious is that he's going to punish me if I don't believe what he wants me to....re ed bull ...wake up dummies

baseline bum · 06-20-2011

Originally Posted by tlongII

Really?

Curious... what made that part especially funny? The whole quote was comedic gold.

phyzik · 06-20-2011

Great Do entary if you watch it objectively.... Of course, most religious people will immediately on it without thinking once it starts to show some actual ing sense....

Whatever. They are brainwashed anyway so 'em..

Happy Devil · 06-20-2011

Originally Posted by koriwhat

he's my homeboy! i play on his summer league bball team, we chill and smoke, we drink and hang. it is what it is.

Being around you is pure .

rascal · 06-20-2011

Originally Posted by baseline bum

Curious... what made that part especially funny? The whole quote was comedic gold.

Some day you will stand before God and you won't think it is so funny.

Blake · 06-20-2011

Originally Posted by rascal

Some day you will stand before God and you won't think it is so funny.

RandomGuy · 06-20-2011

Originally Posted by rascal

It took Noah and his sons hundreds of years to build. Back then Men lived hundreds of years.

Odd.

Other places had writing, such as China and India.

There are no accounts of "men" living hundreds of years there.

We also have DNA carefully extracted from remains of the period.

Little to no different than modern DNA.

So basically, the only written accounts of people living so long are from the translations of the ancient biblical texts that we have today.

These people had the same set of instructions as our bodies, yet were so markedly different that they had lifespans multiples of ours.

We also have no grave markers from the time that even hint at ages in the "hundreds" of years, that I am aware of.

All we have is some people's intepretation of the old testament and no corroberating evidence.