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Don't take this the wrong way man, but I think you need to get your Bible facts straight first before stating what you say the bible says. Hope you still got a good grade on your essay though.

Originally posted by Yobor
First, this myth clearly states that the entire world was flooded and that the only land visible was mountainous peaks.

The Bible says that the highest mountains (at the time period of the flood) were covered by 15 cubits of water Gen 7:20. This is half the height of the ark. The ark was safe from scraping bottom at all times. Noah's ark was built only to float, not to sail anywhere and it did not need to be steered out of the way of any land mass.

The large mountains, as we have them today, did not exist until after the Flood when "the mountains arose and the valleys sank down" (Ps. 104:5-9, Gen. 8:3-8). There is enough water in the oceans right now to cover the earth 8,000 feet deep if the surface of the earth were smooth. The top 3,000 feet of Mt. Everest (from 26,000-29,000 feet) is made up of sedimentary rock packed with seashells and other ocean-dwelling animals. Petrified clams in the closed position (found all over the world) testify to their rapid burial while they were still alive, even on top of Mount Everest.

Originally posted by Yobor
Noah quested to gather two of every species on the planet (of land animals). This would take a lifetime.

Noah did not have to get the animals. God brought them to him (Gen. 6:20, "shall come to thee").

Originally posted by Yobor+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Yobor)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Now, how much water would that take? Quite a lot. Not to mention where it would go or where it would come from. Some give a possible explanation that this is how the icecaps were created; all of the extra water went into them. Now, this would work except if all of the ice melted, the water would only rise a grand total of 230 feet*. Denver is roughly a mile above sea level, or 5280 feet. What is more, the “New” world was not even discovered yet. Also, such a great change in salinity would kill off almost every sea creature.[/b]

I'm actually completely lost on this part. Are you trying to say the icecaps formed from the excess flood waters or that the ice caps melting are what caused the flood waters? If you are trying to prove that the ice caps did not cause the flood, heck, I agree with you. The Bible teaches that before the flood a canopy of water surrounded the earth. This canopy is mentioned in Gen. 1:6&7, Psalms 148:4 and II Peter 3:5.

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a ship of such size could not hold all of the species of animal on board; there is not enough room for all of the food and materials needed.[/quote]

God told Noah to bring two of each kind (seven of some), not of each species or variety. Noah had only two of the dog kind which would include the wolves, coyotes, foxes, mutts, etc. The "kind" grouping is probably closer to our modern family division in taxonomy, and would greatly reduce the number of animals on the ark. Animals have diversified (not evolved) into many varieties in the last 4400 years since the Flood.

Originally posted by Yobor
The size of the ark, as recorded in the bible and translated into feet, is 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. According to ship architects, this exceeds by 150 feet the maximum length of a wooden ship. If the length exceeds 300 feet, unavoidable warping and stresses will cause the hull to leak so much that the vessel will sink

Noah's ark was built only to float, not to sail anywhere. Many ark scholars believe that the ark was a "barge" shape, not a pointed "boat" shape. This would greatly increase the cargo capacity. Scoffers have pointed out that the largest sailing ships were less than 300 feet because of the problem of twisting and flexing the boat. These ships had giant masts on them and sails to catch the wind. Noah's ark need neither of those and therefore had far less torsional stress.

Originally posted by Yobor
Lastly, Noah landed on Mount Ararat and was saved. A very large piece of evidence that the Great Flood story is true would be the actual ark on Mount Ararat. However, it has not been found. There is no piece of physical evidence that suggests that the ark was ever on the Mountain

The Bible says the ark landed in the "mountains" of Ararat, not necessarily on the mountain itself.


Once again I'm not picking a fight. I just want The Bible accurately represented and not misleading.