I personally believe that The Ark and other flood legends (every society has one) stem from the massive climate change at the end of the pleistocene. Any civilization in existence at that time would have been destroyed, and survivors would have many stories of what happened. Undoubtedly some prepared for the flooding and destruction by building such ships. I just don’t think they were divinely inspired. (Beyond simply “Oh my God I’d better build something to save my people from the shitstorm that’s coming down”.)
The massive central door in the side of Noah’s Ark was thrown open Saturday — you could say it was the first time in 4,000 years — drawing a crowd of curious pilgrims and townsfolk to behold the wonder. Of course, it’s only a replica of the biblical Ark, built by Dutch creationist Johan Huibers as a testament to his faith in the literal truth of the Bible.
Reckoning by the old biblical measurements, Johan’s fully functional ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide. That’s two-thirds the length of a football field and as high as a three-story house.
Life-size models of giraffes, elephants, lions, crocodiles, zebras, bison and other animals greet visitors as they arrive in the main hold.
I wonder if the ship model also handles the sewage and feed issue (water is obviously taken care of, at least for the first 40 days)?
I’d rather be a fool in the eyes of man than a fool in the eyes of God.
Ok, I don’t understand all those people saying it is impossible. You must consider that:
1) God put the Universe in play, so he knows the rules better than anyone. What if he used the set up of the Universe to alter something in the Universe to where the flood would happen. Even though the Universe was created with set rules, that cannot be changed, there is still a great deal of uncertainty in the universe. If I am wrong, please comment…
2) This event didn’t take place today, it took place many years ago. If you even partially believe in the theory of evolution, than you would agree that back then, there wouldn’t have been half the species we have today. Many would have died out since the dinosaurs (including the dinosaurs) and few species would have survived.
3) When the meteor (if you believe this most likely true theory) crashed and killed the dinosaurs, it would have had a huge impact. This would have had enough force, if it hit in the correct place, to raise the seas. There are many “meteors that wiped out the Dinosaurs”. What if there WERE two. Then one could have hit on land, and caused enough dust to block out the sun and kill the dinosaurs, while the other could have hit many years later in very deep water, causing a massive tsunami (or flood) which could have caused this event.
If God caused something to alter the path of this projectile to where it would have hit when he told Noah it would hit, then he could have told Noah to build this massive ark. Then the story of Noah and the ark could have come true.