I think there is a simpler explanation for all this conflicting evidence against the bible and noah, and it don't involve bonsai, time warps, variable calendarical malfeasance, interdimensional recursive manifolds, temporal hierarchy psuedo-inversions or chronologically reflective retro-peristalsis:
the bible is a steaming pile of made up crap
the bible is a steaming pile of made up crap
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.