RE: Why build an Ark?
March 21, 2023 at 12:22 pm
(This post was last modified: March 21, 2023 at 12:26 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(March 21, 2023 at 12:14 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: God had Noah build the Ark precisely because it was a ludicrous thing to do.
God wrecked the world because people weren’t behaving properly. The example of Noah shows that there are benefits (ie, not drowning) to doing what God tells you to do, no matter how silly and stupid it is.
Boru
Exactly so. If you take anything else away from the story...like some dispute about the height of various mountain ranges or the feasible dimensions and construction style of a diy barge or the practical considerations of livestock transport...you weren't listening.
If god told you to jump to the fuckin moon, you'd best spend the rest of your life in the attempt. It's an absurd story, but the absurdity isn't a bug, it's a feature. It's part of what makes it stick in mind, and not just the minds of one particular village or idiot. On that count, the higher the mountains and the more impossible the boat..the better.
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