If everything has a purpose then evil doesn't exist

[arewethereyet]

Not familiar with “AND their food”

Got the chapter and verse for that?

NIV, Gen 6:20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. 21 You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.” So food or food animals were not to be counted in the 'pairs'

I was hoping you would bring up “'order to make it 7 pairs of clean animals and 2 pairs of unclean at the time they were loaded into the ark.”


That really changes how crowded and how much food would be needed, huh R?

Nope. Not if 98% of all birds, insects, and reptiles are in egg form, and 95% of all mammals are in baby form. Not to mention there are more unclean animals than clean animals.
This would mean no food needed for the insects birds or reptiles stored as eggs. And if the majority of the mammals are drinking milk then all one would need is lots of hay for the dairy animals.

What gymnastics maneuver is needed for this?

Maybe you haven't put it together yet but this whole putting eggs on the ark and baby mammals instead of full size adults is what makes it all work, as again it reduces the space needed to house the animals, the variety/quantity of food needed, any specialized environment requirement they may have or may create, and any threats from predatory or parasitic passengers on the ark.

Who is going to make sure the babies come onboard without any parasites?

More magic dust?