(May 2, 2014 at 1:50 pm)Esquilax Wrote: So, harp on what was probably a typo to avoid looking stupid having to defend the glaring inconsistencies in a biblical thing?More likely hyperbole than typo, but still funny. As he notes from the start, this has been done to death. But, if you insist:
1 - Yes, goddidit. Some Christians will note that there are fewer kinds than there are species, but I don't see the need to force natural explanations on an admittedly supernatural event.
2 - Again, goddidit. Alternatively, there was only one land mass before the flood so yes, the animals walked.
3 - Goddidit. Alternatively, kinds - see 1 above.
4 - Biblically there weren't predators prior to the flood.
5 - Goddidit. Alternatively, kinds - see 1 above.
6 - Food and water.
7 - Support please. Alternatively, goddidit. Alternatively, they simply drilled drainage holes in the bottom - see a documentary series called The 3 Stooges for information on how this works.
8 - Goddidit. Alternatively, they walked.
9 - Changes in topography can easily explain a flood with the water currently available.
10 - Goddidit, and this is the second time he incorrectly says 40 days. It was a lot longer than that.
11 - Creation models assume built-in genetic variation potential in the initial kinds, with much of it still existing at the flood (and indeed much remains today - e.g. all dogs supposedly came from wolves)
12 - The Bible doesn't give a date for the flood. Biblical genealogies are known to skip generations.
13 - See 12.
14 - Why did 25% of species survive?
