(May 16, 2014 at 10:23 pm)Aractus Wrote: Of course there is, a ship is designed to travel places. An ark is simply designed to float.
And would this difference in function affect whether it leaked or not? You still didn't answer my question. There were something like 8 people on the ark right? How did 8 people plug the leaks, bail out the water and prevent the ark from sinking?
(May 16, 2014 at 10:23 pm)Aractus Wrote: He only collected animals from the region where he lived (modern day Turkey).
Oh right! So you don't believe the bible when it says a world-wide flood? We're talking about different things here.
(May 16, 2014 at 10:23 pm)Aractus Wrote: Well how many species of animal are in Turkey? I'm sure they're not all as fussy eaters as Koalas (if you find an injured Koala and put it into captivity, you have to go out and collect leaves from a dozen or so different Eucalyptus trees to find out which tree it will eat from).
Dude....I thought I made it clear in the OP that I was arguing against a global flood, against the literal Noahs ark story. Why engage with me when you know your position is drastically different.
(May 16, 2014 at 10:23 pm)Aractus Wrote: A second ago you said there were no genetic bottlenecks.
No I didn't.
(May 16, 2014 at 10:23 pm)Aractus Wrote: We don't know if the flood happened 10,000 years ago, 50,000 years ago or 200,000 years ago so it's a moot point.
The bible says the flood was....what 6000 years ago, I don't know. And you don't believe the bible? Me neither. Also there is no evidence of a flood. And it is not a moot point. You argued that there were genetic bottlenecks in humans that correlate with the flood. We know when there was a bottleneck and there is no evidence of a flood back then.
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