(August 23, 2014 at 2:06 am)snowtracks Wrote:(August 21, 2014 at 5:06 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: Then why gather all the animals to the ark, couldn't "god" have nudged them to a non-flooded area before the flood. he could even have told Noah where the non-flooded bits were and got him to go there without having to denude a forrest and ransack the area for all the relevant food.one reason would be an ark being build in the middle of a desert plain that receive little rainfall would command attention. God always gives ample warning of impeding judgment delivered by His spokesperson, a prophet that delivers a message that offers rescue to those who will repent. A distinguished patriarch working on a 100 year project would certainly gather crowds to hear that message. the text says the ark was build with 'gopher wood' (this type of wood is unidentified today) but we do know that certain hardwoods can match the tensile strength of some metals at least by weight. the ark itself only had to be build to float like a barge since it didn't have any particular destination.
Not one part of the Ark story holds up to even a small amount of prodding it is just STUPID from start to finish.
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today the warning is that the book of life at the great white throng judgment will be open, and those names not written therein (appears that every person name was originally written there but names are expunged upon death) will face judgment, but here again, God offers rescue to those that want it.
It is really funny that you believe all of this.
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