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And if they could actually carry foodstuffs for all these critters, I wonder what they did about poop piling higher and deeper all the time.

(At least they didn’t have to worry about the logistics of keeping fish...)

There are a lot of things in the Bible that are beyond my understanding. The ark is one of them. However, I have come to the conclusion that while I may not have to understand it, I can “believe” it. Perhaps it isn’t exactly the way it happened (especially creation - Genesis isn’t a science document), but the creation story tells us that God created everything, and the Noah story tells us if He wants to, He can destroy it.

My go-to on some of this stuff is what Jesus said about it. He talks about Noah as if it was real. Not just a story with a strong meaning or an isolated incident, but just states it as fact. If it is good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me.

I heard a protestant pastor (mainstream church) tell of how the virgin birth of Jesus obviously couldn’t have happened. But that it had even MORE importance as a “story”. I asked him “so obviously Jesus didn’t rise from the dead either”.

“Of course not! But the STORY of His resurrection is even more powerful than if He actually did.”

“Um - how did you ever get accredited to become a pastor? By the way - we are leaving your church.”