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To: Blzbba
The bible, if I am not mistaken says that water came up from the earth so it would not have all been in the atmosphere and so the atmospheric pressure issue is a non-issue.

Further, it doesn't say Noah went to collect all the animals. Rather God brought all the animals to Noah. So Noah would not have needed a "santa-sleigh" as you called it. Moreover, if the animals were infants-animals (cubs, calfs etc) then the ark would not have had to be so big as you seem to think. A baby elephant is alot smaller than an adult elephant.

regards,

ivory
40 posted on 04/27/2004 2:12:18 PM PDT by Ebony and Ivory
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To: Ebony and Ivory
"The bible, if I am not mistaken says that water came up from the earth so it would not have all been in the atmosphere and so the atmospheric pressure issue is a non-issue."

Thanks for your response. I don't take the Bible literally at all, so therefore our opinions on this subject will always, respectfully, differ.

Besides, neither of us was around when the event occurred so it's purely speculation on both our parts. You believe the account taken from a book written long ago and unverifiable and I believe in the tested theories of hydrogeology, which are also unverifiable when applied to events in the past.
41 posted on 04/27/2004 4:19:35 PM PDT by Blzbba
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To: Ebony and Ivory
Moreover, if the animals were infants-animals (cubs, calfs etc) then the ark would not have had to be so big as you seem to think. A baby elephant is alot smaller than an adult elephant.

That may help a little on space, but it hurts elsewhere. Infants/young generally require more (and more specialized) care and attention, and more frequent feedings. This is not good when you have a crew of only 8 people.

Let's say, on average, that each species only requires 3 man-minutes of tending per day. With all 8 people working continuously (without stopping to eat, rest or sleep for a year) only 3,840 species could be cared for. Even if the average daily care was only 30 seconds per species, that's still only about 23,000 species at most. Cut that in half if you assume Noah and his family only worked 12 hour days.

Space is the least of your problems. If fact there's way too much space. It's just not possible to build a ship that size out of wood that won't wallow, leak or break apart. Wood isn't strong enough. And remember this ship had to sail on unbelievably violent seas.

42 posted on 04/27/2004 9:29:37 PM PDT by Stultis
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