New photo resparks 'Noah's Ark mania'

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | March 10, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern | Joe Kovacs

[upier]

It doesn't matter to me whether Noah's Ark is found or not. However, I am left wondering why photos of Mt.Ararat have been classified for so many years. Can anyone say, "information suppression"? Really, what is on Mt.Ararat that would be considered "classified"?

Just guessing: Mt Ararat is in Turkey. Spying on an ally may prove embarrassing. There may be military bases, or whatever. Just guessing why things are suppressed in a satellite picture

Plus the fact the resolution capability of the satellite taking the pictures is classified. They could be taking a picture of Kansas and it would be classified.

[JavaTheHutt]

Iron? Meaning it was built during the Iron Age around 1300 BC.

Yep, just like the cast iron skillet I fried some pork chops in last night.

[razorback-bert]

In archaeology, the Iron Age is the stage in the development of any people where the use of iron implements as tools and weapons is prominent. The adoption of this new material coincided with other changes in past societies often including differing agricultural practices, religious beliefs and artistic styles.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Age

[Centurion2000]

bump

[taxesareforever]

Now that is a situation that could be probable.

[stainlessbanner]

from yesterday's thread

[taxesareforever]

The evidence would still indicate what it indicates, and the research results would still be what they are.

Yeah, I know how hard it is for some scientists to adjust their thinking. They certainly don't have a problem adding or subtracting a million years to their estimates but to actually face evidence and deny it is certainly their modus operandi.

[Virginia-American]

why photos of Mt.Ararat have been classified for so many years.

My guess is that it's close to the old Soviet border. I wouldn't be a bit surprised to find some serious electronics in the area.

[Tim Long]

Only if you can explain how Noah and his family kept two of every wild animal and 7 of every domesticated animal on a boat 450 feet long by 75 feet wide for 8 months.

Well, he obviously wouldn't need to bring aquatic animals, and if he had taken young representatives there would have been plenty of room. AiG says that insects could have survived on floating vegetation mats, but I think that's a little far-fetched.

Where AiG goes wrong however, is claiming that speciation can occur and that "kinds" could have been very broad categories of animals. This likely comes from the failure to realize that the species classification denotes that they can only produce viable offspring with fellow species members. For instance, I have seen a picture from their museum of a model of a giraffe-okapi blend. This would be impossible, as they are different species. AiG compares this to the types of dogs, but he seems to fail to realize that the breeds are all the same species.

[Dog Gone]

I think the same people who see the ark on Ararat are prone to see Jesus on a grilled cheese sandwich.

[BobS]

"Lorence Collins, a retired geology professor from California State University, Northridge, joined the late David Fasold, a one-time proponent of the Wyatt site, in writing a scientific summary claiming the location is "bogus." "

That's the campus where all the women look like they just ate a rotten lemon:) And I don't help! I use their Eng. facilities once in a while on contract from my company.

[zeeba neighba]

A thousand years from now, someone will find text that says: In 1969, Uncle Sam took all of America and their tv sets, on an eagle, to the moon.

Then non-believers will find the dimensions of the "eagle" and scoff that it ever happened.

[Non-Sequitur]

Well, he obviously wouldn't need to bring aquatic animals, and if he had taken young representatives there would have been plenty of room.

Actually he would need to bring every fresh-water aquatic animal. The water that covered the Earth would be saline, since salt water makes up well over 90% of all the water on the planet. Fresh water fish would die.

and if he had taken young representatives there would have been plenty of room.

There's plenty of room for two of every wild and seven of every domestic animal on a boat 450 feet by 75 feet? Are you kidding me?

[Tim Long]

How freshwater and saltwater fish survived the Flood

[Havoc]

The ark has already been found. The turkish government has turned the site into a bonifide tourist trap. The graves of Noah and his family were dug up and the remains disappeared - which is probably best else certain religious nuts would be worshipping them by now - er "venerating"..

[VadeRetro]

The anomaly remains ensconced in glacial ice at an altitude of 15,300 feet, and Taylor says the photos suggest it's length-to-width ratio is close to 6:1, as indicated in the Book of Genesis.

Three miles above sea level.

[Tim Long]

Nope. I'm sorry to say that was just a rock. I think the Hagopian site is the best candidate.

[steveo]

ehhh, high tide?

[Fester Chugabrew]

Gen. 4:22 denotes use of iron before the flood.

[Fester Chugabrew]

"If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."

Whether it be the physical presence of Noah's ark or the physical presence of one who has risen from the dead, people will believe what they are inclined to believe. There is a "natural" explanation for anything and everything the eye can behold.