Noah's Ark Discovered ... Again and Again

Skeptical Inquirer ^ | 9-5-06 | Benjamin Radford

[Central Scrutiniser]

In this world there are things that seem on the verge of being discovered every so often, yet never quite materialize. The "Lost City" of Atlantis, for example, has been "found" at least a half dozen times. One researcher is pretty sure it is in Bolivia; another says it is Antarctica; a third claims that Bimini beachrock may be from the lost civilization. So it is with Noah's Ark. The difference is, of course, that the implications of Noah's Ark actually being found extend far beyond archaeology. The weight of all the paired animals in the world is nothing compared to the religious freight that the Ark carries. The Ark story is scientifically implausible; there simply wouldn't be enough space on the boat to accommodate two of every living animal (including dinosaurs), along with the food and water necessary to keep them alive. Furthermore, constructing a vessel of that scale would take hundreds of workers months to complete.

[Central Scrutiniser]

A good article, lots of scammers out there "discovering" the ark again and again. There is no ark, it was just a story used to teach people.

[ClearCase_guy]

The Ark story is scientifically implausible; there simply wouldn't be enough space on the boat to accommodate two of every living animal (including dinosaurs)

I'm not going to stake out much of a position here, but I will point out that I don't think ANYONE proposes that Noah took dinosaurs on the Ark.

[Blueflag]

Actually, if you read the 'story', there were more than two of each species on the Ark.

If you are gonna be a skeptical critic, at least be an accurate one. ;-p

[Blueflag]

BTW, were you a central scrutinizer in the SCCA?

[ElkGroveDan]

It's buried in a cornfield out near Amarillo. Parts of its ribbing are sticking out of the ground.

[Central Scrutiniser]

I still want to know how all the animals walked back to all the corners of the earth after the flood, without eating as the flood wiped everything out. And why there are no fossils of the species all over the world as they made their way back?

Wait, I have an answer "A miracle!"

LOL

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

A good article, lots of scammers out there "discovering" the ark again and again. There is no ark, it was just a story used to teach people.

Noah's, Ark. You sure it's not a town in Arkansaw? What's the zip code?

[Central Scrutiniser]

what is a SCCA?

[Ingtar]

I'm impressed! You have the correct answer indeed. It was a miracle. That is the point.

[Central Scrutiniser]

That was a joke, the history of earth is not ruled by fables and miracles, every animal on earth did not descend from its ancestors on an ark.

If you feel they did, that is fine, but you have to prove it.

[meowmeow]

There is no ark because if they were smart, they disassembled it for parts, or at least heating fuel.

[muawiyah]

It was a memnonic structure which people could use to remember vast numbers of stories ~ about animals, about relationships, about morality, and so on.

See: Memory Palace. The Garden of Eden is a similar device for recalling necessary information about plants.

[statered]

Au contraire, the history of earth IS ruled by fables and miracles, be they religious in nature or scientific. Truly even in this day we know so very little.

[ASA Vet]

You sure it's not a town in Arkansaw? What's the zip code?

Do you know how long ago the postal official abbreviation for states because two letters?
You're seriesly dating yourself.

[Blueflag]

Sports Car Club of America. At the end of the race (and before the race) winners' vehicles were "tech'd" by "scrutineers". Generally this meant your race car, blueprinted and assembled to excting torgues and aligments, were handed back to you mostly disassembled -- as either having passed or failed "tech".

At the time I raced, most of the vehicles were British by heritage, and we called the tech guys 'scrutinisers'.

I thought maybe you were one of "them". ;-)

BTW, read a book entitled "The Languageof God" by Francis Collins. Dr. Francis Collins is the scientist who led the Human Genome Project. He wrote the book as a way for " a scientist to present evidence for faith." He grew up in the church, became serially a skeptic, an agnostic, and atheist and then a believer, and now a Christian ... all as he continued his study (and understanding) of the natural world.

You might smirk at Noah's experience in Genesis. But see what you think/believe after you read Collins' book.

[My2Cents]

The pastor's sermon piss you off this weekend?

[Central Scrutiniser]

Actually, we know quite a bit, we use the scientific method to explain our world. If you think the history of the world is ruled by fables and miracles, I would advise you not to get on a boat, as you may be eaten by a dragon or fall off the edge of the world.

[LIConFem]

I found the Ark while digging in my own back yard. Everyone said it was an old beer barrel, but I know better!!

[Publius6961]

If you feel they did, that is fine, but you have to prove it.

Why?
Prove they didn't.

Wait.
How did I end up on the evo or religion forum anyway?

Never mind.

[Publius6961]

Au contraire, the history of earth IS ruled by fables and miracles, be they religious in nature or scientific. Truly even in this day we know so very little.

Couldn't be plainer; islam is a religion of peace...