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sometimesisquint · 05-29-2007, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SashaTheMan

Forrest?

Gump?

Wolfie · 05-30-2007, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by sometimesisquint

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Originally Posted by SashaTheMan

Forrest?

Gump?

Is that all you have to say about that?

Roger Pearse · 05-30-2007, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by wnope

The ark was over 507 feet long, almost 85 feet wide and almost 51 feet tall (converted from cubits).

Where'd he get the wood?

Probably from trees.

All the best,

Roger Pearse

aa5874 · 05-30-2007, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by wnope

The ark was over 507 feet long, almost 85 feet wide and almost 51 feet tall (converted from cubits).

Where'd he get the wood?

And the nails?

And how did he seal that boat to prevent water from getting in. Did God give him some silicone sealant and fiberglass or did he use a wind driven bilge pump?

Anyone who has made wooden boats would know that ingress of water is a huge problem.

Sarpedon · 05-30-2007, 09:02 AM

I wonder how much oakum he'd have to pick to seal a boat that big.

Minimalist · 05-30-2007, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarpedon

I wonder how much oakum he'd have to pick to seal a boat that big.

I'm sure some "biblical scholar" has done the computations. Doubtlessly with the same attention to detail that Bishop Ussher used!

sometimesisquint · 05-30-2007, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfie

Is that all you have to say about that?

Life is like a geologically contradicted biblical miracle...you always know when it's full of shit.

fromdownunder · 05-30-2007, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Minimalist

I'm sure some "biblical scholar" has done the computations. Doubtlessly with the same attention to detail that Bishop Ussher used!

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Just to set the record straight, Ussher spent a huge amount of time and effort, and wrote a 600 page volume detailing his studies:

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Originally Posted by Stephen Jay Gould

Usshers' large folio volume represents an immense labour of calculation and scholarship (requiring knowledge of Latin, Greek and Hebrew) You can't just spend a rainy afternoon counting the begats in the Bible...

Questioning the Millennium (1997)

The fact that he was totally wrong does not imply that he just sat down with an OT and a spreadsheet.

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Norm

empiricalDeity · 05-30-2007, 08:00 PM

If Noah could collect animals from Australia, with gods help, i am sure the argument can be built that, god also helped build the ark. When you are dealing with the all powerful, you can substitute his omnipotence for anything not understood.

Joan of Bark · 05-30-2007, 09:03 PM

The story of Noah's Ark is so ridiculous on so many levels that it's hardly worth arguing over. The inerrantists case must always come down to: "it was a miracle! Proof of God's omnipotence ... "

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05-30-2007, 09:02 AM	#15
Sarpedon Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Minnesota, the least controversial state in the le Posts: 8,446	I wonder how much oakum he'd have to pick to seal a boat that big.

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empiricalDeity Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Posts: 32	If Noah could collect animals from Australia, with gods help, i am sure the argument can be built that, god also helped build the ark. When you are dealing with the all powerful, you can substitute his omnipotence for anything not understood.

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Joan of Bark Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pua, in northern Thailand Posts: 2,823	The story of Noah's Ark is so ridiculous on so many levels that it's hardly worth arguing over. The inerrantists case must always come down to: "it was a miracle! Proof of God's omnipotence ... "

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