HelenM

Amie, could you state your case for the existence of Noah's ark, please?

Helen

Radorth

I have my doubts anything but a relatively small flood occurred. It is not a first or second hand account, and so there is no evidence other than Moses recounting a legend, and the science data is a mixed bag.

I fail the "fundy" test I guess.

Radorth

Anunnaki

Your apparent belief in a historical Moses might raise your score on the "fundy" test by a few points.

Radorth

That's right. Whew!

Amie

Hi Helen,
I wanted to drop in here to say that I will be back tonight to "plead my case"
(I have to go tutor some of my students)
See you later Helen

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HelenM

Thanks Amie ! I'm looking forward to what you have to share.

I'm assuming you wouldn't have suggested it as a debate topic unless you felt you had a strong case to make.

take care
Helen

Buffman

Amie

You might find it insightful and beneficial to review the last five topics and strings here before presenting your thoughts on this subject.

<a href="http://iidb.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum&f=6&hardset=1000&start_po int=400" target="_blank">http://iidb.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum&f=6&hardset=1000&start_po int=400</a>

Buffman

A repeat posted in error...but I will be darned if I know how.

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Infinity Lover

And <a href="http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/gen/index.html" target="_blank">here</a> is the link to the sceptics anonated bible's comments on Genesis.

Lame; perhaps. However, I'd say it's either all the true uncorrupted word of God, or it's mankinds interpretation of God's words, with the inevitable influence of Satan mixed through it.
(Which would leave it open to debate, how a holy scrypture that hasn't, so to speak, been 'edited' by the devil in any way would impact the identity of God... to be ignored by default?)

Happy debating to all participants

Marcel.

from the s.a.b.
"6:14-15 Noah is told to make an ark that is 450 feet long. The largest wooden ships ever built were just over 300 feet, and they required diagonal iron strapping for support. Even so, they leaked so badly that they had to be pumped constantly. Are we to believe that Noah, with no shipbuilding knowledge and no shipbuilding tradition to rely upon, was able to construct a wooden ship that was longer than any that has been built since?
But not only was the ark too big to be seaworthy, it was far too small to be able to contain the earth's millions of plant and animals species."

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Bubba

Thanks to both Helen and Amie for agreeing to debate.

(Sits back with popcorn and penuts in hand)

This is gonna be good!

Chris