14 Dec 05
Is there anyone on this site who believes the Biblical account of Noahs Ark to be accurate and that the flood covered the whole world (not just a region)
If so how do you explain:
How to fit representatives of all the animals in the world into an ark? It is interesting that insects and plants dont seem to be mentioned that much.
How they subsequently spread to all corners of the globe in such a way that they appear to be ideally suited to thier environments and sometimes could not survive anywhere else?
If you dont believe the account literally but do believe in the creation account then why one story and not the other ?
14 Dec 05
Originally posted by David CDoes the Bible mention any assistance from God and if it was all just a totally non-scientific miracle (ZAP ... all those bad people gone) then why the need to explain it as a flood with a boat etc as if it was actually feasable.
God can do anything he wants. It's the definition of God, dontchaknow.
On a nother track ....
Does any one know why in the Old Testament God was so into direct punishment of bad people and rewarding of good people within thier lifetime whereas nowadays judgement and rewards appear to be reservered for the afterlife ?
14 Dec 05
Originally posted by twhiteheadStop asking the good questions. It only causes antagonism among the brethren. (The sistren don't seem to frequent this forum much, 'cept that nice witch who pops in from time to time).
Does the Bible mention any assistance from God and if it was all just a totally non-scientific miracle (ZAP ... all those bad people gone) then why the need to explain it as a flood with a boat etc as if it was actually feasable.
On a nother track ....
Does any one know why in the Old Testament God was so into direct punishment of bad people and rewar ...[text shortened]... hier lifetime whereas nowadays judgement and rewards appear to be reservered for the afterlife ?
14 Dec 05
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Originally posted by twhiteheadGood point.
Does the Bible mention any assistance from God and if it was all just a totally non-scientific miracle (ZAP ... all those bad people gone) then why the need to explain it as a flood with a boat etc as if it was actually feasable.
On a nother track ....
Does any one know why in the Old Testament God was so into direct punishment of bad people and rewar ...[text shortened]... hier lifetime whereas nowadays judgement and rewards appear to be reservered for the afterlife ?
Perhaps he's just doing his earthly laundry on a regular interval - say a few millennia apart... should be happening again, then... soon...
[edited spelling mistakes...]
14 Dec 05
Originally posted by Bosse de NageThese are really good questions 🙂
Stop asking the good questions. It only causes antagonism among the brethren. (The sistren don't seem to frequent this forum much, 'cept that nice witch who pops in from time to time).
(repeats calmly "don't tease the christians, don't tease the christians)
🙂
14 Dec 05
Originally posted by Bosse de NageToo bad, isn't it... I would love to see a few sistren in here... 🙂 Don't they enjoy babbling like the rest of us?..
Stop asking the good questions. It only causes antagonism among the brethren. (The sistren don't seem to frequent this forum much, 'cept that nice witch who pops in from time to time).
14 Dec 05
Originally posted by twhiteheadthen why the need to explain it as a flood with a boat etc as if it was actually feasable.
Does the Bible mention any assistance from God and if it was all just a totally non-scientific miracle (ZAP ... all those bad people gone) then why the need to explain it as a flood with a boat etc as if it was actually feasable.
On a nother track ....
Does any one know why in the Old Testament God was so into direct punishment of bad people and rewar ...[text shortened]... hier lifetime whereas nowadays judgement and rewards appear to be reservered for the afterlife ?
The obvious answer could be "Allegory". Of course, allegory for what exactly, hard to say. The problem as I see it (propter hoc defense notwithstanding, thank you very much Hammy), is that the Noah story appears to have marked similarities to the Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh. Although it's a fantastic tale of divine intervention (in both cases), it may have been rooted in a more mundane, although catastrophic, localized event.