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These are Biblical Scholars not scientists. There is a difference between the two.
There are questions that we should ask before we just accept or reject the existence of Noah's ark. Here are a couple of mine that I would like answered:
- Is the ark structually sound?
- Can it support the weight of two of each species of animal?
- Was the wood available to Noah at the time when he may have built it, and in the location that he apparently built the ark?
- Is this ship able to float on water?
- Was it built to known ship construction methods of the time?
- Is the age of the wood from the correct time period?
- Is the measurements of the ship correct with what was written in the Bible?
Surely these are reasonable questions that should be asked by everyone, whatever their religious inclination, before accepting or dismissing the evidence of the ark.
There are no biblical scholars claiming to have found the ark. These guys have no integrity whatsoever and are not part of the academic community.
It is simply impossible to know the exact diminsions of the Ark, since a cubit is not a definite measurement, such as a meter.Besides the precise size and length of the ship, the fact that it rests in the Mountains of Ararat, among other things, the wood had no rings:
Thank goodness. :yes:
Thank you for that link, it was very informative. Maybe it really is the Ark? I am also a bit embarrassed since I went to the petrified forest in California in the past.
No rings ....wrong explanation.From that link
Petrified wood can preserve the original structure of the wood in all its detail, down to the microsopic level. Structures such as tree rings and the various tissues are often observed features.
Noah fit all the animals of the world onto that?!
Some people will do anything to make a buck, it would be cool if they did find Noahs ark one day though.