Saved two of every kind does sound better than killed almost every lifeform on the planet, it's true.
Why did he save two of every kind though?
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How would you describe what happened to Noah's people?
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Saved two of every kind does sound better than killed almost every lifeform on the planet, it's true.
Why did he save two of every kind though?
SugarOcean
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They drowned. All life on earth save for those Noah took aboard the ark drowned.
SugarOcean
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One male and one female, for procreation and re~population of the species.
You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two of each animals that are unclean, a male and his female; also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of the earth (Genesis 7:2,3).
Of clean beasts, of beasts that are unclean, of birds, and of everything that creeps on the earth, two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God has commanded Noah (Genesis 7:9,10).
Summary
Two of each animal entered the ark along with seven of each clean animal. The clean animals entered for purpose of sacrifice and for food for Noah and his family.
Blue Letter Bible
Don Stewart :: How Many of Each Animal Entered the Ark?
TagliatelliMonster
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TagliatelliMonster
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I think it's supercute that they had 5-year olds make those drawings.
In the story a god became the first and biggest commiter of genocid in all of human history. Despots have tried to live up to his example and failed miserably.
But in real life, its just a story, the intention was to promote the power of "believe in my god - or else" the actual result was to produce a story of the worlds first mass murderer
Counted backwards?? ROFLMAO
sooda
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That really is funny, isn't it?
Yes, it surprises me how they knew when AD/CE would begin
So where 2 animals were taken, neither were infertile, I guess?
And their kids procreated with their kids?
And those kids didn't have genetic issues, and then....well...you see what I mean, I think...
So all the animals had to die? Apart from a couple of each species?
Because God just had to use drowning as the means of destruction? He couldn't just do what Thanos did in End Game?
Vaziri
Islamic Philosopher
The ark symbolizes higher consciousness meditation. Through history we enter periods where materialism and physicality is worshipped. The ark is to build a mental foundation to experience unity and a higher state. The two animals represent the duality of existence that has to be acknowledged.
Shad
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Bad fiction.
SugarOcean
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Oh, I get what you're about, yes.
https://biologos.org/articles/did-modern-animals-evolve-from-the-inhabitants-of-the-ark
The epic of Gilgamesh preceded the Ark story. Mostly if people are literalists reading scripture they can get themselves painted in a corner.
How about a question concerning science oriented atheism and diversity.
"If we all evolved from some single-celled organism that spontaneously developed from some 'primordial soup', where did we get the genetic material for all forms of life on earth today?"
If you're not a literalist, I have no issues with you.
Belief in and of itself doesn't concern me.
Not quite sure if I'm understanding your position yet though. From the article you linked...
So this seems to suggest that there couldn't have only been a small set of animals, with 2 representing each kind. So if you believe in a world wide flood, and the ark...my question stands.
If not, fair enough, as I said, I have no issue if you see it as parable or similar.
Now, to your question...
'If we all evolved from some single-cell organism...where did we get the genetic material for all forms of life on earth today?'
Meh, I dunno. That's why I'm an atheist.
The animals in twos are a kids fairy story, according to the bible twos were only for non edible animals, edible ones (clean beasts) went in in that wonderfully even number of seven.
Even so, such a small sample of eating animals will ensure generic problems
What Thanos did?
The people just vanished. The environment...and animals...were unaffected. And there was no terror or pain involved.
I have heard that drowning is the most pleasant way to die. Also, according to the scriptures, all flesh on dry land was corrupted and was therefore killed, not only humans.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Not just the kids the animals too.
Which means everybody is a redneck, which incidentally explains a lot today. *Grin*