There was no global flood, no Noah's ark, and the dinosaurs died off millions of years before the OT was written.
2006-07-06 07:27:18
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answer #1
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answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7
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I don't believe it "really" happened, but I believe the Bible is absolute Truth.
A close reading of the Flood narrative signals inconsistencies right a way. It seems that there are two separate accounts being described. In one account we are told that there were seven pairs of each clean animal and one pair of unclean animals taken into the ark.
In the other it is one, and only one, pair taken into the ark. Even if we were to accept the latter description as “correct,” problems of Noah finding all of the species in existence, caring for them in the ark, and inter-species relations are evident (especially if they were all crammed in there for a full year).
Taking all of this into account, and then comparing it with similar, earlier flood narratives of Mesopotamia, it seems the biblical authors are trying to accomplish something else than just recording history.
The Babylonian flood narratives follow Genesis 6-9 almost exactly. Since Genesis was written later than these narratives, it seems that they biblical authors borrowed these narratives in the construction of their own accounts.
This doesn't take away from the Truth of the story. Legends, parables, and metaphors are often used throughout the biblical literature to convey God's Truth.
2006-07-06 14:35:46
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answered by yaler4 1
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What a dumbass. There isn't enough water on the earth to flood it like the bible says it did. If the glaciers melt, the water level will appear to go lower, since ice is much less dense than water. Natural rivers, streams, and lakes resulted from natural rain needing a place to go. The water eroded the earth to make places for the water to stay.
2006-07-11 19:27:02
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes I do, I believe in the deluge that was global and only Noah and his 7 family members were saved in the ark.
Further irrefutable proof is that Jesus himself spoke of Noah and the flood in Matthew 24:37-39 so if Jesus who witnessed it from heaven (before he came to Earth) and when on Earth said it happened then I can believe it whole heartedly.
2006-07-06 15:33:27
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answered by Anonymous
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The Bible is 100% pure bullsh*t, but I think that something similar to that happened, because it shows up in so many different cultures' stories. Perhaps it was a war between two factions of Annunak's people. But it was more likely that the IPU (mhhnbs) was just taking a bath than the idea that "God" did it.
2006-07-06 14:31:23
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answered by Anonymous
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i beleive in all except the dinosaur part cuz i beleive there were dinosaurs before human, and the dinosaurs got blown up by a meteor, and then Noah and the flood came along, but i do belive!
2006-07-06 14:29:17
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answered by juggalette606060 2
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I certainly do. Have you read Walt Brown's book, "In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood"? You can actually read the entire book online for free at www.creationscience.com - but I recommend buying the book, so you can loan it out to others.
2006-07-06 14:41:11
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answered by Iamnotarobot (former believer) 6
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Well, as far as the point of dinosaurs goes, u lost me. I never heard that one. Can you give scriptural basis to that?
And yes I believe it happened
2006-07-06 14:28:35
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answer #8
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answered by gospelguy 2
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The Big Bang
2006-07-06 14:27:09
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answered by Leroy 4
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I believe THE GREAT FLOOD happened too.
2006-07-06 14:27:01
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answered by Brigid O' Somebody 7
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