According to Bible, Noah & his family were saved in a big ship that landed on mount Horeb(?) in Israel.Some people say that satellite photographs have showed fossils of Noah's ship on that mountain.Any evidence that can clear doubts in me?
2006-08-07 21:20:31 · 22 answers · asked by Sam 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are several things that point to a world wide flood. Not sure about the satellite photo's they could just be shadow's.
The Grand Canyon was formed by the flood it would be impossible for the GC to have been carved out over millions of years....the inlet is lower than the outlet, minimal to no erosion marks (very clean differences in colors).
Sea shells located on mountains.
Sediment rock over the entire earth. Sediment rock is caused by flooding.
Petrified clams in the closed position (found all over the world) testify to their rapid burial while they were still alive, even on top of Mount Everest.
Bent rock layers, fossil graveyards, and poly-strata fossils are best explained by a Flood.
Also there are over 250 legends around the world that resemble with quite a bit of detail the similarities to Noah's account.
2006-08-07 21:30:24 · answer #1 · answered by William H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no proof because it never happened. The best scientific theories on this observe that the flood story is pretty universal in ancient legends from various civilizations, particularly those that have some connection with Mesopotamia, where the very oldest version of this story occurs. If one stops to consider that this version , the oldest, is the original version, then positive geological proof can be found for a fairly massive flood of the Euphrates river valley a very long time ago, and the particulars of this story fit with the geography and technology of the era.
Another theory is that the Noah story is derived from observations of the initial filling of the Black Sea. As the glaciers melted, and the sea level rose, the then partially dry Black Sea basin filled suddenly with salt water when the Bosporus was overwhelmed by sea water from the Mediterranean. Mt. Ararat is not very far from the Black Sea.
The photos of debris on Mt Ararat are of rocks and shadows, and no proof exists of a shipwreck near the summit.
2006-08-07 21:37:24 · answer #2 · answered by yellowcab208 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no evidence whatsoever. The story of Noah and the flood is, like much in the Bible, simply a metaphor. It is meant to be taken figuratively, not literally.
2006-08-07 21:25:15 · answer #3 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought you might be interested in reading the article from the following link. At the bottom of the article is a list of flood legends world wide. I found the article interesting, I think you will as well, because it reasons on whether or not the deluge really happened.
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2002/3/1/article_01.htm
2006-08-08 09:50:51 · answer #4 · answered by izofblue37 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No serious person believes the story of the flood.
The claim that Noah's ark has been found has been around for at least 100 years. But, no one seems to be able to actually locate it once they "find" it.
The bible is a book of mythology.
2006-08-07 21:26:49 · answer #5 · answered by Left the building 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth has not been destroyed but its civilizations. We know that mankind exist on earth hundreds of millenia, but we have historial records for about only six thousand years. We guess many civilizations were lost through various kinds of convulsions based on fossils found here and there underground or in the caves.
2006-08-07 21:41:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under plate techonics in Geology there are many sea fossil high in mountains. This when the sea surface is uplifted of a few million years. There is no edivicance of a great flood.
Don't believe the Bible
2006-08-07 21:25:46 · answer #7 · answered by zach_528 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you want to believe in a book as fact without empirical evidence and actual remains of the ark that can be proved beyond a shadow of a doubt to be the ark that carried the millions of land based animals.Nope.
2006-08-07 21:25:01 · answer #8 · answered by EasterBunny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what u have said is in bible.
in the hindu myth Ramayana lord Rama with the help of lord hanuman built a bridge between india and srilanka but now it is under the sea. one of our towns called kaveri poom pattinam is under the sea now. So not the entire earth was destroyed but some parts were destroyed. the pancha boodhas(five elements
air,water,sky,fire and land) are the basic things which destroy the living things of this earth
2006-08-07 23:19:34 · answer #9 · answered by kanna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have not found the Ark. There was not a global flood.
The story in the Bible is not supposed to be taken literally. There was a flood but it was localized. The story is one to show the value of faith in God and his word.
Don't let the religious zealots fool you. God wants you to use your head. Not to be led blindly.
But likewise, don't let those who hate faith break down your beliefs. Faith and understanding is a journey, it isn't supposed to be easy.
2006-08-07 21:28:42 · answer #10 · answered by Jon H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋