The Biblical description of the flood in Genesis chapter 6, 7 and 8 indicates that the deluge was universal and it destroyed every living thing on earth, except those present with Noah (pbuh) in the ark. The description suggests that the event took place 1656 years after the creation of Adam (pbuh) or 292 years before the birth of Abraham, at a time when Noah (pbuh) was 600 years old. Thus the flood may have occurred in the 21st or 22nd Century B.C.
This story of the flood, as given in the Bible, contradicts scientific evidence from archaelogical sources which indicate that the eleventh dynasty in Egypt and the third dynasty in Babylonia were in existence without any break in civilisation and in a manner totally unaffected by any major calamity which may have occurred in the 21st century B.C. This contradicts the Biblical story that the whole world had been immersed in the flood water.
so whats wrong here
2006-10-20 08:31:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
someone step up to the plate
2006-10-20 08:38:45 · update #1
science does have some answers, doesn't it?
2006-10-20 08:44:49 · update #2
We don't have all the facts. The bible only gives us bits and pieces of stories (not intending these stories to be a complete history of the world). The point of the bible is to teach us something about God and our relationship with Him. God doesn't care to much for history, just what we can learn from it. It is silly for people to try and figure out what really happened thousands and thousands of years ago with no information other than just a few chapters in a book that doesn't claim to be historically accurate. We just don't know enough to even speculate.
2006-10-20 08:37:00 · answer #1 · answered by AT 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Noah story is a myth recast by Ezra the scriber who wrote the Books of Moses. Ezra was raised in Babylon and so he redacted the legend of Utnapishtim and the flood from the Gilgamesh epic. Some believe the Babylonian flood epic is based on the breakthrough of the Mediterranean Sea into what is now the Black Sea (previously a large inland lake) about 7150 years ago. To people living on the edge of the lake, being chased 24 miles by rising waters probably seemed like a great flood.
But obviously the Bible myths are far from the facts. If a deluge had covered the mountains, where did all the water go? Did it run off the edges of the flat earth? Did God just make it disappear? It's all children's stories that only idiots take literally.
2006-10-20 08:49:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Scientist don't really know how old the Earth is, or when exactly the flood took place. It also mentions in the Bible that it took God 6 days to make the Heavens and the Earth and everything on it, and he rested on the 7th. It also states that to God "A day is like a thousand years...." So some recalculating might be in order.
Whats wrong here? The scientists are not using Gods time-line, there using theres.
2006-10-20 08:41:37 · answer #3 · answered by creeklops 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you know most cultures have a flood legend? The facts are similar, but the real story can be found in the bible. Oh yeah, these cultures also have dragon legends, and dinosaurs died off shortly after the flood. How's that for contradicting so called "scientific" evidence!
2006-10-20 08:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Were there a large flood, at any point in history, there would still exist physical evidence to support such a massive disaster having happened. No evidence supports the logic or the physical, so obviously the bible is incorrect, once again.
2006-10-20 08:42:26 · answer #5 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those living in that area wouldn't know that their little part of the planet wasn't the whole planet. It would have certainly been the only part of the planet with people and God's intention seemed to be to get rid of the people. The flood was probably much more localized.
2006-10-20 08:37:57 · answer #6 · answered by luvwinz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did you ever stop to consider that science involves great deal of educated guesswork? If science had all the answers then wouldn't all scientific research and testing be completed and all conclusions be arrived at by now - and all attempts to improve research methods and equipment would have ceased by now as well?
2006-10-20 08:43:45 · answer #7 · answered by Carol L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...I'll put my trust in God and His word - if you don't, pity you, but it's your choice.
...God sets the rules - He is holy and totally right and righteous in all His ways. No little man or men stand a chance against Him - He will prevail. Read on:
...3 What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?
...4 May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it is written,
"THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS,AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED."
...Hebrews 11:6 says, "And without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
...And in John 20, we read:
29 Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed."
...11 For it is written,
"AS I LIVE, SAYS THE LORD, (D)EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO ME, AND EVERY TONGUE SHALL GIVE PRAISE TO GOD."
...12 So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.
...Last, there is no escape - Hebrews 2:4 says, "How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?"
...I do hope you will trust in Jesus - I wish you a blessed eternity in Heaven. I wouldn't let some unanswered question stand in my way of trusting Christ - and no one is guaranteed another heartbeat or breath.
2006-10-20 08:52:26 · answer #8 · answered by carson123 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple, they are wrong. As usual, because they dont believe in the Bible and God, so everything they say its not a fact.
2006-10-20 08:38:39 · answer #9 · answered by christian? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you use the word suggests, it allows for doubt of actuality. So I would start with that as a what's wrong factor.
2006-10-20 08:36:09 · answer #10 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋