What do you think about Noah and the flood that happened?

Question

I'm curious, what do you guys think about it? Seriously this is a question.


Note: Please don't hurt me, I'm only asking. Please do not prosecute, please do not preach to me, please do not associate me with Christianity, I'm a Muslim, please do not use a banana as a remote control.

Weeeell about the precautions was because yesterday I asked something about something then they all started to judge me, bash me with bibles and judge me.

Answer 1

That it was based on Gilgamesh. That the flood very likely happened since a lot of cultures have a flood story, but it most definitely did not eliminate entire human race other than Noah and his immediate family.

Answer 2

I think that people need to believe quietly, including those who believe and those who doubt.

If the conservative Christians really had their act together, they would be content in their own knowing, and wouldn't constantly feel a need to preach and post bible quotes to establish proof unto themselves, or to denigrate others.

The fact of the matter is, that the Christians can never prove anything, and they always have a need to quote their bible stories That's the only substitute for proof that exists for them.

No, I do not believe in Noah and the flood, nor in the miracles that Christ performed. I also believe that a lot of the Christians on this board are a bunch of twerps, and don't present valid or sincere questions or answers for the most part.

There may well have been a huge flood in the Middle East but no man built an ark and saved all the animals under orders from God.

Answer 3

How could it happen? There isn't that much water on or in the whole world, not even if the ice caps melted? Right? RIGHT! How ever God said it happened in His word it the Bible a fable? NO! Since there is not a clear answer to how this happened in the scripture let me give you my speculation. The moon produces tides of over 60 feet in some of the northern latitudes. I believe that a planetary body passed close enough to earth that the tide were huge and covered the whole surface of the earth. You understand that it had to cover only the area man had polluted with his sin. The world's population was still small (compared to today) and concentrated in a rather regional area. Anyway a 10,000 foot tide would not be out of line if the two planets came within a few hundred miles.... This right out of the gospel according to Jim

Answer 4

As story which is probably based on fact. There are similar flood legends in the traditions of many peoples all over the World. Like many others, it has been hijacked by religion to explain what the people of the day could not begin to comprehend.

It has been speculated that the story originated when vast areas of the World were indeed flooded at the end of the last Ice Age. The melting of the huge ice caps at the end of the last Ice Age would have raised the sea level by several hundred feet. This is undeniable fact - no other result of the melting of billions of tons of ice is in any way plausible. The whole land surface of the World would not have been submerged but when considers that most centres of population at the time would have been on or near the coast or in low-lying river valleys then to many of these people it would have seemed like the whole World was being flooded.

One of the consequences would have been the flooding of the low-lying basin which became the Black Sea as water poured over the area now known as The Bosphorus. Any man or group of people who had the foresight to prepare a raft or boat to save themselves and some livestock could easily have originated such a legend. Recent discoveries of the remains of building and artefacts on the bed of the Black Sea lends some support to the general idea.

Similar speculation surrounds the flooding of many "lost cities" around the World including the fabled Atlantis.

Answer 5

Ok, first how sad that you fear being hurt over asking what I see is a simple question.
Noah and the Ark, is a biblical story.. and if asked, most would tell you that the Bible is a work of fiction, so choosing to believe or not believe is totally up to the individual reading the Bible.
The Bible states that God had had enough and instructed Noah to build an Ark, placing on it 2 of each animal for reproductive purposes. The World he had created, he was going to destroy by way of flood.
Do I believe this to be true, well I used to. Then I grew up and began to question a lot of the Bible contents, so I'd have to say I'm no longer firm in the convictions I used to have.
Hope this helps
And don't be afraid, no one is here to judge you, or your question.

Answer 6

There's no geologic evidence of a global flood. Some folks claim otherwise, but the "Proof" they claim is inconsistent. Basically, a 19th century Geologist found evidence of a wide ranging flood in the Mediterranean basin, and claimed it was proof of a "Global" flood without any supporting samples from anywhere else in the world.

That said, there is evidence, both geologic and cultural, of a massive flood in what we currently call the Middle East. Most cultures from that area have a Noah like flood narrative.

So, there's ample evidence that there was, at the very least, a localized and catastrophic flood that devastated the region.

Those claiming that there's "Proof" of a global flood however are working from nonsensical and sensationalist claims made about 100 years ago that have been subsequently debunked.

Sadly, many people have weak faith, and feel the need to prop up their beliefs with bad science. I feel sorry for them, and pray that they will overcome the insecurities that lead them to turn to lies to prop up their beliefs.

Answer 7

I think that people need to believe quietly, including those who believe and those who doubt.

If the liberal atheists really had their act togtether, they would be content in their own knowing, and wouldn't constantly feel a need to challenge things to establish proof unto themselves, or to denigrate others.

The fact of the matter is, that the atheists can never prove anything, and they always have a need to "convince." That's the only substitute for proof that exists for them.

Yes, I do believe in Noah and the flood, and I certainly believe in the miracles that Christ performed. I also believe that scoffers on this board are a bunch of twirps, and don't present valid or sincere questions or answers for the most part.

Answer 8

I think it was an account of something real that happened, but i don't know if it was world wide? Jesus did mention Noah:




Luk 17:20 ¶ And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:


Luk 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.


Luk 17:22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see [it].


Luk 17:23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after [them], nor follow [them].


Luk 17:24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one [part] under heaven, shineth unto the other [part] under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.


Luk 17:25 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.


Luk 17:26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.


Luk 17:27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.


Luk 17:28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;


Luk 17:29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed [them] all.


Luk 17:30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.


Luk 17:31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.


Luk 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.


Luk 17:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.


Luk 17:34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two [men] in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.


Luk 17:35 Two [women] shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.


Luk 17:36 Two [men] shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.


Luk 17:37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body [is], thither will the eagles be gathered together.

Answer 9

The link below leads to a christian site, but it tries to analyze the flood story using scientific criteria. You might find it interesting.

Personally, I believe that the flood was a miracle. No scientific explanation is necessary for me.

Answer 10

There was a great flood. Did it cover the whole earth? I don't know. If the area you live in is all flooded , it would seem like the whole earth was flooded. Don't forget people weren't spread out as much as they are today.