I will convert to Christianity, if they can answer these questions?

Question

I see so many holes in Christianity it is not even funny. The whole noah and the arc theory is one of the biggest jokes I know. I will convert to christianity is you can answer these questions, without saying.. " through the glory of god" ... or something like it.
1. How did Noah get the polar bears? they lived far from the north pole?
2. How did Noah get the koala and the kangeroo? again extreme distances and these creatures can't swim.
3. How could Noah get the Monitor lizard? creature from the other side of the world and very dangerous.
4. How could Noah provide the food and the different climates for the different species on the arc?

The question was asked in an attempt to make christians think. I doubt that they can answer the question. I have already seen the christians proclaim that God's glory did it. So I get to stay a pagan.

Answer 1

Easy. The dinosaurs carried all these creatures to Noah. Then when the flood began, the dinosaurs were too big to fit on the ark, so they all died (except the Loch Ness monster).

Also, all the creatures ate brontosaurus steaks on the boat. This was not healthy for the non meat-eaters, but they survived until they could get back to their natural food sources.

Easy.

Answer 2

Oh there are alot better questions than that. Like how did life start... Scientist have no clue. Here are 2 things to start that thought line.

Antony Flew the former atheist (30+ years of speaking FOR atheism) that had debated men such as C.S. Lewis recently said that the latest biological research "has shown, by the almost unbelievable complexity of the arrangements which are needed to produce (life), that intelligence must have been involved.

"The principle of [divine] purpose ... stares the biologist in the face wherever he looks ... . The probability for such an event as the origin of DNA molecules to have occurred by sheer chance is just too small to be seriously considered ... ."Ernst Boris Chain - Nobel Prize in medicine


Try reading "Mere Christianity" or "the Case for Christ" or "I don't have enough faith to be an atheist" as a start.

Oh and about the flood
1) The bible says of every TYPE (Go check out a Biology book) not every species
2) Mankind was just in the middle east so a giant flood covering just that part of the world would have been more than sufficient.
3) The human DNA evidence shows that the male common ancestor to all humans was much more recent to the female DNA age of the most recent common ancestor. Completely consistent with Noah his 3 sons and their wives.
4) Reasons to believe goes into this more.

Answer 3

This is really, almost extremely easy. Ever heard of the Continent Pangea? Well Geologically speaking, Pangea was when all land mass was connected. Not only that, the oceans have grown in size over the years, look on a map, you see the ocean is shallower beside land? Well archaeologically speaking, there is evidence, that ancient peoples walked across these places, i.e. the Alaskan-Russian land bridge. All animals, and Humans, whether or religious or secular came from the same location. Secular people's believe that out of evolution. Us religious folk, see it as where G-d created stuff first. Polar Bears, Kangaroo, Lizards etc...came through from adaption to the enviroment, they came from other species who settled in the area. There, bioligically speaking wasn't that many species on the earth during Noah's time. And to let you know, The Flood Story, is told in every culture. The word for water in Chinese, is even pronounced "Noa." It's almost an undeniable event in history, I learned that through science, not Sunday school. Only Psychology & Religious courses teach the flood story as a myth. Science courses sometimes teach it as an actual historical event. And in all honesty, Noah, the story that your having trouble with in becoming a Christian, is kind of a funny issue. Considering, both Jews, and Muslims have the same exact story.

Answer 4

The Bible does not say HOW Noah accomplished this feat only that he did it. I personally believe, that it was something God told Noah to do and therefore He "paved the way" for lack of better wording, for Noah to gather the animals. Just like He shut the jaws of the lions when Daniel was thrown into the lions den for praying and just like He led the 3 from the fire without a singed hair. I'm not saying by the "glory of God" i'm simply saying it was something God wanted done so He made the way for it to be accomplished. The same goes for the food and the climates. God either made the animals adapt to their temporary environment or He made certain areas of the "arc" the climate needed for certain animals.

Answer 5

The eating of the fruit is a metaphor. It represents the idea that once we became spiritual creatures and separated ourselves from the animal kingdom, we became aware of right and wrong. At that point, we became more complex creatures who sometimes chose to be wrong. In this case, it is sin. The "fall" from grace is this representation that we call "Eden". Eden being the natural world that we all grow up in and depend upon according to how we are made. An example being a fish with fins that swims around eating smaller fish. It does not separate right from wrong, it just is and does what it does. Humans are different because we can alter our surroundings and know right from wrong. The "fall" from grace if you will. The Bible is filled with metaphors to tell the story in a more colorful way. Most often in ancient times, stories were more often oral that written. The more colorful the representation, the easier to remember and the more likely someone would relate. It's okay not to take things to literal here no matter what anyone tells you. Christianity is a good way to lead a good life with like-minded people. Just don't fall for every literal word you come across. know what the story MEANS, not how it reads. This is the true path to wisdom in Biblical reading. I hoped this helped you through all the nonsense you may hear or read. God bless.

Answer 6

Read the bible. It says that Noah went into the arc and then the animals went in. Noah didn't go after them as it is mistakenly taught. The bible suggests that the animals knew to go to the arc. You might ask yourself some other questions like how the salmon finds his birthplace or how the Tern hatches from his egg alone yet knows to fly to Hawaii to join their parents. There are many mysteries in creation that suggest animals have an awareness of God we don't understand. Now that answers your first 3 questions. As for #4, I don't know. And it doesn't really matter to me if you're not satisfied. I can't convert you. Only the Holy Spirit can do that. Are you humble and open?

Answer 7

The target of Noah's flood were a hybrid of human that were a cross between fallen angels and earthly women. They were very violent ,lawless, proud ,and described as men of renown. God's plan could not work if these beings were left to multiply so God sent the flood to wipe them out. Now these hybrids were only in the region of Noah's area so the flood was huge but still only regional. That necessitated only the animals indigenous to the area be loaded onto Noah's ark. Since the infestation was only in Noah's area why would God flood the whole freaking world? Contrary to what people may think He is just not that thick. Welcome aboard !! LOL Just kidding!

Answer 8

ok in answer to questions 1 and 2, i have seen no evidence to disprove that at one time the earth's entire land mass was one big blob, it has been speculated by many that Noah's flood is what split this great mass of land into the continents that we have today,
also, Noah did not need to have every single species of bear on board the arc, micro-evolution tells us that bears have the ability to adapt to their environment,
there was probably one type of bear on board the arc and then they bagan reproducing and through genetics were able to adapt to whatever environment they found themselves to be in, this could mean growing larger or smaller, having different fur colors etc., this is most likely where we get all the species from
the same is true of the lizard...
and for the last question, i believe that there weren't very many different species of animals on the arc, and God revealed to Noah what kind of food was needed, I imagine it that there weren't very many kinds of food that were actually necessary for the survival of the animals

hope this helps, feel free to write back

Answer 9

well Do you think that God is some mere man? He created the whole world and he can't calm a few little animals and put them on a boat..
as far as food, ever heard of HIBERNATION.
Who said that the earth was like it is now?? There is serious information that the earth went through a complete climate change during the flood. There is a possibility that the land masses were all toghther and that the earth suffered earthquakes and the masses seperated.. We are not sure, but it very well might have been..
You think God is no smarter than a human.. Guess again. You will not convert if anyone answers, you can't convert when you want, you will do it when God calls you or you won't have a chance..

Answer 10

Scholars believe the ancient cubit was approximately 18-inches in length. Given that assumption, the ark would have been 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. The ark had 3 decks with a total floor space of 101,250 square feet. The 3 decks provided a height equal to a 4-story building. According to shipbuilders, the ark's design was perfect for surviving a year long voyage.
The Bible records that Noah used ' gopher wood ' to construct the ark. Then they used a ' pitch '(Hebrew kaphar) to cover the outside surface of the ship. This may indicate that a form of asphalt was spread over the ark ' within & without ' to waterproof its surface so it would withstand a year long voyage. The scriptures declares that the flood waters covered the surface of the earth to the extent that the flood waters extended to 15 cubits ( 221/2 feet) above the highest mountains. " And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered "(Genesis 7:19-20).
This suggests that the ark had a draft of 15 cubits. Thus it would have been extremely stable in water. Many scientists believe that the mountains that existed before the flood were much smaller than what we see today, due to enormous geological changes.
Naval architects have noted that at 450 feet long and 75 feet wide the length-to-width ratio of Noah's ark was six to one. This ratio would provide excellent stability for a ship in the face of severe weather and high waves. Modern shipbuilders claim that the ark's dimensions (a cross section of 45 ft. in height with a beam width of 75 ft. together with a length of 450 ft.) would make it almost impossible to over-turn, despite massive waves & high seas. The fact that the ark was unpowered and intended to float as an ocean-barge, its construction was perfectly adapted to survive the severe sea conditions.
The ark was as long as one-and-a-half football fields. An analysis of the Bibical account reveals that the ark would have possessed an available floor space of over 100,000 square ft. That means that the ark had floor space for animals greater than that of 20 basket-ball courts. In addition, the total capacity of the ark would have amounted to 1,518,750 cubic feet. To place this enormous volume in perspective, consider that the ark held an amount of storage space equal to that found in approximately 569 modern railroad stock cars. A standard modern stock car with double decks will carry approximately 240 adult sheep.
Scholars such as Dr. Henry M. Morse, in his book ' The Bibical Basis for Modern Science ', estimates that there are approximately ' 18,000 ' species of land animals alive today. With a storage capacity of 1,518,750 cubis ft. , it is obvious that the ark could easily have held two of each 18,000-plus species, or approximately 36,000 individual animals. Also take note that God directed Noah to select young animals that had not achieved adult size, even then the ark would have used only one-third of its vast capacity.
Gathering two species of every kind is an impossible task, even for Noah. Some critics say " that virtually all animal species have the ability to sense impending danger, and this may have been the way God motivated them to move toward a place of safety." However, the scriptures indicate that God Himself supernaturally gathered the multitude of animals and brought them to Noah's ark " two and two." The scriptures recorded, " There they went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and female, as God had commanded Noah." ( Genesis 7:9)
When we examine the evidence we can conclude that the mystery of Noah's flood and the survival of humanity and the animal kingdom is a factual account. Although it is a mystery, it is not impossible; nor is it a myth. In fact, recorded analysis reveals that most of the objections raised by skeptics can be answered quite readily when we consider the remarkable details found in the account in the book of Genesis.