Why do some people think that Noah's Ark and the Flood are myths????

Answer 1

Mostly because people demand tangible proof of things such as this, some people are permanent skeptics and just refuse to believe even if some proof is found while others will accept even the smallest proof.
Meanwhile believers take Gods word for it and do not seek proof of what they feel to be truth.

Answer 2

MYTH (as defined by the dictionary) is a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, esp. one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.

If your question is about the myth aspect, I think the key here is the "determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation" part. While flood stories (ie myths) exist in many different cultures. All accounts are associated with old stories passed down, usually verbally (until written down some time later).

The basis for these stories is driven by the presence of marine fossils in rocks in mountainous regions through out the world. Because people could find similar creatures alive in the oceans at that time, the obvious conclusion had to be that at some time water must have covered the mountains.

If your question is why do some believe and others don’t, those that consider the flood and Noah’s Ark a real story are basing it on a belief, not on factual evidence. Some will say that flood stories are fact because they are substantiated in various accounts in different cultures and religions.

However, I am unaware of any substantive evidence supporting a global flood or the story of Noah’s Ark. Human cultures in general have had to rely on stories to define their surroundings or to explain the unexplainable. These belief systems will continue, serving as guidelines for social intercourse.

Humans have always looked to define themselves within their surroundings this was often done by the creation of myths. The value of myths are in societal behavior, not in determining the laws of nature.

Hope this helps,

Answer 3

Though all myths have some basis in fact, it is usually a myth when there is not solid empirical evidence of the occurrence of an event. Since there is no real evidence of the event beyond what is written in ancient text, it is considered to be a myth where Noah and the ark are concerned. There is evidence that a massive flood did occur some 3000 years ago, however the relationship to "God" is tenuous at best. The story of Noah and his ark are but another example of religion imposing it's brand of "logic" upon an unexplainable event, and then calling it the truth. There are stories in enough other countries to believe that the flood was large enough to inundate most of the entire European, and Asian continents. No one knows why it happened, or even exactly when. As with most stories in the bible, they are an attempt to explain something beyond the understanding of most. Since religious idioms were rampant at the time, it was decided to create a prophetic tale to extol the virtues of a good life, and the punishment of going against the so called. "will of God." But since know one knew, or knows what that is it was just another way to scare people into thinking the way the powers that be at the time wanted.

Answer 4

It is a once upon a time story that make more sense as a teaching instrument than as an historical narrative. How can you flood the world, floods are local event, the oceans do not get flooded or the globe. Do you think rainbows did not occur before the flood? Could Noah possibly have found every type of animal, how would all those animals get along on one boat, were their kangaroos?

As a myth it explains why God does not use his power to destroy evil. The rainbow is a beatiful phenonmena that connect well with a childs sense of God in the sky. I like it as a myth.

Answer 5

Because something that caused a world wide global flood would produces so much water that it would require a permanent ice age with glaciers covering all of but Central America to suck up the water and dry out the land. Water doesn't just go away, we've had the exact same water on this earth for hundreds of millions of years, recycled again and again. The amount of water required to completly flood the landmasses of the entire world would be enormous. If it were to come from rain, it would have had to fallen at over 6inches per minute, over the course of 40 days and nights. Suffice it to say, that much rainfall would wash away any particles smaller than a volkswagen, and noah's ark would be launched under the ocean by about 8 feet from the resulting pressure. For more on this, go to:

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-noahs-ark.html

Answer 6

It seems to me, that for the flood AND the Ark myths are to be believed, it means that we are all descended from Noah's family. Where did all the languages come from? Where did all the different races come from. Where did all the different cultures come from? Doesn't make sense. Why should we accept one cultures creation myths over another. Doesn't make sense.

Answer 7

Because people typically like to assume a position rather than research a plausible answer for themselves. For instance, if someone were to state the world is flat - we know that to be untrue due to the numerous forms of tests that can be performed to prove the hypothesis false. However, if you state - the world was created by God, then you have removed any form of science from the equation and people must instinctively move to what they feel to be true. Religion is faith based (seeing is not necessary for believing), while natural disasters are fact based (seeing is believing) so people move to science to prove its cause.

The ironic piece is that most people cannot accept a natural disaster of biblical proportions, simply because it references the bible. For instance, people would accept a scientific claim that superhurricanes could have existed at the time of dinosaurs as a form of ultimate climate shift, yet they will not accept a documented flood that could encompass several land masses due to its origin (within a religious text). Therefore, I believe people do not accept great floods as fact because they do not do the necessary research to understand what could cause a flood and their natural intolerance to any documented event with a religious tie.

Answer 8

Well, because the whole story just doesn't add up. I mean, as it's described with two of all the species and whatnot, it's virtually impossible. In addition, there is no geological, etc. evidence that the entire Earth flooded for that period of time.

I guess believers have to think of it from an outside perspective. If you heard a "crazy" story about something that didn't seem to have any basis in reality (just based on lack of proof) then it might be hard for you to accept it as truth. Just like most people discount the stories of Greek mythology.

Answer 9

Because it could never happen. And if, by some strange happening, did occur, and an entire planet flodded, why are there still plants? The sheer amount of water would have both crushed and drowned them. Not to mention the improbability of fitting the millions of species of animals onto ONE boat.

It's simply not possible.

Answer 10

Geologist know that a flood covered the entire earth. However, unbelievers will do anything to try to disprove the Bible. They will do anything to dispute the word of God. They are deceived by the great deceiver himself, Satan. God's Word is truth and demonic possessed men lie. We have some established lies that must be revealed.

Answer 11

because there is no such evidence for any kind of global flood occuring

also, it seems mighty inconceivable that one man and his family could and had the means necessary to collect and feed all of those animals for forty days...and how on earth could they all, plus food for them all, fit on a boat the size of the Titanic (comparable to, so I believe, could be wrong on that though)

The whole Genesis story was meant to be symbolic, as many scholars will point out