Rescuing a pair of each different creature on Earth cannot prevent extinction of any individual species can it

Question

Seems like Noah's ark could only have been a mythical story as there are biological/genetic issues involved breeding from just one pair of animals that would make it unsuccessful aren't there?.

Answer 1

I think the flood was a human flood of vengeful people (Isaiah 30:5; James 1; Revelation 17; Isaiah 57) and the ark was a piece of instalation art that really annoyed everybody else, because Noah got along with the animals better than they did.

Answer 2

Quite right. Such genetic bottlenecks have happened naturally, and they're a disaster.

It seems, for instance, that at some time in the distant past, cheetahs were reduced to just seven individuals!

They've clawed their way back to a decent population, but there's a problem: they're so inbred that they're all genetically identical. You can actually do transplants from one cheetah to another without immunosuppressants.

The downside is that they're all physically weak: they have high infant mortality and low sperm count. They can run fast, but only for a few seconds, and then they need an hour to recover. A huge proportion of their kills are stolen from them by hyenas and other big cats. And above all they're very susceptible to disease.

A program has been set up to introduce genetic variety by cross-breeding with other cats, and then breeding back to a cheetah but with a better immune system. It's working, but slowly.

That's 7. Any animal reduced to 2 individuals would simply die out.

But we KNOW this didn't happen - the genes of any animal tested show that they have a genetic history going back millions of years. The Ark is a fairy story, like all the rest.

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

I think of Genesis as the introduction. The Bible is about Israel (the people) and their relationship with God, but the introduction is a metaphorical description of the beginnings of earth. You can find many wonderful things in the Bible if you read it with and open mind each time -- with NO preconceived ideas.
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Answer 5

If the genes hadn't been exposed to as many things that cause genetic damage (such as uv rays), then the animals might have been more viable. And they (and humans) might have lived a lot longer as well.

Answer 6

When I was at school, we were taught that some things in the Bible (more in the Old Testament) were stories to explain things about God. Maybe that is not right, but it is one explanation. Maybe there is more to Creationism and other things like that than is told in the Bible.

Answer 7

That and who are you going to hire to clean up the poop of 2 of every animal on Earth. YUCK!

Answer 8

Yes, but you can easily get around that little wrinkle with a nice, warm deus ex machina like "That was before inbreeding" or somesuch other tripe.

Answer 9

well, if you read the story..only the unclean animals had 1 pair.

But that is not your point.

Biologically, your right..in todays world.
Noah's Ark was in the days when man was not far removed from adam and even..perfect genetic beings.

The bible reports that they lived for hundreds of years, in some cases 1000yrs.

If that is true, then the animals prob were also almost perfect genetically.

IF that is the case..then it might have worked.

alot of 'if's there, I know

Answer 10

have you considered the possibility that its meant metaphorically, not literally?

and that it could be referring to much more fundamental versions of the animals... like one canine species that would later split into dogs and wolves and whatever other canines you like?