Noah's ark cant have happened because the fish could have lived in oceans?

Question

Therefore the theory that he took all the animals 2x2 is wrong, and how could he round up every single animal in the earth before the flood

Answer 1

There are plenty of other reasons that the Ark story is a piece of total nonsense. If you insist its true it is pretty much conclusive truth the bible is wrong, cover to cover.

Answer 2

The fish COULDN'T have lived in the oceans, though I'm not defending the story of the ark. Saltwater fish would have been greatly affected by the desalination of the seas by all the additional freshwater from the rains - and presumably some freshwater fish would have been affected by the salination of their freshwater by the flooding seas. This would be bad news for fish.

There are lots of other reasons the story is impossible - where did all the water go? Unless the water was the same depth everywhere (itself impossible with mountains etc) then sea level would be under an additional 3 miles of water because the sea would have to cover mount everest. The plants which live at the bottom of shallow seas would now have to live at the bottom of incredibly deep ones - and would receive no light and die. Fish that live on these plants would have no food and also die.

*edit* I'm not quite sure where Nancy has got her "scientific information" from, but no remains of the ark have ever been found - not even in the ice on mount Ararat. If they had been, would there be a single non-believer in the world today, and would every religious person in the world not hold it up as evidence their holy book is right? I hardly call the 'discovery' by THREE (how amazingly small this archaelogical team was) people who very conveniently swore not to tell anyone rather than make their absolute fortunes reliable.

"satelite photos" of the ark are also absurd - if the ark was poking out of the ice then it would have either rotted (assuming the conditions were right for rotifers, and they're pretty hardy) or else eroded away from wind, ice and water in the years since then, simple as that.

Answer 3

The Great flood of the bible probably did not affect the whole wworld as we know it now.
At the time that the story of Noah was written the area that is now Isreal, Greece, Egypt, Iran & Iraq was the known earth.
Scientists have proven that after the ice age that the land bridge between Morocco & Spain Broke so flooding the valley which we now know as the Mediterranean Sea & later on the water leavels rose again and broke the land bridge and flooded into the area that is know as the Black Sea. So the story of Noah has some truth in it.
During the last week scientists have announced that the land bridge between Europe & Britian also suddenly broke and flooded the area that we know as the English Channel! See Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6904675.stm

Answer 4

Very true, but which type to choose? I assume that he would have needed to take the salt water ones as the oceans would be highly diluted. This means sharks, whales, dolphins and a bunch of others. Then there are the other water creatures like sea squirts and tidal pool dwellers, wonder if they could have survived the pressure and lack of salt. Speaking of pressure, all plant life including seeds would have been crushed under that much water.

Answer 5

First of all if the animals were rounded up 2*2 or 7*7 or what ever, that still wouldn't be enough to keep that species alive (not enough genes). Secondly if 'God' only flooded part of the world, then why did he bother collecting all those animals onto the boat? Why didn't he just move them to a different region?

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Answer 6

The story is an allegory, prophetic of Christ's death on the cross. The Ark is Christ, Noah and family are those who have faith in Christ. The words used for making the Ark have double meanings; 'cover with pitch' means 'forgive with a ransom'.

That dimensions are given for the Ark is not evidence that it actually existed. It shows that salvation, as represented by the Ark concept, was practical and useful, a practical, useful boat shape meaning that salvation is relevant to, possible for, all people. It contrasted greatly with the ark in the earlier Babylonian flood myth, which was cubic (magical) and would have capsized if actually built. Also, Noah's Ark had no sails, no oars, no rudder, and Noah and his family could leave it all to God to save them, without their effort or navigation. So salvation comes by faith in Christ, not by working to be accepted by God. There is much to be learned from the Ark story.
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Answer 7

There were two animals that were unclean and 7 that were clean. 7 so that after the flood the 8 people on the ark would have food to eat since their crops were all wiped away. Noah didn't have to gather the animals, they came to him.

By the way Noah's ark did exist. It was recently found on Mt Ararat in Turkey. It was found by three non-believers who swore to never tell anyone. They all died and wrote about their discovery in their will. They knew it was the ark because it still had the cages and some carving on the wood. Thats how people found out.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/...

Answer 8

Think about this too...

The Old Testament states that Noah as over 100 years old when he built the Ark. Thats one active old timer!

Also, if it rained for 40 days and 40 nights the sea levels still wouldnt rise hundreds of meters to cover most of the land on earth.

Furthermore, Noah would have had to build a vessel the size of the Queen Mary to accomadate over 500 pairs of animals, insects, birds, and organisms. To construct a boat of that size soley out of timber, would create an unstable structure that probably would have caved in on itself and sink as soon as it was floated.

Also, did Noah have trained animal handlers to look after the tigers and polar bears? Or did his wife carry out this task?

I have studied the bible....and it is the funniest book i have ever read! The secret is...dont take it too seriously!

Cheers

Answer 9

Scientists have found evidence of a great flood that coincides to the day of Noah. Many believe that there are remains of the Ark on Mt. Ararat partially buried in the ice. The account of Noah and the animals in the Ark is not theory, it is biblical fact. How God accomplished the fete is a mystery to my finite mind but it was probably very easy for His infinite mind to plan. The animals had probably been migrating to the area for years before being needed. Plus all accounts of survival of the Great Flood are not written. There are many remote places, and peoples who have in their religious history a Great Flood in which animals were saved. God does not give us all the details but shows specific persons and situations and how He dealt with them. It would be impossible to give specifics of every single person in every given situation , it would not be difficult for God to supply the facts but for us to read them all.

Answer 10

Its simple- the fish did not die in the flood. IN the Midrash (illustrative stories- some allegorical and some literal) from the Jewish oral law- it states clearly that the fish in the ocean were not affected.

As a note- it also points out that water came from below the earth as well- and that this water was highly acidic and hot- more people died from the exposure to the waters from below- than to the waters from above.

And Noah didn't need to round them up- God collected them, just as he fed them, kept them peaceful and ensured their survival after the flood. Hey- we believe that God is omnipotent- something like that is easy for him!

Answer 11

You're wrong!!! Read this:

The Truth About Noah and the ‘Worldwide Flood’
http://esoriano.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/the-truth-about-noah-and-the-worldwide-flood/