2007-12-17 12:26:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is absolutely no evidence of any world wide flood during the time that humans have been alive. There are many local floods that have been disastrous in their local areas. Even with our flood controls, many local floods today cause death and destruction in large ares, but not the whole earth. When the flood stories were written did the writers know anything about the whole planet? It's geology, geography, meteorology? I think not. Did people live for 900 years? I think not. The whole bible is a group of stories. Some are fairy tales, some are heavily edited histories. Religions and religious books were, and are, written to control people. Maybe that is where the History Channel got that idea from.
2007-12-24 05:31:42 · answer #1 · answered by Lionheart ® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, does the History Channel have any proof of this?
-- BTW, I love the History Channel --
NO! How can they Prove or make such and accusation without proof?
Do they have Secret Archives older than the Vatican? I doubt it... ;)
Noah's Arc is a re-telling in the Bible of an event that happened 100's of years before the birth of Christ.
Noah supposedly lived to be around 600-900 years old.
There are also the recent NASA photos taken from space that show a large "barge-like vessel" I believe in the Nepal.
Now, I, like any logical person can see how impossible it would be to take 2 of every creature on Earth and float around aimlessly -- The Arc has no sails or ruddle in most depictions of it -- can find this to be nearly Impossible. Yet, if Noah did indeed live that long, -- think how long it would take just to build it, then gather up the beasts/animals, insects, birds... This would be miraculous.
It could be a made up story, but the are so many "40" of this and that's, in the Bible, that it seems like a number God chose. Moses - 40 years wandering the dessert, etc.
Here's a question: Could a US Aircraft Carrier hold and sustain 2 of every animal on Earth for a 40 day flood? OH, without power???
-- Sorry if I hijacked you thread, but this just hit me, the biggest ships on Earth, could they do it with no power? --
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2007-12-17 12:45:33 · answer #2 · answered by mw451 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let's see, should I believe the speculations of humans in the 21st century about a story written down around 3,500 years ago, or should I believe what Jesus said when He came down from Heaven to live among men for a period of time?
Matthew 24:37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
I think that I'll stick with what Jesus has to say.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made...14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
2007-12-17 12:32:09 · answer #3 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The History Channel may have had that in one of its shows.
And so, that may be the opinion of hte maker of that show.
However, in several shows, the History Channel has pointed out that every major religion (Christianity, Islam, Bhuddist, Hindu ...) there is a 'Great Flood' with many details similar to Noahs Ark.
2007-12-17 12:33:34 · answer #4 · answered by kbmoose1 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd like to know what the History Channel bases that statement on. I can see that being suggested as a _possible_ origin of the story, but without hearing some sort of supporting argument I would say such a balnket statement to be very misleading and non-academic.
2007-12-17 12:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by Nightwind 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's interesting because the account of some sort of flood is part of nearly every culture in the world. Something has to explain that.
The History Channel is one of my favorites. I'm going to assume that this particular program never said such a thing definitely. They never do. They always leave it to the viewer to come to their own conclusion. I'm sure they had dissenting opinions.
The HC also often puts on shows on at different times with differing perspectives.
2007-12-17 12:33:26 · answer #6 · answered by Q&A Queen 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am sure the History channel would like people to believe this lie.
The story of Noahs arc takes form in many other countries asw well, so no, I do not believe this lie.
2007-12-17 12:29:51 · answer #7 · answered by Gardener for God(dmd) 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The History Channel puts a lot of "Bible" programs on the air just to trash the Scriptures. I would take everything they say with a grain of salt since they are owned by the conglomerate of the Discovery Channel, Science Channel, TLC, and Animal Planet. While all of these channels have interesting information, they are not always completely factual in their presentations.
2007-12-17 12:29:50 · answer #8 · answered by Ryan H 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
not. according to the history channel they found a bone from the missing link they called lucy. they did a big peace on it 10 years after it had already been proven that the bone was only a pigs toe.
2007-12-17 12:31:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Indeed, the story of Noah's Ark actually originated in Mesopotamia... it was later adopted by other cultures.
2007-12-17 12:29:39 · answer #10 · answered by Ũniνέгsäl Рдnтsthέisт™ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋