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In order to build the ark to the size described inthe bible there must have been quite a large ,knowledgeble work force. Just to gather the timber must have been an enormous task for four persons
__________________ "One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive,to find, and not to yield." Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Noah & his family had 120 years to build the ark. He was a preacher of righteousness and he warned the people all that time, but they were hard headed and would not listen to him.
Even 120 years would not be enough to build and provision it. Your are a carpenter,how long would it take to cut all the timber and cure it, with just four people.
__________________ "One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive,to find, and not to yield." Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Last edited by fungle; 23rd October 2003 at 10:59 AM.
He also had God on his side...I think that would have made a difference...120 years was more than ample time...
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So god did it?In the bible it says noah built the ark. All four had no experience building large boats. They could spend most of that time caulking the boat, and where would the material for that come from?
__________________ "One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive,to find, and not to yield." Alfred, Lord Tennyson
i didn't say God did it - i said God was on his side...and with God, all things are possible
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For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, 20and by him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of his blood on the cross. 21This includes you who were once so far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions, 22yet now he has brought you back as his friend.
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
To live by faith, be Known by love and be a voice of hope
LOL oh yeah, i forgot about that one...that's a hard one and needs someone a lot wiser than me to find that out !
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For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, 20and by him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of his blood on the cross. 21This includes you who were once so far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions, 22yet now he has brought you back as his friend.
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
To live by faith, be Known by love and be a voice of hope
Don't you know that's as far as you're going to get? As soon as the literal interpretation of the Bible begins to fall apart they immediately jump to "God did it" as a defense. Of course this "god" of theirs doesn't do ANYTHING in the world thru direct intervention, he uses the natural processes of the world to enact his miracles... that is, until something can't happen naturally. THEN suddenly God jumps down from wherever it is he hides himself and holds that ark in his hands to keep it from sinking.
People who take the Bible literally are just plain fools. And they prove my point on this forum just about every day.
oh yeah, i forgot about that one...that's a hard one and needs someone a lot wiser than me to find that out ! 
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