Did God Create Fossils?

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WHen one elaborates on a story, it does not add confusion.

When a proud group of humiliated priest convert secular history into a miraculous fiction then other cultures around the world might eventually notice certain self important inconsistencies.

 

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Amore logical explanation of the origins of the flood story in Mesopotamian lore.


THE FLOODS IN MESOPOTAMIA

"The river dwellers were accustomed to rivers overflowing their banks at certain seasons; these periodic floods were annual events in their lives. But new perils threatened the valley of Mesopotamia as a result of progressive geologic changes to the north.

For thousands of years after the submergence of the first Eden the mountains about the eastern coast of the Mediterranean and those to the northwest and northeast of Mesopotamia continued to rise. This elevation of the highlands was greatly accelerated about 5000 B.C., and this, together with greatly increased snowfall on the northern mountains, caused unprecedented floods each spring throughout the Euphrates valley. These spring floods grew increasingly worse so that eventually the inhabitants of the river regions were driven to the eastern highlands. For almost a thousand years scores of cities were practically deserted because of these extensive deluges.

The traditions of a time when water covered the whole of the earth's surface are universal. Many races harbor the story of a world-wide flood some time during past ages. The Biblical story of Noah, the ark, and the flood is an invention of the Hebrew priesthood during the Babylonian captivity. There has never been a universal flood since life was established on Urantia. The only time the surface of the earth was completely covered by water was during those Archeozoic ages before the land had begun to appear.

But Noah really lived; he was a wine maker of Aram, a river settlement near Erech. He kept a written record of the days of the river's rise from year to year. He brought much ridicule upon himself by going up and down the river valley advocating that all houses be built of wood, boat fashion, and that the family animals be put on board each night as the flood season approached. He would go to the neighboring river settlements every year and warn them that in so many days the floods would come. Finally a year came in which the annual floods were greatly augmented by unusually heavy rainfall so that the sudden rise of the waters wiped out the entire village; only Noah and his immediate family were saved in their houseboat.

These floods completed the disruption of Andite civilization. With the ending of this period of deluge, the second garden was no more. Only in the south and among the Sumerians did any trace of the former glory remain.

The remnants of this, one of the oldest civilizations, are to be found in these regions of Mesopotamia and to the northeast and northwest. But still older vestiges of the days of Dalamatia exist under the waters of the Persian Gulf, and the first Eden lies submerged under the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea." UB 1955

 

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When a proud group of humiliated priest convert secular history into a miraculous fiction then other cultures around the world might eventually notice certain self important inconsistencies.

No inconsistencies have been documented. Many match up well

 

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"breath of life" is understood to mean all life

Really? Did you check on that?
Sunday school did not get into translation
principles very often in my denomination.

New International Version
Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

New Living Translation
Everything that breathed and lived on dry land died.

English Standard Version
Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died.

New American Standard Bible
of all that was on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.

King James Bible
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Everything with the breath of the spirit of life in its nostrils--everything on dry land died.

International Standard Version
Everything that breathed and everything that had lived on dry land died.

NET Bible
Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Everything on dry land (every living, breathing creature) died.

JPS Tanakh 1917
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, whatsoever was in the dry land, died.

New American Standard 1977
of all that was on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.

Jubilee Bible 2000
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life of all that was in the dry land died.

King James 2000 Bible
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

American King James Version
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

American Standard Version
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And all things wherein there is the breath of life on the earth, died.

Darby Bible Translation
everything which had in its nostrils the breath of life, of all that was on the dry [land], died.

English Revised Version
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

Webster's Bible Translation
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.

World English Bible
All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.

Young's Literal Translation
all in whose nostrils is breath of a living spirit -- of all that is in the dry land -- have died.

 

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Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

Insects were not known to breath nor were nostrils considered universal.
Breath of life is a very specific group of nature, not including fish for example.

 

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When a proud group of humiliated priest convert secular history into a miraculous fiction then other cultures around the world might eventually notice certain self important inconsistencies.

You've switched from Sunday School translation methodology?

 

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Really? Did you check on that?
Sunday school did not get into translation
principles very often in my denomination.

New International Version
Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

New Living Translation
Everything that breathed and lived on dry land died.

English Standard Version
Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died.

New American Standard Bible
of all that was on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.

King James Bible
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Everything with the breath of the spirit of life in its nostrils--everything on dry land died.

International Standard Version
Everything that breathed and everything that had lived on dry land died.

NET Bible
Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Everything on dry land (every living, breathing creature) died.

JPS Tanakh 1917
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, whatsoever was in the dry land, died.

New American Standard 1977
of all that was on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.

Jubilee Bible 2000
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life of all that was in the dry land died.

King James 2000 Bible
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

American King James Version
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

American Standard Version
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And all things wherein there is the breath of life on the earth, died.

Darby Bible Translation
everything which had in its nostrils the breath of life, of all that was on the dry [land], died.

English Revised Version
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

Webster's Bible Translation
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.

World English Bible
All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.

Young's Literal Translation
all in whose nostrils is breath of a living spirit -- of all that is in the dry land -- have died.

You are only fooling yourself, honest people can see your self delusion and dishonesty.


The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. 19 They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered 20 The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits. 21 Every living thing that moved on land perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. 22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. 23 Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.

 

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You are only fooling yourself, honest people can see your self delusion and dishonesty.


The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. 19 They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered 20 The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits. 21 Every living thing that moved on land perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. 22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. 23 Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.

Then you have no concerns.

Young's Literal Translation
all in whose nostrils is breath of a living spirit -- of all that is in the dry land -- have died.

You don't really thing that insect nostrils have breath of a living spirit in them, do you?
I realize this is new to you. Not a problem.

 

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Insects were not known to breath nor were nostrils considered universal.
Breath of life is a very specific group of nature, not including fish for example.

Still fooling yourself, plants, trees and fresh water fish don't do well in a toxic, salt water submergence for a year.

"I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish."

 

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Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.

And fish. And all plants. And insects. And the ground with plants thriving, that Noah released birds to find.
Likely with other life around it.

Floating islands do indeed exist on six of the seven continents; they may have trees growing upon them, be hundreds of meters across, and support the weight of humans living upon them and even of cattle grazing upon them. - See more at: http://www.ancient-origins.net/myth...nd-reality-part-2-001931#sthash.jr5HoI33.dpuf

Practically speaking, The Flood was only intended for humans.
Insects did not have the spirit of the breath of life in them.

 

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Then you have no concerns.

Young's Literal Translation
all in whose nostrils is breath of a living spirit -- of all that is in the dry land -- have died.

You don't really thing that insect nostrils have breath of a living spirit in them, do you?

Its clear that all life except that on the ark would perish.

But if some moron came along and wanted to play your game they may ask where Noah put all the pairs of marine mammals who breath air, who have the "breath of life" in them according to your twisted logic????

Genesis 2:7 [Full Chapter]
Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Annotated List of the Marine Mammals of the World
Nomenclature based largely on
Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder (eds.) (1993) Mammal Species of the World, Smithsonian Institution Press.
with additional information from
Carwardine, M. (1995) Whales, dolphins and porpoises, Dorling Kindersley Press
Whales and Dolphins
Balaena mysticetus Bowhead Whale
Also known as Great Polar Whale or Arctic Whale or Arctic Right Whale or Greenland Right Whale or Greenland Whale
Eubalaena australis Southern Right Whale
Also known as Black Right Whale or Right Whale
Eubalaena glacialis Northern Right Whale
Also known as Black Right Whale or Right Whale or Biscayan Right Whale
Eubalaena (glacialis) japonica Japanese Right Whale
Separation fron Northern Right Whale uncertain
Caperea marginata Pygmy Right Whale
Eschrichtius robustus Gray Whale
Also known as California Gray Whale or Devilfish or Mussel-digger or Scrag Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Minke Whale
Also known as Pikehead or Little Piked Whale or Pike Whale or Little Finner or Sharp-headed Finner or Lesser Finback or Lesser Rorqual
Balaenoptera borealis Sei Whale
Also known as Pollack Whale or Coalfish Whale or Sardine Whale or Japan Finner or Rudolphi's Rorqual
Balaenoptera edeni Bryde's Whale
Also known as Tropical Whale
Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale
Also known as Sulfur-bottom or Sibbald's Rorqual or Great Northern Rorqual
Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale
Also known as Finback or Finner Or Common Rorqual or Razorback or Herring Whale
Megaptera novaengliae Humpback Whale

Kogia breviceps Pygmy Sperm Whale
Also known as Lesser Sperm Whale or Short-headed Sperm Whale or Lesser Cachalot
Kogia simus Dwarf Sperm Whale
Also known as Owen's Pygmy Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus Sperm Whale
Also known as Great Sperm Whale or Cachalot
Delphinapterus leucas Beluga
Also known as Belukha or Sea Canary or White Whale
Monodon monoceros Narwhal
Also known as Narwhale
Berardius arnuxii Arnoux's Beaked Whale
Also known as Southern Four-toothed Whale or Southern Beaked Whale or New Zealand Beaked Whale or Southern Giant Bottlenose Whale or Southern Porpoise Whale
Berardius bairdii Baird's Beaked Whale
Also known as North Pacific Four-toothed Whale or Northern Four-toothed Whale or North Pacific Bottlenose Whale or Northern Giant Bottlenose Whale or Giant Four-toothed Whale
Hyperodon ampullatus Northern Bottlenose Whale
North Atlantic Bottlenosed Whale or Flathead or Bottlehead or Steephead
Hyperodon planifrons Southern Bottlenose Whale
Antarctic Bottlenosed Whale or Flathead
Mesoplodon species 'A' Unamed Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby's Beaked Whale
Also known as North Sea Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon bowdoini Andrews' Beaked Whale
Also known as Splay-toothed Beaked Whale or Bowdoin's Beaked Whale or Deepcrest Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon carlhubbsi Hubbs' Beaked Whale
Also known as Arch-beaked Whale
Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville's Beaked Whale
Also known as Atlantic Beaked Whale or Dense Beaked Whale or Tropical Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais' Beaked Whale
Also known as Gulf Stream Beaked Whale or European Beaked Whale or Antillean Beaked Whale.
Mesoplodon ginkgodens Ginko-toothed Beaked Whale
Also known as Japanese Beaked Whale or Ginko Beaked Whale.
Mesoplodon grayi Gray's Beaked Whale
Also known as Scamperdown Whale or Southern Beaked Whale.
Mesoplodon hectori Hector's Beaked Whale
Also known as New Zealand Beaked Whale or Skew-beaked Whale.
Mesoplodon layardii Strap-toothed Whale
Also known as Layard's Beaked Whale or Strap-tooth Beaked Whale.
Mesoplodon mirus True's Beaked Whale
Also known as Wonderful Beaked Whale.
Mesoplodon pacificus Longman's Beaked Whale
Also known as Pacific Beaked Whale or Indo-Pacific Beaked Whale.
Mesoplodon peruvianus Lesser Beaked Whale
Also known as Peruvian Beaked Whale or Pygmy Beaked Whale.
Mesoplodon stejnegeri Stejneger's Beaked Whale
Also known as Saber-toothed Beaked Whale or Bering Sea Beaked Whale or North Pacific Beaked Whale.
Mesoplodon shepherdi Shepherd's Beaked Whale
Also known as Tasman Whale or Tasman Beaked Whale.
Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Also known as Cuvier's Whale or Goose-beaked Whale or Goosebeak Whale.
Feresa attenuata Pygmy Killer Whale
Also known as Slender Blackfish or Slender Pilot Whale.
Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned Pilot Whale
Also known as Pothead Whale (!) or Shortfin Pilot Whale or Pacific Pilot Whale.
Globicephala melas Long-finned Pilot Whale
[Formally Globicephala melaena]
Also known as Pothead Whale (!) or Caaing Whale or Longfin Pilot Whale or Atlantic Pilot Whale.
Orcinus orca Killer Whale
Also known as Orca or Great Killer Whale or Grampus.
Peponocephala electra Melon-headed Whale
Also known as Melonhead Whale or Many-toothed Blackfish or Electra Dolphin.
Pseudorca crassidens False Killer Whale
Also known as False Pilot Whale or Pseudorca.
Delphinus delphis Common Dolphin
D. d. delphis -- Short-beaked Common Dolphin
D. d. capensis -- Long-beaked Dolphin
Taxonomy very complex and many authors consider the Long and Short-beaked forms to be different species. Also known as Saddleback Dolphin or White-bellied Dolphin or Criss-cross Dolphin or Hourglass Dolphin or Cape Dolphin.

Lissodelphis borealis Northern Rightwhale Dolphin
Also known as Pacific Rightwhale Porpoise.
Lissodelphis peronii Southern Rightwhale Dolphin
Also known as Mealy-mouthed Porpoise.
Sotalia fluviatilis Tucuxi
Also known as Estuarine Dolphin.
Sousa teuszii Atlantic Hump-backed Dolphin
Also known as Atlantic Humpback Dolphin or Cameroon Dolphin.
Sousa chinensis Indo-pacific Hump-backed Dolphin
Closely related to Atlantic Hump-backed Dolphin and may form one species.
The name Speckled Dolphin given to animals west of Sumatra.
Stenella coeruleoalba Striped Dolphin
Also known as Euphrosyne Dolphin or Whitebelly or Blue-white Dolphin or Meyen's Dolphin or Gray's Dolphin or Streaker Dolphin.
Stenella clymene Clymene Dolphin
Also known as Short-snouted Spinner Dolphin or Helmet Dolphin or Senegal Dolphin
Stenella longirostris Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin
Also known as Longsnout or Spinner or Long-beaked Dolphin or Rollover.
Stenella attenuata Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
Also known as Spotted Dolphin or White-spotted Dolphin or Bridled Dolphin or Spotter or Spotted Porpoise or Slender-beaked Dolphin.
Stenella frontalis Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Also known as Spotted Porpoise or Spotter or Bridled Dolphin or Gulf Stream Spotted Dolphin or Long-snouted Dolphin (formally Stenella plagiodon).
Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed Dolphin
Also known as Slopehead.
Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose Dolphin
Taxonomy complex. May involve several distinct species.
Also known as Gray Porpoise or Black Porpoise or Bottle-nosed Dolphin or Cowfish
Cephalorhynchus commersonii Commerson's Dolphin
Also known as Skunk dolphin or Piebald Dolphin or Black-and-white Dolphin or Jacobite or Puffing Pig.
Cephalorhynchus eutropia Black Dolphin
Also known as White-bellied Dolphin or Chilean Dolphin or Chilean Black Dolphin.
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii Heaviside's Dolphin
Also known as South African Dolphin or Benguela Dolphin.
Cephalorhynchus hectori Hector's Dolphin
Also known as Little Pied Dolphin or New Zealand Dolphin or New Zealand White-front Dolphin.
Grampus griseus Risso's Dolphin
Also known as Grampus or Gray Grampus or Gray Dolphin or White-head Grampus.
Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser's Dolphin
Also known as Sarawak Dolphin or Shortsnout Dolphin or Bornean Dolphin or White-bellied Dolphin or Fraser's Porpoise.
Lagenorhynchus acutus Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
Also known as Jumper or Spinger or Lag or Atlantic White-sided Porpoise.
Lagenorhynchus albirostris White-beaked Dolphin
Also known as White-nosed Dolphin or Squidhound or White-beaked Porpoise
Lagenorhynchus australis Peale's Dolphin
Also known as Blackchin Dolphin or Peale's Black-chinned Dolphin or Southern Dolphin or Peal's Porpoise
Lagenorhynchus cruciger Hourglass Dolphin
Also known as Wilson's Dolphin or Southern White-sided Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Also known as Lag or Pacific Striped Dolphin or White-striped Dolphin or Hook-finned Porpoise
Lagenorhynchus obscurus Dusky Dolphin
Also known as Fitzroy's Dolphin
Orcaella brevirostris Irrawaddy Dolphin
Also known as Snubfin Dolphin
Inia geoffrensis Boto
Also known as Amazon River Dolphin or Pink Porpoise or Pink Dolphin
Lipotes vexilliferBaiji
Also known as Yangtze River Dolphin or Beiji or Pei C'hi or Whitefin Dolphin or Whiteflag Dolphin or Chinese River Dolphin
Platanista minor Indus River Dolphin
Also known as Indus Susu or Blind River Dolphin or Side-swimming Dolphin.
Platanista ??? Ganges River Dolphin
Also known as Ganges Susu or Gangetic Dolphin or Blind River Dolphin or Side-swimming Dolphin.
Potoporia blainvilleir Franciscana
Also known as La Plata Dolphin.
Neophocaena ohocaenoides Finless Porpoise
Also known as Black Porpoise (!) or Black Finless Porpoise or Jiangzhu.
Australophocaena dioptrica Spectacled Porpoise
[Formally Phocoena dioptrica]
Phocoena phocoena Harbor Porpoise
Also known as Puffing Pig or Common Porpoise.
Phocoena sinus Vaquita
Also known as Cochito or Gulf of California Porpoise.
Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister's Porpoise
Also known as Black Porpoise (!).
Phocoenoides dalli Dall's Porpoise
Also known as Spray Porpoise or True's Porpoise or White-flanked Porpoise.
Pinipeds - Fur Seals, Sealions, Walrus and Seals
Arctocephalus australis South American Fur Seal
Arctocephalus forsteri New Zealand Fur Seal
Arctocephalus gazella Antarctic Fur Seal
Arctocephalus philippi Juan Fernandez Fur Seal (ENDANGERED)
Arctocephalus pusillus South African Fur Seal
Arctocephalus townsendi Guadaloupe Fur Seal (ENDANGERED)
Arctocephalus galapagoensis Galapagos Fur Seal
Arctocephalus tropicalis Subantarctic Fur Seal
Callorhinus ursinus Northern Fur Seal
Also known as Pribilof or Alaskan Fur Seal
Neophoca cinerea Australian Sealion
Phocarctos hookeri New Zealand Sealion
Otaria byronia South American Sealion
Zalophus californianus Californian Sealion
Eumetopias jubatus Steller's Sealion
Odobenus rosmarus Walrus
Cystophora cristata Hooded Seal
Erignathus barbatus Bearded Seal
Halichoerus grypus Gray Seal
Hydrurga leptonyx Leopard Seal

Leopard Seals are aggressive hunters and are often found near penguin colonies or roosts. The long, almost serpentine, hea shape and enormous gape line is highly distinctive.
Leptonychotes weddellii Weddell Seal
Lobodon carcinophagus Crabeater Seal

Two Crabeater Seals rest on an iceflow. The red stain comes from the Antarctic krill which form a major part of their diet.
Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga leonina Southern Elephant Seal
Monachus monachus Mediterranean Monk Seal (ENDANGERED)
Monachus schauinslandi Hawaiian Monk Seal (ENDANGERED)
Monachus tropicalis West Indian Monk Seal
Ommatophoca rossii Ross' Seal
Phoca caspica Caspian Seal
Phoca fasciata Ribbon Seal
Phoca groenlandica Harp Seal
Phoca hispida Ringed Seal
includes P. h. saimaa -- Saimaa Seal (ENDANGERED)
Phoca largha Larga Seal
Formally considered conspecific with Common Seal
Phoca sibirica Baikal Seal
Phoca vitulina Common Seal
Also known as Harbor Seal
Seacows or Sirenians
Dugong dugon Dugong
Dugong gigas Steller's Seacow (PRESUMED EXTINCT)
Trichechus manatus Manatee
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And fish. And all plants. And insects. And the ground with plants thriving, that Noah released birds to find.
Likely with other life around it.

Floating islands do indeed exist on six of the seven continents; they may have trees growing upon them, be hundreds of meters across, and support the weight of humans living upon them and even of cattle grazing upon them. - See more at: http://www.ancient-origins.net/myth...nd-reality-part-2-001931#sthash.jr5HoI33.dpuf

Maybe China and Australia and North and South America and every other old earth continent was floating to!!!! Hey, now we are getting somewhere! You don't believe the story as it is written, you cherry picked it to give your self a politicians escape hatch.

 

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Its clear that all life except that on the ark would perish.

It is limited to the land animals, and only those with the breath of life in them. by scripture.

 

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Maybe China and Australia and North and South America and every other old earth continent was floating to!!!! Hey, now we are getting somewhere! You don't believe the story as it is written, you cherry picked it to give your self a politicians escape hatch.

The breath of life - and land creatures - is a limited subset of all life.

 

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Maybe China and Australia and North and South America and every other old earth continent was floating to!!!! Hey, now we are getting somewhere! You don't believe the story as it is written, you cherry picked it to give your self a politicians escape hatch.

It was in the writing. It all fits together seamlessly:
11The dove came to him toward evening, and behold, in her beak was a freshly picked olive leaf.
So Noah knew that the water was abated from the earth.

So, if there are Olive vines "out there", then there was other life was out there as well.
So, therefore, "breath of life in nostrils with Spirit" is a sub-set of all life and not the
Sunday school idea of all life. Scripture explains scripture seamlessly.
I realise that this is new to you.

 

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It was in the writing. It all fits together seamlessly:
11The dove came to him toward evening, and behold, in her beak was a freshly picked olive leaf.
So Noah knew that the water was abated from the earth.

So, if there are Olive vines "out there", then there was other life was out there as well.
So, therefore, "breath of life in nostrils with Spirit" is a sub-set of all life and not the
Sunday school idea of all life. Scripture explains scripture seamlessly.
I realise that this is new to you.

Its not news to me, the story is a fabrication, that's why there are so many contradictions within it.

The only seamlessness in this discussion is your intellectual dishonesty. The point of putting things on the boat was because God said he was going to kill everything that wasn't on the boat. Besides, all the land animals, carnivores etc still couldn't come close to fitting on the Hebrews fictional boat. But the child like mind of the average bronze age sheep header couldn't really question the authority's

"Everything on earth will perish." <----in the scripture.

 

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It is limited to the land animals, and only those with the breath of life in them. by scripture.

"Everything on earth will perish." God "breathed life" into all living things. It's a metaphor for creation. The dirt didn't have nostrils.

 

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"Everything on earth will perish." God "breathed life" into all living things. It's a metaphor for creation. The dirt didn't have nostrils.

But dirt and olive plants usually have other lifeforms with them
and don't exist in isolation. So evidently breath-of-life is not
all inclusive as in the sunday school translation.

 

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Everything on earth will perish." <----in the scripture.

Except for the organisms needed for growing one olive leaf found later
in the story. Each plant includes an ecosystem.