Did God send the flood to get rid of the sinners?

[BandyOne]

I could have this wrong because I have never read the Bible,
but according to the Creationists God sent the flood across the whole world,
If that is true why did he need to kill all of the animals as well? what had they done wrong?

 

[USincognito]

This belongs in General Apologetics. You're asking a theological question, not one related to Creationism or Evolution.

 

[BandyOne]

It has everything to do with Creationism,
part of their belief comes from the flood 6000 years ago
But that's one way of not answering the question.

 

[XTE]

I could have this wrong because I have never read the Bible,
but according to the Creationists God sent the flood across the whole world,
If that is true why did he need to kill all of the animals as well? what had they done wrong?

They didn't do anything wrong. According to Christian Creationists, we did the world all wrong.

The question should be, why did God save Noah and his family when he hates Sin so much? Furthermore;

Did he want Sin to continue?

Why did God save Sin?!

He could have started all over just as easily...

 

[USincognito]

It has everything to do with Creationism,
part of their belief comes from the flood 6000 years ago
But that's one way of not answering the question.

First off the Creation occured 6,000 years ago*. The Flood occured about 4,000 years ago**. Further, you're basically asking "Why did God send the Flood" which is a theological question and belongs in GA instead of "How did the Flood happen" or "Where is the evidence of the Flood" which would be appropriate for this subforum.

* see Ussher, B. J.
** ibid

 

[UniversalAxis]

I would point out that the question is moot since Geology shows there never was a global flood that killed everything.

Further, animals don't have souls and neither do plants, according to the official Christian, though it may be mostly Catholic, position.

All that lame, half baked stuff Creationists throw around about Hydroplates or Vapor Conopies is physically impossible and is directly contradicted by everything that is known about the Earth.

The only problem is that you can beat a YEC with the facts and the math all day long, and all they will do is smile and tell you that the past 200 years of science is wrong.

Basically, the Bible is right and Reality is wrong.

 

[The Nihilist]

I could have this wrong because I have never read the Bible,
but according to the Creationists God sent the flood across the whole world,
If that is true why did he need to kill all of the animals as well? what had they done wrong?

Christians believe that God destroyed nearly everything with the flood because he used to be a huge jerk, but because he was God, everyone still had to do what he said. This also pretty much explains the existence of hell and all the bad things that happened to the Jews. But as often happens, when God who was a huge jerk had a son, he mellowed out a lot, but not enough that he was no longer a jerk at all. Now he's just a regular jerk.

 

[jesusxchick]

Well, the Bible says that God made the flood happen because he was displeased with mankind, but Noah found favor in God's eyes because Noah walked with God and was faithful to him.

All the animals weren't really killed, a few of each kind were put onto the ark. I guess no one really knows why only a few animals of each kind were killed except for God. Maybe it had something to do with man, I don't know what that would be, but I guess there was a reason. Though God doesn't really need a reason to do anything, he's God.

God Bless

 

[caravelair]

I could have this wrong because I have never read the Bible,
but according to the Creationists God sent the flood across the whole world,
If that is true why did he need to kill all of the animals as well? what had they done wrong?

yeah, and why are there still sinners around? his plan didn't work? gee, i thought he was, you know... omnipotent and omniscient.

 

[BandyOne]

First off the Creation occured 6,000 years ago*. The Flood occured about 4,000 years ago**. Further, you're basically asking "Why did God send the Flood" which is a theological question and belongs in GA instead of "How did the Flood happen" or "Where is the evidence of the Flood" which would be appropriate for this subforum.

First of all I am not asking "Why did God send the Flood"
I am not in the least bit interested in that, I asked why the animals had to die, this God of your sounds like a right lunatic.
killing everything on the earth just because he cocked everything up when he made it, this is the wonderful being the
worlds religious people are bowing down to, they should take another look because I think he lost his marbles somewhere
along the line, on second thoughts he's not doing so bad he's got all of you dancing to his music.

 

[llDayo]

First of all I am not asking "Why did God send the Flood"
I am not in the least bit interested in that, I asked why the animals had to die, this God of your sounds like a right lunatic.
killing everything on the earth just because he cocked everything up when he made it, this is the wonderful being the
worlds religious people are bowing down to, they should take another look because I think he lost his marbles somewhere
along the line, on second thoughts he's not doing so bad he's got all of you dancing to his music.

He could have just as easily poofed everyone away, leaving everything else intact. But that would have been too logical.

 

[Nacho]

If that is true why did he need to kill all of the animals as well? what had they done wrong?

Why + God = How + God =

Maybe they did the same things as humans where animals followed the basic urges (instinct and emotions), which go directly against what God wants, but He put them there anyway. I'll design something that is inclined to act in ways that I dislike. I'm glad He's not a computer programmer..

 

[USincognito]

First of all I am not asking "Why did God send the Flood"

Ironically, despite this protestation, all the rest of your post is asking "why did God send the Flood."

I am not in the least bit interested in that, I asked why the animals had to die, this God of your sounds like a right lunatic.

In other words, "why did God send the Flood" to kill all the animals and "why did God send the Flood" is he a lunatic?

killing everything on the earth just because he cocked everything up when he made it...

In othe words "why did God send the Flood" when he's the one who made everything he destroyed.

this is the wonderful being the worlds religious people are bowing down to...

And we continue with theological questions, not science based questions germaine to this subforum, not GA.

...they should take another look because I think he lost his marbles somewhere along the line, on second thoughts he's not doing so bad he's got all of you dancing to his music.

Fate accomplished. Your entire response to my post is nothing but theology more appropriate for GA than for C&E. BTW, I'm an atheist, so I don't know where you got this "your" deity from.

 

[UniversalAxis]

I would also point out that the most logical explanation for the flood story in Genesis is that there was a flood, but not a global flood, which did kill many things; people, towns, plants, and animals.

For such a heinous tragedy the first question akesd by people of faith is "why did God do it?" and the subsequent answer is almost always, "because he was displeased with our sinful ways."

The story is teleological, it explains natural phenomina by way of faith and mythology. The story may well be true, but it is not necessarily the same truth that is represented by the Literalists in this forum.

 

[AV1611VET]

If that is true why did he need to kill all of the animals as well? what had they done wrong?

Yes, there's a reason the animals had to die, too --- but I'll leave it at that.

 

[Stinker]

I could have this wrong because I have never read the Bible,
but according to the Creationists God sent the flood across the whole world,
If that is true why did he need to kill all of the animals as well? what had they done wrong?

It was taught to me that in the fall of man not only mankind was sentenced to experience physical death, but every other living thing as well.

Snakes are still dealing with their extra punishment:o

In those ancient times in that part of the world where the Bible originated, it seems to be a pattern that whatever has been told that man has experienced, it is backed by the support of some of earth's other living things as having participated in the events as well.


Since all in that part of the world was familiar with the Epic of Gilgamesh the Israelites, many scholars believe, took the story and reshaped it to fit their theology.

 

[LittleNipper]

In a sinful universe every created thing eventually dies. How they die and when they die in not really that important, is it? I'd rather drown than be chewed on, so GOD seems very merciful in that regard.

 

[TeddyKGB]

Snakes are still dealing with their extra punishment:o

I'm sure those cortex-deficient reptiles are just slithering around, ticked off that their uppity Satanic ancestor (who no doubt they remember well) got his legs zapped off and passed on that trait in classic Lamarckian fashion.

 

[AV1611VET]

I could have this wrong because I have never read the Bible, but according to the Creationists God sent the flood across the whole world,
If that is true why did he need to kill all of the animals as well? what had they done wrong?

They were probably carriers of all kinds of diseases.

Genesis 6:12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

 

[Shemjaza]

Yes, there's a reason the animals had to die, too --- but I'll leave it at that.

I've seen ideas proposed that the Nephilim etc had modified and corrupted humans and animals so it all had to be purged.

Given that a few generations later you have Babylon, Babel and Anakim or looks like there's plenty of corruption still around.



Also given that Noah etc are humans, they still had Original Sin, so the whole thing doesn't even conceptually work as a removal of sin.