Noah's Ark

[OldWiseGuy]

Well, I've seen plenty of stress-maps of things. I'm not an engineer but even I know that a long piece of wood on an undulating surface of a body of water with a period < the length of the piece of wood will probably have stresses along it.

Of course, but would those stresses cause leaking or breakup of the ark?

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Ummm, considering that many in the early field were Bible-believing Christians I'm not sure how you arrive at that conclusion. Oh, wait, I know: NO TRUE SCOTSMAN!

(So now we've eliminated SCIENCE, HISTORY and LOGIC. Shall we proceed?)

You can stop any time you want (you're not actually making any progress anyway).

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Of course, but would those stresses cause leaking or breakup of the ark?

Nah - it was built to last longer and better than
today's untied states aircraft carriers !

 

[OldWiseGuy]

What are your geological credentials?

Do I have to know how to build a clock in order tell time?

 

[Subduction Zone]

Do I have to know how to build a clock in order tell time?

No, but you must be able to demonstrate that you can tell time. So far you have failed in that sense regarding geology.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Nah - it was built to last longer and better than
today's untied states aircraft carriers !

Good one, I see that you are taking a humorous approach to this debate. Refuting the Ark with humor is a new approach.

 

[Obliquinaut]

I read geology articles.

Well hopefully in this exchange you have picked up a few new geology terms:

Transgressive Sequence Stratigraphy
Regressive Sequence Stratigraphy
Isostacy
Hjulstrom Diagram
Clay Size Particles
Clay Mineral
Correlation

Might make the geology articles a bit more comprehensive. And when you read bout epieric seas you are talking about seas that covered parts of continents. All of which kind of looks like your hypothesis of the Noachian Flood (without the miracle waters and the miraculous world-wide peneplain.

 

[VirOptimus]

Here's a poser for you.

See if you can figure this out.

If Genesis 1-10 was written in Jacobean English, and Jacobean English vanished at the tower of Babel, how did Moses translate the Jacobean English to Hebrew, if no one on Earth spoke it, and Moses had never seen Jacobean English in his life?

We actually know quite a bit about languages and how they evolved. The tower of babel myth is very disproven.

And your fantasy about jacobean english in ancient time is no part of reality as well. I suggest a introductary course in linguistics.

 

[Obliquinaut]

God used both miracles and physical laws.

Just wanted to know where you got the idea there were no winds during the Flood.

People often drown in calm water.

Yes they do. But usually not ALL people

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Refuting the Ark with humor is a new approach.

Really?
No one has refuted the ARK yet.....

 

[Subduction Zone]

Really?
No one has refuted the ARK yet.....

I see that you have not been paying attention. It was refuted over 200 years ago.

I can help you. Tell me the details of your version of the Ark myth and I will tell you why we know that that flood at least never happened.

 

[Obliquinaut]

You can stop any time you want (you're not actually making any progress anyway).

Thanks! I like it when the guy that struggles with Geology 101 topics tells me I'm wasting my time.

It's heartening!

 

[Obliquinaut]

Do I have to know how to build a clock in order tell time?

Nope but you DO need to know geology to critique geology. Thankfully for you you have already abandoned your earlier attempts to leverage hydrology and stratigraphy for your efforts by ex cathedra decrees that geology has little role to play in this geology discussion.

Which kinda leaves those of us who do know a thing or two about geology high and dry!

 

[HitchSlap]

Do I have to know how to build a clock in order tell time?

No, but you should stop telling us how to build clocks.

 

[HitchSlap]

Really?
No one has refuted the ARK yet.....

There is absolutely zero evidence for an ark.

Pretty easy actually.

 

[AV1611VET]

I suggest a introductary course in linguistics.

May I suggest an introductory course in thaumaturgy?

 

[AV1611VET]

There is absolutely zero evidence for an ark.

Perhaps Noah dismantled it to build his homestead?

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Perhaps Noah dismantled it to build his homestead?

You probably already realize that that that is
less likely than the Ark being in government storage under secrecy....
also not likely, and not necessary.....

the truth is simple, true, and wonderful !

 

[HitchSlap]

Perhaps Noah dismantled it to build his homestead?

He certainly wouldn't have had to gopher wood.

 

[HitchSlap]

You probably already realize that that that is
less likely than the Ark being in government storage under secrecy....
also not likely, and not necessary.....

the truth is simple, true, and wonderful !

"The truth is out there."