PsychoSarah
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Yes, well aware people claim the ark could float, some people still claim that flu shots will give you autism, just because people claim it doesn't make it true.
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I avoid any clickbait that makes unspecified claims about something that will "amaze, shock, blow my mind", or that "you'll never believe".
Yes, well aware people claim the ark could float, some people still claim that flu shots will give you autism, just because people claim it doesn't make it true.
I've never taken issue with the idea that the ark could float. Or even that it was structurally sound enough to stay intact in a rough sea. Frankly, I think there are far more glaring issues about the whole Flood story than the structural integrity of the boat. Considering at this point we have people who have to invoke teleporting koalas and flying clams to make it work, I'm really kind of unsure where to go next.Yes, well aware people claim the ark could float, some people still claim that flu shots will give you autism, just because people claim it doesn't make it true.
I avoid any clickbait that makes unspecified claims about something that will "amaze, shock, blow my mind", or that "you'll never believe".
Care to give as a 1 sentence synopsis of this "stunning" claim?
Thanks.I tend to be sceptical like you.
The research, conducted by the department of physics and astronomy at the University of Leicester, says that the Ark would have floated even with 35,000 animals (17,500 species) on board.
https://physics.le.ac.uk/journals/index.php/pst/article/view/676/475
We don't know what gopher wood was so how can we make precise claims? If the laws of the past were different we also need to factor that in to arrive at buoyancy...etc. The ark was made by the design of God for that day and was perfect for the job.I tend to be sceptical like you.
The research, conducted by the department of physics and astronomy at the University of Leicester, says that the Ark would have floated even with 35,000 animals (17,500 species) on board.
https://physics.le.ac.uk/journals/index.php/pst/article/view/676/475
Is it churlish of me to post this now? Number of Species on Earth - Current ResultsI tend to be sceptical like you.
The research, conducted by the department of physics and astronomy at the University of Leicester, says that the Ark would have floated even with 35,000 animals (17,500 species) on board.
https://physics.le.ac.uk/journals/index.php/pst/article/view/676/475
We don't know what gopher wood was so how can we make precise claims? If the laws of the past were different we also need to factor that in to arrive at buoyancy...etc. The ark was made by the design of God for that day and was perfect for the job.
I've never taken issue with the idea that the ark could float. Or even that it was structurally sound enough to stay intact in a rough sea. Frankly, I think there are far more glaring issues about the whole Flood story than the structural integrity of the boat. Considering at this point we have people who have to invoke teleporting koalas and flying clams to make it work, I'm really kind of unsure where to go next.
That says nothing. We need to know the laws in place and the exact materials used. Why try to get it to obey laws that were not in place, or have wood that was of a certain type..etc?The cited study at least supports the view that it would have floated with the assumptions made.
That says nothing. We need to know the laws in place and the exact materials used. Why try to get it to obey laws that were not in place, or have wood that was of a certain type..etc?
Well, pretty much, yeah.No, not rude.
Your point being - how could this number of species come from the 7 - 17 odd thousand of Noah's ark in such a short 4,000 year period of time?
That is foolish. How could God directing Noah to build the ark, sending the flood waters, and animals, and closing the door to the ark be 'natural'???
Good question, so why do religious people keep arguing it would work without magic?
Exactly. Of all the people who insist on explaining creation and all things without God, one would think believers would not be among them.
Absurd. The reality is that you do not know many things about the ark. Therefore dreaming up one that cannot float properly is your own invention.
Well spoken!The reality is that you do not know many things about the ark. Therefore dreaming up one that cannot float properly is your own invention.
Calling the Ark "magic" and God an "it" is like saying, "She's a wonder drug" when referring to Thalidomide.I completely agree with you, if a deity is making talking bushes which are on fire, makes pillars of fire, and has the power to flood the world, I think it could spare a bit of magic to keep the ark floating.
Don't forget my TARDIS booth explanation, either.I've never taken issue with the idea that the ark could float. Or even that it was structurally sound enough to stay intact in a rough sea. Frankly, I think there are far more glaring issues about the whole Flood story than the structural integrity of the boat. Considering at this point we have people who have to invoke teleporting koalas and flying clams to make it work, I'm really kind of unsure where to go next.
I understand.I'm really kind of unsure where to go next.
I never argued that it couldn't float. The Wyoming, which I compared it too, could float just fine. I argued that a wooden structure of that size wouldn't survive a tsunami, which is something I can evaluate simply knowing the size of it. But as pointed out later in this topic the mechanics of the ark are still the least absurd thing about this whole story.