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by The Holy Spirit on November 20th, 2011

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In the story of Noah's ark, was Noah able to load all of God's animals on the ark?

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  • by ErgoStep - Millionaire Websites on November 20th, 2011

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    There would not be space enough on the ark for all the animals.

    Assuming evolution is correct, there would not be enough time for the animals to evolve.

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  • by nick batchelor on November 21st, 2011

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    The Bible Encyclopedia "Insight on the Scriptures" published by Jehovah's Witnesses had this to say:

    "Ample Carrying Capacity. The passenger list of the ark was quite impressive. Besides Noah, his wife, his three sons, and their wives, living creatures “of every sort of flesh, two of each,” were to be taken aboard. “Male and female they will be. Of the flying creatures according to their kinds and of the domestic animals according to their kinds, of all moving animals of the ground according to their kinds, two of each will go in there to you to preserve them alive.” Of the clean beasts and fowls, seven of each kind were to be taken. A great quantity and variety of food for all these creatures, to last for more than a year, also had to be stowed away.—Ge 6:18-21; 7:2, 3.

    The “kinds” of animals selected had reference to the clear-cut and unalterable boundaries or limits set by the Creator, within which boundaries creatures are capable of breeding “according to their kinds.” It has been estimated by some that the hundreds of thousands of species of animals today could be reduced to a comparatively few family “kinds”—the horse kind and the cow kind, to mention but two. The breeding boundaries according to “kind” established by Jehovah were not and could not be crossed. With this in mind some investigators have said that, had there been as few as 43 “kinds” of mammals, 74 “kinds” of birds, and 10 “kinds” of reptiles in the ark, they could have produced the variety of species known today. Others have been more liberal in estimating that 72 “kinds” of quadrupeds and less than 200 bird “kinds” were all that were required. That the great variety of animal life known today could have come from inbreeding within so few “kinds” following the Flood is proved by the endless variety of humankind—short, tall, fat, thin, with countless variations in the color of hair, eyes, and skin—all of whom sprang from the one family of Noah.

    These estimates may seem too restrictive to some, especially since such sources as The Encyclopedia Americana indicate that there are upwards of 1,300,000 species of animals. (1977, Vol. 1, pp. 859-873) However, over 60 percent of these are insects. Breaking these figures down further, of the 24,000 amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, 10,000 are birds, 9,000 are reptiles and amphibians, many of which could have survived outside the ark, and only 5,000 are mammals, including whales and porpoises, which would have also remained outside the ark. Other researchers estimate that there are only about 290 species of land mammals larger than sheep and about 1,360 smaller than rats. (The Deluge Story in Stone, by B. C. Nelson, 1949, p. 156; The Flood in the Light of the Bible, Geology, and Archaeology, by A. M. Rehwinkel, 1957, p. 69) So, even if estimates are based on these expanded figures, the ark could easily have accommodated a pair of all these animals. (Vol 1 pp. 164-165 Ark)

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  • by Friartuck on November 20th, 2011
    voted: No, Noah did not place all of God's animals on the ark.

    Friartuck

    There was no global flood. There was almost certainly no Noah - since the story bears a marked resemblance to other, older flood stories.

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  • by Michael on November 20th, 2011
    voted: No, Noah did not place all of God's animals on the ark.

    Michael

    no because it PROBABLY never happened in the first place because if it did then they would need to be enough food on the ark for all the animals him and then separate space for the animals cus they would all kill each other

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  • by Prunesquallor on November 20th, 2011

    Prunesquallor

    It was not just the animals; it was the food they would consume on a long voyage. The elephants alone would account for quite a large tonnage.

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  • by Milner on November 22nd, 2011

    Milner

    THS, if Noah actually loaded the animals on the ark, he would have to have been one strong dude. No cranes or fork lifts back then. Again, you need to think through a question before asking it. :)

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  • by MrJosh on November 23rd, 2011
    voted: No, Noah did not place all of God's animals on the ark.

    MrJosh

    The story of Noah and his ark can only be fiction; not only does it bear a striking resemblance to earlier food narratives, but there are so many holes in the story that are only answered by "Goddidit."

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  • by smoothy1 on November 21st, 2011

    smoothy1

    Only the ones that bothered to show up......Just like a party...you sent out the invitations....but if the people don't show it...its their loss.

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  • by rmtn on November 20th, 2011
    voted: No, Noah did not place all of God's animals on the ark.

    rmtn

    Of course not!

    A long time ago, when the Earth was green
    There was more kinds of animals than you've ever seen
    They'd run around free while the Earth was being born
    And the loveliest of all was the unicorn

    There was green alligators and long-necked geese
    Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
    Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born
    The loveliest of all was the unicorn

    The Lord seen some sinning and it gave Him pain
    And He says, "Stand back, I'm going to make it rain"
    He says, "Hey Noah, I'll tell you what to do
    Build me a floating zoo,
    and take some of those...

    Green alligators and long-necked geese
    Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
    Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born
    Don't you forget My unicorns

    Old Noah was there to answer the call
    He finished up making the ark just as the rain started to fall
    He marched the animals two by two
    And he called out as they came through
    Hey Lord,

    I've got green alligators and long-necked geese
    Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
    Some cats and rats and elephants, but Lord, I'm so forlorn
    I just can't find no unicorns"

    And Noah looked out through the driving rain
    Them unicorns were hiding, playing silly games
    Kicking and splashing while the rain was falling
    Oh, them silly unicorns

    There was green alligators and long-necked geese
    Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
    Noah cried, "Close the door because the rain is falling
    And we just can't wait for no unicorns"

    The ark started moving, it drifted with the tide
    The unicorns looked up from the rocks and they cried
    And the waters came down and sort of floated them away
    That's why you never see unicorns to this very day

    You'll see green alligators and long-necked geese
    Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
    Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born
    You're never gonna see no unicorns

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  • by Zack on November 20th, 2011

    Zack

    It's a friggen myth or wildly exaggerated. Take a day off from religion would ya.

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  • by Thadeus Quintus Lesbotron on November 20th, 2011

    Thadeus Quintus Lesbotron

    Fresh water fish would have been exterminated had the flood been sea water, salt water fish by fresh water from rain, unless of course Noah had a big boat full of aquariums too.
    Then of course we have species that would not have needed the ark, like sea birds and ducks, as well as species not mentioned in the bible, because it's authors didn't know they existed, despite allegedly having been informed by an omnipotent and omniscient deity, and of course, a total lack of evidence in the geology of our planet that there was ever a global flood at any point in history.
    So my answer is, none of the above, it never happened, it is a wildly exaggerated tale based upon a more mundane event which is substantiated by evidence.

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  • by mikedsign on November 20th, 2011
    voted: No, Noah did not place all of God's animals on the ark.

    mikedsign

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QFvKsvmnfM

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