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lilORANG
09/26/23 8:33:21 PM
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It's an ark. Not a boat. Not a ship. No sails. Completely rudderless. No way for Noah to steer or direct it. Which means he was at the mercy of the currents and tides.

Yet everyone assumes he just floated in place and stayed in the middle East. No evidence whatsoever of that.

I think he floated on over to the good ol' US of A and his descendants became God's chosen people and that's why the USA is the most perfect, righteous, blessed nation on earth.

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Sexypwnstar
09/26/23 8:36:35 PM
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My favorite part is where he had termites and beavers on it

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brestugo
09/26/23 8:38:24 PM
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Gilgamesh's tale was more interesting, IMO. Noah's was another reboot.

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MrResetti
09/26/23 8:39:00 PM
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TC clearly has no understanding of Biblical floods and their currents.
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Agonized_rufous
09/26/23 8:39:27 PM
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How else would you explain he tigers in Texas and Florida having every fun animal ever

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vycebrand2
09/26/23 8:44:55 PM
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I tried to ask how did the animals from what would be the middle east which lets be honest doesnt have alot of diversity get all the way to the americas in 5000 years and not being killed outright for food(2 of each). Also if it was a world wide flood there would be nothing to eat except fish all vegetation would be destroyed. When you logicaly go through the story thats when you figure out its all a story. Which a good bit of the bible is. Stories. Some don't want to admit that

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Prestoff
09/26/23 8:45:25 PM
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You don't understand, it's all a "metaphor"! Any inconsistency in the bible can easily be explained as just being a metaphor, you just don't know how to read the bible correct!

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KINDERFELD
09/26/23 9:13:36 PM
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CE, please observe.

This is how some whites promote the myth of their superiority here in America.

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St0rmFury
09/26/23 9:19:16 PM
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Genetics don't exist at that time, brah.

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lilORANG
09/26/23 9:20:06 PM
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St0rmFury posted...
Genetics don't exist at that time, brah.
It's true. Hell, Jesus didn't even have a Y chromosome.

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Garabandal
09/26/23 9:20:35 PM
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Noah also invented alcohol according to the Bible

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah%27s_wine

In the Bible, the few chapters that come between the creation of Adam and the birth of Noah contain no mention of alcoholic drinks. After the account of the great flood, the biblical Noah is said to have cultivated a vineyard, made wine, and become intoxicated. Thus, the discovery of fermentation is traditionally attributed to Noah because this is the first time alcohol appears in the Bible. Noah's wine has been described as a "pleasant relief for man from the toilsome work of the crop".

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GeraldDarko
09/26/23 9:21:29 PM
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lilORANG posted...
I think he floated on over to the good ol' US of A and his descendants became God's chosen people and that's why the USA is the most perfect, righteous, blessed nation on earth.
It did. It's right here.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/1/8/AAeowgAAE4EK.jpg

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AngelsNAirwav3s
09/26/23 9:23:50 PM
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Isnt that from the Book of Mormon? I cant remember how they explain the real Jews being from America or w/e they believe

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Pikachuchupika
09/26/23 9:29:37 PM
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I prefer the story of Santa Claus and his elves.
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bfslick50
09/26/23 9:30:58 PM
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lilORANG posted...
I think he floated on over to the good ol' US of A and his descendants became God's chosen people and that's why the USA is the most perfect, righteous, blessed nation on earth.

How are there people that aren't Noah's descendants?

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St0rmFury
09/26/23 9:32:59 PM
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The United States of Ark has a nice ring to it.

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Sariana21
09/26/23 9:33:12 PM
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Pikachuchupika posted...
I prefer the story of Santa Claus and his elves.
He uses his magic to keep it all FROZEN so he doesn't need an ARK!

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Ar0ge
09/26/23 9:49:49 PM
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Don't forget all the dinosaur species were also on the ark
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Zikten
09/26/23 10:24:30 PM
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All the rain that created the flood, would have desalinated the global oceans, causing the extinction of like 99% of sea life on earth. When the flood ended, the ocean would be dead
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ForsakenHermit
09/26/23 10:29:33 PM
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Remember that episode of The Simpsons where Flanders builds an ark but takes two animals of the same sex because he didn't want any hanky panky?

Talk about missing the point.

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Thermador446
09/26/23 10:31:31 PM
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Ok, but why is the Ark of the Covenant so tiny in comparison???

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MabusIncarnate
09/26/23 10:32:48 PM
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Prestoff posted...
You don't understand, it's all a "metaphor"! Any inconsistency in the bible can easily be explained as just being a metaphor, you just don't know how to read the bible correct!
No, no. You just aren't meant to understand.

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ForsakenHermit
09/26/23 10:32:49 PM
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Thermador446 posted...
Ok, but why is the Ark of the Covenant so tiny in comparison???
Wasn't that made to house the ten commandments?

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lilORANG
09/26/23 10:39:04 PM
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Zikten posted...
All the rain that created the flood, would have desalinated the global oceans, causing the extinction of like 99% of sea life on earth. When the flood ended, the ocean would be dead
Which would have made it a lot easier to fit 2 of every fish in the tank on the ark!

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UnholyMudcrab
09/26/23 10:39:41 PM
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That would make Noah the first Marine, wouldn't it?

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KiwiTerraRizing
09/26/23 10:40:42 PM
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Good topic

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WingsOfGood
09/26/23 10:58:14 PM
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USA USA USA
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HylianFox
09/26/23 10:59:04 PM
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I thought it was about a dude inventing wine, getting drunk, and passing out naked

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LeoRavus
09/26/23 11:04:07 PM
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But Noah was dragging a big anchor so it only drifted a few hundred miles from Iraq to Turkey

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DnDer
09/26/23 11:05:20 PM
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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...
Isnt that from the Book of Mormon? I cant remember how they explain the real Jews being from America or w/e they believe

Jaredites. The built wooden submarines and sailed to America.

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solosnake
09/26/23 11:07:07 PM
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So we killed gods descendants when europeans settled the continent?

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lilORANG
09/26/23 11:07:09 PM
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DnDer posted...
Jaredites. The built wooden submarines and sailed to America.
Which is clearly absurd. My theory is in line with original biblical Scripture.

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DnDer
09/26/23 11:07:16 PM
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LeoRavus posted...
But Noah was dragging a big anchor

That's what she said.

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HylianFox
09/26/23 11:10:14 PM
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lilORANG posted...
It's an ark. Not a boat. Not a ship. No sails. Completely rudderless. No way for Noah to steer or direct it. Which means he was at the mercy of the currents and tides.

https://ncse.ngo/kentucky-gets-ark-shaped-second-creation-museum

Some of the details of the appearance of the Ark are interesting. Since Genesis only gives a brief description of the Ark as a rectangular box with dimensions in cubits, AiGs version has some odd details, presumably added by their staffs research. First, there is an oddly shaped bow that is vaguely reminiscent of the bulbous bow of a modern supertanker or even the prow of an ancient Greek or Roman ship (Figure 3). Since the Ark wasnt supposed to be a powered vessel plowing through the ocean, this feature is strange. Another invention that doesnt seem useful is the ridgelike wooden sail on the upper deck near the stern. Ark Encounters website claims this would have kept the Ark pointed into the wind and thus waves as well. However, this isnt really true, as wind and waves dont necessarily come from the same direction during a storm. I suspect that someone at AiG thought these features looked good and stuck with them, rationalizing their usefulness in hindsight. The AiG version does look more attractive, if not as seaworthy, than a rectangular barge, and since the entire thing is an invention based on an ancient myth, it probably doesnt matter.

Ken Ham's Ark has a prow and rudder, despite the Bible describing it as little more than a huge wooden box.
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A_Good_Boy
09/26/23 11:12:53 PM
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Thermador446 posted...
Ok, but why is the Ark of the Covenant so tiny in comparison???
Because there aren't 2 of every animal inside it.

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Strider102
09/26/23 11:13:56 PM
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Why did Noah leave behind Unicorns and dinosaurs?

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Kim_Seong-a
09/26/23 11:16:23 PM
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To be fair, the story presupposes the existence of an omnipotent entity capable of telling all known laws of nature and physics to fuck off

Now, why said entity would only intervene to make the genetic diversity work, but tell Noah to build the ark himself, is anyone's guess <_<

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Kami_no_Kami
09/26/23 11:16:57 PM
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Strider102
09/26/23 11:17:28 PM
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Kim_Seong-a posted...
To be fair, the story presupposes the existence of an omnipotent entity capable of telling all known laws of nature and physics to fuck off

Now, why said entity would only intervene to make the genetic diversity work, but tell Noah to build the ark himself, is anyone's guess <_<

Because he works in mysterious ways or whatever bullshit people spew.

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HylianFox
09/26/23 11:17:56 PM
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Either that is a tiny ark or those are HUGE giraffes

The elephants would sink that thing

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Strider102
09/26/23 11:18:57 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/9/2/AAPNOcAAE4FU.jpg

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FortuneCookie
09/26/23 11:20:45 PM
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brestugo posted...
Gilgamesh's tale was more interesting, IMO. Noah's was another reboot.

Even if you accept that both are myths, there's no way to tell which came first. Just because Gilgamesh was found on older stone tablets, it doesn't mean that they didn't copy the story of Noah. We're pretty much talking about pre-recorded history.
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Strider102
09/26/23 11:21:15 PM
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Solar_Crimson
09/26/23 11:21:37 PM
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Strider102 posted...
Why did Noah leave behind Unicorns and dinosaurs?
God hates freaks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daFqm2RO7SA

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YugiNoob
09/26/23 11:25:11 PM
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What did the carnivores eat while they were on the ark?

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Heineken14
09/26/23 11:27:09 PM
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They should have had Vin Diesel play Noah in the movie, because it's about family.

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HylianFox
09/26/23 11:28:06 PM
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Heineken14 posted...
They should have had Vin Diesel play Noah in the movie, because it's about family.

Jason Momoa would just come along and steal the show, anyway

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