Noah's Ark questions

[_SteelHead]

Isn't it amazing? The same guy that argues for lamanites/nephites and the Book of Mormon as a history based on the most shabby and discredited evidence, tossing about the Bible being non literal.....

The irony.

[_Maksutov]

there are two ways to view the flood one as a world wide flood and the second as a local flood perceived as a world wide flood.

Noah was possibly in the Mississippi flood basin area that can flood over 50 miles. Once they were out in the ocean out of site from land they probably perceived it as a world wide flood.

The doctrine is that the flood was global because the Earth required the full immersion of baptism. If you're going to argue for naturalistic explanations, great, but let's be consistent. No cherry picking and shrugging and deflecting and running.

[_Maksutov]

Isn't it amazing? The same guy that argues for Lamanites/Nephites and the Book of Mormon as a history based on the most shabby and discredited evidence, tossing about the Bible being non literal.....

The irony.

Adopting Mormon absurdities is crazy enough, but compounding them with fantasies from Seventh Day Adventists and Independent Baptists (creationist apologia) and an American Nazi is a pretty impressive performance. The loons ye shall always have with you.

[_Quasimodo]

What would be the point?

I don't know ask God

No need! God wrote it all down right here in Genesis:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+5:32-10:1

If you believe in the Bible, you are stuck with this story. If you don't believe in this particular Bible story, why believe in any Bible stories?

[_bomgeography]

Some of the Bible stories are viewed figuratively such as the creation of the earth and the flood. I personally believe the flood was local. But I would consider myself regular believing member and same for others who believe the flood was local.

[_SteelHead]

What is the doctrine?

[_Quasimodo]

You're right. Mind blown.

I suppose our Vichy Mormon friend bomgeo would argue that Noah & Co. were able to go around gathering millions of examples of seeds, spores and cuttings. When they weren't wrangling elephants and crocodiles.

You've given me a mental image of various plants and trees marching two by two into the Ark. Kinda like Ents in Lord of the Rings.

[_bomgeography]

The Bible is written by people who lived thousands of years ago with whatever knowledge base about their surroundings.

The purpose of the Bible and scripture is bring people closer to God and Christ. In that way it does it just fine.

As to what Noah's train of thought and understanding was when he recorded the flood only God and Noah know

[_bomgeography]

The Bible is written by people who lived thousands of years ago with whatever knowledge base they had at that time.

The purpose of the Bible and scripture is bring people closer to God and Christ. In that way it does it just fine.

As to what Noah's train of thought and understanding was when he recorded the flood only God and Noah know

[_Quasimodo]

Some of the Bible stories are viewed figuratively such as the creation of the earth and the flood. I personally believe the flood was local. But I would consider myself regular believing member and same for others who believe the flood was local.

So, do you have a list of Bible stories that are dependable and those that aren't? How do you decide?

If that is how you view the Bible, do you have the same sort of doubts about the Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham? If not, why not?