Comments on: Noah and the Flood http://www.anatheist.net/2008/11/noah-and-the-flood/ Atheism & Religious Skepticism Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:07:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: LifeOnMars http://www.anatheist.net/2008/11/noah-and-the-flood/comment-page-1/#comment-2408 LifeOnMars Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:45:02 +0000 http://www.anatheist.net/?p=883#comment-2408 I once worked with a senior engineer in the oil industry. Our job was to survey (downhole) the formation that a fresh well had been driled into, a big part of this was determining at which depth the formation contained hydrocarbons and which parts contained water. He told us that the water was from the great flood, this to him was proof that the bible was true! He was of course an American and a very senior and well educated engineer but would regularly express such opinions. Quite scary really. I once worked with a senior engineer in the oil industry. Our job was to survey (downhole) the formation that a fresh well had been driled into, a big part of this was determining at which depth the formation contained hydrocarbons and which parts contained water. He told us that the water was from the great flood, this to him was proof that the bible was true!

He was of course an American and a very senior and well educated engineer but would regularly express such opinions. Quite scary really.

]]> By: chungyc http://www.anatheist.net/2008/11/noah-and-the-flood/comment-page-1/#comment-1811 chungyc Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:00:03 +0000 http://www.anatheist.net/?p=883#comment-1811 What do you mean the flood story is from a less-than-divine source? Are you implying that the Epic of Gilgamesh, plagiarized by the man-made Bible, isn't divinely inspired? ;) (BTW, nice enumeration of the problems with the story, although it's sad that (1) isn't enough all by itself for many people.) What do you mean the flood story is from a less-than-divine source? Are you implying that the Epic of Gilgamesh, plagiarized by the man-made Bible, isn't divinely inspired? ;)

(BTW, nice enumeration of the problems with the story, although it's sad that (1) isn't enough all by itself for many people.)

]]> By: MrMalone http://www.anatheist.net/2008/11/noah-and-the-flood/comment-page-1/#comment-1820 MrMalone Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:00:03 +0000 http://www.anatheist.net/?p=883#comment-1820 I think the only points that hold any weight at all are 4. and 8. a bit. However, in a different manner, challenge people to answer for all the extra, implied miracles necessary for the flood story to take place. For example. How did the penguins get to and from the arctic? How about the kangaroos? Did they all swim back? What did they eat along the way? What did they eat when they got there? etc. All these lead Christians to the Pangaea idea. They just have to try and explain that it wasn't 200 million years ago. What about all the sea life? Was it fresh water or salt water that fell? God would have to "recreate" most marine life. All the plants are also now crushed under millions of tons of pressure of water. God would have to miraculously recreate all/most plant life. Astonishing miracles that somehow escape the importance to mention in any ancient account. You have to add SO many other miracles just to accommodate the flood "miracle" the story literally holds no water. OR, the story is based on a large local flood event, and people made stories about it. The end. I think the only points that hold any weight at all are 4. and 8. a bit. However, in a different manner, challenge people to answer for all the extra, implied miracles necessary for the flood story to take place. For example.

How did the penguins get to and from the arctic? How about the kangaroos? Did they all swim back? What did they eat along the way? What did they eat when they got there? etc. All these lead Christians to the Pangaea idea. They just have to try and explain that it wasn't 200 million years ago.

What about all the sea life? Was it fresh water or salt water that fell? God would have to "recreate" most marine life. All the plants are also now crushed under millions of tons of pressure of water. God would have to miraculously recreate all/most plant life. Astonishing miracles that somehow escape the importance to mention in any ancient account.

You have to add SO many other miracles just to accommodate the flood "miracle" the story literally holds no water.

OR, the story is based on a large local flood event, and people made stories about it. The end.

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