The story of Noah's Ark is false.

To Address the Number of Animals: The idea that Noah supposedly put a male and female of every SPECIES onto the ark is a misconception. Noah did not put two of each animal SPECIES; he had two of each KIND. 'Kind' in the Bible refers to a concept similar to the Family classification. To Address the Size of the Ark and Control of Animals: Since Noah did not have two of each species on the ark, the ark would not have to be as big. However, the ark was still an enormous boat. The ark was as long as four and a half football fields. It also had three decks inside. (Genesis 6:15-16) Someone attempting to have this many animals on board would have planned for such things and created food storage and different areas. Also, consider the fact that this ark took years to build. In that time, Noah could have put in sufficient space and supplies. To Address the Survival of Plants: All living things outside of the earth died. Plants were included. To Address the "Lack of Evidence" for a Global Flood: How do you explain the fish fossils on the tops of mountains? How do you explain a layer of clay found by archaeologists that was miles thick? What about land forms such as the Grand Canyon? Certainly evolution could explain these things - until you delve deeper into what evolution actually is, and what it is claiming as fact. To Address the Ark's Remains: The ark was said to have landed on the top of a mountain. Anyone with any kind of science experience knows that the top of a mountain is constantly exposed to the elements. The ark could have been destroyed entirely by the wind and weather, or broken up and scattered. To Address the Foreign Animals: Are you familiar with Pangaea? The idea that the earth was once one piece of land in the center is true. It was such before the flood. With the combination of the floodwaters and plate tectonics, the earth was eventually split into the continents we are familiar with now. Because the earth was all one piece, getting the animals would not have been as difficult as it may seem. To Address Skepticism: You are coming from an atheist's point of view. I can understand that. You are saying that this is impossible, and you are right. It is impossible without God. By saying that there is no way to gather the animals in one place without force, by stating that there was no way to keep the animals from fighting or eating each other, you are addressing human limitation. Humans have limitations for a reason. Because of these limitations, we should look to God who does not have limitations. One can also infer that God would help with the obtaining and management of the animals since he commanded Noah to do this. In conclusion, the deluge known as the Flood may seem ridiculous to someone approaching the argument with no God in mind. The prospect of an old man building a boat to save the animals may seem like a risible fairy tale to some. However, if one examines the available evidence, he may that it is not as far-fetched as it may seem. Many events in the Bible can be explained by "natural causes", and if God created the earth, would it not make sense for him to use things that he created? With that being said: In order to properly debate this topic, one would have to determine without a doubt the existence of God. *Side note: you would typically have to be a geologist or an archaeologist to find most of the evidence for the Global Flood* Sources: The Bible Answers in Genesis answersingenesis.org