Noah's Ark Could Not Have Happened

"I reject your position" Let me explain my position. Noah's Ark is considered a worldwide flood by the Bible. In case you did not know, this is the definition of worldwide:Worldwide: Applying or extending throughout the world; universal [1]. Apparently, I have to define world for you, also.World: the Earth or globe, considered as a planet [2].Both are official definitions and the definitions that we will be following in the debate. "Noah has 120 years to do or hire out the work on the ark."Yes, but he had to make it out of gopher/beaver wood [3]. He had to train beavers to get the wood for him, which further specifies my argument that Noah was incapable of doing what the Bible said that he did. A man that was able to control many animals over a period of 370 days at an altitude that is barely breathable should have the ability and strength to gather at least part of his own wood."You are making bold claims that ship builders did not know how to build ships" I would like to know where I said that. If did, I am sorry, I did not mean it literally. The next section of your argument is about how much pressure wood can withstand. I have looked further into this and found some facts. No one knows exactly what type of wood Noah and the gophers used. The Christians think that it was Cypress wood [4], so I will use that example. Cypress wood can withstand about 6360 PSI, and can withstand about 510 pounds of force [5]. A women in high heels makes 1600 PSI per step. Think about it."Did you really think Noah had woolly mammoths on the ark?"No, I do not. I was just providing an example for an extinct animal. Please read my text more carefully before posting a response."97% are invertebrate and would likely not be counted as animals. Of the remaining 3%, close to half are fish, leaving 1.5% of this GLOBAL number. "Yet the Bible says that anyone, or anything, not in the ark perished. How would you explain the animals still here today? You cross out your own argument. If 97% are invertebrate today, wouldn't that mean that there would be a ton of invertebrate animals on the ark? Look at this passage:Genesis 6:19 reads: “And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female [6]” This passage actually doesn't state that it has to he considered an animal, but must be living. Fish are also living, so they mastiff been brought aboard the ark. If they didn't many would've perished due to salt/freshwater combination. So that statement is actually false."Remember that we are working from the position of a regional flood so the number of animals is far smaller."As I stated earlier, we are going worldwide here, not regional. The Bible says worldwide, and that is what we use. So the food wouldn't be smaller."You makes more bad assumptions."I'm sorry... You makes?!?! Dude, don't be a hypocrite."If this is the site of the resting of the ark please note that the dove cam back with an olive branch which suggests a much different climate or elevation in the time of Noah."You said if. It is also said that God erased all evidence of the flood [7]. So the ark would not be found anywhere. I can't read the rest of that argument. Also, you used suggests. We are going by today's climate, as you have no proof that the climate and air pressure was any different back then than it is today. "Rainwater is actually better than city water. [10]"Yes, but even so, it doesn't completely cross out my point. If one single animal dies, the whole thing is disproved in this debate. Also, I beg to differ. Look at this [8]. Those are all bacteria and organisms that can affect any animals state of being, and kill them. You only have one survey there. I can name tons and tons of organisms found in freshwater alone. Plus, I would ask you how the in the heck did Noah separate the freshwater from the saltwater? If it contained any salt, both him and the animals would become dehydrated. "How does a boat 450 ft long and 75 feet wide “tip over”? Just how would one human keep this tipping from happening?"For the second point you listed, that proves my point. Noah could not stop the ark from tipping over. Plus, it was raining for 370 days straight, 12,000 feet up and in terrible weather. It actually could've tipped over. It is a long shot, I admit, but it is possible. I will give you credit of making a good point here, but it does not completely disprove it." Assuming the animals are in stalls or cages, any farmer has the skills to get them out to pasture."Noah was 600 years old. I doubt he could handle an elephant in a cage. Plus, a farmer would likely not know how to handle animals that were not seen on a farm, as a farmer spends most of his time ranching and farming. And any farmer? Please. A ten-year old farmer would not be able to handle a giant elephant after a year flood. Please re-select your word choice."Since the debate is about the ark this is really outside the boundary of our debate."The title says NOAH'S ark, which includes chapters 6-8 in Genesis. So no, it is not outside the boundary of this debate. Noah being 600 is a legitimate fact to disprove this story. Any "fact" in 6-8 I can use and so can you. You are not the one to decide the rules of the debate."I am hoping you get back on track in round 3"Well that is sort of mean, I must say. I hope YOU use some actual spelling and grammar in round three. Oh, you forgot a period. You did not disprove how Noah did not freeze, how the animals did not freeze, how a 600 year old man could breathe for 370 days straight at limited oxygen (let alone some of the animals,) and many more. Also, you contradicted yourself. You said:*High flooding waters brought the animals to the ark (Round 1). *God brought the animals to the ark. (Round 2).You also said that the dimensions of the ark made it carry 120,000 pairs of animals.But I stated that there were actually one million aboard.You also stated that the story was unlikely to begin with. Please consider that.I applaud CON for his great debating skills and for a wonderful debate. Take care!Best Regards,D.J[1] http://dictionary.reference.com...[2] http://dictionary.reference.com...[3] http://www.ldolphin.org...[4] christiananswers.net/q-eden/gopherwood.html[5] http://workshopcompanion.com...[6] http://www.apologeticspress.org...[7] http://www.biblegateway.com...[8] www.funsci.com/fun3_en/guide/guide1/micro1_en.htmFor site 4, you have to copy and paste because my computer is acting up. Sorry.