It is Unlikely Noah's Ark Happened.

Hello! Thank you for the compliments! After reading your case I can tell that you are an experienced debater. I have a lot to touch on so I will give a response to each of you points and sub points. Sub Point 1- Age In the early Bible times, people generally lived to nearly 1000 years old. Why? Because the earliest humans were almost perfect. When God made the first humans, he made them perfect and without flaws. The first generations of humans lived longer because they were close to the man that God had originally created. (http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com...) When sin entered the world, bodies deteriorated faster. For example, Noah lived for nearly 1000 years, Abraham lived for about 170 years and Moses lived for around 115 years. Like you said, Egyptians only lived for about 25-40 years old. After this, medicine advances were made and humans started living longer. So in reality, Noah was middle aged when he built the ark. Sub Point 2 - What Noah had to do http://christiananswers.net... Above is the answer to how Noah found gopher wood. It is most likely extinct by now or it possibly was cypress wood. Now, I agree with you that Noah had to do tedious work. But he had 100 years to complete his task. In today"s age that is a lifetime. I have to believe that he could have finished building a boat in that amount of time. Remember that humans bodies were much stronger than today (see above point) and could most likely do the work needed to build an ark. Sub point 3 - Altitude Here is my response: http://creation.com... The main reason I"m giving you webpages is to 1) not accidentally plagiarize and 2) To stay under the character count limit. I hope you understand. Plus, these web pages give you a clear and concise response. Sub Point 4 - Time Duration The Bible says that the ark was to be covered with pitch to prevent decay - Genesis 6:14: "Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch." The exact type of pitch is unknown but it was undoubtedly put on the ark to prevent the wood from decaying. It is also possible that the decay rate of wood was different pre - flood. Sub Point 5 - Animal Life and Death This is a great question. There was at least one pair of every animal on the ark. That means that these animals could reproduce with each other to make more animals when the parents died off. Using that logic, the parents could have gotten the virus and the offspring was healthy. Another view is that early animals, much like early humans, were much stronger and less prone to viruses. (First point). Now, I assume that you don"t believe in God but you cannot disprove the unproven. It is possible that God simply took all the viruses away from the ark. After all, he flooded the earth" Sub Point 6 - Waterfall Again, great question. The Bible says that the fountains of the deep and windows of heaven gave the earth the water necessary to create the worldwide flood. The fountains of the deep were water storages under the earth. Because this water was closer to the earth"s core, it was most likely warmer than the ocean. When this water burst into the ocean, it dramatically increased the ocean temperature and made the water evaporate quickly, thus creating rain clouds. These clouds produced rain that lasted for forty days and forty nights. http://christiananswers.net... I read the article referring to the 1% and 99%" I am not sure about how you got those numbers. Can you explain them to me? This will answer the question in regard to poisonous gases - http://www.answersingenesis.org... Sub Point 7 - Geology First off, who says that coral reefs existed before the flood? Calcium deposits after the flood would enable coral reefs to form much faster than now making my argument much more likely. I have a response to the age of coral below. Here is a long and complicated article on the ice cap point: http://www.kjvbible.org... fossils found on mount Everest. The rate of deposit point will be mentioned shortly. So that does it for my rebuttals. Now it is time for my case. (I know, more reading":) Point 1: Dating methods are unreliable. Here is some support: http://www.answersingenesis.org... http://www.sciencemeetsreligion.org... I have even read stories that science labs have dated newly formed rocks from Mt. St. Helen's at 10,000 years old. My Chemistry teacher was taught by Willard Libby, the man who invented the carbon dating system. My teacher is a Christian. She said that Libby knew carbon dating was still a new and relatively unreliable method. By the above sources and my personal experiences, I would say that carbon dating and other dating methods are unreliable and therefore do not offer any solid proof for anything. Point 2: Fossils http://evolutionfairytale.com... The above is some research about fossils being found on Mt. Everest and other mountains. The flood presents the most likely account of those fossils getting there. Point 3: My creation model http://www.wnd.com... That is the basic model that I believe in. The most compelling argument is that of fossil preservation. When animals die, they are either eaten by another animal or they rot beyond recognition. Evolution doesn"t seem to have a reliable answer for the above link or fossils. I"m also curious to hear your response to the above model of the flood. Conclusion: Now we need to bring this back to the resolution, "It is unlikely that Noah"s ark happened" The truth is that no one was there. As of right now, there is no right answer to the resolution. You and I have different beliefs on it and we each have supplied some support for our beliefs. I still believe that it was likely that the Flood and the story of Noah"s ark happened. Thanks and I look forward to your response!