So you actually believe a man built a ship and kept two of every animal on it for forty days while the whole planet was covered with water that came from nowhere then somehow mysteriously drained away.
And you expect to be considered an intelligent person? Just bizarre. Amazing what can be done through childhood indoctrination into a cult belief.
It's a very important event that happened in the past that is absolutely true. The event marks the point when God said enough was enough and his judgement came to pass. There was a great deal of wickedness back in that day and no one but Noah and his family were close to God or believed in God. The interesting thing to me is how different the Earth was prior to the world wide flood. Namely the fact that there was no rain. There was a mist that watered the vegetation. There also was way more plant life back then (huge amounts). The crust of the earth was much different that it is today. There was much more dry land than there is today.
The way the flood occurred happened in such a way that no one living during that time could ever imagine such an event like that taking place. Hence, they all laughed at Noah and made fun of him for building this large ship. Kind of like people today who do not believe miracles don't or cannot happen because, they never have observed them to happen in the past. You scoff at the idea in believing in God just like they did in the days of Noah, they instead made idols to false Gods or just ignored God's message through Noah. Now I don't know when the second judgement of God will happen exactly, but when the day comes, the believers in Christ will be sealed with God. The non believers will be judged with fire. Very similar to what happened during Noah's day except instead of water, it will be fire. After God sealed up Noah's ark, nothing happened for almost a week, and then it started to do something the world has never seen before, it began to rain. In addition to the non stop rain, the earth opened up and large amounts of water came from underground as well. I find this part very interesting. If there really was large amounts of water under the surface of the Earth, then it makes sense how the mist was created without rain prior to this day. It also makes sense that much of the crust that used to be on the surface is now at the bottom of the sea. So it's a very different place today and the change happened very dramatically in a relatively short period of time. There is geological evidence of this all over the world.
Never forget the flood. Never doubt for a second there will be another judgement that will come to pass and the world will be divided into just two groups, those that believe his new covenant and those who don't and continue to think that have everything under control. As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the end of days. There was those who were given a chance to get onto the ark and sealed in, and those that didn't go in and sided with the crowd.
So nobody else had any boats?
No one else survived the event except for those who were sealed inside the ark.
The number of people on board could not have managed the dung from all the animals let alone feeding them.
Yes, they could.
Belief in this kind of nonsense is a definite mark of stupidity regardless of how many others share those beliefs. People can hold stupid beliefs yet be competent in other areas.
It only seems like nonsense while we are all in his grace and the judgement hasn't come yet. The grace period doesn't last forever though. He is very patient, but it does eventually end with judgment. It's simply God's own words and once you come to know him, you realize he is not messing around. I know you like to think it is man's word for convenience sake, but no man could ever say such a thing or do what he does. Man is sinful by nature, it has been this way since the great fall. If you believe you are without sin, you lie to yourself. God, on the other hand, has revealed himself throughout the history of the world to his chosen people first, and eventually to the rest of the world. We are now in the information age. Word travels fast to even remote places. We are fast approaching times of trial and tribulation. This was all foretold already so it should not come as a surprise.
The one I like to remind people of is the mark of the beast. You know, the one that will have to be accepted on your hand or forehead to be able to buy or sell anything. So man just made that up thousands of years ago? When this indeed happens, you will know this is his word. But if you accept the mark, you have no hope of being saved after that. That's your last chance to get on board the ark of the new covenant and be saved from his wrath.
There is a lot of speculation on what the mark will actually be, but whatever it is, it's better not to eat than to accept that mark. Don't do it.
