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uppityperson

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13. Good grief, Jesus wasn't on the ark. That was Noah. Jesus wasn't for another couple thousand yrs.
Thu Jul 5, 2012, 11:39 PM
Jul 2012

Old testament. Old, not AD but wayyyyyyyyy BC.

According to a strict reading of the Book of Genesis, which contains information about the lifespans of important characters in Hebrew tradition, Noah was born around 1056 years after the date of creation, which is thought by some to have been approximately 6000 years ago. He went on to live exactly 950 years, and so lived approximately 5000 to 4000 years ago.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_ago_did_Noah_live#ixzz1zoHsm0lg


According to the Biblical chronology Noah was 600 years old when the flood occurred at around 2300 BC. He also is recorded as living a further 350 years after it. See Genesis 9 v 28-29. Thus he died at around 1950 BC.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_did_Noah_live#ixzz1zoI10DCq


Found my answer:
http://www.noahs-ark-flood.com/faq.htm
How could all species of animals fit in the ark?

They didn't. All of the kinds of animals that Noah had in his stockyard were put in the ark, but these were domesticated ranch animals and there were less than 280 of them.


Weird. So giraffes evolved from goats? Oh dang. That evolution issue again.
They kept it on the leash and kept throwing it BAC-O's pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #1
DUzy! Nt PCIntern Jul 2012 #25
Lol!!!! XanaDUer Jul 2012 #32
stupid is as stupid does...this is some outstanding stupid spanone Jul 2012 #2
That is so ignorant of you. Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2012 #3
Silly person. God supressed their natural instincts while they were in the Ark. malthaussen Jul 2012 #4
Gawd suppressed everybody's bodily functions for the duration, just like he kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #40
Fundies told me that they took Dino EGGS on the ark, so no feeding or clean-up was required. JoePhilly Jul 2012 #44
Forget t-rex. What did all the other animals eat? Not to mention how did they fit that uppityperson Jul 2012 #5
BabyJesus™ has a shrink ray. DUHHH. xfundy Jul 2012 #7
Good grief, Jesus wasn't on the ark. That was Noah. Jesus wasn't for another couple thousand yrs. uppityperson Jul 2012 #13
There are nearly 1 million different species of insects alone aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #9
This link says all he took were farm animals which leads me to wonder where koala bears came from uppityperson Jul 2012 #14
From the koala bear farm pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #18
What I want to know is where the duckbilled platypi came from. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #41
Maybe it had to do with the closeness of all those animals in the ark? Or it was just a joke. uppityperson Jul 2012 #43
Interestingly, the original Noah was more intelligent Generic Other Jul 2012 #24
No problem. What has gotten into the story is irksome. Seeds make more sense but... uppityperson Jul 2012 #30
I hate how humans cast both their greatest deeds and their worst as a higher power's doing Generic Other Jul 2012 #35
Ever read the book "Mister God, this is Anna"? It is annoyingly cute but has uppityperson Jul 2012 #37
I lived in a house where the previous tenant walked through a sliding glass door Generic Other Jul 2012 #38
It missed the Coulter branch MichiganVote Jul 2012 #6
wHERE's the unicorn? Generic Other Jul 2012 #8
That's easily answered: malthaussen Jul 2012 #12
Forward berth pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #17
Otherwise (due to a mistake in translation) known as "the kitchen". Buns_of_Fire Jul 2012 #21
I heard Noah carried a lot of intestinal parasites Generic Other Jul 2012 #23
No, Dinosaurs went extinct because they were not on the ark. Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #10
God made him nicer, duh! Iggo Jul 2012 #11
No. They were Banging a Gong ( get it on). HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #15
Simple dietary change sarisataka Jul 2012 #16
Don't go nitpicking every piece of fiction you read... nt Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #19
Was this before or after Zeus flooded the Earth Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #20
ROFL Mr Dixon Jul 2012 #22
There is no way I could that museum. RebelOne Jul 2012 #26
It did it did nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #27
No sillier than many other routine beliefs. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #28
The important thing is to apply this same impeccable logic to 20score Jul 2012 #29
Robot Chicken Explains Exactly What Happened to Dinosaurs Yavin4 Jul 2012 #31
Seeing that everyone pretty much agrees that the Noah Story and other Tall Tales are KatChatter Jul 2012 #33
If you're going to start with the bible cbrer Jul 2012 #34
Eggs. Liberal Jesus Freak Jul 2012 #36
Wait that's Daenyris in GAME of THRONES Generic Other Jul 2012 #39
The myth of Noah's ark is common to MANY religions ... spin Jul 2012 #42
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