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NewYorkCityBoy
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Message 1 of 6 (362965)
11-09-2006 8:02 PM


New scientific studies have shown that if you dont take the bible in its "literalle" meaning then the Great Flood very likely happened. Every thousand years the Mesopotamia valley inbetween the tigris and the eufrates river floods. (and there is geological evidence to prove this.) Once a millinea the rains come to this desert and it rains for weeks and months. Now there are theories that Noah was a acutally a rich merchant that had many boats.(of coarse none as big as in the Bible, because supposidely a ship that big made out of wood would leak alot and then fail, and break under the great weight and pressure.) But when the floods came he gathered all of his family and all the animals he could find. He would have tied all of his many small boats together to make an average sized boat.(probably 20-40ft long) and when the mesopotamia valley flooded it would have looked like the earth flooded to the people living there since they would not have been able to see land. Then he would have probably have floated into the persian gulf and then onto an african island where him and his family would live out the rest of there lives. Ancient scribes would have written about this great flood and Noah, and it would probably be Exaggerated a little each time it was told or rewritten. Once it was written into the bible it was different than the original story, but the moral is the same.

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11-10-2006 12:22 AM
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11-09-2006 8:02 PM


NewYorkCityBoy writes:
New scientific studies have shown that if you dont take the bible in its "literalle" meaning then the Great Flood very likely happened.
Could you please provide some additional information about these studies? Actual citations to the scientific literature would be best, but even just popular press articles about these studies would be very good.
Now there are theories that Noah was a acutally a rich merchant...
This sounds like the Discovery channel "documentary" that has been broadcast regularly for the past several years. Is that where your information comes from, a TV documentary? Regardless, the origin of Biblical myths is a fascinating subject. I think this probably belongs more under [forum=-1] than [forum=-7], as it deals more with the development of the Noah myth than geology. You need to think of a title for your thread that is more than just the forum you think it belongs in. You can change the title by editing Message 1.
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Message 3 of 6 (363062)
11-10-2006 12:23 PM
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11-09-2006 8:02 PM


I paired you with two mentors.
NYCBoy, perhaps you should be asking these questions of the Mentors you are working with.

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    NewYorkCityBoy
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    Message 4 of 6 (363323)
    11-12-2006 12:17 AM
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    yeah i saw that discovery channel show too. It's were i got that story. If alot of people saw it then we will have alot to discuss about it.

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    NewYorkCityBoy
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    Message 5 of 6 (363324)
    11-12-2006 12:18 AM
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    11-10-2006 12:23 PM


    Re: I paired you with two mentors.
    should i talk about it in my great debate thread? or would it be off topic.

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    Message 6 of 6 (363328)
    11-12-2006 12:27 AM
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    11-12-2006 12:18 AM


    Re: I paired you with two mentors.
    I would certainly ask them. If they feel it is on topic they will discuss it with you. Remember, it was meant to be a discussion more than a debate. They are two very wise folk.

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