Apr 28th 2010 By Tom Cullen

Noah's Ark ... 'Found It!'

For those of you who think that the story about God telling a bearded man to build a giant boat for every animal on Earth is a bit of a stretch, worry no more.

A group of Chinese and Turkish explorers say they have almost certainly discovered Noah's Ark two and a half miles up a mountain in Turkey.

Located on Mount Ararat in the eastern part of the country, they even insist that carbon dating shows the structure to be 4,800 years old, which would place it around the same time the ark is said to have set sail in the flood sent by God to punish sinners.

"It's not 100 percent that it is Noah's Ark," conceded Yeung Wing-cheung, a documentary filmmaker and member of the team from Noah's Ark Ministries International. "But we think it is 99.9 percent that this is it." So, some room for error then.

The evangelical explorers said that some of the seven large compartments discovered would be perfect for housing animals. By our rough calculations, that's not quite enough room for every species on the planet, but the group remains undeterred, saying that the structure could not be a human settlement because it was found at too high an altitude.

Turkey is now expected to apply for UNESCO World Heritage status so the site can be protected while a major dig is conducted. Unless the dig uncovers the fossilized remains of two times the estimated 1.5 million species on Earth, our left eyebrow will remain firmly raised ...

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Thursday 29 April

By DJ

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Wow! I hope they discover some awesome things!

Thursday 29 April

By gregory4249

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People! Wake UP! Noah's Ark will NEVER be found because the story is an allegory, a grand myth. Just like Greek mythology contains the anthropomorphised stories of cosmic and metaphysical origins and development, the story of Noah's ark refers to cosmic and metaphysical processes. There is truth in the story........but most certainly not LITERAL truth.
Most of the Bible is the same: not LITERALLY true.
The history of mankind would not be the tale of rivers of blood shed in the name of "god" if only this were understood.
A shame. The christians will never get it.

Friday 30 April

By glennc

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unfortunately there is a large proportion of society that needs the security of religion.

Monday 03 May

By chase

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Hmm.. yeah, you're right, because we find fossils of sea creatures in rock layers that cover all the continents. For example, most of the rock layers in the walls of Grand Canyon (more than a mile above sea level) contain marine fossils. Fossilized shellfish are even found in the Himalayas. We find extensive fossil “graveyards” and exquisitely preserved fossils. For example, billions of nautiloid fossils are found in a layer within the Redwall Limestone of Grand Canyon. This layer was deposited catastrophically by a massive flow of sediment (mostly lime sand). The chalk and coal beds of Europe and the United States, and the fish, ichthyosaurs, insects, and other fossils all around the world, testify of catastrophic destruction and burial. We find rock layers that can be traced all the way across continents—even between continents—and physical features in those strata indicate they were deposited rapidly. For example, the Tapeats Sandstone and Redwall Limestone of Grand Canyon can be traced across the entire United States, up into Canada, and even across the Atlantic Ocean to England. The chalk beds of England (the white cliffs of Dover) can be traced across Europe into the Middle East and are also found in the Midwest of the United States and in Western Australia. Inclined (sloping) layers within the Coconino Sandstone of Grand Canyon are testimony to 10,000 cubic miles of sand being deposited by huge water currents within days.We find that the sediments in those widespread, rapidly deposited rock layers had to be eroded from distant sources and carried long distances by fast-moving water. For example, the sand for the Coconino Sandstone of Grand Canyon (Arizona) had to be eroded and transported from the northern portion of what is now the United States and Canada. Furthermore, water current indicators (such as ripple marks) preserved in rock layers show that for “300 million years” water currents were consistently flowing from northeast to southwest across all of North and South America, which, of course, is only possible over weeks during a global Flood.We find evidence of rapid erosion, or even of no erosion, between rock layers. Flat, knife-edge boundaries between rock layers indicate continuous deposition of one layer after another, with no time for erosion. For example, there is no evidence of any “missing” millions of years (of erosion) in the flat boundary between two well-known layers of Grand Canyon—the Coconino Sandstone and the Hermit Formation. Another impressive example of flat boundaries at Grand Canyon is the Redwall Limestone and the strata beneath it.
Rocks do not normally bend; they break because they are hard and brittle. But in many places we find whole sequences of strata that were bent without fracturing, indicating that all the rock layers were rapidly deposited and folded while still wet and pliable before final hardening. For example, the Tapeats Sandstone in Grand Canyon is folded at a right angle (90°) without evidence of breaking. Yet this folding could only have occurred after the rest of the layers had been deposited, supposedly over “480 million years,” while the Tapeats Sandstone remained wet and pliable. But in reality you are the one just accepting what you are taught instead of looking at the facts themselves.

Friday 30 April

By Kathleen Eckhart

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I may be wrong in this, so please bear with me. The ark, according to God was made out of gopher wood, and sealed inside and outside with pitch. My question is this, is gopher wood still around, or has it died off! I have not heard of this wood anyplace else except in the Bible.
So, why I may know the Good Book, I'll admit I'm not educated on wknowing if gopher wood is still around.
Thanks a buch.

Friday 30 April

By rncotton

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"Unless the dig uncovers the fossilized remains of two times the estimated 1.5 million species on Earth ..."

Ummm ..... if it were true, the animals would have left the ark after the flood. No fossilized remains. Duh?

Saturday 08 May

By Elliott

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The modern classification of species did not exist until very recently in known history. Even if Noah wanted to take two (or seven) of every species he couldn't have. Species is a man made classification that did not exist in Noah's day. God told Noah to take two of every KIND of unclean animal (seven of every clean). Somebody decided that dogs, wolves and coyotes are different species, but they are still interbreedable. Same with horses, donkeys and zebras. With over a million species Noah would have needed a much larger ark, no question. Fortunately anyone taking the Bible seriously is only dealing with several hundred kinds. And if Noah, being 600 years old, was smart enough to bring babies, he would have had no difficulty fitting all those animals on the luxury cruise liner sized vessel. [Note - I remain unconvinced that anyone has discovered said ark.]

Noah was forced to leave all other living organisms on the planet to be destroyed be the massive flood that lasted for over a year. If this were the case, the entire earth would now be filled with their fossilized remains. Further, the sediment would have been filtered by density by what is known as hydro-logic sorting. This would have left distinct layers of earth all over the planet that today's "scientists" will tell you are millions of years apart. You can test this yourself: Take a jar and fill it up with water and some dirt form a few different locations. Then shake it up, and set it down, and watch your "geologic column" form in minutes.

Saturday 01 May

By Ed

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In related stories, these same "scientists" have also located the Batcave and Superman's Fortress of Solitude. Compared to these Ark enthusiasts cryptozoologists and UFO enthusiasts look downright sensible.

Monday 03 May

By dbrad6961

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Stop pimping these finds as "Religious or Biblical artifacts"! If Noah's Ark really existed they would have tore it apart for the wood within a year! People back then had to be thrifty and recycle. Why can't these people say it like it is? "Hey look, we found a great old ship, let's find out all we can about it and publish our report!" Not, "Hey look at this totally old burial shroud with the image of a bearded dude in it! Wait!!! Didn't Jesus have a beard!?!? Its gotta be him!!" Ridiculous. Its called FAITH people. Believing in your savior doesn't require tangible objects.

Monday 03 May

By lawrenze13

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when you accept jesus christ as your lord then you are saved right? i was wondering what if you wait until you're on the death bed and do it. did jesus establish some kind of time window cause i need to know.

Saturday 08 May

By Elliott

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If you have truly repented and asked Jesus for forgiveness, you will be saved. The only point at which it is too late is once you have died. The thief on the cross is a popular example. When Jesus was crucified, there were two thieves crucified with Him: Luke 23:39-43 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, "If thou be Christ, save thyself and us". But the other answering rebuked him, saying, "Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss". And he said unto Jesus, "Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom". And Jesus said unto him, "Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise".

However, my friend, I would not recommend waiting until you're on your death bed. People die instantly all over the world every day. You may never get your opportunity. If you're serious about Christ, you'll get serious now. But if you die in your sins, you will spend eternity in hell. I will pray for your decision.

Monday 03 May

By Jim

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Tell you what. I believe in Noah's ark. You know why, any thing on paper than man writes out it can be denided. A lawyer can get any one out of it. There has been leaders of nations and countries that have tried to get rid of the Bible. I don't know when it was but it is the most sold book in the world. Their are more people in other countries that want a Bible than any other book. I know why to, myself I have foud out that people do not care about any one but themselves. When it really comes down to it the majority of them do not care if the person next to them lives or dies!!! Think about it man has lost caring about anyone else but themselves!!! Myself any one that asks me for help I do it if it is possible!! You know why because Jesus Christ Did. The mojority of people are liars and thieves. Every time people tell me they're going to do some thing IT IS NOT DONE. All I do is take it for the grain of salt and I still do what I do because it is the right thing to do. People ask me why I do what I do. I ask them If they believe in Heaven and Hell. Know matter what they answer back, I tell them that I AM NOT WILLING TO TAKE THAT CHANSE ON GOING TO HELL!!!! If you ask Jesus Christ to forgive you for your sins he will. Guess what, it is free. Jesus Christ died for my sins. It is the only thing written on paper and is written in red letters. The only other people that have died for us are our people in the military for our freedom. Why is it that it is so hard to believe things in the Bible and believe people that are heartless instead. Alot of people ask why God lets bad things happen. For one thing people cannot live for ever.It is a part of living. When Cain killed Abel, Cain made that choice. God gave us free will. We make choices for ourselves. Good and bad. Look around stop and smell the flowers. Look at all of the good around you. Every thing that man makes is just material things. THOSE THINGS DO NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. If you think about it the more you have the more it costs to keep it. When Adam and Eve ate the fruit from the forbiden tree they made a choice. If you stop and look at the Earth he made it for us to use and to Glorify him.

Monday 03 May

By Jim

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If a person just looks at the that are on the Earth and not what man made what do you see? As much as what is out there how can it be an accident? Think about one thing, if you have a lawn, cover it for a couple of days, uncover it, what does it look like? Some thing that simple also makes me believe that the Bible is true. Some thing else, in your flower beds, you can have perienials,(year after year) that will not mix!! It is the same way with different breads of animals!!! A cat and a dog, a horse and cow. It's just like when a horse and a mule breed and have a offspring it will always go back to the dominating breed. When Jesus Christ lived he didn't discriminate against any one. He called an ace an ace and a spade a spade. He went out to the people that had lepracie,the blind, those that couldn't walk, and rose people from the dead. Why is it so hard to believe that? Do you think that every thing that our Government does for us is good for us? What do you have to loose? Every thing that is in the Bible is for us. The past isn't denied in it, God wants us to remember it. To try to learn from it, people got the prayer out of school. Got the Ten Commandments off the Government buildings sights. Now to try to change history about what we have done to other countries for our freedom, just because they don't believe in our God or Jesus Christ. A people that fly airplanes into major buildings in this country and our newest President bowing down to them and appauligizing to them saying we were wrong on defending ourselves. Why do our Governments make it so complicating. There has always been wars.Seems like it would be a lot easier to live under Gods laws than all of the laws that man has made. The Ten Comandments. Sure seems alot easier to me. All I know, mans world sure makes it hard being a man like Jesus. But in the long run ETERNAL LIFE!! What a way to go!!!

Tuesday 04 May

By bella

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i'm with you jim- ibelieve the bible, and i know that i have jesus in my heart.he will always show me what to do. i fell in love with jesus at 45 and he has proven to me that he has sent the holy spirit into my heart! my prayers are with you jim! take good care! bella

Tuesday 04 May

By bella

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sorry to say that there are to many people in the world that are needing to read the bible. to many don't believe and donot have faith in the bible- very sad! our lord and savior is the only way to go. i have experienced so many wonderful helps from the holy spirit! i fear not now- i pray for our troups and everyone that wants to belong to jesus! the lord has it all together is my true belief-amen & amen!! whatever happens is going to happen regardless what man thinks or does! just take one day at a time and do what is needed to be done, our lord will do the rest! dieing is no big deal as long as you have jesus in your heart! we are here on earth for testing. i have been tested extremely and i absolutetly adore my father in heaven. the world can't understand if they don't have the holy spirit in there heart-it is all spiritual! god bless everyone out there! i believe the day is comming very soon when sweet jesus will come again! much love to all-bella