Antenora
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Post by Antenora on Apr 24, 2004 10:28:19 GMT -5
Do you think that the story of Noah's Ark is true? Two things to note: -The Noah story isn't the only one about a great flood. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, a Babylonian legend, there's a man named Unapishtim(what a cool name) who was chosen by the gods to build an ark and save the animals. The gods had chosen to destroy most humans with a flood because they were too immoral. It's possible that there were terrible floods in the Mediterranean/Middle East region millenia ago, and it led to several variations on the story. But the story got changed over generations to fit different belief systems. - This article talks about the logistics of building an ark that would carry two of every animal, plus several people and all the food they'd need. It's very interesting. I'm guessing that the flood stories are based partly on what people wished they could do when the great floods happened. Tell me what you think, but please don't flame me.
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Post by ŘỠßëřŦ on Apr 24, 2004 11:35:23 GMT -5
I think it's true. Supposedly, the bible was made for our learning. So, it must be true...
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Post by Skalu on Apr 24, 2004 13:05:34 GMT -5
What's scary is that in Drama Club today, we're setting out play out in the shape of Noah's Ark! Anyway, I reckon it isn't because Jesus told us fables to teach us so...
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Post by Zombie-chan on Apr 24, 2004 13:45:34 GMT -5
You're right, a lot of religions/mythologies have stories about great floods destroying all the people and animals except for a chosen few.
There is proof that there were massive floods ages ago, but I forget if they linked them to the Bible or not. I'll check.
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Post by Kobolos on Apr 25, 2004 14:15:16 GMT -5
Would it not be more fathomable that this man Noah gathered animals that were docile and indigenous to the region and that the flooding covered the area instead of the whole big ole' world?
if he spent 40 days on this boat drifting I doubt he would be in the lands of his birth when the water dried up
Plus there is no way a Gator shared a boat with anyone but Don Johnson.
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Post by trish on Apr 25, 2004 17:45:30 GMT -5
Okay, this is probably going to sound incredibly immature, but...
I heard something about Noah's Arc and unicorns. It was that Unicorns used to exist before Noah's Arc, but unicorns were shy and Noah couldn't catch any, so they died out. Another one I heard was that unicorns DID get on the arc, but died on there, so the species died out.
I also heard that all mythical beings died out this way. I don't really reckon it is true, but it would be really cool, huh?
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Antenora
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Post by Antenora on Apr 26, 2004 10:05:36 GMT -5
The unicorn idea reminded me of a silly theory about dinosaurs dying out because they couldn't fit on the ark. Another variation on the Flintstones theory of prehistory, that. Good sci-fi premise, though. I like the theory that Noah only gathered local domestic animals, and that the flood just covered a certain area. Over time, the story became more exaggerated until it was said that the flood covered the whole world. That happens a lot with good stories.
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Post by trish on Apr 26, 2004 19:46:53 GMT -5
Yeah, It would make for good sci-fi...
But, you are right Tocuna, it probably isn't true.
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Post by Nate2632 on Apr 27, 2004 19:35:30 GMT -5
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Post by trish on Apr 27, 2004 21:28:02 GMT -5
Maybe not...I hope they find it. Though I heard somewhere that they thought that they had already found it somewhere... Dunno where I heard that...
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Post by Zombie-chan on Apr 27, 2004 21:29:08 GMT -5
What about the Iceman? He was frozen in a lovely chunk of ice for a rather long time, and they've been able to examine bits of his clothes and such...
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Post by Pester, Rumormonger on Apr 28, 2004 23:00:27 GMT -5
Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle looks into the idea of the ark and unicorns in relation to quantum physics, but it also implies that unicorns wouldn't really need to be on the ark.
It's not just Noah and Gilgamesh. There is also a story of a great flood shortly after the beginning of the world in mythology/religion of the Norse, Navajo/Laguna, Pawnee, Mayan, Incan, Greek, Irish, Hindu, and the Paluans. So we have the netherlands, the middle east, the american soutwest, Ohio, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Ireland, India, and the Phillipenes. Doesn't sound that local.
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Post by trish on Apr 28, 2004 23:58:41 GMT -5
I like Many Waters...A very good book.
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Post by jack2004 on Apr 29, 2004 10:54:56 GMT -5
Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle looks into the idea of the ark and unicorns in relation to quantum physics, but it also implies that unicorns wouldn't really need to be on the ark. It's not just Noah and Gilgamesh. There is also a story of a great flood shortly after the beginning of the world in mythology/religion of the Norse, Navajo/Laguna, Pawnee, Mayan, Incan, Greek, Irish, Hindu, and the Paluans. So we have the netherlands, the middle east, the american soutwest, Ohio, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Ireland, India, and the Phillipenes. Doesn't sound that local. i dont think unicorns can fly for 40 days.
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Post by Antenora on Apr 29, 2004 14:40:37 GMT -5
It's not just Noah and Gilgamesh. There is also a story of a great flood shortly after the beginning of the world in mythology/religion of the Norse, Navajo/Laguna, Pawnee, Mayan, Incan, Greek, Irish, Hindu, and the Paluans. So we have the netherlands, the middle east, the american soutwest, Ohio, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Ireland, India, and the Phillipenes. Doesn't sound that local. It's possible that around, say, 3000 BC, there were huge, widespread floods for some reason. This led to various stories, which changed as religions evolved. The question is, what caused the floods? My rational side's explanation: A comet hit the earth, in the ocean, and since comets contain water ice there was a lot of water vapor in the air, which meant rain clouds and huge deluges. My spiritual side's explanation: The gods were angered at how badly humans were behaving. I'll compromise and say that the gods threw down a comet.
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