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Let The Floodgates Open: Dutchman Finishes 20-Year Quest to Build Full Scale Model of Noah’s Ark

Dec. 13, 2012 9:20pm Tiffany Gabbay

Dutchman Johan Huibers Finished 20 Year Quest to Build Noahs Ark

DORDRECHT, Netherlands (TheBlaze/AP) — Just as the first storms of winter roll in, Dutchman Johan Huibers has finished his 20-year quest to build a full-scale, functioning model of Noah’s Ark — an undertaking of, well, biblical proportions.

Huibers, a Christian, used books 6-9 of Genesis as his inspiration, following the instructions God gives Noah down to the last cubit.

Translating to modern measurements, Huibers came up with a vessel that works out to a whopping 427 feet (130 meters) long, 95 feet (29 meters) across and 75 feet (23 meters) high. Perhaps not big enough to fit every species on Earth, two by two, as described in the Bible, but plenty of space, for instance, for a pair elephants to dance a tango.

Johan’s Ark towers across the flat Dutch landscape and is easily visible from a nearby highway where it lies moored in the city of Dordrecht, just south of Rotterdam.

Gazing across the ark’s main hold, a huge space of stalls supported by a forest of pine trees, visitors gaze upon an array of stuffed and plastic animals, such as buffalo, zebra, gorillas, lions, tigers, bears, you name it. Elsewhere on the ark is a petting zoo with actual live animals that are less dangerous or easier to care for — such as ponies, dogs, sheep, and rabbits — and an impressive aviary of exotic birds.

“This boat — it’s amazing,” said Alfred Jongile, visiting from South Africa with his Dutch wife.

For Huibers, a builder by trade, it all began with a nightmare he had in 1992, when the low-lying Netherlands was flooded, as it has been many times throughout its history.

Huibers thinks that new floods are possible, not least due to global warming. He cites a New Testament passage prophesying that “the cities of the coast shall tremble” near the end of times.

But he’s not worried the whole Earth will ever be flooded again. In the Bible, the rainbow is God’s promise it won’t be.

“I had a call from American television,” he says, laughing. “This has nothing to do with the end of the Mayan calendar,” he said.

He said his motivation is ultimately religious, though. He wants to make people think what their purpose is on Earth.

“I want to make people question that so that they go looking for answers,” and ultimately find salvation through God and eternal life, he said.

Johan’s Ark also contains a restaurant on the topmost level and a movie theater capable of seating 50 people. Around the edges of each level of the craft are displays on ancient Middle Eastern history and dress, scenes from the life of Noah, and games for kids, including water pumps and a system of levers to lift bales of hay.

Down below there is a honeycomb system of hatches, each opening into an area where food could be sealed in for long-term storage.

There is an outdoor space near the stern with a dizzying series of stairwells. Walking around, Johan points out features such as the curvature of the upper deck, which he said would have been used to collect rainwater for drinking, as well as for letting animals such as horses out to exercise where they could run around.

Another visitor, Martin Konijn, said he was impressed with the level of detail.

“You might know the story of Noah, okay, but if you see this you begin to get an idea of how it would actually have worked in practice.”

Huibers says he’s considering where to take the floating attraction next, including European ports or even across the Atlantic — though the latter would require transport aboard an even bigger ship.

But Huibers is also working on a new dream, perhaps even more unlikely than the first one: he wants to get Israelis and Arabs to cooperate and build a water pipeline from the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea.

“If you have faith, anything is possible,” he says.

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Comments (156)

Sol Invictus
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 6:54am
Hope they tied the Kangaroos down, and how did they get those giant pandas to breed?
Why can’t you people just accept that it’s a STORY?? That’s what the early chapters of the Bible are -even the nomadic semitic tribes didn’t think they were real history.

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- Luke21
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 8:41am
  Don’t blame you Sol. I’d be a little uncomfortable as well. Seeing something shown to be more than just possible, something that I’ve gladly denied & earnestly contended against for yrs, right before my eyes. Faced w/ the fact that my whole adult life has been wasted denying the Word of God & the implications of my denial – I’d be a little angry myself. Using the world’s talking points (e.g. “Noah & flood a myth”) as one of my own foundation stones, only to have it now crumble beneath my feet. Has to be depressing. Has to make one furious inside. There is a simple solution to your depression & anger however.
  
  Repent & believe God & His Gospel (Genesis 15:6; Mark 1:15; Romans 4:3). Call on His name, & you will be saved (Isaiah 28:16; Joel 2:32; Romans 10:11 – 13).
  
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- Sol Invictus
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 9:01am
  Luke,
  “Seeing something shown to be more than just possible, something that I’ve gladly denied & earnestly contended against for yrs, right before my eyes”. What on earth are you talking about?
  Anyway, I’m not uncomfortable, depressed or furious. Sorry to disappoint you but I have a wonderful life, great friends and family and my own faith which I don’t feel I have to push onto anyone else. I’m a lot happier than you seem to be!!
  
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- HLGarret
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 9:03am
  Amen, Luke21!
  
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- Sol Invictus
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 9:10am
  HLGarret – see above.
  
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- greg207
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 9:34am
  Breed Pandas? They were only on the Ark for 40 days & nights. Do your math.
  
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- jeffinindy
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 9:53am
  Greg, it RAINED for 40 days and nights. They were in the ark about a year, if I remember correctly. But I agree, breeding pandas would not have been a big concern.
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 10:05am
  Right SOL…and of course being an anonymous blogger on a worthless computer website, I believe everything you said.
  
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- bonesiii
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 10:42am
  There many reasons why it isn’t just a story — why can’t everybody realize it’s true? That’s what I feel like, having done a lot of research on it and seen countless evidences both that it makes sense and that it happened. The unrotted fossils everywhere, the massive-scale geological layers stretching across continents, the still-cool (ish) subducted oceanic plate (affirming the runaway subduction model), the flood legends in nearly every culture across the globe with matching details, and most importantly the proofs that the Bible is God’s Word, especially the unfakeable prophecies. You can learn more on sites like creation.com or answersingenesis.org. :)
  
  But I can answer why many have not accepted this undeniable conclusion; you’ve been held in ignorance by secular culture which demands that you listen only to their manipulations and do not dare to research these things yourself. What does puzzle me is why you return this mental tyranny with such blind allegiance.
  
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- JRook
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 11:24am
  This guy should just bury it and let that other group find it. Save them a lot of time and money. A great story exaggerated to the point of humor with the application of any sense of context or understanding of the time period.
  
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- jay1975
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 11:36am
  Even the article says that the ship is nowhere big enough to hold two of every species. Holy crap, how blind must you be to think that a ship this size can house and sustain two of every living creature on earth? It is IMPOSSIBLE.
  
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- Grasshopper42
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 1:06pm
  The flood was local. Study . . .
  
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- DonLukas
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 2:33pm
  So Says You Dude
  
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- DonLukas
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 2:41pm
  Bones3
  
  “But I can answer why many have not accepted this undeniable conclusion; you’ve been held in ignorance by secular culture which demands that you listen only to their manipulations and do not dare to research these things yourself. What does puzzle me is why you return this mental tyranny with such blind allegiance.”
  
  Brilliantly said!!!
  
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- searcher619
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 3:56pm
  @Luke21
  
  “Don’t blame you Sol. I’d be a little uncomfortable as well. Seeing something shown to be more than just possible, something that I’ve gladly denied & earnestly contended against for yrs, right before my eyes.”
  
  I hope this is just sarcasm. If not…. How exactly has it been shown as possible? They guy made a big wooden boat. The thing can’t to take two of every kind of animal. The story of Noah is still just a story. The Ark would have to have FAR bigger than that.
  
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- witchrunner
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 4:49pm
  As I’ve always said: It’s not what you say you believe, it’s what you do with it. And, in this case, the guy built a huge boat. Now that is dedication! I wonder if he’ll try to said it around the world or any place else for that matter. I’m not a believer in the bible, but I certainly don’t want to be linked to those who feel compelled to call those who do believe names, idiots, etc.
  
  I guess that’s why I’ve gotten a boot out of those who want to vote for a Christian, or argue about whether Obama is a Christian, Muslim, or whatever. Who cares? He’s destroying the country and his “faith” makes no difference.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:21pm
  The boat was big enough for a man and his family, a good bloodline, to save the core of the regional wildlife and human population from getting wiped out, when tectonic collapse caused the Black sea to form. Ancient shorelines have been found 400+ feet below sea level. I just wish he hadn’t had to bring male and female “bad figs” with him.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:28pm
  WITCH…Actually …His ‘religion’ makes no difference with Bah Rahk, His ‘faith’ makes ALL the difference! If the reptile had an ounce of REAL faith in ANYTHING but his ideology, we’d all be better off, him included.
  
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- Coreydh11
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 6:02pm
  Let’s try using our heads a little… what’s more logical, bringing huge pandas and elephants or baby animals who will grow up and actually have the capability of repopulating the earth?
  Your logic is lacking, sir
  
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- Luke21
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 8:40pm
  @Searcher619
  “@Luke…I hope this is just sarcasm. If not…. How exactly”
  
  Searcher the error you make is two-fold. 1) you don’t need 2 of every type of animal – if by animal you mean I need 2 rats, 2 mice, 2 whatever rodent you can think of. 2)You haven’t done the math.
  
  I need 2 of every “kind” (BTW 7 if it was a “clean” animal) as the bible describes. A given animal “kind” represents a slew of genetic “species” by today’s standards. Biologists can’t even agree on what a species is. But suffice to say that all wolves, coyotes, & dogs had a common ancestor (the genetic information was present to produce all modern dog “kinds” – if they can interbreed & produce offspring, they most certainly are of the same kind).
  
  So your first error is one of scale (both in determining the total # of animals required to cover the genetic pool, the average size of animals, & the cargo capacity of the Ark – furthermore it would be likely that you’d choose infants rather than adults but that isn’t necessary).
  
  The second error is one of math. We “think” it sounds too implausible to work so we dismiss it out of hand. Like the earth being over populated. However when you do the math you find out (using a 6 billion world population) you can fit every human being inside the state of Florida & give them ~225 sq ft of space.
  
  Many here have given good references to those that have done the analysis. Check them out if your mind is open to search ou
  
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- Livia
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:08am
  Why can’t YOU people understand that to most of us, it’s NOT just a story. This is what we understand and believe and we live our lives based on that. How is it hurting you or anyone else that we believe in God, He is just as real to us as your fingers are to you. I can tell you this knowing that you will most likely scoff at it: If it were not for God, I would not be here today, and I thank Him for it every day when I wake up and every night before I go to sleep. I might be poor money wise, but I am so rich in blessings that the money means little.
  
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- KnuckleDragginSam
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:19am
  Prove to me that this is just a story and it is not TRUE! You atheist are a bore!
  
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fred299
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 6:23am
multiply on the earth.
Gen 8:18 And Noah went out, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him;
Gen 8:19 every animal, every creeping thing, and every fowl; all which creeps on the earth. They went forth out of the ark according to their families.
Gen 8:20 And Noah built an altar to YAHWEH, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Gen 8:21 And YAHWEH smelled the soothing fragrance, and YAHWEH said in His heart, I will never again curse the ground for the sake of man, because the imagination of the heart of man is evil from his youth. Yea, I will not again smite every living thing as I have done.
Gen 8:22 While the earth remains, seed-time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

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fred299
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 6:19am
Gen 7:12 And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.
Gen 7:13 In this same day Noah and Shem and Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, went into the ark;
Gen 7:14 they, and every animal according to its kind, and every beast according to its kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth according to its kind; and every fowl according to its kind, every bird of every wing.
Gen 7:15 And they went in to Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, in which is the breath of life.
Gen 7:16 And those going in went in male and female of all flesh, as Elohim had commanded him. And YAHWEH shut the door behind him.
Gen 7:17 And the flood was on the earth forty days. And the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.
Gen 7:18 And the waters prevailed, and were greatly increased on the earth. And the ark floated on the face of the waters.
Gen 7:19 And the waters prevailed, exceedingly violent on the earth, and all the high mountains under the heavens were covered.
Gen 7:20 The waters prevailed, fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered.
Gen 7:21 And all flesh that moved on the earth died the fowl, and cattle, and beast, and every swarming thing that swarms on the earth, and all mankind.
Gen 7:22 All died in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land.
Gen 7:23 And every living thing which was on the face of the earth was wi

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fred299
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 6:15am
Gen 7:1 And YAHWEH said to Noah, You and all your house come into the ark, for I have seen you righteous before Me in this generation.
Gen 7:2 You shall take to yourself from every clean animal by sevens, male and female, and from the animal that is not clean by two, male and female.
Gen 7:3 And take of the fowl of the heavens by sevens, male and female, to keep alive seed on the face of the earth.
Gen 7:4 For after seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights and will wipe away every living substance that I have made from off the face of the earth.
Gen 7:5 And Noah did as to all that YAHWEH commanded him.
Gen 7:6 Noah was a son of six hundred years, and the flood of waters was on the earth.
Gen 7:7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him into the ark, because of the water of the flood.
Gen 7:8 And they went in to Noah into the ark, male and female of clean animals, and of animals that are not clean, and of fowl, and of every thing that creeps on the earth,
Gen 7:9 two by two, as Elohim had commanded Noah, they went into the ark, male and female.
Gen 7:10 And it was after the seven days, the waters of the flood came into being on the earth.
Gen 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, in this day all the fountains of the great deep were risen, and the windows of the heavens were opened up.
Gen 7:12 And the rain was on the earth fo

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- 4theThinMan
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 3:35pm
  It most certainly was a good thing all the dinosaurs were already dead and their bones turned to stone.
  
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NOTMOHAMMED
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 4:48am
As long as he doesn’t call it The Flying Dutchman.

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sparkyrules
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 4:32am
“If you have faith, anything is possible,” he says.

No doubt about it.Faith in yourself.

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- strawberry411a
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 10:07am
  Hows that working out for you Sparkey?
  
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AnimalsAsLeaders
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 2:34am
Does it just float? Is there any steering mechanism or masts?

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- Twobyfour
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 3:51am
  Yes, a big rudder in the back.
  
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- BubbaCoop
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 8:51am
  The ark would not have needed propulsion, just a fixed rudder to keep the ship turned into the wind and waves so it would remain more stabilized and not roll.
  
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- 2GodBeTheGlory
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 9:59am
  No rudder. A few years ago some researchers made a scaled down version of the ARK and subjected it to extreme waves. The where surprised that the ARK was better equipped to handle the waves without swamping or capsizing then our most advanced ships of today.
  God has never been proving wrong, neither has His word. Believe it or not.
  
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The Third Archon
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 2:01am
“LET THE FLOODGATES OPEN: DUTCHMAN FINISHES 20-YEAR QUEST TO BUILD FULL SCALE MODEL OF NOAH’S ARK”
Awesome–now we can empirically test whether or not the bible is completely and literally true…or not. Just do some math based upon the related rates equation weighing speciation against extinction rate to determine the rough number of species alive on Earth at the time of the ark’s construction, then try to fill this ‘ark’ with that many critters drawing from those animals which do not breathe water or float in proportion to their current types (unless the proportions were different at the time of the ark story and can be determined…which biologically they would not be significantly different as it was only a few thousand years ago–nearly nothing in biological terms). If you can fit that many, and not sink the boat or have other problems, then the story starts to look…possible. If not–then AT LEAST one account from the bible is not literally true.

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- Twobyfour
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 3:47am
  You just need critters to feed your family/friends for the duration of Flood and some time after, plus some stock to grow your herd or coop once the waters recede.
  
  The rest can be preserved as eggs/sperm, in far greater numbers than just pairs. Would take very little space, the most spacey part of it would be some sort of cooling apparatus.
  
  Do you think the Designer of the core life components would not come with that simple idea?
  Of course, after a few generations, as the tech would be largely forgotten because people would concentrate on satisfying their immediate needs, the tale would be transformed a bit to match the knowledge of the time. So, instead of eggs/sperm bank, the Arch would carry a pair of live animals, more so that it did so, though the purpose and scale was different.
  
  For more accurate dataset about the Flood, go to the Sumerian sources (that is the origin of the biblical story, in fact of the whole pre-flood part of the Genesis, that Abram took with him when he left Ur). You’ll find that the story is quite a bit more colorful. Also, one Sumerian seal depicts a floating boat/barge and in the corner an oddly stylized tree (symbol of life) and two entwined snakes. If you check other seals, you’d find out the same iconography, especially persistent when related to the story of creation of man (e.g human). Now, what do you think the two entwined snakes may represent?
  
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- Luke21
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 9:05am
  Actually Archon, the subject has been seriously analyzed. Some examples you can examine (so you may continue to ridicule & deny) are:
  
  http://carm.org/could-noahs-ark-hold-all-animals
  http://creation.com/how-did-all-the-animals-fit-on-noahs-ark
  
  Which accounts for more than just getting all the animals aboard. Mathematically, it isn’t a difficult issue. First, you don’t need every variant w/in a kind (i.e. I need a pair of dogs, I don’t need a copy of every breed – certainly back in Noah’s time a pair of dogs has all the genetic info to produce all the dogs we now see). Secondly I don’t need to bring adults on board, infants will do just fine. The other point to make is that most species on the planet (land animals – fish for obvious reasons didn’t have issues w/ the flood) are smaller than the average sheep even as adults.
  
  For the Christian – those who claim & follow Jesus Christ, the answer is simple. Noah existed & the flood came because Jesus confirmed it (Matthew 24; Luke 17). Now if you don’t believe (in) Jesus Christ, you’ve got much bigger issues than whether or not there was a Noah, ark, &/or flood.
  
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- smllms
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 10:08am
  Sol,
  Very young dinosaurs, even of the larger variety, were not too large to fit in the ark (and if you are looking to repopulate, why bother with the grandaddies?). Keeping in mind, if you will, that in the Biblical scenario we’re talking about creatures that had much longer lives than post-flood creatures (human or otherwise) and that pre-flood dinos would have grown older and larger than their post-flood counterparts, and keeping in mind that, like bears, it was not necessary for every species (which is not the same as kind) of dino to be present, dinosaurs are easily accommodated on the ark.
  
  You can choose to reject it wholesale (2Peter3 is very clear that many will), but it’s foolish at this point to say that the necessary animals wouldn’t fit.
  
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- smllms
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 10:14am
  Sorry, that post was meant to be one set of comments down.
  
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- bonesiii
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 10:47am
  These studies have already been done; you can read the results on free sites like creation.com or answersingenesis.org — John Woodmorappe (think I spelled that right) specifically did a feasability study in a book too that concluded that yes, the root Kinds would fit with plenty of room to spare.
  
  You can also watch this video and the other Flood videos in the Creation Magazine Live series from CMI, which go into detail about Woodmorappe’s study and much more. :)
  
  http://creation.com/creation-tv?fileID=eXpKZC3UJss
  
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banjarmon
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 1:18am
I hope this modern day Noah leaves mosquitoes ticks and fleas off his ARK!!!

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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 1:40am
  He finished just in time for the end of the world next week!
  
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- Sol Invictus
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 7:58am
  and don’t forget – bamboo for the giant pandas, eucyliptus for the Koalas and remember to tie down the Kangaroos. Love these kids stories, now let’s build a big shoe for the old woman to live in.
  
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- Luke21
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 9:18am
  Sol,
  
  All bears come from a common (bear) ancestor. I.e. a bear then had all the genetic information to produce all other bears you now see (the Word of God calls them “kind” – each after its own kind Genesis 1, 6, &7) – I only need one pair, & infants will do. Even the most ardent evolutionists know this.
  
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- Sol Invictus
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 9:31am
  Luke 21
  OK and the dinosaurs….?
  
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- jeffinindy
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 9:57am
  Sol, same deal. A few baby dinosaurs would do nicely.
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 10:08am
  Sol you are trying too hard.
  
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- smllms
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 10:13am
  Sol,
  Very young dinosaurs, even of the larger variety, were not too large to fit in the ark (and if you are looking to repopulate, why bother with the grandaddies?). Keeping in mind, if you will, that in the Biblical scenario we’re talking about creatures that had much longer lives than post-flood creatures (human or otherwise) and that pre-flood dinos would have grown older and larger than their post-flood counterparts, and keeping in mind that, like bears, it was not necessary for every species (which is not the same as kind) of dino to be present, dinosaurs are easily accommodated on the ark.
  
  You can choose to reject it wholesale (2Peter3 is very clear that many will), but it’s foolish at this point to say that the necessary animals wouldn’t fit.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:31pm
  SILLY….20 yrs…….down to the wire….lol
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:36pm
  Look children…..Sol, you sit there, Luke sit down. Now Sol you debunk, and luke you do the support thing…..first one to blink or giggle is the loooser. Ready? go!
  
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GoodStuff
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 12:20am
“Perhaps not big enough to fit every species on Earth, two by two, as described in the Bible,”

Actually the Bible doesn’t say anything about “species”…it says two of every “kind”. Big difference.

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- wellitsallright
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 1:00am
  http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/arj/v5/n1/mammalian-ark-kinds
  
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- wvernon1981
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 2:09am
  So how did those “kinds” so rapidly speciate post-flood?
  
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- Twobyfour
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:11am
  I beg to differ. The “kind” is an equivalent of “species”, it’s just the second term is rather modern. The meaning is approximately the same. How then… see my post a bit above.
  
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- BubbaCoop
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 8:35am
  http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v3/n4/rapid-speciation
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:42pm
  WVERNON1981…What species of crap are you pushin’ here? Huh?
  
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- DisgustedinUSA
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 6:57pm
  Nope. Still wrong. There were SEVEN
  
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GringoBushPilot
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:55pm
Well, we all need to believe in something. I believe I’ll have another double Daniels on the rocks.

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- Rational Man
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 1:35am
  Just as the people did in Noah’s day……..
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:49pm
  GRINGOBUSHPILOT….Where a hat outside or some Nephilim might take you for a hairy broad!!!
  
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Rayblue
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:37pm
The instinct of animals for survival during catastrophes has been attested.
I believe that all species would have the unconscious guidance to a place of safety even disregarding their carnivorous temperaments in fear of drowning.

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Keatonc33
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:24pm
thats going to fit 2 of every, 8.7 million, different species?

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- jdtanker
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 12:14am
  Different kinds, not species. And no insects or fish and few reptiles. So its not 8.7 million is it.
  
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- SG_Niner
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 1:56am
  You guy’s ever read the bible? It was seven pair of each animal and a pair of animals that are not clean, the male and its mate. And lets not forget, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.
  Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13
  
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- NOTMOHAMMED
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 4:46am
  As long as you and your spawn are left behind. That’s very important.
  
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Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:42pm
Nice to see a story that is not about promoting communism now and then.

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- Keatonc33
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:25pm
  Ive been getting tired of this whole right to work thing too!
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 11:25am
  Yea. You would be. Disability and food stamps are great when someone else pays.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:39pm
  Are testosterone supplements safe?
  
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TheCalmOne
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:26pm
“If you have faith, anything is possible,” he says.

The irony…

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- Keatonc33
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:48pm
  hahaha!
  
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- OccamsSword
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 12:42am
  Now, we have a “double irony” and the jokes on u guys…Ahahahaha !
  
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CommonSensei
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:22pm
More power to him. The Oriental Institute of Chicago even has a few of the nails from Noah’s Ark. Do they know it? Don’t forget, the book of Enoch refers to the Watchers giving people knowledge of metalworking.

International artist, art historian and sleuth archaeologist, Marc Richard Rubin researched the existence of Noah when asked by Holocaust survivors to create an exhibition on the lineage of the Jewish people called “The Light o Truth” (Online: http://www.marcrubin.com/or.ivnu )

Rubin wrote a 4 part interactive web essay called “Finding Noah” where he compiled his research into an amazing case for Noah, including the argument that Gobekli Tepe, in Turkey, was Noah (and family’s) house they built after the Flood. AMAZING article. http://www.marcrubin.com/noah-index.ivnu

Marc also discusses his research in an Israel National Radio interview: http://www.marcrubin.com/judean-eve.ivnu

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- UnknownUser1
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 12:43am
  http://www.arkdiscovery.com
  
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scissorflash
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:17pm
You can never have enough lunatics on this planet.

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- BlazingPatriot
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:25pm
  Hey SCISSORFLASH,
  
  Such a miserable person you are with such a small, yet cynical mind.
  
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- Wolfgang the Gray
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:41pm
  Hey Scissorflash, counting yourself, how many lunatics voted Obama another 4-years?
  
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- ModerationIsBest
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:01pm
  Impressive feat.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:12pm
  SCISSORFISH…..As long as your parents keep breeding we’ll never run out.
  
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End Times Pilgrim
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:09pm
Jezreel…BLESSINGS TO YOU…You are so right!!! RisetovotesiR is unaware of fulfilling many explicit End Times Prophecies…The heart is blinded from Biblical truths that are only 18″ away in the head:

Matthew 24:37-39, 44 (New King James Version)
37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be…
44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

1 Corinthians 2:14 (New King James Version)
14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Obadiah 1:15 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
15 “For the day of the LORD draws near on all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you. Your dealings will return on your own head.”

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- scissorflash
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:15pm
  Good luck getting two of every insect on there!
  
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- Wolfgang the Gray
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:46pm
  Scissorflash – again, how many lunatics, including yourself…?
  
  God brought the animals, Noah didn’t have to go out and trap them. Further, insects float so they didn’t need to be on the ark.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:46pm
  Scissorflash…This won’t take long, did it?
  
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ORACLE12389
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:48pm
One more thing, this is the power of belief, a man create that kind of vessel by himself. If he can do that what else can be done. Religion is not about what you can’t do, it’s about what you can. Hell, how many times have people been told what they can, and cannot do by non believers. It doesn’t have to be God just believe in yourself. Just believe in something, atheists are the most miserable people in the world because they live, and die for nothing what a waste. Further more I don’t believe in the traditional purpose thing. We have free will, and our purpose is to choose, to succeed, and to excel in what ever we choose. It’s not like God said here go do this, and if you don’t then I’ll punish you. Screw him if that’s the way he thinks. I’m free, and I will choose what my path is. God in my mind just wants you to be the best like your parents do. What ever it is do it, and then do it better. Once you retire from a career open a business, and make it as successful as possible to pass down to your kids. That to me is what God, religion, and life is all about.

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nomemymine
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:40pm
Could the Bible be the first attempt at scientific theories? Just picture this: 2000 years ago, the writer of the Bible chapter saw the results of obvious signs of some kind of huge flood, but they did not know about the end of Ice Age… all of that. But, they had to explained it to the common people, so they had to write down their “best guess.”

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- Twobyfour
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:51am
  You should read Sumerian sources. What you’d find is that Sumerian strories are more detailed and often laden with concepts that you’d have a hard time associating with that ancient culture. Kind of like gradualism in reverse.What happened with the stories when Abraham brought them with him from Ur is what happens with all the stories–they are retold and some concepts that aren’t any longer clear get “translated” to be more understandable to contemporaries. The story gets condensed and mutates a bit until it is canonized in a written form that then changes very little. If you want to give a credit for attempts for sort of a “scientific” explanation, you’d have to acknowledge the origins of the Genesis–Sumerians.
  
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Rover_Bump
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:31pm
Eh, forget the theological bickering. The engineering achievement alone is magnificent. Truly Herculean … although I don’t think that analogy is from the right faith. :)

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chips1
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:24pm
Hope he isn’t a liberal or else two female or two male animals would mean extinction. Sort of like many of todays liberals. Extinct!!!!!

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- nomemymine
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:32pm
  Great Comment.
  
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- MJaneO
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:13pm
  Just proves that GOD in control–not the libs!
  
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- The Third Archon
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 2:07am
  Do you people think about what comes out of your mouth? You know there’s…a lot more than two…humans on Earth–it’s absolutely not necessary for humans, or any species for that matter, that every member of the species reproduce. In fact, evolution depends upon some members of the species not reproducing.
  
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- Twobyfour
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:31am
  “In fact, evolution depends upon some members of the species not reproducing.”
  
  No, it doesn’t. There is no such a requirement for evolution to work as a concept. Granted, some individuals of any species don’t get to reproduce because they get eaten before they can.. But if you introduce as a requirement a non-reproduction of some individuals, then you are taking away the randomness and it would start looking suspiciously metaphysical. And one more thing–there are no “gay” animals. A bunny may hump your leg, but it does not mean it is in luv with it. If the urge’s there a tree would do.
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 10:11am
  Archon isn’t it time to get back to your LAW practice now. You’ve been on the internet typing nonstop for 3 weeks now.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:55pm
  Third archon…Your obtuseness is astounding…..Why do you try to comment?
  
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The-Monk
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:17pm
Hey Johan,

This guy wants a ride and is will to pay….. BIG!

http://urbangrounds.com/wp-content/uploads/David_Wu_Tiger.jpg

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The-Monk
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:12pm
Hey Johan,

This guy wants a ride and is willing to pay…. big!

http://theweek.com/article/index/212374/oregon-democrat-david-wus-bizarre-tiger-suit-photo

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:20pm
  Hi MONK, you should have put a warning on that. I spewed some hot chocolate. Grabbing the paper towels now. LOL!
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:26pm
  Hi RJJ,
  
  Will do : ) LOL
  
  Had so many tabs open I crashed Firefox and when I got set back up my post wasn’t there so I reposted.
  
  Now I see 2. : (
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:28pm
  Hey RJJ,
  
  You’re lucky you opened up this link. The other one jumps out at you really quick.
  
  Try it. : )
  
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RisetovotesiR
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:09pm
the old testament was right? i wonder how he will collect two of every insect? especially because we have not found all of them yet. does a virus count? if so he needs two aids patients, two with the clap etc.

This is the ultimate proof not to believe everything or anything you read.

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- oldguy49
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:16pm
  just in time…………12/21/12
  
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- seeks4truth
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:19pm
  Before the flood there probably weren’t as many species as today. Changes in the earth after the flood would have made many animals adapt and evolve (within their species not changing completely). Make fun of it if you will, but since none of us were around then it’s all a matter of faith. :)
  
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- Jezreel
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:20pm
  Actually, Noah took 2 of every animal that was unclean and 5 of those who were clean. Making provision for food while they stayed in the ark. People who are infidels cannot fathom the greatness of God, neither the destruction that is coming their way. Those who are of the night will be caught as a thief in the night breaks into your house, you were not expecting it. You will be caught unawares in an hour you think not.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:21pm
  You make it sound as if he should have collected two of each water borne creature too.
  
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- Witness1974
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:28pm
  Genesis 7:9 “There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.” If you read the previous verse, you will see that Noah and his family were already in the ark; the creatures went “in unto him.” In other words, the Creator, the Lord, brought the those species to the ark which he desired to save and which could not survive outside the ark.
  
  Something else you might be interested in is that the ark is a type of Christ who saves all those whom he calls that answer that call.
  
  Instead of dismissing something out of hand and trying to profane the work and word of God, why don’t you read it for yourself? Someone challenged me to do the same over thirty years ago; I picked up the Bible in order to show the person how silly it is. I didn’t read a whole book before I saw that what I was reading was truth. You pray, ask God to reveal the truth to you and then read it with a sincere interest in finding the truth. Are you capable of that?
  
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- ORACLE12389
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:32pm
  Why do morons say “how do we get all the creatures” his name is God. He created every living thing, and does not operate in your little box of limited thinking. It’s why I laugh at atheists that say how is that possible in reference to religion. Because God creates the possible, and impossible what ever he wants will be. We could all be x men right now if he wanted, once you realize just how small a pawn you really are. Well, lets just say your mind will be blown. You think the universe is mind blowing? Wait till you start to try to understand the God that created it, wow, it’s actually pretty scary to imagine that kind of power. So please stop trying to think you can outsmart the God that created the earth, the heavens, and you in just six days; He rested on the 7th what did you do in the last week?
  
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- SUNTZU
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:43pm
  It worked for me too…
  Jesus was not born in dec.
  but its the thought that counts
  Merry Christmas
  
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- RisetovotesiR
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:18pm
  what if newton was right? what if matter nor energy could be created or destroyed? this make the creator unnecessary. Einstein said the universe is eternal. think deeply and imagine a infinite universe that has, will, and always be? you are made of a substance that will always be for an infinite amount of time. infinity has no beginning middle or end.
  
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- brother_ed
  Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:11pm
  @RISETOVOTESIR
  
  Some of us believe that God ‘formed’ the earth out of existing materials.
  
  Some of also believe that we ARE eternal.
  
  Some of us believe that the universe goes on forever and ever.
  
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- Exrepublisheep
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 1:06am
  @Witness1974. “Something else you might be interested in is that the ark is a type of Christ who saves all those whom he calls that answer that call”. Well said.
  
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- RisetovotesiR
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 2:04am
  death is the only constant
  
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- Salamander
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 2:35am
  Jezreel–good point! I never thought of that–some animals were taken aboard to save the species, while others were taken aboard for dinner!
  
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- Pontiaku
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 12:47pm
  I think these links sum it up
  
  http://i46.tinypic.com/34qkbyf.jpg
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sD_7rxYoZY
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_BzWUuZN5w
  
  Basically, if you believe the story of Noah’s Ark is true, then the word “gullible” isn’t a strong enough word to describe you…
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on December 14, 2012 at 6:06pm
  A group of scientists were able to create a living man from a pile of dirt…..Such a hubbub did this cause, that God himself wanted to see it work. Later at the demonstration one of the scientists produced a bucket of dirt, and God asked him what it was for. ”To make a man out of,” said the man. ” Oh no you don’t.” said God. “Start with your own dirt, not mine.”
  
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