Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!sdd.hp.com!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: allenroy@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (callen roy) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Noahs Ark Message-ID: Date: 19 May 91 02:48:14 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 36 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu hudson@athena.cs.uga.edu (Paul Hudson Jr) writes: >Wouldn't a wooden ship have decayed into dust in 4000 years? What >kind of climate does the mountain have. Does it have a climate that >would preserve wood for that long? Could men have used the wood for >firewood? Is it the kind of place where wood-eating insects would >live? >If Noah's ark really couldn't survive this long, then we can assume >that he stories are false. Paul (or Link?) Thoes are excellent questions. The fact of the matter is that no one really knows if the Ark could have lasted this long. All we have to go by a the reported sightings by various persons. Some of the reports have been proven false, or fanciful, or just someone trying to get some fame. But some of the rports appear to be genuine, thou still unproven. These reports point toward Mt. Ararat (Agri Dag) in Turkey. That mountain has a permanant ice cap, which could be capable of preserving even organic matter for thousands of years. Some of the reports indicated that the Ark is exposed only a couple times a century during local drought conditions. Under such conditions, insects and man could have very little impact. I don't know where you're writing from, but if you have time, I'd sure appreciate you give the local papers a look. I've already checked out the LA Times, New York Times, London Times and many others. The article seems to have appeared only in some of the smaller papers across the continent. Looking forward to hearing from you again. Allen Royeecs eecs eecs