More science which destroys Young Earth Creationism and the food. Today: Elephants disprove the Flood myth! [Spirituality & Religion]
The diversity of Proboscideans (the group to which elephants and several extinct species belong) makes the Flood myth utterly impossible.
The first problem is one of diversity. Since creationists must rely on the non-scientific category "kind" as a rescue device for having far fewer animals on the Ark, this means that at most 2 or 3 members of Proboscidea would have been included. Unfortunately that means that all the members of this order must have diversified after the flood AND THE MATH DON'T ADD UP. To achieve the observed diversity then there would have to be one new species of Proboscidean in EVERY generation which has never been observed even in the fasted reproducing animals like fruit flies or bacteria. [b][c=1F5E00]Strike one.[/c][/b]
The second problem is that even if the creationist only includes a couple members of Proboscidea AND assumes they are juvenile animals AND assumes a metabolic rate as if they were sleeping the whole time THEN 60% OF THE AVAILABLE SPACE ON THE ARK would still be required to feed and house them. Doesn't leave much room, yeah? [b][c=804600]Strike two[/c][/b]
The last problem is obvious and simple: If that level of rapid diversification is impossible and then the creationist must have many MORE "kinds" of Proboscidean on the ark which takes that already crippling 60% to something more like 400% [b][c=800000]Steeeerike three[/c][/b]
Don't forget that the plans for the ark are not even sea worthy. It would have broken to pieces with the smallest wave. Let alone a churning catastrophic planetary deluge. Heck the Titanic cracked in two and it was metal.
@LordShadowfire I'm not sure how easy that is to do. I know some Christians do that but it seems to me that the NT is based on the foundation of the OT and if you start waving that away as myth then you seriously undermine the credibility of the whole Jesus thing. After all, Christians tend to hold the OT as prophecy to the coming of Jesus.
@Wearelivinginamadworld [quote]support it with every living word of God, Jesus Himself. [/quote] First you need to prove "god" actually exists. No one else has managed to yet.
@Wearelivinginamadworld You can't support anything with "the word of God" unless you first prove God exists. Despite various Christians claiming they have proof, they've never actually provided it. All they ever do is post quotes from the bible. All that really proves is that thay can't support what they claim.
