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Ever since Adam and Eve's original sin, men became more and more sinful. Eventually, God decided that maybe he should wipe out all of humanity for being disobedient to him. God decided to do so by flooding the planet. However, he recognized that Noah and his family where righteous, so they were chosen to be saved. God instructed Noah how to build a ship - an ark - that would let them survive the deluge. In addition to Noah's family, the ark was to contain animals as well. It is commonly said that Noah brought two of each animal (a male and a female), but this is not entirely true! A careful reading of Genesis (chapter 6-9) reveals that God instructed Noah to bring a pair of all the "unclean" animals, but ''seven'' pairs of the "clean" animals. The cleanliness restrictions are also included in the Bible (see if you can find the passages!) and relate to the hygiene of various animals. Jews to this day follow dietary laws that relate to the cleanliness of animals (although for Christians these laws were abolished in the New Testament - see Acts chapter 10). Noah followed God's instructions and built the ark and populated it with the animals. The flood came and covered the whole Earth, but everyone on the ark was able to survive for 40 days, until the waters subsided. The ark landed on Mount Ararat, a mountain in modern-day Turkey. That reference is one of the ways we know the story is historically plausible. Furthermore, the story of the flood can be read in the literature of many ancient cultures - not just the Jewish one - for example, the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh also contains a flood narrative. Genesis 9:8-17 then details God's special new covenant with mankind. He promises that never again will he try to destroy the Earth with a flood. Furthermore, God noted that rainbows will be the sign of his covenant. Rainbows are one of the beautiful aspects of God-created nature, which are intrinsically beautiful, despite what many atheists may claim.
Ever since Adam and Eve's original sin, men became more and more sinful. Eventually, God decided that maybe he should wipe out all of humanity for being disobedient to him. God decided to do so by flooding the planet. However, he recognized that Noah and his family where righteous, so they were chosen to be saved. God instructed Noah how to build a ship - an ark - that would let them survive the deluge. In addition to Noah's family, the ark was to contain animals as well. It is commonly said that Noah brought two of each animal (a male and a female), but this is not entirely true! A careful reading of Genesis (chapter 6-9) reveals that God instructed Noah to bring a pair of all the "unclean" animals, but ''seven'' pairs of the "clean" animals. The cleanliness restrictions are also included in the Bible (see if you can find the passages!) and relate to the hygiene of various animals. Jews to this day follow dietary laws that relate to the cleanliness of animals (although for Christians these laws were abolished in the New Testament - see Acts chapter 10). Noah followed God's instructions and built the ark and populated it with the animals. The flood came and covered the whole Earth, but everyone on the ark was able to survive for 40 days, until the waters subsided. The ark landed on Mount Ararat, a mountain in modern-day Turkey. That reference is one of the ways we know the story is historically plausible. Furthermore, the story of the flood can be read in the literature of many ancient cultures - not just the Jewish one - for example, the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh also contains a flood narrative. Genesis 9:8-17 then details God's special new covenant with mankind. He promises that never again will he try to destroy the Earth with a flood. Furthermore, God noted that rainbows will be the sign of his covenant. Rainbows are one of the beautiful aspects of God-created nature, which are intrinsically beautiful, despite what many atheists may claim.
== Creationists vs Evolutionists ==
== Creationists vs Evolutionists ==
The Biblical account of creation has been widely accepted as accurate for centuries, up until 19th century, when the rise of securlarism led to the development of the atheistic "theory of evolution" by Charles Darwin. The theory initially mainly dealt with how various animals and plants "evolved" from one species to another over a period of millions of years, but in the 20th century, it has expanded into other branches, to cover the creation of the universe itself (e.g. the Big Bang theory). The theory is immensely complicated and convoluted, mainly because it's so easy to poke holes in it, and so its followers keep having to come up with new twists to the theory to try to patch them up. Needless to say, the logic of the theory pales in comparison to the Biblical account of creation. Unfortunately, in public schools the teaching of creationism (or, in fact, teaching of anything other than evolution with respect to the creation of the world) is forbidden. Homeschooling is trying to combat this trend. Despite its popularity among progressives, the theory of evolution is just that - a theory - even its most stringent adherents will admit to that - it's a theory, not a fact. They are forced to admit this because nobody can provide a shred of evidence that proves evolution is accurate and correct, which is why creationists tend to win creationism vs. evolution debates. You should consult Conservapedia's vast resources on these topics to learn more. Start with the [[creationism]] and [[evolution]] articles, and follow the links from there, making sure to read [[Counterexamples to evolution]] along the way.
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