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Noah's Ark

2007-03-14T13:34:30Z

Offaxis: Imperial, not 'US' units - credit original sources

According to the book of Genesis, The '''Ark''' or '''Noah's Ark''' was built by [[Noah]] on the directions of God so that His creation may be preserved following the [[Great Flood]].

The Ark was constructed with [[pitched]] [[gopher wood]] and had three stories divided into multiple rooms, a window, and a door.<ref>''Genesis'' 6:14, 6:16</ref> The dimensions were three hundred [[cubit | cubits]] long by fifty cubits wide by thirty cubits high.<ref>''Genesis'' 6:15</ref> Translating from [[cubit | cubits]] to modern Imperial units, this is approximately 450 feet long, by 75 feet wide, by 45 feet high.

Noah was instructed by God to take aboard the Ark his wife, his three sons and their wives, male and female pairs of all the "unclean" kinds of creatures, seven each of the "clean" kinds, and enough food and supplies for everyone.<ref>''Genesis'' 6:18-7:3</ref> <ref>''Genesis'' 7:6, 7:11</ref>, God shut them all inside the Ark and started the Flood.

After forty days and forty nights of rain, the Ark was adrift for 150 days until finally the waters subsided.<ref>''Genesis'' 7:24-8:1</ref>The Ark came to rest somewhere in the mountains of Ararat in modern Turkey.<ref>''Genesis'' 8:4</ref>

It took another forty days until the waters decreased so that Noah was able to open the window and send forth a raven and a dove to see if the earth was dry enough to exit.<ref>''Genesis'' 8:14-16</ref>. For theories on the spread of animals after the flood see [[Post-Diluvian Diasporas]]

==Controversy==
Many people, including some Christians do not believe that Noah's Ark existed and have raised objections to the existence of the Ark and the Flood such as a lack of room for all the animals (there are about 1,250,000 identified animal species on Earth <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species</ref>) and a lack of geological evidence for a global flood. <ref>http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-noahs-ark.html</ref><ref>[http://www.reasons.org/resources/apologetics/other_papers/rapid_post_flood_speciation.shtml A Critique of Rapid Post Flood Speciation] by [[Reasons to Believe]] an [[Old Earth Creationist]] ministry</ref> Young Earth Creationists have written a number of responses to such criticisms, such as John Woodmorappe "Noah's Ark: A Feasibility Study" which argued that it would be possible to fit the billions of required animals in the ark. <ref>http://www.rae.org/noah.html</ref>

In 1977, Ron Wyatt thoroughly examined a site on Mount Ararat which he claimed was the remnants of Noah's Ark. <ref>http://www.wyattmuseum.com/noahs-ark-04.htm</ref> However, his findings have since come under criticism from a variety of sources including mainstream archaeologists and other Young Earth Creationists prompting [[Answers in Genesis]], one of the world's largest creationist ministries, to make a general statement that Young Earth Creationists should not use Wyatt's claims since they are at best highly dubious.<ref>http://www2.andrews.edu/~merling/</ref><ref> http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/dont_use.asp</ref>

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[[Category:Bible]]

Wombat

2007-03-14T13:06:10Z

Offaxis: spelling

Wombats are marsupials, and are short legged quadropeds.

According to creation science theories, after the Flood, Wombats may have joined the [[kangaroo]]s that bred from the Ark passengers and then migrated to Australia. There is debate whether this migration happened over land<ref name="ca1">[http://www.christiananswers.net/q-aig/aig-c006.html "How did animals get from the Ark to isolated places, such as Australia?"], ChristianAnswers.net.</ref> -- as Australia was still for a time connected to Europe by a land bridge similar to the one that connected Asia to America<ref>[http://biblicalstudies.qldwide.net.au/cs-kangaroos_dinosaurs_and_eden.html "Kangaroos, Dinosaurs, and Eden"], Ken Ham.</ref> -- or if they [[rafting (ecology) | rafted]] on mats of vegetation torn up by the receding flood waters.<ref name="ca1"/>
Another theory is that God simply generated wombats into existence there.

Secular evolution holds them to have evolved from Diprotodontians about 55-65 million years ago.
[[Image:Wombat-pic.jpg]]

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[[Category:Biology]]

Talk:Wilful Ignorance

2007-03-14T12:50:39Z

Offaxis: irony

The irony in the very existence of this article is beautiful!--[[User:Offaxis|Offaxis]] 08:50, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

Earth

2007-03-14T12:31:19Z

Offaxis: /* Christianity and the Earth */

==Earth Information==

The Earth orbits at an average distance of about 93 million miles (150 million km) from the Sun in an almost circular orbit. It takes light (and other forms of electromagnetic radiation) approximately 500 seconds to travel from the Sun to the Earth, i.e. the distance can also be stated as "500 light-seconds." The distance to nearby stars is made by measuring the stellar [[parallax]] between observations when the earth is at opposite ends of its orbit, so the earth's orbit itself is a measuring stick for astronomical distances, and is known as the ''astronomical unit'' (A. U.) It is worth noting that if the Earth were slightly closer to the Sun, it would be too hot for life (just as Venus is) while if Earth were slightly further away from the Sun, water would freeze and life would be impossible.

The Earth is approximately 8000 miles (13000 km) in diameter, so its circumference is approximately 8000·π = about 25,000 miles (40,000 km). Its surface area is approximately 4·π (4000 mi)2 = 200 million square miles (510 million km2). It has been said that Earth should really be called "water:" most of the Earth's surface, about 70%, is covered by water. In fact, the Pacific and Indian oceans alone cover about half of the Earth.

Estimates by geologists of the age of the Earth give about 4.55 billion years. This estimate is primarily based on radioactive dating of meteorites. In addition, most scientists also believe that the Earth formed by natural processes instead of being supernaturally created. Indeed, astronomers have detected dust lanes around other stars that indicate planet formation is a common and ongoing process.

==Christianity and the Earth==

Bible scholars have estimated the age of the earth based on the Creation account in Genesis and the genealogical accounts in Numbers and other books of the Pentateuch. One famous estimate was published in 1650 by [[James Ussher|James Ussher Archbishop of Armagh]] in a book called ''Annals of the World,'' in which he estimated the Creation to have occurred on 23 October 4004 B.C. Other Biblical scholars maintain that there are possible gaps in the genealogies, often using the ideas of the 19th century Calvinist theologian [[Benjamin Warfield]] on the issue. <ref>http://www.reasons.org/resources/apologetics/primeval_chronology.shtml</ref> However, [[James Barr]], regius professor of Hebrew at [[Oxford University]], wrote in 1984 the following: "… probably, so far as I know, there is no professor of Hebrew or Old Testament at any world-class university who does not believe that the writer(s) of Genesis 1–11 intended to convey to their readers the ideas that: … the figures contained in the Genesis genealogies provided by simple addition a chronology from the beginning of the world up to later stages in the biblical story.’" <ref>http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/1606/</ref> Furthermore, it should be noted that Barr himself rejects supernatural Christianity, and so is not a priori biased in favor of creationism. <ref>http://www.reasons.org/resources/apologetics/pca_creation_study_committee_report.shtml</ref>

Evolutionists, claim that scientific evidence, obtained through the [[scientific method]], suggests otherwise, dating the earth at beyond 4 billion years old.<ref>http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/age.html</ref> In addition, many human societies predate the alleged creation of the world at 4000 B.C.<ref>http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/</ref>

Many [[Christian|Christians]] believe that the Earth is the perfect distance away from the Sun and take this to be evidence of [[God]]'s existence. <ref>http://www.everystudent.com/features/isthere.html</ref> Scientists, however, usually invoke some form of anthropic principle<ref>http://www.anthropic-principle.com</ref> to interpret such apparent coincidences.

==References==
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Talk:Insular

2007-03-14T12:28:38Z

Offaxis: Liberal anti-American slant

== Liberal anti-American slant ==

Clearly the author has been brainwashed by [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]].--[[User:Offaxis|Offaxis]] 08:28, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

Earth

2007-03-14T12:18:28Z

Offaxis: anthropic principle

==Earth Information==

The Earth orbits at an average distance of about 93 million miles (150 million km) from the Sun in an almost circular orbit. It takes light (and other forms of electromagnetic radiation) approximately 500 seconds to travel from the Sun to the Earth, i.e. the distance can also be stated as "500 light-seconds." The distance to nearby stars is made by measuring the stellar [[parallax]] between observations when the earth is at opposite ends of its orbit, so the earth's orbit itself is a measuring stick for astronomical distances, and is known as the ''astronomical unit'' (A. U.) It is worth noting that if the Earth were slightly closer to the Sun, it would be too hot for life (just as Venus is) while if Earth were slightly further away from the Sun, water would freeze and life would be impossible.

The Earth is approximately 8000 miles (13000 km) in diameter, so its circumference is approximately 8000·π = about 25,000 miles (40,000 km). Its surface area is approximately 4·π (4000 mi)2 = 200 million square miles (510 million km2). It has been said that Earth should really be called "water:" most of the Earth's surface, about 70%, is covered by water. In fact, the Pacific and Indian oceans alone cover about half of the Earth.

Estimates by geologists of the age of the Earth give about 4.55 billion years. This estimate is primarily based on radioactive dating of meteorites. In addition, most scientists also believe that the Earth formed by natural processes instead of being supernaturally created. Indeed, astronomers have detected dust lanes around other stars that indicate planet formation is a common and ongoing process.

==Christianity and the Earth==

Bible scholars have estimated the age of the earth based on the Creation account in Genesis and the genealogical accounts in Numbers and other books of the Pentateuch. One famous estimate was published in 1650 by [[James Ussher|James Ussher Archbishop of Armagh]] in a book called ''Annals of the World,'' in which he estimated the Creation to have occurred on 23 October 4004 B.C. Other Biblical scholars maintain that there are possible gaps in the genealogies, often using the ideas of the 19th century Calvinist theologian [[Benjamin Warfield]] on the issue. <ref>http://www.reasons.org/resources/apologetics/primeval_chronology.shtml</ref> However, [[James Barr]], regius professor of Hebrew at [[Oxford University]], wrote in 1984 the following: "… probably, so far as I know, there is no professor of Hebrew or Old Testament at any world-class university who does not believe that the writer(s) of Genesis 1–11 intended to convey to their readers the ideas that: … the figures contained in the Genesis genealogies provided by simple addition a chronology from the beginning of the world up to later stages in the biblical story.’" <ref>http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/1606/</ref> Furthermore, it should be noted that Barr himself rejects supernatural Christianity, and so is not a priori biased in favor of creationism. <ref>http://www.reasons.org/resources/apologetics/pca_creation_study_committee_report.shtml</ref>

Evolutionists, claim that scientific evidence, obtained through the [[scientific method]], suggests otherwise, dating the earth at beyond 4 billion years old.<ref>http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/age.html</ref> In addition, many human societies predate the alleged creation of the world at 4000 B.C.<ref>http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/</ref>

Many [[Christian|Christians]] believe that the Earth is the perfect distance away from the Sun and take this to be evidence of [[God]]'s existence. <ref>http://www.everystudent.com/features/isthere.html</ref> Scientists, however, usually invoke some form of anthropic principle<ref>http://www.anthropic-principle.com</ref> to explain such apparent coincidences.

==References==
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Talk:18 USC § 1470

2007-03-14T09:31:42Z

Offaxis: /* Obscene material is not profanity */

There's some fun Commerce Clause jurisprudence on this statute, isn't there, I think one of the parties is X-Citement Video, but I can't find it in my briefs...--[[User:AmesG|AmesG]] 23:37, 13 March 2007 (EDT)

Was that a pun? --[[User:Scrap|Scrap]] 05:16, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

== Obscene material is not profanity ==

It refers to using mail to send X-rated materials to minors, not posting bad words on a free-use website.

: Your wrong. 18 USC 1470 is applied to the internet, and whether the website is "free-use" or not is irrelevant.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:46, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

The internet is not American, by the way. Isn't there a jurisdictional issue here when applying this law to people who know how to spell aluminium? (And by the way, Aschafly, someone like you who's trying to write an encyclopedia should know to write "you're" - not "your". --[[User:Offaxis|Offaxis]]

:YOur such a smarty-pants. I bet you won't feel so smart when he send the FCC, the FBI, the Post Office, and the Pentacostal Ninja Squads after you! --[[User:Scrap|Scrap]] 04:55, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

:: Yeah, we'd better be careful... =o) --[[user:orly|Orly]] 10:11 14 March 2007 (CET)

:::Look, I'm a bit worried about the PNS now. I did some tae kwon do training once, I hope it's enough. --[[User:Offaxis|Offaxis]] 05:31, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

Talk:18 USC § 1470

2007-03-14T09:31:21Z

Offaxis: /* Obscene material is not profanity */

There's some fun Commerce Clause jurisprudence on this statute, isn't there, I think one of the parties is X-Citement Video, but I can't find it in my briefs...--[[User:AmesG|AmesG]] 23:37, 13 March 2007 (EDT)

Was that a pun? --[[User:Scrap|Scrap]] 05:16, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

== Obscene material is not profanity ==

It refers to using mail to send X-rated materials to minors, not posting bad words on a free-use website.

: Your wrong. 18 USC 1470 is applied to the internet, and whether the website is "free-use" or not is irrelevant.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:46, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

The internet is not American, by the way. Isn't there a jurisdictional issue here when applying this law to people who know how to spell aluminium? (And by the way, Aschafly, someone like you who's trying to write an encyclopedia should know to write "you're" - not "your". --[[User:Offaxis|Offaxis]]

:YOur such a smarty-pants. I bet you won't feel so smart when he send the FCC, the FBI, the Post Office, and the Pentacostal Ninja Squads after you! --[[User:Scrap|Scrap]] 04:55, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

:: Yeah, we'd better be careful... =o) --[[user:orly|Orly]] 10:11 14 March 2007 (CET)

:::Look, I'm a bit worried about the PNS now. I did some tae kwon do training once, I hope it's enough. [[User:Offaxis|Offaxis]] 05:31, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

Talk:18 USC § 1470

2007-03-14T09:31:06Z

Offaxis:

Talk:18 USC § 1470

2007-03-14T08:53:50Z

Offaxis: /* Obscene material is not profanity */

There's some fun Commerce Clause jurisprudence on this statute, isn't there, I think one of the parties is X-Citement Video, but I can't find it in my briefs...--[[User:AmesG|AmesG]] 23:37, 13 March 2007 (EDT)

== Obscene material is not profanity ==

It refers to using mail to send X-rated materials to minors, not posting bad words on a free-use website.

: Your wrong. 18 USC 1470 is applied to the internet, and whether the website is "free-use" or not is irrelevant.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:46, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

The internet is not American, by the way. Isn't there a jurisdictional issue here when applying this law to people who know how to spell aluminium? (And by the way, Aschafly, someone like you who's trying to write an encyclopedia should know to write "you're" - not "your". --[[User:Offaxis|Offaxis]]

Talk:18 USC § 1470

2007-03-14T08:51:25Z

Offaxis:

There's some fun Commerce Clause jurisprudence on this statute, isn't there, I think one of the parties is X-Citement Video, but I can't find it in my briefs...--[[User:AmesG|AmesG]] 23:37, 13 March 2007 (EDT)

== Obscene material is not profanity ==

It refers to using mail to send X-rated materials to minors, not posting bad words on a free-use website.

: Your wrong. 18 USC 1470 is applied to the internet, and whether the website is "free-use" or not is irrelevant.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:46, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

The internet is not American, by the way. Isn't there a jurisdictional issue here when applying this law to people who know how to spell aluminium?