Talk:Ark Encounter

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--1990'sguy (talk) 17:50, 12 October 2016 (EDT)

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If anyone is able to take a picture of the Ark Encounter and upload it here, that would be great! --1990'sguy (talk) 15:35, 11 August 2016 (EDT)

I can't take one, but I found one on WM commons Will that do for now?

I can't believe they went to all that effort, and the made it with a curved bow and stern. Does anyone read their Bible anymore, at least when building something like this? --David B ^(TALK) 16:38, 11 August 2016 (EDT)

I don't think Noah's ark needed a curved bow. It's not like Noah was steering the ark in a particular direction.

At the same time, it is possible it had a curved bow because Ancient Near East culture was not as precise as ours and there are cases in the Bible where the authors rounded numbers.

The curved bow replica of Noah's ark, the Ark Encounter, probably had a curved bow to make it more ship like and thus more appealing to tourists. But it is a moot point. The original ark was extremely seaworthy, but one of the key people constructing the Ark Encounter said their ship would not float. Maybe it is because of the placement of the restaurant they built inside it. I don't know. Conservative (talk) 16:53, 11 August 2016 (EDT)

It's true it could have had a bow like that, and failed to say so, but considering the detain in Genesis, I highly doubt that. Also someone--perhaps ICR--did a scale test, and found that a square design was actually more stable that the artists' conception version.

I didn't know about this before today, so it's still a bit a surprise to me that they put a restaurant in the thing. That's just ridiculous! Do they offer drive-thorough, too? "Yes, I'd like seven sheep and side of two rabbits. Oh, and throw in a large sea water." Anyway, that was a bit a rabbit trail--sorry for derailing that discussion so quickly. --David B ^(TALK) 18:10, 11 August 2016 (EDT)

The original Ark definitely was capable of floating [1] (and besides, we're all alive today :) ). Because there will be no more global flood, there is no need for AiG to make a floating ark. The Ark Encounter is shaped the way it is basically because AiG thinks the ark would have had a more safe and stable ride, and also because many ancient ships also had a similar design [2][3]. Either way, nothing in the Bible either endorses or prohibits such a shape, and the height/width/length dimensions do not necessarily prohibit an Ark shaped like AiG's, AFAIK. As for the image, I think it's a great image. We should use that, if possible. --1990'sguy (talk) 18:24, 11 August 2016 (EDT)

I think the replica of Noah's ark in Hong Kong is a more realistic ark. See: NOAH'S ARK LANDS IN HONG KONG. Conservative (talk) 20:03, 11 August 2016 (EDT)

It really doesn't matter I suppose. It's just good that they are putting the word out, and increasing knowledge. Some organization (I think it was ICR, but I can't find the article online, and I certainly can't find it in the magazine anymore) actually did a model test and determined that if the ark was rectangular, it would be more resistant to flipping over and actually stronger over all than if it had a curved bow and stern. Only if it were designed for travel, they surmised, would a curved bow be beneficial. If this is true in full-scale, then rectangular may well have been the best option, and thus what God directed. In the book The Ark on Ararat many accounts of sightings also described it as rectangular (with distinct corners) but again, we can't be sure. If it does still exist, (which if you read that book, you will believe) God has seen fit to keep it hidden. --David B ^(TALK) 23:02, 12 October 2016 (EDT)