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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
So if I have this right (which I may not, correct me if I'm wrong), koala bears didn't have to walk and swim 15000 kilometers from Turkey to Australia, because a few thousand years ago Australia wasn't very far away from Turkey.
Is that it?
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Before the flood it is surmised that there was one large land mass. After the flood there may have been more than one. They may have been connected by a land bridge as well. I don't know.
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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Regarding my silly question about the boat, is it really that silly? I mean if that boat existed, it was the greatest thing ever built or ever will be built. They wouldn't have just torn it up for firewood.
Why would they have to leave the area quickly? They were the only people left on earth, weren't they? So there couldn't have been a threat from other people. And they were skilled at handling animals, so predators couldn't have forced them out. And they had plenty of experience with natural disasters. What could have forced them to leave the area quickly, leaving that awesome boat behind?
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Wood from the ark wouldn't last for ever. Wood rots. Wood erodes. Wood is food and homes for animals. If I was Noah and his three sons I might have recycled parts of the ark in order to make smaller ships and other things. It would have been the only material available. There might be some drift wood as well but, the choices would be limited. Do you know of any wooden structure that is even a thousand years old and still recognizable? I don't.
The reason why I suggested that Noah would not have stuck around is the notion that the ark landed up high on a mountain. Living and growing crops are a lot easier down in the valleys. Fish would also have been a likely early food source. If I were in their shoes I would have followed the water as it receded.