It's In the Code Ep 204: "What About Noah's Ark?"
Summary
Host Dan Miller examines the biblical story of Noah’s Ark, addressing listener questions about its historical and theological plausibility. He critiques conservative Christian literalism by highlighting logistical impossibilities, geological contradictions, and textual inconsistencies within Genesis. Miller also discusses the story’s parallels to the older Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh and questions the morality of divine genocide.
Topics discussed
Intro, Access Moony Media updates, and listener questions
Recap of the Noah's Ark story from Genesis
Logistical impossibilities: animals, food, and dinosaurs
Scientific contradictions: geology and lack of global flood evidence
Babylonian influence: Epic of Gilgamesh parallels and dating
Textual contradictions: 2 vs 7 pairs of animals and source criticism
Theological issues: divine violence, regret, and moral problems
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