World Noah's Ark Found in... Turkey

[codemonkey]

The remains of Noah's Ark have been discovered 13,000ft up a Turkish mountain, it has been claimed.

A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers say they have found wooden remains on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey.

They claim carbon dating proves the relics are 4,800 years old — around the same time the ark was said to be afloat.

Why Noah’s Ark will never be found

For more than a century, people have sought the Old Testament vessel that survived the biblical deluge. Archaeologists say it’s a fool’s errand.

www.nationalgeographic.com

 

[YourFace]

BULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLSHIT
Thats probably an ark that was buried in there to commemorate a fallen sailor who loved that boat. May he or she rest in peace

 

[seph ir oth]

Counter article GO:

Wood wouldn't last that long, even underground. It would've been all mushy and rotten at that point.

 

[sqrage]

I stopped reading after "evangelical explorers".

 

[Samael88]

BULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLSHIT
Thats probably an ark that was buried in there to commemorate a fallen sailor who loved that boat. May he or she rest in peace

May he who has not sinned cast the first stone:thdown:

You do realize that the ark was probably not as huge as the bible makes you believe, right?

The two of each animal paragraph makes you believe that they had two of each animal on earth, but it is more believable that it was two of each animal that Noah new about^^

And that brings me back to the point, this might perhaps be the ark, but they will most certainly be disappointed by it's lacking size

 

[seph ir oth]

I stopped reading after "evangelical explorers".

How did I miss that? Lol. That makes even more unlikely. If I painted my cup gold, do you think that they'd believe it to be the holy grail?

 

[Durandal]

I stopped reading after "evangelical explorers".

Same

They can claim it's Noah's Ark all they want but as Sephiroth stated, wood would have rotted a long time ago

 

[perkeyone]

i lol'ed when i read this part...

They claim carbon dating proves the relics are 4,800 years old — around the same time the ark was said to be afloat.

if these guys are creationists, i dont think they are allowed to use carbon dating as evidence =P

this was a pretty funny comment from the counter article

To be absolutely sure, they should test the structure for remains of dinosaur poop. If they don't find any, then it's DEFINITELY the ark because we all know that the dinosaurs died when Noah didn't let them aboard and they all got buried in the mud. Same for the unicorns, gee, I don't know why we haven't found any of them, hmmm...

 

[thewrongvine]

Pressurized wood up there... lasts long time... even if it rots, can stil be there.
People have been searching around there for the ark for a long time, the place around is even called Noah's Ark National Park in Turkey.
So... at least keep your mind open. Else you can just easily say no to anything else in a debate, ha.

~Hai-Bye-Vine~

 

[Lyerae]

When "religious artifacts" are found by those whom are religious, I call bullshit.

 

[Azlier]

When "religious artifacts" are found by those whom are religious, I call bullshit.

Well, who else is going to find them?

"Yeah, Noah's Ark doesn't exist. Let's go look for it!"

 

[Lyerae]

Well, I'm sure there are plenty of people who would love to find it, if only due to it's historical value.

 

[SineCosine]

Oh, god..
We hath fallen beneath ourselves.

 

[Glivee]

Well.

The Wasa ship of Sweden was in the bottom of the ocean for 360 years and was almost intact when they pulled her up. She was made of wood.

 

[tom_mai78101]

Who cares? It's just an object.

 

[Razalgrim]

Funny how people get personally offended by these kinds of articles.

If a bunch of scientists announce that they found a way to make a goat grow a functional e-peen on its forehead, you'd all probably take it to consideration, as opposed to screaming out

BULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLSHIT

without any explanation as to why you think it's... that.

Don't jump for cover every time something you don't agree with comes your way. Take a moment to read or listen before you try to shoot it down.

 

[Jesus4Lyf]

Who cares? It's just an object.

The most insightful comment so far. :thup:
I dare say this isn't even vaguely controversial, true or not.

Counter article

Cornell archaeologist Peter Ian Kuniholm, who has focused on Turkey for decades, was even more direct - saying that the reported find is a "crock."

Gee, even less evidence in this article for its conclusions than the original one.

 

[Samael88]

Well.

The Wasa ship of Sweden was in the bottom of the ocean for 360 years and was almost intact when they pulled her up. She was made of wood.

If I recall correcly wasa was preserved by either the concealer it had on or the cold. This ship was probably preserved by the cold^^

 

[seph ir oth]

Gee, even less evidence in this article for its conclusions than the original one.

The article simply points out that you should be wary of the group's findings since it was quickly claimed by the religious group. Your quote was simply from a legit archaeologist. Did anyone in The Sun article have any decent credentials?

Speaking of The Sun, why would you post articles from there? They are more like a tabloid more than a valid source ...

 

[Seprest]

I stopped reading after "evangelical explorers".

good catch