Noah's Ark

See also

Ark Encounter

Ark 'finds'

Flood geology

Flood stories

'Kinds'. including hyperevolution within 'kinds'

Migration of organisms, post-Flood

About this page

This page deals with the feasibility of the construction and use of Noah's Ark, as well as the survival of species not on the ark (including aquatic species and plants). This topic has a particularly large overlap with several others - please see the 'see also' section above particularly 'Kinds'. including hyperevolution within 'kinds' and Migration of organisms, post-Flood.

Resources

Claim CH508: Chinese treasure ships show Noah's ark was feasible

Claim CH511: Insects survived on floating vegetation mats

Claim CH512: All kinds could fit

Claim CH512.1: Juveniles of large animals were taken aboard

Claim CH512.2: The average land animal is the size of a sheep

Claim CH513: Animals hibernated on the ark

Claim CH514: The crew could feed and care for the animals

Claim CH514.1: Many animals do not require fresh or live food

Claim CH520: Pre-Flood animals lived in a uniform climate

Claim CH521: Animals' exacting needs could have evolved after the Flood

Claim CH541: Aquatic organisms could have survived the Flood

Claim CH542: Plants could have survived the Flood

Brief response in the Index to Creationist Claims in the TalkOrigins Archive.

The Impossible Voyage of Noah's Ark

Long article by Robert A. Moore in the journal Creation/Evolution on the website of the National Center for Science Education. The bibliography is missing from this version but is available in the PDF format of the journal. This article discusses a number of different aspects of the ark. The sections are: Building the Ark, Accommodating All Those Animals, Leaving Some Things Behind, Sizing Up the Load, Gathering the Cargo, Surviving the Flood, Caring for the Cargo, and Disembarking.

The Voyage of Noah's Ark -- An Epilogue

Some correspondence regarding the article 'The Impossible Voyage of Noah's Ark' linked to above. The full issue in which this article appears is available in PDF format.

Noah's Ark: A Feasibility Study

Review by Glenn Morton in the TalkOrigins Archive of John Woodmorappe's book Noah's Ark: A Feasibility Study.

Problems with a Global Flood

Article by Mark Isaak in the TalkOrigins Archive.