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Summary: Answers every questions imaginable
Review: This book is amazing in it's depth and detail. Mr. Woodmorappe answers every question anyone could ever ask plus a few more! The bibliograpy section is larger than many books. He has obviously done his homework. If you ever wondered how some aspect of the ark could have worked, or if you've struggled to answer critics of the flood story, this book is a must read.
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Summary: What They Don't Teach You at School!
Review: This Noah's Ark book is a complete and concise explanation of how it is possible for eight people to care for 16,000 animals. Looking at the research in this book, it is difficult to deny the reality of the Genesis account.
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Summary: A must read -- thorough defence of the biblical Ark account
Review: This remarkable book is a devastating demolition of countless sceptical attacks on God's Word involving Noah's ark and the Flood. It is a thorough analysis, based not on theories but on practical APPLIED animal-keeping methods.Woodmorappe covers gathering of animals to the Ark, provisions for their care and feeding, and the subsequent dispersion. He provides detailed analysis showing that only about 16,000 animals were needed on board. It is important to note that the biblical list of passengers included only land vertebrate animals. So much for sceptical attempts to overload the Ark with marine creatures, plants and invertebrates, which are not listed as passengers. Woodmorappe shows that sea creatures could have survived in the oceans, while plants and insects could have survived off the Ark on mats of tangled vegetation or pumice. There is instructive analysis of the meaning of the biblical 'kind', and documentation that within-kind variation can happen rapidly. This has nothing to do with evolution, because it is sorting out pre-existing genetic information, not generating *new* information as goo-to-you-via-the-zoo evolution requires. There are refutations even of more arcane bibliosceptical arguments. E.g. some sceptics have claimed that the post-Flood ground would be too salty for plants to grow. Woodmorappe points out that salt can be readily leached out by rainwater. Others have claimed that one week was not long enough to load all the animals, but Woodmorappe shows that slaughterhouses can handle a far larger flow rate. Woodmorappe has devoted seven years to this scholarly, systematic answer to virtually all the anti-Ark arguments, alleged difficulties with the biblical account, and other relevant questions. Nothing else like this has ever been written before -- a powerful vindication of the Genesis Ark account. One reviewer wrote: 'It has just the sort of facts and details that kids find fascinating, and would make an excellent source of information for enhancing Bible study projects and class lessons on the Ark and Flood. Any-one interested in answering the many questions about the ark, especially from skeptics, would be advised to read Noah's Ark.' [_Reason and Revelation_ (May 1996).]
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Summary: Best Overview of Noah's Ark
Review: Woodmorappe is an experienced researcher who brings his thorough scholarship to the key issues involving Noah's Ark. Whether one is a Bible-believer or not, this book is a must-read to understand the scientific arguments swirling about this controversial topic. Woodmorappe's points are fresh and insightful. His book flows smoothly and logically. It is a bit technical and might perhaps have been made a bit more accessible with further explanation. But it is worth taking the time to understand scientific ideas like "log normal distribution" and "vermicomposting." This is a wonderful addition to the growing modern scientific creationist library.
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Summary: Extremely thorough. Top Notch Research!
Review: You could probably write a book about this book. The level of detail is impressive. I wish more authors could research their subjects at this level. I believe that anyone who feels they have legitimate concerns about the feasibility of Noah's ark must not have read this book. I have heard it said by a prominent evolutionist that "even if you drag Noah's ark down main street, I will still not believe!", which leads me to state that, except for those whose minds are unchangeably closed, this book would be of tremendous value to anyone even remotely interested in studying the flood and specifically, the details of Noah's ark. I would highly recommend this book (or any other by John Woodmorappe). I can't imagine how many hours he must have put into this resource (it contains about 76 pages of references alone!). It's the easiest thing in the world to be a critic, but it takes a lot of work and integrity produce first-class research such as this represents!
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