A real "Ark"? You think it is remotely possible for two of every living creature on the face of the planet to be put on a single vessel? We couldn't even achieve that today with the help of all our modern technology, let alone in ancient times.
That may well be true, I did not say that the biblical depiction was factually accurate - what I did state, was that there is a line that passes down through humanities history, with tales of a great flood. The bible has also been mistranslated, and sullied by the hand of man for thousands of years.
You may also wish to research evidence that the Sphinx has in fact, suffered major water damage over the years - suggesting at one point it was actually... yes... UNDER WATER.
Not only this, but if we can build the Pyramids as a species somewhere approaching 3000BC (with some researching suggesting thousands of years PRIOR) - then yes, someone can build a freaking boat to put some animals on! To clarify, I am not suggesting the Noah story is FACT, but potentially a "borrowed" story of a much greater time in humanities existence.
BUT the reason I posted this article, was I found it's size pretty kool, and that it was a pre-cursor to Disney. I seem to have attracted a lot of anti-religious (well, Christian) sentiment as a result!
So, in order to achieve balance - I present to you,
Mystery Park Theme Park:
(For convenience, I ran it through a translator first) http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.a ... park.ch%2F
Originally built to show the link between Extra terrestrials and Human kind - and following a different interpretation of texts, you can learn about how we were imparted with wisdom, ancient technologies surpassing what we believe to have been possible. In the interests of defending our ancient cultures, and their ability to perhaps -
make a big boat - have a look at what 21 centuries ago, people were plotting the sky with....
The Antikythera Mechanism
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpLcnAIpVRA[/youtube]
There have been great floods in history but it's a completely illogical, irrational and unevidenced jump to make that a human being was capable of anything comparable to the ridiculous feats that the bible depicts.
Sorry mate, see above. There are many incredible mysteries, that over the course of time, science and dating actually makes MORE mysterious. Though this was not my intention of this thread, quite the opposite in fact - I would suggest giving our ancestors far more credit, I have researched humanities history for many years now, from an open minded standpoint -
free of religious OR any other form of indoctrination (including media/reductionist science etc).
Maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick to what your saying but it seems that you are defending what is logically indefensible?
I'm saying, there is far more to our history than we realise, and that is a rather front loaded statement if ever I saw one (either, I have mistakenly suggested something, or that my point has no validity - both of which, are factually incorrect to clarity). There are multiple references across multiple cultures, separated by thousands of miles/oceans/continents that share these same "fables" - not in fact, juxtaposed, any many would believe. There ARE many historical facts in biblical texts, quite a lot have since been explained by potential natural Earthly events. Personally, I find this fascinating, as this is how we came to be who we are, I am speaking of humanities greater history - not of one text/belief/theory.
If we aren't open to being aware of OUR own TRUE historical nature, and knowing who we really are (and indeed, have been), then how are we as a species supposed to learn from our mistakes. Or perhaps our ignorance of these facts, are helping humanity live better lives, in a more peaceful and productive world? ......
As for these kinds of attractions of a religious nature, whilst part of me is somewhat horrified by their indoctrinating mission, the other part of me enjoys them. I like the fact that these tall tales are consigned to a medium of entertainment which is traditionally used to indulge in flights of fantasy and the creation of fictional experiences. Seems somewhat apt.
I agree here - except for the fact, I feel you are letting
your own belief system stand in the way of revealing the true marvels of our history - some of which, is indeed stranger than anything a theme park can dream up! (Including the rather, intriguing shall we say, Mystery Park!)
Anyway - The point of topic was, the magnificent structure for hotel/attraction/eateries (unless you prefer, snooze boxes), and more interestingly, the fact that this was a precursor to Disney.
Oh and just to clarify something else, I believe China practices predominantly Buddhism and Taoist principles, along with I-Ching principles that dates back approximately 7000 years if memory serves. Christian being a late comer, and certainly not defining China as a Christian country, in actual fact I believe China is officially atheistic and religious worship actually discouraged due its communist stature. (There are varying degrees of info on this, but I think we can safely count out creationist indoctrination as a valid reason for their Ark attraction!)
Don't make me get the textbooks out ;D
Anyway, I hope some of you enjoy the info (especially the Antikythera device) - a bit off and on topic - not my intention, but had to defend my post and reasoning there, apologies.
TheMan
