{"id":911,"date":"2011-07-24T19:20:58","date_gmt":"2011-07-24T23:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/exploringourmatrix\/?p=900"},"modified":"2011-07-24T19:20:58","modified_gmt":"2011-07-24T23:20:58","slug":"a-literalist-account-of-noah-preparing-for-the-journey-on-the-ark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2011\/07\/a-literalist-account-of-noah-preparing-for-the-journey-on-the-ark.html","title":{"rendered":"A Literalist Account of Noah Preparing for the Journey on the Ark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/robertcargill.com\/2011\/07\/24\/the-most-clever-argument-thus-far-against-a-historical-worldwide-flood-and-noahs-ark\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bob Cargill<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/scotteriology.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/24\/why-did-noah-get-drunk-after-the-flood\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Scott Bailey<\/a>. I agree with Bob that trying to think through and fill in the details of the story in this literalist manner is probably the best and most convincing argument <i>for not taking the story as literally, factually true<\/i>. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Bob Cargill and Scott Bailey. 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