Young Earth Creation Science Argument Index
N2142: An 1883 Turkish expedition found Noah's ark
Edited by Greg Neyman
Argument:
In 1883, a Turkish commission surveying Mount Ararat for possible avalanche conditions fount part of the ark sticking out of a glacier some 20 to 30 feet, according to the British newspaper Prophetic Messenger
Source: Tim LaHaye and John Morris, The Ark on Ararat, 1976. pp. 56-58
Response:
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The report claims the expedition went through dense forest and wading waist-deep through a stream. This is contrary to other expeditions to Ararat, which do not report any forests or streams
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The wood was recognized as gopher wood, despite nobody ever having seen gopher wood before, and despite the fact the wood was painted
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The original news release quoted by the British newspaper has never been found
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Given the fictional conditions (deep forests, streams, easily identified gopher wood), the work is probably a work of fiction
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