Noah vs. evolution...

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Genesis 6:17-21 (NIV)

I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark--you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you. You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.

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What I suggest is that if one believes the story about Noah and the flood, then one must also believe in evolution. 1.4-1.7 million species have been identified and classified. It is estimated that the total number of species currently on the earth is 4-30 million. (see http://library.thinkquest.org/ 25014/what/today.html) Even if one were to subtract the microorganisms, plants, and species that live in the water, Noah could not possibly have put all these animals on the ark. There must have been less species then than there are now.