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He said the park is an evangelical tool aimed at teaching creationism, a literal interpretation of the Bibles Book of Genesis. I find some of the aggressive secularists try to shut down people talking about the bible, Ham said. So for us its How can we get a message out there about the BibleThe ark is 5. Splash_Eng_NoahsArk_486x364.jpg' alt='Noah`S Ark Online' title='Noah`S Ark Online' />Ham said. Its three decks span more than 1. It is much more than you can ever imagine, Ham said. When you see the architectural algorithms you need, engineering diagrams. I mean its amazing. Romantic Horror Movies Felix The Cat Saves Christmas. By financial supporters, Ham means investors, donors, as well as the state of Kentucky, Grant County, and the city of Williamstown, all of which helped launch the ark project. According to Ham, 6. Williamstowns unrated municipal bonds, and about 3. The city of Williamstown sold approximately 1. Grant County Joint Local Industrial Development Authority for 1. The land, now part of the park, was subsequently purchased by Ark Encounter as part of a 3. The city created a special tax district to forgive 7. Ark Encounters property taxes over 3. Ark Encounter is also poised to tap 1. Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism. It will collect 2 per every 1. Ark Encounter employees, in an effort to repay the bonds. Consultants hired by Ark Encounters nonprofit parent, Answers in Genesis, project the park will generate 2. Hams already established Creation Museum. The park itself has created about 3. Ham said. Critics object to Ark Encounter, a religious organization, availing itself of government breaks while excluding prospective hires based on religion. As a condition of employment, all Ark Encounter applicants must sign a statement of faith, attesting to the creationist vision and disavowing homosexuality, same sex marriage and premarital sex. The Rev. Bob Fox, head pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Georgetown, Kentucky, said the ark project blurs the line between church and state. I have a great deal of difficulty when the state is asked to promote a religious position and through funding. So my concern is that when the state offers tax incentives to what is essentially a religious enterprise, they are promoting that religious group. A group called Reason Advocates announced online it was planning to protest the park, which it called state funded religious extremism on a blog. People say all sorts of things, but the bottom line is we have to look at the law and what the law states and what the Constitution of America states, and this has nothing to do with the government supporting any religion, Ham said. The government offers this tax incentive to the Bourbon Museum, the Speedway, and we have every right to partake in it, too. Its a performance based rebate on sales tax, its not the government giving you a grant. Ham estimated between 5. I 7. 5 exit ramp on opening day, and he said visitors numbered in the thousands. In addition to the ark exhibit, the park features a petting zoo, zip lines, live entertainment, a 9. Noahs Ark Replica Model at Creation Evidence Museum of Texas. The Noahs Ark Replica is the culmination of 4. Dale Muska and his associates. The Ark replica represents the tangible display of the gopher technique used to build the original Noahs Ark. Today, this technique is called structured interlamination, in which components are laminated together with a hydrocarbon resin. Gopher, as mentioned in scripture, was not a species of wood, but was an engineering technique. How Did Noah Build the Ark With Noahs pre Flood intelligence, his focus on the purpose God assigned for his life, and communication with the Creator Himself, he was able to complete the construction of the Ark from the basic instructions we find in Scripture. There is evidence that ships approaching the size of the Ark have in fact existed in ancient times. The ancient Greeks built a ship named Syracusia or Alexandris that carried around 4,0. The pre modern Chinese also built giant woodenships. The 1. 5th century sea going junks of the ambassador Cheng Ho approached the size of the Ark John Woodmorappe, Noahs Ark Feasibility Study, Dallas, TX Institute for Creation Research, p. What did the Ark look like Various artists have depicted the Ark to reflect the culture and ship building techniques of their day. These depictions are intriguing, but consistently inadequate to survive the Flood and safely transport terrestrial inhabitants through the deluge. Eyewitness AccountsIn 1. Armenian boy named George Hagopian was taken up Mt. Ararat by his uncle during warmer then usual summers. He climbed upon the Ark after being lifted up to the rear step extension. Many years later in America he described the barge like shape, the planks of the deck, the window opening system across the top, and the absence of nails in the construction. In 1. 94. 3 American Army Intelligence engineer Ed Davis was taken to the Ark site by Abas Abas, whose family functioned as custodians of the sacred vessel. In the home he was shown a metal hammer, some cage grates, and a baffled jar from the site. Biblical AccountMake thee and ark of gopher wood rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. Genesis 6 1. Gopher wood is not a species, or variety, of wood but an engineering technique. In Hebrew the term means to house in Strongs Exhaustive Concordance 1. We call this structural interlamination. This means that all the components were joined and laminated together in narrow strips. As an eyewitness, Ed Davis confirmed in an interview with this researcher that the structure he saw on Mt. Ararat was, indeed, laminated together. As our team flew the mountain in 1. Ark site. Rooms were mandated as a vital component of the basic structure, described as functioning with the gopher wood and the pitch. This essentially means that the rooms were jointed and interlaminated with the hull and the entire structure of the vessel. Pitch was not the tar we know today. Todays tars are a result of the Flood aftermath. Pitch was a natural resin glue from biological plant, tree sources. Applying it as a compressed laminate in thin layers of wood would give the same effect as grafting. The dimensions of the ark are significant, with its 6 to 1 ratio. In 1. 99. 3 a secular scientific shipbuilding study was made by Dr. Seon Hong at the world class ship research center KRISO, based in Daejeon, South Korea. The biblical design was found to be superior the Arks careful balance is lost if the proportions are modified, rendering the vessel unstable, prone to fracture, or dangerously uncomfortable Ken Ham, editor, The New. Answers Book 3, Master Books, p. A cubit is not defined in Scripture, but it has been recognized historically as the distance from the elbow to the finger tips. The long Hebrew cubit is generally given at 2. This would make the Ark 5. The window upward and above, described as a noon light, is of major importance, affecting interior illumination, ventilation, and atmospheric sanitation. Lower, second, and third stories are specified, with the lower story dominant. This would indicate that the lower story was a vital component of the laminated structure of the vessel. Fitting the Animals on the Ark. Miracles surrounding the Biblical account would include 1 God bringing the animals to the Ark Genesis 6 2. Ark Genesis 7 1. Genesis 7 1. John Woodmorappe, Noahs Ark A Feasibility Study, Dallas, TX Institute for Creation Research. However, natural solutions for the day to day operations relating to the Ark are rather straightforward. Critics have fantasized the presence of millions of crowded animals overloading the ship. The Bible makes it clear that the cargo was limited to land breathing vertebrate animals and insects corresponding to modern birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects, as well as their extinct counterparts. Were there two of every species on the Ark The Biblical word kind is much broader than the modern classification species. The genus is justified as being equivalent to the Biblical kind. Assuming they required approximately the same floor space as animals in typical farm enclosures and laboratories today, there were no more than 1. Ark. John Woodmorappe, Noahs Ark A Feasibility Study, Dallas, TX Institute for Creation Research. Recent studies by AIG have narrowed the kind even further, and indicate the total number to be no more than a few thousand. Floor space required by large animals such as elephants, giraffes,rhinos, and some dinosaurs is taken into account, since they would be young and therefore small. This gives them full reproductive potential after the Flood. Even the largest dinosaurs were relatively small when only a few years old. Without tiering of cages, only 4. John Woodmorappe, Noahs Ark AFeasibility Study, Dallas, TX Institute for Creation Research, pp. What about provisions for the animalsIt can be shown that the food would have filled only 6 to 1. Ark, and the potable water only an additional 9percent of the same John Woodmorappe, Noahs Ark A Feasibility Study, Dallas, TX Institute for Creation Research, pp. Food provisions would consist of compressed hay, dried plant material, seeds and grains, etc. Carnivorous animals could have eaten dried meat, reconstituted dried meat, or slaughtered animals. Giant tortoises would have been ideal in this regard. They were large and needed little food to be maintained themselves. Hydroponics. Greens as sprouts and mushrooms could have cultivated in the darker recesses of the Ark. There are also exotic sources of meat, such as fish that wrap themselves in dry cocoons. Placement of the food supplies would dictate where the animals would naturally gravitate in ladging stalls for their journey. John Woodmorappe, Noahs. Ark A Feasibility Study, Dallas, TX Institute for Creation Research Ventilation. The ventilation of the Ark was necessary to provide fresh air, and more importantly, to dissipate body heat. A non mechanical ventilation system was in place. The density of animals on board, compared to the volume of enclosed space was much less than we find in some modern mass animal housing used to keep stock that are raised for food such as chicken farms, which often require no special mechanical system. The window system running along the top of the Ark comes into play. The convectivemovement of air, driven by temperature differences between the warm blooded animals and the cooler interior surfaces, would have been significant enough to drive the flow of air.