Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!hocda!spanky!burl!duke!unc!tim From: tim@unc.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: "Re: Rainbows and discussions - (nf)" Message-ID: <5505@unc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Jul-83 10:52:40 EDT Article-I.D.: unc.5505 Posted: Wed Jul 6 10:52:40 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Jul-83 05:59:32 EDT References: ihlpf.153 Lines: 17 And why did Infinitely Merciful God drown all those innocent beasts when He could have just vaporized the bad humans without fuss? Answer: The Flood story is just another example of primitive man attributing natural catastrophes to gods rather than leaving them unexplained. It amazes me that any modern person could fail to see this, particularly since it is impossible that various beasts which are not and never were native to the Middle East could have been saved by Noah. The story just doesn't make sense except as a primitive explanation of a natural catastrophe. ______________________________________ The overworked keyboard of Tim Maroney duke!unc!tim (USENET) tim.unc@udel-relay (ARPA) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill