re: Audiences flood to see Noah

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A significantly higher % of people believed the story of Noah in when the American Revolution was fought than did when the Noah movie debuted. We made it OK from then until now. What are you worried is going to happen?

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Believing the flood account in 1776 required no credulity on the part of the believer. There were not mountains and mountains of geological, biological, genetic, historical, climatological and chemical evidence against it then. Believing such a thing was perfectly acceptable, given that pretty much anything any layman knew at the time was based on what they were taught (usually by other laymen) and personal observation.

However, believing in the literal account of the flood in 2014 requires a level of ignorance and credulity I personally cannot fathom given our current access to knowledge. It's literally no different from believing the sun orbits the earth.