biblical creationism-4
As mentioned in previous notes, with Biblical Creationism, we cannot take geological evidence to be accurate after the Diluvian flood. We, therefore must work with what can be deduced after the flood.
Also as mentioned, While the ark might be able to carry every species such a ship might carry, it would not be necessary. By considering KIND in the bible to represent FAMILY of animals, and if Noah took a generic representative of each family of animal instead of individual species, one could populate the ark with plenty of room for food and supplies.
With these considerations though, one then has to explain where the rest of the species of animals came from. The answer to that also provides possible tests for the scientific theory of Biblical Creation. These are tests I have not seen done and would love to have examined.
After floating around for a period of time, the Ark settled on a mountain, stranded forever. With the water receding fast, Noah opened the doors and let the animals out to survive on whatever they can find.
One can assume that one would take the smallest representative of the KIND of animals onto the ark. The Hyrax would represent the elephant, for example. Smaller animals have offspring faster than larger animals. By the time ten years passed, some animals might have 120 generations. Smaller animals also need less food than large animals. A mouse could live for a year on what an elephant would eat in a few bites.
Animals would spread in all directions and do so as fast as their population would allow. They would have a few litters, then most of the offspring would leave the parent's territory to set up their own territory farther away. As the edges of the animal's extends into new territories, the older areas become established populations.
If one presumes that spreading into the world was the main "instruction" for the animals, and there was a way to cross to all continents that animals are naturally found, One can presume that all continents could be populated with all species within a thousand years. This, at least, explains the fact of finding each kind of animal life on the continents of the world.
