Hi. :D Two things. First, I love your blog. Second, I saw that video you posted wherein Ricky Gervais was talking about Noah's Ark, and it got me thinking: Supposedly, Noah managed to fit not one, but TWO of EVERY ANIMAL ON EARTH into the ark. I'm fairly certain that the Bible explicitly states the size of the ark in cubits (a forearm's length). First (again), how did two of every animal on Earth fit into that ark? Second (again), how did this happen in the Middle East? :O
Thank you! And as to the ark, the answer is simple. He didn't. Never happened. :)
I don't know much about the origin of the story. I suppose that it could have been the story of a local flood, a sheep herder, two camels, two sheep, and a couple of goats, and the story may have gotten exaggerated somewhat.