Objections like "there wouldn't have been enough food" and "where did all the new species come from" seem reasonable from a rational, logical viewpoint...but if one believes in an omnipotent god, then they have no substance whatsoever. After all, god could have A) miraculously created food as it was needed, or B) caused the animals not to need food. And after the animals left the ark, god could have caused them to split into different species supernaturally (no need for evolution).
Some other points here, for those who seem to
insist on relying on things like "reason" and "intellect" in considering this story -- the flood lasted for 40 days, but Noah and his family did not set foot on dry ground for much longer after that. Most people think the Bible says they were only in the ark for 40 days, but actually if you read the account carefully, Noah and his family spent almost a
year in the ark. Consider the above-mentioned problems in
that context, and it quickly becomes apparent that
brains and
rational thinking have no place whatsoever in a discussion like this.
It simply happened. Any problems/contradictions/impossibilities that you may encounter in considering this story are rendered meaningless by god's omnipotent ability to do whatever he wants to do. You don't like that? Take it up with god.
Sad, really, that god created us with brains to reason these things out, then turns around and renders logic virtually useless.
