Ps 33:8-12 Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was [done]; he commanded, and it stood fast. The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Blessed [is] the nation whose God [is] the LORD; [and] the people [whom] he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

Jeffrim, Waddinxveen, The Netherlands

"... wood isn't strong enough and they fall to bits. .."

I am interested: is this also on silent waters?

Beyond this, I think God protects his Own plan.

Ad van den Heuvel, Nieuw-Lekkerland, The Netherlands

>“She doesn’t really like it,” Mr Huibers admitted. “She always says, ‘Why don’t you go dig wells in Ethiopia?’ But she understands this is my dream.”<

Priceless

>God placed the rainbow in the sky as a guarantee against that.<

He's not a very science'y guy then.

>I guess it is rather pointless to criticise a myth but his answer to the question as to how Noah gathered polar bears, kangaroos, Galapagos tortoises, tigers, lions, landcrabs etc would be of some interest.

William Garrett, Harrow, <

Not to mention, there are over 25,000 different kinds of beetle.

Alan Cowe, Bixter, Shetland

For those that do not believe in the bible, ask yourself why the dinosaurs all died out at once, and ask yourself why there is an army lying on the bottom of the east arm of the red sea, recently confirmed (Moses story of crossing the red sea). The Ark was strong enough to be made from gopher wood, even if pine is too weak for that size.

The Bible is true. Many people simply refuse to believe the evidence put before them, as this makes them question their own reasons for rejecting God.

Fraser Burling, Auckland, New Zealand

It's a good job Johan Huibers didn't build an Ark of the size and with the materials described in the Bible. There's a good reason you never see wooden boats of this size - wood isn't strong enough and they fall to bits.

It's an entertaining myth, but it is just that - a myth.

Chris, Dorking, UK

Genetically speaking, rescuing a pair of each different creature on earth cannot prevent the extinction of any individual species(there are moral and biological issues) . Also to make a ship big enough to take a pair of different living creatures on earth and ensure that they all survive would be an impossible task. Apart from the Ark, many more holes and inconsistence can be found from stories contained in the Bible. Some religious people justify the stories by explaining that they should not be taken literally because they are just metaphors. Should the very existence of God be treated in the same category?

Wing, Poole, UK

I believe God had a purpose in this ark as well. You don't go to that length without something guiding you!

charlie, sydney, australia

He would, obviously, have collected the animals with God's help.

J. ramsay, Newcastle-U-Tyne,

I guess it is rather pointless to criticise a myth but his answer to the question as to how Noah gathered polar bears, kangaroos, Galapagos tortoises, tigers, lions, landcrabs etc would be of some interest.

William Garrett, Harrow,

Very impresive but it does not look very sea worthy. Let's hope that we never have to find out.

F.Bonmati, New Jersey, United States

Why didn't he build a full-size ark? It's even more pointless now, since he can't even claim it looks like Noah's ark, since it's the wrong size.

starling, Lancaster,

Probably one of the most convincing arguments I have heard to date for reclassification of cannabis in Dutch legislation...

Curtis Anderson, Gloucester, UK

Sounds interesting. An artwork of love and devotion!

Perhaps at least the children will come to enjoy the lesson behind it - a symbol of preserving the life on the planet even through the storms or threat of catastrophic global warming.

We need to educate and be educated to act for the improvement of the planet and not just placidly sit in on more seminars on what we should be doing.

Agatha, Sydney,