Body: | The Search for Noah's Ark with Dr. Don Patton
Examination of NAMI's fake Noah's Ark wood
Noah's Ark Ministries International Fraud exposed! (NAMI)
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Indiana: "Balloq's medallion only had writing on one side? You sure about that?"
Sallah: "Positive!"
Indiana: "Balloq's staff is too long. Indiana."
Both: "They're digging in the wrong place!"
2010
Noah's Ark Ministries International Fraud
NAMI: "Made in China" Fraud Exposed
Video of NAMI's Ark location exposed.
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Video by Don Patton exposing the NAMI fraud
(30 megs) Windows format: WMV: NAMI Fraud of 2008
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Our critique of NAMI and their response
1. Don Patton's video exposing NAMI fraud wmv, flash, real Sept 14, 2010
2. Joint Paper by Randall Price and Don Patton on NAMI fraud: Nov 20, 2010
3. Don Patton's critique of 1st NAMI response: Dec 3, 2010
4. Don Patton's critique of 2nd NAMI response: Dec 10, 2010
5. Don Patton's exposes the fake wood photos: Dec 7, 2010
Examination of NAMI's fake Noah's Ark wood
Introduction:
1. There are several different wood samples that NAMI believes is
really from Noah's Ark. In fact they have been conned by a fraudster named
Parasut.
2. However, the information on this page is sufficient to prove
the wood samples are fake and NAMI must renounce the entire find at once.
Then they should turn their anger at Parasut and openly thank us for our
scientific investigation.
3. According to one source some of the wood came from an old
barn, however, other sources said the large wood came from an old ferryboat
from the city of Trabzon near the Black Sea that Paraşüt bought with the
Chinese. The workers also brought some things from the Hot Springs at
Kaplica (at Diydan). Nothing has been published about the wood and it is
likely from the old wooden ship that Parasut purchased to help build the
ark movie site.
4. The white (plastic?) beads seen in photos were removed from
the "Ark site", but NAMI refuses to identify what they are.
A. The Pinocchio Sample: The fake wood photo used in NAMI's space 7:
2008
1. In 2008, Parasut supplied this photo as proof of a small
wood sample. This was over a year and a half before NAMI announced that
Parasut had discovered Noah's Ark. The photo is of some real object,
although it may be that even the original photo was also photoshoped before
we first saw it. Nobody has ever seen the original object.
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2. When NAMI made the announcement in the spring of 2010, we
were stunned to learn that the above photo of a small sample of wood, was
now being used as a photo of a large 5 x 12 meter room, known as NAMI Space
7. See diagram below.
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3. However, it is important to realize that the two photos are
only partially identical. That is because the original photo that Parasut
gave me in 2008 had been photoshoped so that they were no longer exactly
identical. However there is absolutely no doubt that portions of the two
photos are identical. Remember that the object (whatever it is) was
photographed at two different angle
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4. Since we have proven that part of the photo Parasut gave us
in 2008 as a photo of a small wood sample of Noah's Ark, is identical to
the photo NAMI is now using to depict 5 x 12 meter room, space 7 does not
exist and is a fraud.
5. NAMI admits they have never actually been in Space 7 and
that they must take Parasut's word for it.
6. The photo of Space 7 is a proven fraud and is does not
exist.
7. We call this the "Pinocchio wood sample", because it get
larger when NAMI tell lies about it. (whether sincerely deceived or not)
B. The Rocky Top Sample: Volcanic Tuff, not wood: 2008
1. In 2008 Geologist Don Patton and Dr. Randall Price were
given access to a large chunk of wood that NAMI believed to be petrified
wood.
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2. Upon close examination, it was clear that it was not organic
but mineral. It was not petrified wood, but a naturally occurring rock
called, "volcanic tuff".
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3. Don Patton hired petrologist, David McQueen, to prepare a 25
page report that firmly concluded the sample was not petrified wood.
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4. We call this the "Rocky Top sample", because really is just
a rock.
C. The Chameleon sample: The rock that magically changed colour:
1. In 2008 Parasut let Randall Price photograph a small sample
of what was claimed to Petrified wood. When Dr. Price photographed it, its
appearance and colour is identical to what is seen in the graphic below on
the right.
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2. However, when NAMI released a photo of the same rock, is
mysteriously and magically turned dark brown. NAMI admits the photograph is
a very different colour from the actual rock. They admit the photograph is
bad.
3. Given that Mr. Wing Cheung Yeung is both a director of
NAMI and a movie director of "Sparkling Sun International", we are puzzled
why he, as a professional photographer and film maker, would allow such a
poor photograph to be released? Given they have admitted it is a bad
photograph in strange lighting conditions, they should use Dr. Prices photo
on their website or take a second picture that shows the rock for the white
colour that it really it.
4. We cannot judge motives, but given NAMI claims it is
petrified wood, when it is a non-organic rock, such darkening of the rock
to make it appear more "wood like" is simply inexcusable, unscientific and
unprofessional at best.
5. We call this the "Chameleon sample", because it changes
colour depending on who is holding it.
D. Easter Egg sample: Wood samples recovered from Noah's Ark:
1. NAMI claims to have collected wood samples from Noah's Ark.
The problem is, that the site was discovered by Parasut and it is clear
that he planted the wood, like an Easter egg hunt, for NAMI to find. Other
samples were merely given to NAMI directly by Parasut.
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2. The problem is that there is no actual scientific evidence
that the wood samples (if they are wood) match what is to be found on their
Noah's Ark movie set. A small wood sample is rather irrelevant, given there
would be tons of wood that remains insitu. If NAMI is interested in real
science and archeology, they merely need to take a group of independent,
well known and trusted world authorizes to the site to confirm the claim.
3. Strangely, small white round "plastic looking" beads were
recovered by NAMI in the only short and grainy video of their visit to the
"Ark site". Exactly what are these white pellets? They can be seen in the
far left hand side bowl in the photo below and in the NAMI video they
released in the spring of 2010.
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4. According to one source some of the wood came from an old
barn, however, other sources said the large wood came from an old ferryboat
from the city of Trabzon near the Black Sea that Paraşüt bought with the
Chinese. The workers also brought some things from the Hot Springs at
Kaplica (at Diydan). Nothing has been published about the wood and it is
likely from the old wooden ship that Parasut purchased to help build the
ark movie site. The white (plastic?) beads were removed from the "Ark
site", but NAMI refuses to identify what they are.
5. We call this the "Rocky Top sample", because it really is just
a rock.
E. The Hollywood sample: wood recovered by Dr. Don Patton from Space 2:
1. Early in September, 2010, Don Patton was guided by a local
Turkish man to the very location of where NAMI claims Noah's Ark was
discovered by Parasut. This man, like everyone else in town, knew about
Parasut's fraud because he actually helped build it for money! He and the
other workers were told they were building a movie set. We have identified,
with the aid of the Turkish guide, that the wood was recovered from "Space
two".
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2. Notice that "orange man" (Panda Lee) is standing beside a
row of overhanging rocks above the smooth wall on the right. In their own
diagram of "Space 2" is also a row of overhanging rocks. It is clear that
this is a crevice and that the workers built the wood right into the ice.
3. Notice how the wood at NAMI space 2 is in perfect condition
with machine planed surfaces and perfect right angles. It looks like
something you would buy from home depot! Notice that the size and colour of
the wood in the NAMI photos is very close to the "Hollywood sample" I
recovered from the movie set site.
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4. When Don Patton was guided to the NAMI site, there were
several different piece of wood seen. The guide immediately identified it
as the same wood that was used in the construction of what he wrongly
thought was a movie set. The wood was new, burned with torches and rubbed
with ash to make it look old.
5. We call this the "Hollywood sample", because it is modern
wood made to make it look old, just like in a movie set.
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Conclusion:
1. None of the wood samples that NAMI claims is from Noah's Ark
are scientifically validated. NAMI expects the world to just take their
word for it!
2. The NAMI photo of "Space 7" is supposed to be of a room 5 x 12
meters in size. It is in fact, partially identical to a photograph that
Parasut gave Don Patton two years earlier of a small piece of wood. We call
this the "Pinocchio sample", because it gets larger when people tell lies
about it.
3. The large rock sample examined by Dr. Price and myself is
volcanic tuff, not petrified wood. We call this the "Rocky Top sample",
because really is just a rock.
4. The two wood samples that NAMI claims are petrified wood, are
in fact mineral with no organic content. We call this the "Chameleon
sample", because it changes colour depending on who is holding it.
5. Wood samples that NAMI claim to have actually recovered from
Noah's Ark, were planted there by Parasut for NAMI to find. We call this
the "Easter Egg sample" because NAMI went looking for the wood samples that
Parasut had hidden in the "movie set" he built. In order to validate these
wood samples, an independent team of archeologists must be taken to the
Noah's Ark site and take samples of their own to see if they match the wood
NAMI presently claims is from Noah's Ark. Playing Easter Bunny may be fun
but it is not science.
6. The "Hollywood sample" that I recovered was recognized by the
guide to took us there, as the wood he personally used in the construction
of NAMI's Noah's Ark movie set. The wood is charred, new wood that has been
rubbed with ash. We call this the "Hollywood sample", because it is modern
wood, made to make it look old, just like in a movie set.
7. The wood that NAMI displays will no doubt be old wood that
Parsut got, not from Noah's Ark at 14,000 feet, but an old barn or
ferryboat that he purchased from the city of Trabzon near the Black Sea
that Paraşüt bought with the Chinese and hauled up the mountain. The
workers also brought some things from the Hot Springs at Kaplica (at
Diydan).
8. It is clear that the entire NAMI discovery is a fraud. While
NAMI may be deceived, Parasut himself and everyone in his home town, know
it is a fraud.
9. NAMI claims to have made the biggest archeological find in world
history: Noah's Ark. If true, they could invite ANY top rated archeologist
alive today and he would be very eager and willing to participate in
documenting such a remarkable find of this great magnitude. Instead, NAMI
has chosen to "bypass" the scientific community and produce a Hollywood
style documentary movie that they will try to sell to the networks and
privately to individuals. The choice to make a movie rather than utilize a
qualified archeologist speaks volumes about who and what NAMI really is.
This is especially obvious in light of the fact that they have terminated
any further association with Dr. Randall Price. He earned his Ph.D. in
Archeology from the University of Texas, where he then taught Archeology.
He is presently serving as Distinguished Research Professor and Executive
Director of the Center for Judaic Studies at Liberty University. He was a
perfect candidate, extremely interested and willing. Instead, releasing a
money-making movie, rather than documenting their "discovery" with a
qualified archeologist, has all the indications of fraud. Instead of
seeking to publish the details of their "archeological discovery" in a
"peer reviewed" scientific journal, they put out a DVD to make money.
By Dr. Don Patton
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