No discovery, no argument, and no miracle will change the mind of a person who has been blinded by Satan (2 Corinthians 4:4) and who is, with a hard heart and closed mind, rejecting the light of the gospel. Not even a confirmed resurrection would dint a lack of faith: “If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead” (Luke 16:31). If a person is rejecting the clear evidence of God in the universe, no biblically related discovery, including a Noah’s ark discovery, would change his or her mind. For His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. Romans 1:19–20 says, “What can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For the close-minded critic and hardened atheist, however, the discovery of Noah’s ark would not make one bit of a difference.Ī Noah’s ark discovery, as significant as that would be, would not be enough to overcome spiritual blindness. A verified Noah’s ark discovery would likely cause many seekers and open-minded skeptics to at least re-evaluate their beliefs. For those who believe in God and trust in the Bible as His inspired Word, it would be powerful confirmation that the Bible is true and that early human history occurred precisely as the Bible describes it. The discovery of a boat-like structure in the mountains of the Middle East, dated to approximately the time of the biblical account of Noah’s ark (2500 BC), with evidence of animal life once having been aboard, would surely be a tremendous discovery. Rather, the question at hand is, if Noah’s ark was discovered, would that be significant? Would a Noah’s ark discovery cause people to turn to God in faith? It is not the purpose of this article to evaluate whether or not the Noah’s ark discovery claims are legitimate. The discoveries have been in various locations, ranging from Mount Ararat in Turkey, to a mountain range in Iran, to an entirely different location on Mount Ararat (with a visitors’ center). There have been numerous claimed discoveries of Noah’s ark in recent years.