McKibben, Daniel. Daniel McKibben is the pastor of the Royal Oak Seventh Day Adventist Church. Promoting himself as an international speaker (without any mention of being an Auckland pastor), in association with Ross Patterson he actively promotes the false discoveries of Ron Wyatt, including his false claim of having found the location of Noah's Ark.

In 1992 Answers in Genesis investigated the evidence and thoroughly refuted any idea that the site is or ever was Noah's Ark. From the Answers in Genesis special report:

True/False?

• Radar shows man-made (boat) structure..........FALSE
• There is a regular metallic pattern............FALSE
• Lab tests show petrified laminated wood........FALSE
• Turkish scientists found metal rods............FALSE
• Metal artefacts have been proved by lab........FALSE
• There are ‘ship’s ribs’ showing................FALSE
• There is lots of petrified wood................FALSE
• Turkish Commission says ‘it’s a boat...........FALSE

Another refutation was co-written by David Fasold, a former supporter of the site who has excavated at the site and concluded it isn't Noah's Ark; it's a natural formation, not man-made:

Conclusion

Evidence from microscopic studies and photo analyses demonstrates that the supposed Ark near Dogubayazit is a completely natural rock formation. It cannot have been Noah's Ark nor even a man-made model.

However, David Fasold is still quoted by Daniel McKibben and his colleagues as supporting the site being Noah's Ark. Similarly with their attempts to give support to their claims by references to geologist Dr John Baumgardner. Although he was initially enthusiastic about the site, Dr Baumgardner now categorically denies the formation is Noah's Ark, and goes much further:

I am almost 100% certain that Ron 'planted' them [the rivets allegedly found at the site]. ...

Also from these excerpts it should be clear that I consider Wyatt's misrepresentation of my views as morally wrong and dishonest. But his deception of multitudes of Christians who have not had the opportunity to check his claims firsthand as I have is an even worse crime.

With evidence so readily available disproving that the site is Noah's Ark, it is the position of the New Zealand Cult List that anyone who still promotes the false Ron Wyatt Ark site and its associated false evidence is either willfully ignorant or is deliberately deceiving.

The NZ Cult List regards Ron Wyatt as a con artist. We hope that Daniel McKibben is not similarly deceiving people, but it doesn't look good. Misrepresenting evidence, and misrepresenting sources like he does with David Fasold, Dr John Baumgardner and many others is particularly bad, as is his engaging in teaching all this deception when he is a pastor. James 3:1 – Not many should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we will receive a greater judgment. Like Ron Wyatt, Daniel McKibben hasn't been given a Danger rating because his claims are not likely to do any damage other than to people's wallets.

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Printed on 20 January 2021 at www.cults.co.nz.
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