How does the scientifically-proven existence of dinosaurs fit into the Bible? Did God change her mind?
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As a Catholic I do not have to believe everything in the Bible and as for God creating the Earth in seven days - I suppose that was to help people 2000 years ago to understand creation.  Of course evolution took place and I have no problem with my religion or other theories.
876632
lol brave attempt, but ulitmately it doesn't matter how much scientific proof you can offer a creationist their blind faith won't accept it.\n\ncarbon dating may not be an exact science but it's a darned sight more accurate than believing in several unrealated documents compiled 100's of years after the events they 'record' by a roman emporer with an agenda..\n\nit's all fairly accademic to discuss the bible or creationism (or any religion) on somewhere like yahoo, you'll never change someones beliefs and at the end of the day, what does it matter. I wish i could believe in a god,it might make living feel slightly more purposeful...
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it is there just look a bit harder, the word "dinosaur" is obviosly not.\n\nhttp://www.clarifyingchristianity.com/dinos.shtml\nhttp://www.christiancourier.com/archives/dinosaurs.htm\n\nANd a great site on Dinos and Humans togeather:\nhttp://www.creationevidence.org/\nhttp://www.creationevidence.org/fa_questions/dinoman.html
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In the grand scheme of things, those aren't important.\n\nThe Bible is a guide on how to live your life and how to walk according to God's wishes.  I'm not as good in my Bible as I should be so I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense.\n\nAnd I do believe they reference dinosaurs in Genesis vaguely - someting about monsters of the deep - during the flood story.
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I believe it is about 6,000 years old, based on a plain sense reading of the Scriptures alone.  The Bible also explains dinosaurs very well. Dinosaurs are land animals. Land animals were created on Day 6, thus dinosaurs were created on the same day as Man, and Man walked with dinosaurs originally. The dinosaurs, like all the others, were vegetarian in their diet. There was no death before the fall, and all ate plants and fruits. The sin of Adam changed many things, and perhaps carnivory began after the fall. Two of each kind of dinosaur went up the Ark (the rest died in the flood waters), they left the Ark, and many went extinct like any other animal that has gone extinct. We have stories and legends of men dueling and killing monsters or dragons which are most likely based on the encounters with surviving dinosaurs. You won’t find the word “dinosaur” in our Bibles because it was a word invented in 1842, after the Bible was translated into English. Instead we have words like Behemoth and Leviathan which are descrined in detail in Job. And when dinosaur bones are being dug up, there are no tell tale labels about how old they are. In fact, scientists have found red blood cells and muscle tissue when they cut opened the T-Rex fossils. The implication of this finding is that the fossils aren’t millions of years old.
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My grandmother, who is hardcore Southern Baptist, says the dinosaurs did not exist ever, that they were just bones planted by someone to support a fantasy. She also doesn't believe space exists.... I don't ask her questions anymore.
327854
Read Job 41:15-24. This animal "behemoth" does line up with all the features of a dinosaur. And it doesn't fully line up with any other animal that I know.\nAn interesting fact might be that Job is considered to be the oldest book in the Bible.
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medical researchers, yes.  probably quite a few.  there are also quite a few evolutionary biologists, and paleontologists who hold personal beliefs that God created the universe and life.\n\nhowever, there are very few (if any) evolutionary biologists or paleontologists who believe that a literal version of creation as laid in out the bible took place (i.e. in six days, man created from dust, woman from man's rib etc. etc.)\n\nthat literal interpretation just doesn't fit with the physical evidence that has been uncovered (and is even inconsistent with itself).\n\nas far as medical researchers, there are probably some who do believe in a literal biblical story of creation, but their professional opinion on the matter is about as relevant as an automotive mechanics.  they are certainly skilled workers in their own field, but evolution is not where their expertise lies.
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Haven't you ever heard of the Churchosaurus Rex? Big creature with a bible tail, used it to bible thump non-believing dinosaurs. I heard those ankylosaurus were a hard dinosaur to crack. Probably ended up in tar pit hell. \n\nI kid, I kid!
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http://www.bibleandscience.com/science/dinosaurs.htm explains everything.
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well actually I've been pondering this for a while. God say's He created them. I dont think they were 'pets'. the fossil soil beneath us is four miles thick all around the earth. that translates into one hell of a lot of dinosaurs. then they died . God begins creating again calling forth 'every living creature'. life begins to grow and mulitply on its own without God's help. so it is my feeling that the dinosaurs served one absolute and essential purpose. God created them specifically to be used as fertilizer for the earth. to provide fossil fuel. the earth would not be in existence today if not for the dinosaurs. life as we know it would not be the same. they were used to prepare the earth for human habitation.
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There aren't any dinosaurs in the bible. They just look back at comments about dragons and say 'See dinosaurs! We knew it all along.'. Um, no. \nBy the way, there are unicorns in the bible:\n\nNum 23:22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. \n\nWell, now we all know that unicorns exist. Thank you informative and fact filled bible.
667220
There is a story in the bible (forgive me b/c I forget which book it is in) but it talks about why God created different languages & why he set apart different people. It talks about race & how it was not something that was created but something that the world & the environment around us has evolved.  That is why people closer to the equater have darker skin & those farther away have lighter skin, etc.. It explains all of that so keep reading.. You'll get there.. Oh yeah & dinosaurs are in the bible as well.. Trust me..
455759
First find a bible. Next read Genesis Chapter , its only 1 page. Then explain to you grand mother that god’s creations hade an order. That the fish in the water where created, then animals on land, then man. Then explain to her that in genesis when it talks about the days god created things, it does not literally mean day by day, it is just a way to understand the time line. If she can except that point out that god created animals ( including dinosaurs) before man and that some of these animals ( including dinosaurs)  died off before the time of mans creation, and well before moses wrote the old testament. \n\nMy email is, josh_r36@yahoo.com please write me and tell me how it went.
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So much info out there about your question.  Get a hold of a book by Ken Ham.......Dinosaurs and the Bible.  \n(creation scientists believe that dinosaurs were called dragons before the word dinosaur was invented in the 1800s.........)Dragons are mentioned in the Bible. It's very interesting.
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Of course, Christians ought to be concerned with God, love, forgiveness, justification, redemption, etc--and be sharing these things with as many people as they can reach (WITHOUT shoving their religion down anyone's throats, please!)\n\nHaving said that, fossils, Neanderthals and dinosaurs exist, and Christians who deny or try to hide from this information are only fooling themselves.\n\nGod and science are not in conflict with one another, after all, God invented science.  The conflict is between arrogant theologians who think they know it all, and big headed scientists who know they do.  Both groups are in for a nasty shock, I think!
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In my opinion nothing.  Many die hard Christians agree and believe dinosaurs never existed because they are not in the bible.  Many other just as die hard point to Job 40:15-24 as a description of a dino.  Check the website out.  I still think the bible says nothing, but make up your own mind...