Asteroid Strike
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Sad, a Lutheran, a few who list as Christian, and a seeker all either laugh or mock because I tried to fit God and Scripture into an equation dominated by secular science. I guess secular science rules and God can have a seat?
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There wasn't enough room for all kinds of regular animals on the Ark let alone any of the dinosaurs. The flood was regional not global. I know the English translation makes it sound global but the Hebrew words used aren't as confusing.
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I agree, they died in the flood waters. The ones that survived the ark were probably the dragons of past history. It's interesting that the Chinese zodiac has animals on it. All currently extant except for one. The dragon.
It's also interesting that dinosaur fossils are found that contain biomaterial that should've fossilized or decayed in 65+ MY's.
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There was plenty of room for the different kinds of animals on the ark. Why do you say there wasn't?
How and where did the experienced translators mess up?
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Nice article. Much interesting detail. "Measurements of the layer of ash and soot that eventually coated the Earth indicate that fires consumed about seventy per cent of the world’s forests. " ... "When the asteroid struck, it vaporized layers of limestone, releasing into the atmosphere a trillion tons of carbon dioxide, ten billion tons of methane, and a billion tons of carbon monoxide; all three are powerful greenhouse gases. The impact also vaporized anhydrite rock, which blasted ten trillion tons of sulfur compounds aloft. The sulfur combined with water to form sulfuric acid, which then fell as an acid rain that may have been potent enough to strip the leaves from any surviving plants and to leach the nutrients from the soil." dude!
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People have taken the dimensions of the Ark and did the math...not enough room for all animals and food etc. It only had enough room for limited regional animals and enough food for them.
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There are more questions unanswered than our public schools give indication of. There ARE human fossilized prints near dino prints. We are told that oil is basically decayed dino remains and yet oil is found 1000', 2000' 3000' even more below the surface and rarely has a dino fossil been found beyond 20' below the surface.
And... if we count Adam's years and go through biblical genealogy, we get roughly 6000 years since Adam. And, since God created with the appearance of age (Adam was a man not a baby, trees were already bearing fruit, etc.) then perhaps... JUST PERHAPS... the Earth is a few billion years old. And if not... then asking how the dinosaurs died is a valid question. It allows one to escape the scientific "theory" (the asteroid theory is a theory, not a fact) and try to fit God and Scripture into the equation.
So... the Ark had less animals than most realize. In Hebrew there isn't the sub-species breakdown that we find in modern science. There wouldn't have been 2 of ever kind of cat... there would have been 2 cats. The dinosaurs could have been juveniles for those larger and perhaps..... just perhaps.... they lived for 1000 years or so before they went extinct due to hunting or environmental conditions. I don't know... I am just sharing an idea, a thought... that is honestly, just as valid as the asteroid theory.
I have not said the asteroid theory couldn't have happened. And I have not closed the door to the idea that the Earth could be older than I currently believe. So, I am staying open minded and considering many positions while sharing my own. That is what this forum is for. But when somebody like @lasthero laughs at the thought, you have two thoughts come to your head. One, a guy like that is just a child and incapable of intelligent discussion. Or, he isn't, and this is just another example why Christianity is so divided and why it remains one of the main causes for atheism. If we can't get along, share thoughts, and work together to the glory of God despite certain differences in conclusions that really don't matter... then the world has no hope because those who claim to represent the hope... don't understand it.
And... if we count Adam's years and go through biblical genealogy, we get roughly 6000 years since Adam. And, since God created with the appearance of age (Adam was a man not a baby, trees were already bearing fruit, etc.) then perhaps... JUST PERHAPS... the Earth is a few billion years old. And if not... then asking how the dinosaurs died is a valid question. It allows one to escape the scientific "theory" (the asteroid theory is a theory, not a fact) and try to fit God and Scripture into the equation.
So... the Ark had less animals than most realize. In Hebrew there isn't the sub-species breakdown that we find in modern science. There wouldn't have been 2 of ever kind of cat... there would have been 2 cats. The dinosaurs could have been juveniles for those larger and perhaps..... just perhaps.... they lived for 1000 years or so before they went extinct due to hunting or environmental conditions. I don't know... I am just sharing an idea, a thought... that is honestly, just as valid as the asteroid theory.
I have not said the asteroid theory couldn't have happened. And I have not closed the door to the idea that the Earth could be older than I currently believe. So, I am staying open minded and considering many positions while sharing my own. That is what this forum is for. But when somebody like @lasthero laughs at the thought, you have two thoughts come to your head. One, a guy like that is just a child and incapable of intelligent discussion. Or, he isn't, and this is just another example why Christianity is so divided and why it remains one of the main causes for atheism. If we can't get along, share thoughts, and work together to the glory of God despite certain differences in conclusions that really don't matter... then the world has no hope because those who claim to represent the hope... don't understand it.
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Or... as I just said in my post right after yours... Noach didn't put all the sub-species of animals in the Ark like we would list off in English and within modern science. Hebrew doesn't make those specific divisions. Instead... there would have been 2 cats... of whatever variety was living in that area. There didn't have to be 2 Cougars, and two Bengals, and 2 Cheetah's, and so forth. Just 2....
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Exactly... my comment was a suggestion and one that could have taken 1000 years to happen. Animals go extinct all the time, we know this... why did God save them @Stranger36147 ?
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