Dinosaurs?

[Superfluous]

We find fossils of dinosaurs and have dating methods that tell us that they roamed the Earth millions of years ago. So why does the bible make no mention of them? And the fossils seem to pre-date the Worlds creation!

Could this be a test of faith?

I need some clarification on this point.

 

[TheQuestion]

The Question believes you may be under the mistaken impression that scientists have no hidden agenda. TQ thinks we can all agree that scientists have some very deep and sinister ulterior motives hidden behind their thick veils of technical jargon and clinical detachment. Why else would they create these outrageous tales of huge, devilish lizards?

 

[Superfluous]

This was my thinking!

That dinosaurs didn't really exist. It makes no sense!

 

[intricatic]

Because the Bible is not a scientific tome of pre-historic fact, perhaps.

 

[Superfluous]

But for Dinosaurs to have existed they couldn't have lived Millions of years ago. They would of had to live thousands of years ago. So were Dinosaurs and humans sharing the Earth at the same time?

Explain.

 

[razzelflabben]

Two things, 1. not all animals are mentioned in the bible seperately. There is no reason to expect that dinos would be mentioned unless God used them for making a point or some lesson. Take Laviathan for example, we do not know what a laviathan is, but it is placed in the bible to make a point about who God is.
2. In gen. there is mention of a great hunter. My question would be what made him a great hunter? What was his prey? Could he have stood out as a hunter because he hunted successfully dino's? Point is, somthing about his skill made hime stand out above all other hunters, one possible explaination could be that he hunted dinos.

Either way, you got to be intrigued and fascinated by the creatures we call dinos.

 

[intricatic]

But for Dinosaurs to have existed they couldn't have lived Millions of years ago. They would of had to live thousands of years ago. So were Dinosaurs and humans sharing the Earth at the same time?

Explain.

You explain how God's power would be so limited to make it only possible for dinosaurs to have existed a mere few thousand years ago, then perhaps I'll pull up a decent explanation to your point. The Bible in no part even presumes to address the concept of pre-historic fact, and it's almost a non-point to begin with.

 

[Beautiful Fireball]

Correct me if I'm wrong but there are actually references in Scripture to animals that could be considered dinosaurs. In Job 40 it talks about the behemoth and goes onto to further describe him, and in Job 41 it talks about the leviathin. The leviathin in Psalm 74 and Isaiah 27. I have not read the passages from Psalm and Isaiah, but I did read the ones from Job, and these two creatures could be considered dinosaurs. Just a thought

 

[Mr.Cheese]

Maybe they all died in the flood because Noah couldn't fit them on the boat. During the flood they all sank into the mud that was made, except for that one that got stuck in some lake in Scotland.

 

[jhollas]

Playing devil's advocate here (erm... is there a better phrase than that for use on a Christian board? ), but you're also supposing that the seven-day creation story is literally seven days.
It is a possibility that "seven days" is just a given time span.

 

[Jedi]

We find fossils of dinosaurs and have dating methods that tell us that they roamed the Earth millions of years ago. So why does the bible make no mention of them?

The Bible makes no mention of what color Adam’s hair was either – does that mean he had no hair? Be sure not to mistake silence as evidence of non-existence.

And the fossils seem to pre-date the Worlds creation!

What are you talking about? What sort of scientist claims that any fossil is older than the world? If you’re referring to Bishop Usher’s idea of the world being only a few thousand years old based on biblical lineages, I’m afraid that’s very shaky grounds to base your understanding of the age of the world. The entire method crumbles to dust as soon as you realize that not all lineages in scripture are closed (e.g. there are gaps).

The Question believes you may be under the mistaken impression that scientists have no hidden agenda. TQ thinks we can all agree that scientists have some very deep and sinister ulterior motives hidden behind their thick veils of technical jargon and clinical detachment. Why else would they create these outrageous tales of huge, devilish lizards?

You’re kidding me, right? Have you ever read any history of archeology and the discovery of dinosaur bones? It’s far from a conspiracy. Before you start shouting accusations of conspiracy, you need to provide sound evidence. Otherwise, your rantings against “science” just cause you to lose credibility.

That dinosaurs didn't really exist. It makes no sense!

It makes perfect sense given the evidence that has been unearthed. If there are bones, then there was once a creature…

But for Dinosaurs to have existed they couldn't have lived Millions of years ago. They would of had to live thousands of years ago. So were Dinosaurs and humans sharing the Earth at the same time?

Um, no… the geological evidence strongly suggests the Earth is not merely thousands of years old, but billions. The only people who have this idea of the Earth being only 5-10 thousand years old are those who are largely ignorant of geology and read their own presuppositions into scripture, making scripture say things it really doesn’t say at all.

 

[Adela]

But for Dinosaurs to have existed they couldn't have lived Millions of years ago. They would of had to live thousands of years ago. So were Dinosaurs and humans sharing the Earth at the same time?

Explain.

Very funny.

 

[newyorknewyork]

someone once told me that their opinion was that the dinosaurs existed (God created them) then the flood (Noah's Ark) wiped out all the dinosaurs

some ppl think that the Bible does actually talk about dinosaurs. i think its in psalms or somewhere there in the middle of the Bible.

 

[intricatic]

No, obviously the evidence points to a conspiracy on the part of the evil secular scientists to fabricate the existance of these giant creatures called dinosaurs. They never really existed, just like gorillas that know sign language and computers don't really exist.

 

[Chaan Stines]

Oh, while we're at it, did Adam have a belly button?

 

[intricatic]

Oh, while we're at it, did Adam have a belly button?

Absolutely not! And he had no use for shaving because his body hair never grew at all.

Also, he never got lint between his toes, and dirt consciously avoided contact with his skin.

 

[superdave]

I dont know when the earth was created. I dont know why Dinosaurs were destroyed. Maybe it had to do with the Flood, that's my assumption. I mean it could make logical sense, Why would Noah want a T-rex on board? I know I wouldn't. Maybe God, decided to zap them with an evil laser ray one day. Maybe they died one by one because of the climate of the earth. Maybe they died, because they couldn't find enough adequate food to feed on. There are many assumptions why creatures become extinct. Maybe they were hunted?

I personally believe they were destroyed in the flood. But we really don't know.

To say, that they are giant conspiracies created by the science community to destroy Christianity. Is CRAZY talk. I almost laughed...

 

[*Starlight*]

The internet also isn't mentioned in the Bible, yet it exists. Actually, I guess the dinosaurs weren't mentioned in the bible because either the people who wrote in didn't know about them, or they just didn't feel like writing about them. And I don't think the world was created a few thousand years ago.

 

[superdave]

I believe there are a billion things that happened in Bible times, that werent recorded. It's downright impossible to do that. I believe there are great details about Jesus's life that werent recorded. Once again, it's downright impossible to do so. So to say, It's not in the bible, It didnt happen... that's crazy.

 

[greavito]

The Question believes you may be under the mistaken impression that scientists have no hidden agenda. TQ thinks we can all agree that scientists have some very deep and sinister ulterior motives hidden behind their thick veils of technical jargon and clinical detachment. Why else would they create these outrageous tales of huge, devilish lizards?

so ur saying that dinosaurs didnt exist? thats a kinda outragous clame to make isnt it?