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re: The Bible / Dinosaurs
Posted on 12/21/15 at 2:43 am to Cruiserhog
Posted on 12/21/15 at 2:43 am to Cruiserhog
Ok know we just having fun but im about to get serious on your arse if you can handle it. I really dont think you want to hear what i have to say so im giving you the chance to just opt out and dont respond
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Posted on 12/21/15 at 2:53 am to Cruiserhog
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Why would anyone form an opinion on the history of the Earth from a book of fiction?
I think you'll find most here disagree with you on that statement thank goodness.
Are you some kind of Evolutionist??
Posted on 12/21/15 at 2:54 am to Tuscaloosa
quote:Fine. I get that... let's just call it a work of fiction and be done with it...
You can disagree with the historical timetable it presents, you can even deny the existence of God... But it's an incredible historical document that has literally helped shaped the entire world socially and politically. To call it a joke is at the very least obtuse.
Like that of James Patterson or Dan Brown...
Posted on 12/21/15 at 5:47 am to DavidTheGnome
I was always told that God created the Earth and universe with the appearance of age.
If you're a literal Christian who believes the Earth is only 6000 years old or whatever I suppose you could take that to mean when God created the Earth he peppered the ground with fossils.
If you want to think a little more logically with your faith, God perceives time differently than us. A day to God or in heaven is a very, very, very long time to us. So when the bible says that God created the Heavens and Earth in 6 days and rested on the 7th it probably doesn't literally mean one week. Maybe the 6 "days" of creation are actually billions of our years going back to what we call the Big Bang and when God creates animals on the 5th and 6th day that is evolution and "Creation" ends when the first modern and intelligent humans arrive on the scene.
If that's the case I suppose we're still on the 7th day and God is still resting. Who knows?
Growing up in a Southern Baptist church I never once heard somebody suggest that dinosaurs were made up, and if I had I wouldn't have taken them seriously. I also never heard anybody mention dinosaurs and Noah or the Ark together. So your link is kind of silly.
If you're a literal Christian who believes the Earth is only 6000 years old or whatever I suppose you could take that to mean when God created the Earth he peppered the ground with fossils.
If you want to think a little more logically with your faith, God perceives time differently than us. A day to God or in heaven is a very, very, very long time to us. So when the bible says that God created the Heavens and Earth in 6 days and rested on the 7th it probably doesn't literally mean one week. Maybe the 6 "days" of creation are actually billions of our years going back to what we call the Big Bang and when God creates animals on the 5th and 6th day that is evolution and "Creation" ends when the first modern and intelligent humans arrive on the scene.
If that's the case I suppose we're still on the 7th day and God is still resting. Who knows?
Growing up in a Southern Baptist church I never once heard somebody suggest that dinosaurs were made up, and if I had I wouldn't have taken them seriously. I also never heard anybody mention dinosaurs and Noah or the Ark together. So your link is kind of silly.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:09 am to Tuscaloosa
And dinosaurs still exist Hank Williams jr
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:13 am to DavidTheGnome
Youre on a posting spree currently
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:13 am to DavidTheGnome
quote:Genesis is a work of fiction
What's your view on how dinosaurs fit into The Bible?
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:16 am to hawgfaninc
quote:a global flood could have never happened on this planet
which parts have been proven 100% false?
there is literally not enough water
now it's possible there was a regional flood on which the fictional narrative was based, but that still makes it fiction.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:17 am to DavidTheGnome
The men who wrote the bible didn't know what a dinosaur was.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:19 am to hawgfaninc
Can you prove that the Iliad is 100% false?
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:20 am to BowlJackson
You hit the nail on the head brother. If God didn't create the sun until the fourth 'God day' then why would it make sense to assume the previous days were in reference to a sun that didn't exist.
God created, and the earth is billions of years old. Not a mutually exclusive thing.
God created, and the earth is billions of years old. Not a mutually exclusive thing.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:36 am to DavidTheGnome
This post was edited on 12/21/15 at 6:37 am
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:41 am to baytiger
quote:
a global flood could have never happened on this planet
there is literally not enough water
Just because there isn't now doesn't mean there didn't used to be. Some scientists believe the Earth has lost as much as a quarter of its water over time.
quote:
now it's possible there was a regional flood on which the fictional narrative was based, but that still makes it fiction.
You realize that it's only very recent in human history that people are aware of the entire globe? To people as far back as Noah the region was all they knew and was their whole world. So no, the inclusion of the word "global" does not make it fiction in context.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:50 am to DavidTheGnome
They don't fit in the Bible.That's why they're not in it.
Dinosaurs were Millions of years ago.The Bible is Thousands of years old.
Dinosaurs were Millions of years ago.The Bible is Thousands of years old.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:52 am to DavidTheGnome
Your post is full of stupid. The flood story is a shared story from other ancient civilizations (Gilgamesh). It is not literally true as told in the bible. The bible as a whole is a book of morals, not stories to be believed in literally.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:53 am to DavidTheGnome
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Interesting, a different thread got me thinking.
well it must not have lasted very long.
dumbest thread I've ever clicked on.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:56 am to DavidTheGnome
So I have a theory related to this. It's indisputable fact that prior to the flood humans lived much longer than they do now (900+ years was common), but after the flood our lifespans dropped sharply to what the currently are. I think this can be explained by their diet, and more importantly what we had to eat back then that no longer exists today.
It's possible (likely IMO) that part of what we would call a traditional human diet included dinosaur meat along with fruits and vegetables that no longer exist due to the flood. As a result there is some key nutrient(s) lacking in our modern diet that prevents us from living nearly as old.
It's possible (likely IMO) that part of what we would call a traditional human diet included dinosaur meat along with fruits and vegetables that no longer exist due to the flood. As a result there is some key nutrient(s) lacking in our modern diet that prevents us from living nearly as old.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 6:59 am to DavidTheGnome
quote:
's possible (likely IMO) that part of what we would call a traditional human diet included dinosaur meat along with fruits and vegetables that no longer exist due to the flood. As a result there is some key nutrient(s) lacking in our modern diet that prevents us from living nearly as old.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 7:01 am to CunningLinguist
quote:
Your post is full of stupid. The flood story is a shared story from other ancient civilizations (Gilgamesh). It is not literally true as told in the bible. The bible as a whole is a book of morals, not stories to be believed in literally.
This is the absolute reality of the Bible.
The fact that it can serve as a historical reference in many instances is a great bonus.
But it's objective is not to be a forensic document.
Posted on 12/21/15 at 7:01 am to tidalmouse
Dinosaurs aren't in the bible? Really?
What do we call behemoths these days?
Job 40:15-24New International Version (NIV)
15 “Look at Behemoth,
which I made along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.
16 What strength it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs like rods of iron.
19 It ranks first among the works of God,
yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.
20 The hills bring it their produce,
and all the wild animals play nearby.
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream surround it.
23 A raging river does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose?
What do we call behemoths these days?
Job 40:15-24New International Version (NIV)
15 “Look at Behemoth,
which I made along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.
16 What strength it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs like rods of iron.
19 It ranks first among the works of God,
yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.
20 The hills bring it their produce,
and all the wild animals play nearby.
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream surround it.
23 A raging river does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose?
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