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Dinosaurs
I'm atheist and i'm just curious what christians and creationists think about dinosaurs. like where they came from, when they lived, etc. Any christians ive asked about this just kind of avoid it
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This is the view that a teacher of mine expressed, and I think that it could be true. When Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden, they were tempted by a 'serpent'(the devil). However, it could not have been just a 'serpent' because God punished it by taking away it's legs. Therefore, the animal would have looked like a snake with legs. Which, could have been a dinosour. Hope that helps.
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Catholics are not idiots. We believe everything that has occured in nature and hold firm to the commitment of FAITH and REASON. Evolution did occur of time and dinousars did exist. You need to read the bible with the church as your guide. Because if you do you will learn that the OT and creation story is not historical it is symbolic to show the origins of the hebrew faith and to prepare the way for the coming of God in the Flesh. Go to www.ewtn.com and go to library and then audio library and type in a key word and you will recieve tons of helpful info.
No wonder you are an atheist all the christians you have meet are idiots. Dont ask your questions on here go and look in solid places. Go to ewtn and you will be amazed at the reason behind the catholic Faith.
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Okay, so this might not answer your question exactly but still. I believe that dinosaurs did roam this earth & that God did create them. My science book [i go to a private Christian school, so i'll just tell you what it says]states that Man & Dinosaurs were created on the same day, however Noah was told what animals to take on the ark. The dinosaur was not one of them, therefore they were killed in the flood. Now, in the Bible it doesn't say anything about dinosaurs. I'm still trying to figure that out, but that is what my book says.
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I personally believe that dinosaurs are VERY real. I belive that God created them. My personal belief is that dinosaurs are walking the earth today. except, they're living in aquariums in your living room. The word "dinosaur" actually comes from a word meaning "overgrown lizard" I belive before the flood it had never rained, and we had not begun to pollute the earth. there was a veil over the arth which made it highly rich in oxygen.
As you may know, lizards never stop growing so given a 90+% oxygen enviroment most scientist will agree that it is highly possible (and probable) that "overgrown lizards" existed.
However, after the worldwide flood. noah took two of each animal on the Ark. So, he would have taken baby dinosaurs so tehyw ouldn't take up as much room. When the flood was over and the waters receded, the climate was drastically different, and the air was less rich.
So, as we began to pollute the earth and the oxygen levels rapidly decreased, the "lizards" became smaller and smaller.
This is MY theory. I am no scientist and don't claim to be, but I am not afraid to talk about this subject.
Have a blessed day!
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I believe God made them and they died the way the scientists said, simple as that.
My sister, on the other hand, says dinorsaurs are a load of bullshit. She says scientist put bones in the ground to dig up and say they found something huge and amazing and wow.
Most christians just think dinosaurs existed like normal though. My Pastor said time might have been "longer" than thought or something (I mean...people lived to be really old sometimes). I dont question it much though, I just put my faith in God and thats all that mattered. I stopped worrying about that when I was like ten.
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Christians believe that God created the dinosaurs just like all the other creatures on the earth. I suppose that like all the other creatures, they lived in what habitat suited them best. And the original hebrew word used to describe the "days" of creation are very specific. They literally translate to "the rising and setting of the sun" which is a 24 hour period of time. Evolution and the bible cannot coexist because the bible says that when God created the world "it was good" And in order to be "good" in God's eyes it had to have been perfect. The world was without sin and death and without death there could not have been any ecolution. It's sad, but alot of christians tend to focus on the New Testament and even then they just focus on the part that makes them feel good about themselves. Hope this helps.
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Well, most Catholics I know (myself included) don't have any issues with evolution - most priests I've talked to fail to see how evolution and the Bible can't coexist- it does help that we don't take the Bible as absolutely litteral, especially when you take horrible translations and lack of understanding of the early Hebrew languange... but anyway... the dinosaurs lived pretty much when we think they lived and were an essential stepping stone to arriving at us.
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No christian has the same belief structure as the next. One might give you one answer, another a completely different answer.
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Go to a local library, or a church library, and borrow Kent Hovind's DVD [or VHS] on Dinosaurs. It's called "Dinosaurs and The Bible," by Kent Hovind. Kent Hovind is a Creationist, a highschool science teacher, and has been going around the country (and to other countries) teaching about creation, evoloution, and dinosaurs.
I believe the dinosaurs were created on the sixth day of Creation; according to God's Word.
Genesis 1:23-25, NIV "And there was evening, and there was morning - the fifth day. And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good."
So, what I believe is that on the sixth day, God made the livestock, creatures that move along the ground [probably bugs, lizards etc.], and wild animals. Dinosaurs are wild animals.
Where did they come from? God. God put them here.
When did they live? From creation until, at least, the late ninties. I believe the "Loch Ness Monster" is a dinosaur. S/he is a water-dwelling dinosaur. I think there are still dinosaurs alive. Probably not nearly as big as they were once, but still dinosaurs. In Africa, there is a swamp [I don't know it's name...Sorry] which hasn't been ocmpletely explored. The natives there are afraid to go into the swamp because there is a "monster" that lives there. Scientists have gone through there, and have written articles for magazines such as National Geographic about this "monster" who lives in the swamp. This monster appears to be a dinosaur.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me. I'm not an expert, by any means, but I will try to help.
Ken Ham is also a great teacher, though I prefer Kent Hovind... Ken Ham is also very well educated.
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EDIT : Ok, I read your feedback. Thank you. :) I believe that Noah took dinosaurs on the ark; because the Bible says that he was to take two of each kind, those with the breath of life in their nostrils. Noah probably took babies [or "teenagers" - very young adults] because they would need to reproduce a lot. He probably took two of each basic kind, the meat-eaters, long-necks, herbavores, etc. All the other dinosaurs would have been wiped out, yes.
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