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to ask Christians about dinosaurs...

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EastYorksLass · 29/04/2022 17:46

This is a serious question - so I have been thinking a lot lately about whether God exists, the meaning of life and why is the world in such a terrible state... been thinking about going to church but still feel I am on the fence. One question which has really got me thinking (after watching dear old David Attenborough... ) is where do dinosaurs fit into all this. Sorry if this sounds very weird but I would love to hear an explanation!

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medforus · 29/04/2022 19:56

It is not a complex issue. Dinosaurs fit in the area of rule breaking. The rule was that we were not go digging for answers. Literally, God told us not to dig. So, that tells us he has stuff he doesn't want to explain. So, it is either proof that he does not exist or that you can continue to believe with the skeptical magnifying glass or not. Its that simple.

LauraNicolaides · 29/04/2022 19:56

shabbaboot · 29/04/2022 19:50

@3ormorecharacters Thank you for letting me know no one knows who wrote it. So then it has no authenticity as I thought.

But what does puzzle me is "No-one thinks God literally wrote it because (as covered above)- no hands.". So God created the universe and all life on earth with no hands! But he could not write a simple book?

He did apparently write (or at least engrave) the decalogue on two tablets of stone on Mount Sinai.

Jonny1265 · 29/04/2022 19:56

Staffy1 · 29/04/2022 19:44

@Jonny1265 , the official Catholic line is that only humans have souls.

The official Catholic line is homosexuality is intrinsically disordered but it doesn't make that right either.

girlmom21 · 29/04/2022 19:57

@Pumperthepumper like I said, I think a man called Jesus existed. I don't think he was the son of God. I think he was either a scam artist or a very good illusionist. But I'm not religious.

shabbaboot · 29/04/2022 19:57

@Pumperthepumper Back to god with no hands though, he can create all these marvellous things with no hands, and I will grant you its hard to write a series of books with no hands. But then again why did he need t others to write the books, when he can have just create them just like every thing else?

This would be far more practical and would save a lot of time and even stopped a lot of wars in the future!

shabbaboot · 29/04/2022 19:58

LauraNicolaides · 29/04/2022 19:56

He did apparently write (or at least engrave) the decalogue on two tablets of stone on Mount Sinai.

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They must be blooming big tablets, where are they now. Let me guess no one has found them?

TheWayoftheLeaf · 29/04/2022 19:59

I learned about Christianity as a child from my devout science teacher (and family friend). He believed in intelligent design. Aka God made the dinos too

LauraNicolaides · 29/04/2022 19:59

The rule was that we were not go digging for answers. Literally, God told us not to dig. So, that tells us he has stuff he doesn't want to explain.

Try posting this sort of thing on the relationships board. LTB is the usual advice.

Pumperthepumper · 29/04/2022 20:00

shabbaboot · 29/04/2022 19:57

@Pumperthepumper Back to god with no hands though, he can create all these marvellous things with no hands, and I will grant you its hard to write a series of books with no hands. But then again why did he need t others to write the books, when he can have just create them just like every thing else?

This would be far more practical and would save a lot of time and even stopped a lot of wars in the future!

Right, but that doesn’t make the bible less authentic.

StoneofDestiny · 29/04/2022 20:01

According to my childhood Catholic friend their bones and fossils were put there to confuse us

That's a new one - and certainly not part of Catholic or mainstream Catholic teaching.
Being a Catholic doesn't preclude people from talking nonsense. Childhood is usually when people make things up when they can't explain things.

aprofoundhistoricalnovalty · 29/04/2022 20:01

I've been reading the thread with interest.
My answer to the question of how dinosaurs fit in the Christian belief-

"That would be an ecumenical matter".

LauraNicolaides · 29/04/2022 20:01

shabbaboot · 29/04/2022 19:58

They must be blooming big tablets, where are they now. Let me guess no one has found them?

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Moses conveniently smashed them up as I recall!

girlmom21 · 29/04/2022 20:02

shabbaboot · 29/04/2022 19:57

@Pumperthepumper Back to god with no hands though, he can create all these marvellous things with no hands, and I will grant you its hard to write a series of books with no hands. But then again why did he need t others to write the books, when he can have just create them just like every thing else?

This would be far more practical and would save a lot of time and even stopped a lot of wars in the future!

But lots of people don't believe they're God's teachings

shabbaboot · 29/04/2022 20:03

@Pumperthepumper So where is the evidence the books are authentic then? I must have missed that part. All I have been told are some people wrote a series of books, but there is nothing to back this up as fact? just hearsay.

shabbaboot · 29/04/2022 20:04

@LauraNicolaides 😂

PastMyBestBeforeDate · 29/04/2022 20:05

I miss Bertrand on these threads.

Pumperthepumper · 29/04/2022 20:06

shabbaboot · 29/04/2022 20:03

@Pumperthepumper So where is the evidence the books are authentic then? I must have missed that part. All I have been told are some people wrote a series of books, but there is nothing to back this up as fact? just hearsay.

Well, someone must have written them for them to exist.

Pumperthepumper · 29/04/2022 20:07

PastMyBestBeforeDate · 29/04/2022 20:05

I miss Bertrand on these threads.

Where is Bertrand? I haven’t seen them around for ages!

GoldenOmber · 29/04/2022 20:07

It is a bit hilarious that an actual young-earth creationist turned up a couple pages ago, and the people keenest to sneer at young-earth creationists still haven't noticed.

LauraNicolaides · 29/04/2022 20:08

We're to busy sneering at the rest 😁

GoldenOmber · 29/04/2022 20:09

Righty-o, then.

Carpy88999 · 29/04/2022 20:10

MrsMAC1234 · 29/04/2022 19:29

I am a Christian and believe in a literal 6 day creation

This website is good for answers around creation/dinosaurs etc

answersingenesis.org/dinosaurs/when-did-dinosaurs-live/

Answers 🤣

Crazylazydayz · 29/04/2022 20:10

The best scientists in the world know what happened 0.001(or a much smaller figure) after the universe came into existence, no one has found what caused the initial spark. This leaves room for God.

No one knows how God defines a day. The universe and earth evolved over millennia. Evolution fits within this.

The bible was written c2000 years ago. It should be read in that context.

I believe Christianity and evolution are not incomparable.

LauraNicolaides · 29/04/2022 20:10

aprofoundhistoricalnovalty · 29/04/2022 20:01

I've been reading the thread with interest.
My answer to the question of how dinosaurs fit in the Christian belief-

"That would be an ecumenical matter".

One of the finest, most divinely-inspired theological minds of modern times.

stripeyflowers · 29/04/2022 20:11

Pumperthepumper · 29/04/2022 20:06

Well, someone must have written them for them to exist.

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I don't understand this

What do you mean by 'authentic?'

And how does the fact that people have written it have any bearing on whether it's true or the word of god?