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Right off the bat, I will admit I am a skeptic of modern scientific "consensus" in many areas. Abigail and Dolley readers know I beat the drum of Global Warming is a hoax on a regular basis, but there is another "established" fact that I completely disagree with and that is the old earth and evolution.
I believe that the Earth is about 6000 years old and that about 4400 years ago there was a flood. I believe that man and dinosaurs shared the Earth. Uh oh, many of you are saying....Dolley has stepped off the deep end on this one, but bear with me on this one, hear me out and then make your decision. After all, you know that Global Warming Disciples are sorely mislead; who is to say "Old Earthers" and "Evolutionist" are not equally as wrong?
My worldview is such that I take what the Bible says and sift modern "science" and attitudes and culture through the Bible as a filter. If they pass the Bible test I keep them, if they flunk the Bible test they are tossed in the waste basket with yesterday's garbage. The Bible is eternal it is perfect, timeless, and trustworthy - I can not say the same for man made ideas and attitudes, can you?
The beauty of this whole debate though, is that you don't have to be a believer to see the complete breakdown in current scientific methods when applied through the filter of rational and logical thoughts. You may choose to formulate a different rationale than the conclusion I get from the Word, but that is definitely your choice.
Consider this:
If the earth is indeed billions and billions of years old and dinosaurs lived billions and billions of years ago, then how is it that scientists have found blood vessels, blood cells, and soft tissue in dinosaur bones?
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7285683/) or see video embedded below.
Scientist can not explain how these can still be present. Some recent specimens found appear to be "fresh" bones and there is a layer of soft tissue still in tact.
There have been recent discoveries of Dinosaur skin, irronically, the skin seems to have circular shapes on it like many ancient drawings and cave paintings. How did those cave dwellers know about the circular patterns on the dinosaur skin if they had never seen one?
Life span on the Earth prior to the flood was about 900 years. (See Genesis) Since reptiles never stop growing*, is it possible that species of reptiles grew giant during their lifetimes? (*Holt Earth Science 1991 pg. 293)
Two types of dinosaurs are mentioned in the Bible - the Leviathon and the Behemouth, perhaps what we know today as the Brachiosaurus and either a Dragon or a T-Rex.
Job 40:15-24 the Brachiosaurus from the Bible -(this is a cool link using the description of Behemouth to footage of Jurassic Park. The embedded video is disabled, but the hyperlink will take you to it)
15 Behold now Behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.
16 Behold his strength in his loins
And the power in his stomach muscles.
17 His tail sways like a cedar;
The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze;
His limbs are like bars of iron.
Job 41 Describes the Leviathon - does this sound like a fire breathing Dragon to you?
12 “I want to emphasize Leviathan’s limbs
and its enormous strength and graceful form.
13 Who can strip off its hide,
and who can penetrate its double layer of armor?[d]
14 Who could pry open its jaws?
For its teeth are terrible!
15 Its scales are like rows of shields
tightly sealed together.
16 They are so close together
that no air can get between them.
17 Each scale sticks tight to the next.
They interlock and cannot be penetrated.
18 “When it sneezes, it flashes light!
Its eyes are like the red of dawn.
19 Lightning leaps from its mouth;
flames of fire flash out.
20 Smoke streams from its nostrils
like steam from a pot heated over burning rushes.
21 Its breath would kindle coals,
for flames shoot from its mouth.
Do I believe Dragons and Dinosaurs lived on the Earth at the same time as man? Yes, I do. There are thousands of illustrations of them in art, ancient and up until the 1500's. There are hundreds of legends about dragons across cultures of the world. There are carvings of dinosaurs on swords, caves, pottery. There are figurines throughout the globe of ancient dinosaurs. There are legends, drawings, and stories about sea serpents and giant creatures. There are currently today giant squid and octopus weighing tons and measuring over 150 feet. The Congo Swamps perhaps host living dinosaurs today. Have you watched a Loch Ness Monster special lately? To date there have been 11,000 reported sightings of "Nessie".
Notice in this video and the one below, the scientist just don't know what to do with the evidence before them because it does not fit their preconceived theory. True scientists would accept evidence over theory and throw out the theory instead of the evidence. Evolution like global warming is a religion, yet we accept this as if it is fact. Do your own research, look into creation science - haven't you had one side of this argument ad naseum?
Even if you don't believe in God, check out the science of Creationism, and see where it takes you.
