I have a question for Christians

[psychedelicious]

Do you believe in Dinosaurs? We pretty much have proof that they existed like 60 million years before humans. So how is it that in the creation story, God created man after just a few days of creating earth? Where were the dinosaurs?

[Source]

Shhh!! You're not supposed to notice that kind of thing...

[Martini]

quote:Originally posted by psychedelicious

We pretty much have proof that they existed like 60 million years before humans.

Some retards don't believe this.

http://www.christiancourier.com/arti..._and_the_bible

[dlmcc]

quote:Originally posted by psychedelicious:

Do you believe in Dinosaurs? We pretty much have proof that they existed like 60 million years before humans. So how is it that in the creation story, God created man after just a few days of creating earth? Where were the dinosaurs?

As a Christian, this is my response:

Like many reform Jews that I know, I believe that the creation myth is just that: A Myth. Everything before Abraham and the Book of Job are both there as a means for Jews (and Christians) to understand Mans relationship with God. They are not to be taken literally.

And yes, I realize that amongst Christians (including my wife) I'm in the minority and/or going to Hell.

[psychedelicious]

So how do you feel about original sin? The whole Adam and Eve thing is that part of the creation "myth." Do you believe in original sin and I guess, the partial meaning behind Baptism?

[Interest]

quote:Originally posted by psychedelicious:

Do you believe in Dinosaurs? We pretty much have proof that they existed like 60 million years before humans. So how is it that in the creation story, God created man after just a few days of creating earth? Where were the dinosaurs?

Yes, I believe in dinosaurs. I also believe what the bible says.

Keep in mind "time" is an interesting concept. An earth day is of course 24 hours but, a day on Mars is not. So our perception of time is a conditioned and learned response.

God is eternal and spiritual. He is not on the same clock we are on. The universe spins on it's own time so who is to say what is meant by the word day? It is not clearly portrayed in the bible.

Now as for dinosaurs pre-dating man - the bible is in agreement. Woman was the very last thing created after man thus mankind is the last created thing. All other things were created before man. Land dwelling animals, sea creatures, birds in the sky, vegetation on earth, the atmoshpere, the sun..etc.





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[Abrahim]

quote:Originally posted by Interest:

Yes, I believe in dinosaurs. I also believe what the bible says.

Keep in mind "time" is an interesting concept. An earth day is of course 24 hours but, a day on Mars is not. So our perception of time is a conditioned and learned response.

God is eternal and spiritual. He is not on the same clock we are on. The universe spins on it's own time so who is to say what is meant by the word day? It is not clearly portrayed in the bible.

Now as for dinosaurs pre-dating man - the bible is in agreement. Woman was the very last thing created after man thus mankind is the last created thing. All other things were created before man. Land dwelling animals, sea creatures, birds in the sky, vegetation on earth, the atmoshpere, the sun..etc.

Excellent, you've grasped the concept that God's "Days" are not the same as "man's" furthermore that the 6 days were actually meant to mean 6 Stages, Phases, or Ages of Creation, not literal 24 hour periods of time.

What else in Christianity do you believe and why? Have you looked into other religions?

[dlmcc]

quote:Originally posted by psychedelicious:

So how do you feel about original sin? The whole Adam and Eve thing is that part of the creation "myth." Do you believe in original sin and I guess, the partial meaning behind Baptism?

Yes, Adam and Eve were part of creation myth. Their use was to explain how a Good and Mighty God could exist in a world full of evil.

And I din't believe in Original Sin, unless you mean that movie where Angelina Jolie shows her cans. I believe that baptism is the physical manifestation of the concept of being "washed in the blood", if you will.

[Abrahim]

quote:Originally posted by dlmcc:

Yes, Adam and Eve were part of creation myth. Their use was to explain how a Good and Mighty God could exist in a world full of evil.

And I din't believe in Original Sin, unless you mean that movie where Angelina Jolie shows her cans. I believe that baptism is the physical manifestation of the concept of being "washed in the blood", if you will.

WUZAT!?

[Martini]

quote:Originally posted by Interest

An earth day is of course 24 hours but, a day on Mars is not. So our perception of time is a conditioned and learned response.

God is eternal and spiritual. He is not on the same clock we are on. The universe spins on it's own time so who is to say what is meant by the word day? It is not clearly portrayed in the bible.

Okay, Gods days are longer than Earth days. Since dinosaurs pre-dated man by many millions of years, we can logically come to the conclusion that God's day is millions of years long. Since man has been around for less than a million years, and on the seventh day He rested, He must still be resting and won't be through resting for millions of more years. That's a hell of a long time we have to wait for the Apocalypse!