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Conclusion
The possibility exists that living dinosaurs never existed. "Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth” (Mark 9:23).
The dinosaur industry should be investigated and questions need to be asked. I am unaware of any evidence or reason for absolutely believing dinosaurs ever were alive on earth. The possibility exists that the concept of prehistoric living dinosaurs has been a fabrication of nineteenth and twentieth century people possibly pursuing an evolutionary and anti-Bible and anti-Christian agenda.
The past existence of living dinosaurs has not yet been proven. Questioning what is being told instead is a better choice rather than blindly believing the dinosaur story. Issues should be carefully considered for the sake of good science. "O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called” (1 Timothy 6:20).
The choice between believing the word of man, the evolutionists, or the word of God, the Bible, is a matter of faith.
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I'm glad someone finally had the guts to stand up to the dinosaur industry because this evil enterprise has been responsible for a decade of high gas prices. I'll be damned if I'll pay $3.00 a gallon again for a fossil fuel when there never were any fossils to begin with. After all, the Earth is only 6,000 years old so that must mean that oil is only a few decades old at best and should all be pooled near the surface making it simple to extract. We've all been lied to but we now know the truth. Praise Jebus!!
@creativerealms
Faking fossils is actually a real industry, especially in China: Creating fake bones or whole skeletons with a mixture of concrete and real fossil parts, and then selling them to rich collectors.
This is of course no prove against the existence of real dinosaur fossils. I mean, there was a huge industry in medival times to make and sell fake Christian relics, and I am sure Arthur Christian would not see this as prove that Jesus and the saints from his precious book never existed.
There are literally tons of evidence in favor of the (earlier) existence of dinosaurs.
There is not one iota of evidence for the existence of God or Jesus, outside of the Bible.
Science is all about questioning, and carefully considering, what you're told. Religion is all about blindly believing the God story.
It is indeed a matter of faith, whether you choose to believe blindly or to question the Word of God.
Putting aside the gigantic mound of physical evidence supporting the existence of dinos, there is also the question of the existence of the Internet. After all, there is not one word in the Bible about it. In fact, you just finished typing all that in thin air.
The choice between believing the word of man, the evolutionists, the Gravityists, the Germists and the relativityists or the claimed word of God, the Bible, is a matter of faith
Questioning what is being told instead is a better choice rather than blindly believing the dinosaur story.
However, swallowing whole and uncritically accepting the religious dogma your parents taught you and never asking questions about it is a-OK. As usual, religion gets to be the exception to the rules.
"To the non-believer, there are no answers; to the believer, there are no questions." (Chofetz Chaim)
Arthur Christian manages both at the same time.
I can see no reason at all why our fundamental assumptions about the world should not be questioned and reevaluated at every turn.
Therefore, Arthur, you will be glad to hear that I have, personally, investigated the "dinosaur industry " and asked questions.
I did this at the age of six while on a visit to the Natural History Museum in London, England and am happy to inform you that your fears are groundless and that, Yes!, Dinosaurs did exist.
You are welcome.
"The choice between believing the word of man, the evolutionists, or the word of God, the Bible, is a matter of faith."
The choice between believing what you see with your own eyes, the scientists, or the word of God, the bronze age creation myth, is a matter of fact.
And a happy Darwin Day to you, Arthur Christian! Yes, his "Love for life" blog is worth a peek, if only to see how far down the rabbit hole he exists. He apparently never saw a fantastic claim that he didn't like.
Attention Maintenance! One or more electrodes have malfunctioned on Brain 6,643,221,686,339 in receptacle locus 38834x25486. Please repair and recalibrate reality matrix immediately.
"O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called” (1 Timothy 6:20).
I thought this was suspicious, because the whole concept of science wasn't even invented when the bible was written. The word that was actually used was "knowledge", not science.
Isn't is it blasphemy to change the words in the bible?
Here's food for thought, Arthur. According to your Bible, God regularly spoke with various individuals throughout early (Biblical) human history. For us, though, He had His followers write a book (that is, He told them what to write down) and left it for us to take as His own word.
So here's the question, why did God get so quiet all of a sudden? Does he have laryngitis?
The possibility exists that living dinosaurs never existed.
Brother Arthur keeps referring to *living* dinosaurs. Why does he constantly say *living*.
Would he accept *dead* ones? Or does he mean *actual living* dinosaurs as opposed to fairy tale dinosaurs?
> Bones and then bones, Then there are them bones. Come up with a better explanation for the bones and I might be willing to listen.
> The possibility exists that the concept of prehistoric living dinosaurs has been a fabrication of nineteenth and twentieth century people possibly pursuing an evolutionary and anti-Bible and anti-Christian agenda.
"Better" is relative, but the explanation seems clear enough. They're forgeries.
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Big Jilm
"The Dinosaur Industry(TM)?
Yeah, I drive by those factories all the time."
I used to work in the quality assurance department.
You know those really small arms on the T-Rex? That was an assembly line error. We should have caught it, but I was coming down with the flu that day.
Regards & all,
Thomas L. Nielsen
Luxembourg
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