| Sometimes
we come across websites or books that are so ludicrous that we feel compelled
to comment. ChristianAnswers.Net calls itself "a mega-site providing
biblical answers to contemporary questions". In other words, it "provides
Christian answers so you don't have to think for yourself about valid questions
that agnostics, atheists or scientists may ask you". We often browse
this site for a good laugh. They can be found at: www.christiananswers.net.
[1]
[Note: We were going to at least give them the courtesy of using
one of their logos to link to their site, but alas, we found
this warning, "You may not display the logo on any Web site that disparages
Christianity...".]
You
will notice that we have provided a detailed reference for each of the
quotations from their site, including a date and time!. We felt this
was necessary due to the dynamic nature of the site. Christians in
general seem to have ever-changing answers. We also apologize in
advance for any dead links. They will surely change them if they
every see this article.
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Claim
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Discussion |
Dinosaurs
in
the
Garden
of Eden |
We've
all heard statements from creationists like, "Dinosaurs didn't exist" or
"We're you there?". Some of you may have even been humored by the
statement, "The devil placed fossils here to test our faith". We've
even witnessed someone refuse to go into a dinosaur exhibit because they
"don't believe in all that"! But, the Bible is always there, giving
Christians problems with their own answers. In Genesis
[2:18,19], it states, "And the LORD God said, It is not good that the
man should be alone; And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast...".
So, www.ChristianAnswers.net came up with a new answer! Dinosaurs
DID exist and lived with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden!
They claim that, "All
animals, including the first dinosaurs, were created to benefit mankind
in one way or another." [2]
Why? Well, in this article by Paul
S. Taylor, it states: "Perhaps the larger
dinosaurs kept certain types of lush plant life under control and cleared
paths through the forest. Using their long necks, some dinosaurs could
have eaten foliage at the tops of tall trees. In a thick forest, this would
let light come down to the ground so smaller plants would have a chance
to grow."
As the story is told, God provided
all these animals for Adam's inspection and watched to see what Adam thought
of them. But surely there was some other reason God would have created
these ferocious beasts. The article continues,
"Part
of God's purpose for creating the particular types of dinosaurs that become
very large was surely to impress Man. Dinosaurs showed the great power
of the Creator." ASTOUNDING! |
"Friendly"
Dinosaurs
|
Wait
a minute though! Why would God create dinosaurs? Wouldn't the
carnivorous dino's be trying to kill and eat man?! Well, www.ChristianAnswers.net
again provides us with an (amazing!) answer... The
ferociousness of the dinosaurs, even the carnivores, is a myth!
We are expected to believe they were all friendly plant eaters. One
article states, "The Tyrannosaurus Rex is
often pictured as a horrible killer, attacking every dinosaur in sight.
But this may not be true at all. ... Could it be that tyrannosaurs were
mostly plant-eaters, not meat-eaters? ... Perhaps they used their sharp
teeth and claws to tear up tough plants and fruits, not dinosaurs. Obviously
sharp teeth can serve other purposes than simply cutting meat, just as
kitchen knives can be used for cutting carrots as well as steaks." [3]
ABSURD! |
Dinosaurs
were
on
Noah's
Ark
|
This
is great! As if there weren't already enough problems with the Ark
story! Let's temporarily give into current claims that Noah's boat
was 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high. Also, let's suspend
judgment and assume that dinos existed in Noah's time. How many dinosaurs
could have fit on this boat?! The proof provided by www.ChristianAnswers.net
that they were on the Ark? It states, "The
Bible does not list the names of every creature on the Ark. It does say
that one set of every kind of air-breathing animal was on board (Genesis
6:19-20, 7:15-16). So, dinosaurs must have been included."
[4]
Thank you for such logic and reason! |
Dinosaur
Fossils
"Hundreds
of
Years Old"
|
According
to www.ChristianAnswers.net, "Just because
something is "fossilized" does not mean that it is millions (or even thousands)
of years old. ... A big dinosaur bone might take hundreds of years to completely
mineralize." [5]
Well, that's a new one! Reminds us of the cartoon where the person
looks up at the stars and says, "Wow! There must be dozens of them!" |
No
Proof
of
Ancestors
(even
among
animals)
|
O.K.,
it's a well known fact that creationists have a "little bit of a problem"
with evolution, particularly with human origins. But, they seem to
take it a step further at www.ChristianAnswers.net. They claim that,
"All the different, basic kinds of animals appear
abruptly and fully functional in the strata - with no proof of ancestors."
[6]
There
are certainly gaps and questions in the fossil record, but to claim NO
proof exists of ancestral linkages of species is ridiculous! Gosh,
I feel robbed! My paleontology courses lied by showing continual
evolutionary change in the fossil record. I bet all that money is
just going to fund the Devil's evil work! |
Animals
Unchanged
|
According
to www.ChristianAnswers.net, animals are basically unchanged! "Contrary
to common belief, most fossils are not of extinct types of animals. Most
fossils are very similar (and often totally identical) to creatures living
today." [6]
Come to think of it, my dog looks identical to a Stegosaurus! |
Strata
"on
Turbo"
|
Did
you know that sedimentary rock forms VERY, VERY fast? We are expected
to believe so with statements like, "There is increasing
evidence that many sedimentary rocks, which some thought took thousands
or millions of years to accumulate, almost certainly were deposited in
only months, days, hours, or minutes." [6]
Wow!
All that rock... with fossils.. and layers... IN MINUTES! |
Bad
Scientists!
Bad!
|
Let's
take the following nonsense for truth... just for a moment. We've
already been told that dinosaurs lived with Adam & Eve and went on
Noah's Ark. And, that fossils aren't old and were just a result of
the Great Flood. And, that sedimentary rock formations are laid down
in hours and minutes.
So, wouldn't we find all
the human sinners and heathens that died in the Great Flood RIGHT NEXT
TO THE DINOSAUR FOSSILS? Well, we would but according
to www.ChristianAnswers.net, the reason we haven't is because of a bunch
of shoddy work by paleontologist! Scientists
are expected to take blame for not producing the creationist evidence?!
The site states, "There are some claims and reports
of human artifacts... However, many of these claims are not adequately
documented in any scientific sense. Often lay scientists claiming
to have found human artifacts or fossils have not recorded specific location
details. ALSO, lay scientists have in the past not kept some of the
rock which encloses the fossil or artifact as proof of its in situ occurrence.
These two oversights have often made it well nigh impossible to reconstruct
and/or prove where fossils or artifacts came from, thus rendering such
finds virtually useless." [7]
Bad Scientists! BAD! Surely,
the exact opposite is true: Paleontologists take excruciating pain to preserve
all evidence related to human fossil records because of their importance. |
Mischievous
Lava
Flows!
|
Another
possible reason provided for not finding human fossils next to all the
other fossils is very humorous (or frightening depending on your piety!).
They claim that the fossilizing human bodies were vaporized by mischievous
intrusions of molten (igneous) rock which found its way into the sediments
of the Great Flood, but somehow only ONLY made
the human remains disappear - not all the other fossils!
"Such processes involve heat intense enough to melt
rocks and recrystallize them. As the hot molten rock rises through the
sediments, the sediments are often baked by the heat, and again chemical
and mineralogical changes occur that obliterate many contained fossils."
[7]
Are we to assume that "with God all things are possible?!" The Great
Flood was not enough to rid the world of all these sinners?! So,
he employed mischievous lava flows to completely vaporize and remains?! |
History
is
Too
Short!
|
This
one is really good! In defending a young earth of (6,000-10,000 years)
instead of 4.5 billion years, they use the following logic: Early
humans couldn't have existed because they didn't keep historical records!
We're not making this up! They state, "According
to evolutionists, Stone Age man existed for 100,000 years before beginning
to make written records about 4,000-5,000 years ago. Prehistoric man built
megalithic monuments, made beautiful cave paintings, and kept records of
lunar phases. Why would he wait a thousand centuries before using
the same skills to record history? The biblical time-scale is much more
likely." [8]
This seems more like an argument for evolution because as the brain evolved,
so did tools, art and history. |
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MORE
TO COME... {Believe it or not, this
was only one small section of Christian answers related to dinosaurs..} |
Other
entertaining notes on www.ChristianAnswers.net:
"
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References:
1
ChristianAnswers.Net - http://www.christiananswers.net.
Films for Christ which operates under the following registered names--"Eden
Communications," "Christian Answers," "Christian Answers Network," "ChristianAnswers.Net,"
"Christian Spotlight on the Movies," "Christian Spotlight on Entertainment,"
"Christian Spotlight on TV," "Kid Explorers," "WebBible," "Great Dinosaur
Mystery," and "Christian Videos for Prisons." These are legally protected
trademarks and operating names belonging to Films for Christ/Eden Communications.
2
Paul S. Taylor, "Why
did god create dinosaurs?", Origins of Dinos IV,
ChristianAnswers.Net, "Dinosaur Questions & Answers",
(as downloaded on 3/17/2002 - it will likely change!)
http://christiananswers.net/dinosaurs/j-where4.html
3
Paul S. Taylor, "What
were the tyrannosaurs really like?", Origins of Dinos III
ChristianAnswers.Net, "Dinosaur Questions & Answers",
(as downloaded on 3/17/2002 - it will likely change!)
http://christiananswers.net/dinosaurs/j-where3.html
4
Paul S. Taylor, "Did
Noah take dinosaurs on the Ark?", Noah's Ark,
ChristianAnswers.Net, "Dinosaur Questions & Answers",
(as downloaded on 3/17/2002 - it will likely change!)
http://christiananswers.net/dinosaurs/j-ark1.html
5
Paul S. Taylor, "Doesn't
it take millions of years for a dinosaur bone to become a fossil?",
Fossilization, ChristianAnswers.Net, "Dinosaur Questions & Answers",
(as downloaded on 3/17/2002 - it will likely change!)
http://christiananswers.net/dinosaurs/j-age1.html
6
Mark Van Bebber and Paul S. Taylor, "What
does the fossil record teach us about evolution?"
ChristianAnswers.Net, "Dinosaur Questions & Answers",
(as downloaded on 3/17/2002 - it will likely change!)
http://christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-c006.html
7
"Where are all
the human fossils?", excerpt from Creation Magazine,
Dec 91-Feb 92, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 28-33. Supplied by Answers
in Genesis
http://christiananswers.net/q-aig/aig-c014.html
8
Dr. Russell Humphreys, "Evidence
for a young world"
Creation Ex Nihilo 13(3):28-31, June-August 1991
Supplied by Answers in Genesis
http://christiananswers.net/q-aig/aig-c012.html
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