Originally posted by D-boneSVT: I actually had a pastor do a sermon on this the age of the Earth. This is how he explained the existance of artifacts that date back millions of years: Satan is intelligent beyond our understanding. I'm paraphrasing, but he said (and it makes sense to me, also a Christian) that the devil planted dinosaur bones and the like in order to test our faith.
HAHA ... how convenient. :rolleyes:
I asked my sister the same thing (born-again Christian) and her explanation was that if dinosaurs really existed ( ) then they must have existed in another part of the world where humanity didn't yet exist and thus didn't come in contact with them. But my response was, if the Bible is God's Word and teachings then surely he would have mentioned something about them in there... Truth is, there is no mention because there was no archeology back then so no one had yet uncovered the dinosaur/mammoth relics.
I grew up in the Presbyterian church, and my wife had a strict Catholic upbringing. She and I have been going over this a lot lately. We've watched various programs on history, evolution, the Bible and religious events in an attempt to educate ourselves either way. At this point, we believe in God and Jesus, but think the Bible is just a book written by man to explain history and things he didn't understand (Old Testament) and as a collection of moral lessons to promote Christianity/Catholicism (New Testament). I believe people like Noah and Abraham (if they existed) and Joan of Arc were all just a bit insane and not really spoken to by God. At least that's how they come across to a 21st century, scientifically educated man like myself. I'm not sure whether I believe in God because I want to or because I'm supposed to, but I do find comfort in faith when times are tough. I don't believe in Divine Will or whatever (that everything happens according to God's plan). Genesis is full of contradictions as far as that goes. Or maybe God just hadn't figured out his whole plan yet.
) then they must have existed in another part of the world where humanity didn't yet exist and thus didn't come in contact with them. But my response was, if the Bible is God's Word and teachings then surely he would have mentioned something about them in there... Truth is, there is no mention because there was no archeology back then so no one had yet uncovered the dinosaur/mammoth relics.
