Answers to Questions - Creation vs. Evolution

What about Dinosaurs and old fossils?

This question involves other issues: How can discovery of extremely old bones of dinosaurs be consistent with the Bible? Or... how could they fit on the ark? Or why doesn’t the Bible mention dinosaurs? Your answer depends on whether you accept an Old Earth or Young Earth viewpoint. Both are briefly addressed below:

Old Earth - Easy answer: Dinosaurs were extinct long before Man. Since the Bible deals with humans and God... why mention dinosaurs? Many creatures are NOT mentioned. With Old Earth, God’s "days" of creation (Yom) were periods of time (even now we say, "days" of old). Some critics say the Bible says there was no death before the fall of Adam. The actual Hebrew text makes the context of "death" unclear. Does it mean physical death or spiritual death? The Hebrew word "muwth" could have been either. Do we know for certain introduction of death meant everything, or just human beings. To a biologist it’s difficult to imagine NO "physical" death. Eating plants causes plant cells to die and millions of human cells die every day. Nowhere in the Bible is it conclusive there wasn’t death (or extinction) before man.

Young Earth - More involved answer: First, there is some evidence showing inaccuracies in scientific dating methods.. (The question is are they ALL wrong? And vastly wrong?) Second, why doesn’t the Bible mention Dinosaurs? The Bible doesn’t mention many creatures and things not relevant to man. Some believe the Bible actually DOES mention dinosaurs [Job 40:15-19; 41:1-10]. Third, how did dinosaurs fit in the ark? There is no Biblical indication that God didn’t intend the extinction of dinosaurs before the flood (for whatever reason). If dinosaurs were brought into the ark, it would be difficult to account for space requirements unless they were eggs or very young.

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