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1 | Explain million year old dinosaurs. | Job | Jaded13 | 4974 | ||
the bible never says what the "real" age of the earth is . Its possible that the time from creation of the earth and stars to the creation of man could have been billions of years. It does say that plants and animals were created before man. I really belive the behemoth that the book of Job was refering to was in all probability a hippotamus. If T-Rex was running around 4000 years ago I think the Egyptians or Hebrews would have made more than a passing referance to it. |
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2 | Explain million year old dinosaurs. | Job | Elliot | 10193 | ||
I would suggest you read Marcus Borg's book, "Reading the Bible Again for the First Time" which is subtitled "Taking the Bible Seriously but not Literally." The creation stories in Genesis should be interpreted metaphorically for the moral lessons they teach and to help us love God and live according to His will. There is no contradiction or incompatibility between the Biblical accounts and modern scientific thought. If you want to explore this more fully, check out the works of Arthur Peacocke and John Polkinghorne, both of whom are scientists and ordained Anglican priests who have written extensively on thsi subject. Elliot |
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