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[mynewplace]

For some reason THIS ARTICLE makes me incredibly sad.  I guess it just makes me wonder what we've missed while we've been mining all this time.  I'm glad they found these magnificent specimens, but it puts a sort of longing in me, to see not only the fossils but to see what was actually growing there - the magnificent forest that existed beforehand.  You know, the lamest explanation I ever heard for fossilization was during a Sunday School class when I was in my early teens "God created an adult man and woman, what's to say he didn't create an "old" world?"  Fundamentalist Christians just couldn't explain away the existance of fossils and dinosaurs. Nor could they explain the difference in time lines.  At least not well enough to suit me.

Comments

[skyearthandsea.livejournal.com]

One sometimes used explanation for fossils is that the Devil put them there in the earth, to tempt us away from the Truth.

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

WOW. That's quite possibly the lamest thing I've ever heard.

[bravestpeach.livejournal.com]

That's what I was going to say, I have heard that a few times.

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

Ditto.

And as a Christian this makes me very sad.

Belief in fossils is not incompatible.

/semi-rantings

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Nope. I don't have any trouble with creationism and fossils and Jesus all together, either.

[reallyamermaid.livejournal.com]

That's a really interesting article. Maybe I should start checking that site. Thanks.

[covertamerican.livejournal.com]

It's not hard to understand in my strange world. =)

The "best of the field" spoken of in the old testament was in all likelihood what we call dinosaurs.

Fossils happened due to the great flood.

(No, I don't want an argument with anyone, this is just how I see it.)

I truly believe at one time there very lush forests and huge amounts of wildlife and beautiful plants, the likes of which we have never seen now due to extinction.

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Scientists say that the fossils are tens of thousands of years old. But the Bible time lines imply the earth isn't as old as the scientists imply. Granted, people then lived much longer, so a generation was much longer than now, but do you think we're just figuring time wrong in the Old Testament?

[covertamerican.livejournal.com]

EEK - that should have read "beast of the field". Sorry, I'm having trouble with the glare of the monitor on this computer.

I don't think we're figuring time wrong in the OT. I think the scientists are wrong. There have been many articles written concerning the error ratio of their dating techniques. Yet, rather than own up to it, they continue to use them and thus, deceive many people.

There exist groups of "born again" Christians who work in the field of science who will tell you quickly the dating science uses is faulty.

However, after having said all of that, I must concede that those of us who believe in creationism and a literal 6 day creation, could just as assuredly be incorrect on "our" dating methods concerning the earth, as are the scientists. No human is perfect.

I suppose in reality, only God knows. =D Yet, it's a pretty awesome world with plenty of mysteries to contemplate He left us with. =D