Christians believe that dinosaurs coexisted with humans and went extinct shortly after the flood becuse of the change in climate (and the alligators didn't).
No.
Certain groups of fundamentalist evangelicals believe that. Most Christians believe in evolution. Catholics, orthodox churches, and mainline Protestant denominations (Presbyterian, Methodist, Lutheran, etc.) all teach that evolution is compatible with the creation account. Many evangelical churches do as well.
Here is a clip from a highly influential southern conservative evangelical mega church which deals with this issue:
The section on evolution begins at 5:35
No.
The gap theory is incompatible because there was no death before the fall of man.
Theistic evolution falls short because since there was no death before the fall of man, the earth would be overcrowded with dinosaurs and other animals (there would be lots of more fossils).
The 24 hour literal interpretation falls apart thanks to the starlight problem
While I was still a christian, I adopted the day age theory.
The gap theory is incompatible because there was no death before the fall of man.
Theistic evolution falls short because since there was no death before the fall of man, the earth would be overcrowded with dinosaurs and other animals (there would be lots of more fossils).
The 24 hour literal interpretation falls apart thanks to the starlight problem
While I was still a christian, I adopted the day age theory.
Only humans had, have and will believe in gods, from tree spirits, to volcano gods, to sea monsters, to divine intervention, to supernatural abilities, to gods that can help people win a slot machine in a casino and make them rich.
So, when humans or any mammals were not around, for about 200 million years - read that again: 200 million years - during the dinosaur reign on the planet -- until they were all wiped out about 65 million years ago by an asteroid hitting earth and causing a mass extinction -- what were all the gods doing during that 200 million years... just waiting around, twiddling their godly thumbs until that asteroid would kill off the dinosaurs so mammals could evolve to humans and eventually worship them?
edit: if this post should be in Philosophy rather than the Religious forum, please move it if necessary. But my question is for the religious. I hope it's appropriate for this forum.
Cruising around the galaxy, visiting other planets, to impress their more advanced life forms with awesome displays of superpowers.
And we could extense the question. Before the creation of the universe: Was god already there?
Only humans had, have and will believe in gods, from tree spirits, to volcano gods, to sea monsters, to divine intervention, to supernatural abilities, to gods that can help people win a slot machine in a casino and make them rich.
So, when humans or any mammals were not around, for about 200 million years - read that again: 200 million years - during the dinosaur reign on the planet -- until they were all wiped out about 65 million years ago by an asteroid hitting earth and causing a mass extinction -- what were all the gods doing during that 200 million years... just waiting around, twiddling their godly thumbs until that asteroid would kill off the dinosaurs so mammals could evolve to humans and eventually worship them?
edit: if this post should be in Philosophy rather than the Religious forum, please move it if necessary. But my question is for the religious. I hope it's appropriate for this forum.
Anything that possibly could maybe be construed almost as a slight towards theists goes into the Philosophy Forum.
Regardless, how do you know dinosaurs didn't worship a god...maybe they worshiped the wrong one and that's why they were killed off.
Only humans had, have and will believe in gods, from tree spirits, to volcano gods, to sea monsters, to divine intervention, to supernatural abilities, to gods that can help people win a slot machine in a casino and make them rich.
So, when humans or any mammals were not around, for about 200 million years - read that again: 200 million years - during the dinosaur reign on the planet -- until they were all wiped out about 65 million years ago by an asteroid hitting earth and causing a mass extinction -- what were all the gods doing during that 200 million years... just waiting around, twiddling their godly thumbs until that asteroid would kill off the dinosaurs so mammals could evolve to humans and eventually worship them?
edit: if this post should be in Philosophy rather than the Religious forum, please move it if necessary. But my question is for the religious. I hope it's appropriate for this forum.
Regardless, how do you know dinosaurs didn't worship a god...maybe they worshiped the wrong one and that's why they were killed off.
What would your life be like if it didn't bother you so much what people you don't know believe?
Which religion are you soliciting feedback from?
Any and all. All of them are false, by definition. I'm just trying to have their supporters admit and acknowledge that their claims are false by definition, even though I know it won't happen... in my lifetime.
Dinosaurs were worshiping a false god and they got wiped out by an asteroid hitting earth, as a punishment?
That's a new one! LOL
No.
Certain groups of fundamentalist evangelicals believe that. Most Christians believe in evolution. Catholics, orthodox churches, and mainline Protestant denominations (Presbyterian, Methodist, Lutheran, etc.) all teach that evolution is compatible with the creation account. Many evangelical churches do as well.
Here is a clip from a highly influential southern conservative evangelical mega church which deals with this issue:
The section on evolution begins at 5:35
That's interesting, I really like in particular the Day-Age and Thiestic Evolution theories. Really makes you think.