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Do Dinosaurs Still Exist?
Posted by: James Lewitzke in History, Random Question, Satire, SociologyI have been going back and forth between the pieces of evidence, yet am still unable to draw a viable conclusion.
Lets Examine the Evidence:
- There have been many sightings of large dinosaur-like monsters throughout history.
- Stories about modern dragons can be traced to as recent as modern-day Great Britain. Not to mention the various stories that have been told near Scottish Highlands, some even have evidence of their encounter:
- The Bible claims the Earth is only 6,000 years old or so (with the Book of Genesis). Yet we still find dinosaur bones lying buried in various fossil digging sites all around the world, such as the Badlands in Montana and the Flaming Cliffs in Mongolia, being two of the larger ones.
- On a side-note, there have also been many Japanese sightings of a very large, amphibious monster, devastating Tokyo and nearby communities. Here is the photograph to prove it:
(OK, maybe not so much that last point.) But still, mounds of evidence support the claim that Dinosaurs DO STILL EXIST and probably walk among us this very day.
I’ve been told that Santa doesn’t exist either. Go figure.
Interesting article actually - seriously - it makes you wonder how ancient peoples who had no contact with dinosaurs (as far as we know) had so many images and ideas about dragons and similar beasts which are very similar to dinosaurs.
Nessie (aka the Loch Ness Monster) is very debatable. While people keep claiming that it does exist and that they’ve seen it, a few years ago they scanned the entire Loch using sonar to try and pick something up and they didn’t find any conclusive evidence that there was anything that large living there. The photograph you entered has often been discredited as an otter or bird and that it was therefore a hoax.
It should be noted by the way that the Bible makes no claims about the age of the Earth. Some people have used the genealogical records in the Bible to attempt to date the Earth and came to a figure of around 6000. Judaism is approximately 5700 years old - dated from when the religion began to the current day. People who believe in Creationism don’t always agree with the 6000 date but say that the Earth is probably around 10,000 to 15,000 years old.
lol @jimmy, But we do have proof that they existed (with their fossils), unlike Santa
Some great points raised there, Dan.
Especially since the older civilizations didn’t have as advanced paleotechnology as we do in recent times.
I know the bible can’t say the earth is “exactly” 6000 years old, I’m not even sure if it had the same dating system back then as we do now, the number 6000 is just an estimate based on biblical records (in other words, it isn’t 4.6 billion years old).
Who knows, maybe the Flintstones isn’t as “Fictional” as we believe it to be
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Sorry, but I guess I just don’t believe until I see it for myself. Firstly, I don’t trust anything that the Bible depicts. There’s evidence and there isn’t. Photographs that aren’t clear as day can not be considered as evidence. Even so, clear photographs (remember the garden fairies?) can be doctored.
Tribal people often have witchdoctors that believe so strongly in their religion that they will do anything to make others believe - that includes making loud noises. Additionally, how do we know what dinosaur x sounded like, when there are so many contradicting views on something as trivial as to whether T-Rex had feathers?
I am reserved at the thought of the existence of dragons. It’s hard to believe that if such creatures did exist, that humans would (at that time) would be able to kill them all.
Don’t != Can’t or Won’t.
Forgot to add, the Chinese culture celebrates dragons, so why don’t they still exist in China?
C’mon Mik,
Believe, BELIEVE I TELL YOU!
I’m not sure how they guessed what sounds dinosaurs make, but I’m thinking it’s similar to how modern-day birds and reptiles sound, and applying the voices to the dinos somehow.
Also, who’s saying Dragons don’t exist in China?
I haven’t seen any 20 foot long red, orange and yellow dragons greeting me (of the non paper maché human controlled type).