THE BIBLE AND SCIENCE
Proof of the Coexistence of Man and Dinosaurs is a Major Obstacle for Evolutionists
Proof of the coexistence of man and dinosaurs is a major obstacle for evolutionists. Evolutionists contend that dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. Moreover, they claim that there is a huge time gap between the existence of dinosaurs and man. In Bible times, and throughout history, dinosaurs were often called, “dragons”. There is abundant evidence that proves the coexistence of man and dinosaurs. This proof is found in God’s Word, history, and fossils. There are even indications that suggest dinosaurs may still remain on this earth today. The reality that man lived with dinosaurs is a barrier for evolutionists.
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Evolutionists believe that humans could never have lived with or even seen dinosaurs. They allege that dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, in a period called, ‘The Age of Dinosaurs’. Furthermore, they argue that dinosaurs became extinct at least sixty-five million years ago, whereas, humans evolved around fifty-thousand years ago.[i] Based on that theory, there should not be the slightest fragment of evidence to support the idea that dinosaurs lived alongside man. Yet, it is intensely claimed that there is abundant evidence, proving that man lived with dinosaurs.
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It is important to understand that the word ‘dinosaur’ is a relatively recent term. ‘Dinosaur’ was a word coined by Sir Richard Owen in 1841. It was derived from Greek words meaning, ‘terrible lizard’[ii]. Before that time, dinosaurs were often referred to as, ‘dragons’. In the original 1611 publication, of the King James Bible, the word ‘dragon’ is written a total of thirty-five times. In addition, the plural ‘dragons’ is written sixteen times in the Old Testament alone[iii][iv].
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God created all things during the Creation Week approximately six thousand years ago. Consequently, one might expect dinosaurs to be mentioned in the Bible. Following are two detailed descriptions of dinosaurs in the Book of Job:
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“Behold now Behemoth, which I made with thee . . . his strength is in his loins . . . he moveth his tail like a cedar . . . his bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron . . .”[v]
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This creature is believed to have been a sauropod[vi] dinosaur – the largest land animal God created – ‘Behema’, in Hebrew, means ‘beast of beasts’. [vii]
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“Canst thou draw out Leviathan with a hook? . . . His teeth are terrible round about. His scales are his pride . . . out of his nostrils goeth smoke . . . a flame goeth out of his mouth . . . he esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. The arrow cannot make him flee . . . upon earth there is not his like”[viii]
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This ‘Leviathan’ is thought to have been a dinosaur, called Sarcosuchus, which lived in the sea.[ix] Following are two more instances where ‘dragons’ are mentioned in God’s Word. David states in Psalm 148:7,
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“Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps.”
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Job declares in Job 30:29,
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“I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.”
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The Bible verses prove that man and dinosaurs coexisted during Bible times; therefore, disproving the evolutionist claim that dinosaurs could never have lived with humans.
There have been thousands of dinosaur sightings and reports throughout history, and many have transformed into ‘legends’. Anthropologists assert that truth is always the foundation of any legend.[x] Every tribe, nation and people group of the world have ‘legends’ about ‘dragons’. In 1405, an English chronicle stated,
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“. . . There has lately appeared . . . a dragon, vast in body, with a crested head . . . [and] teeth like a saw.” [xi]
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In A.D. 900, an Irishman encountered a large animal with strong claws, thick legs, and ‘iron’ nails on its tail; this description appears to define a Stegosaurus.[xii] The Australian Aboriginals have stories about their ancestors encountering dinosaurs. In 1845, a newspaper from the town of Geelong, in Victoria, published a sketch of a creature the local Aboriginals called a bunyip. This creature looked very much like a duck-billed dinosaur called, ‘Edmontosaurus’.[xiii] Bill Cooper wrote,
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“Dinosaurs, in the form of flying reptiles, were a feature of Welsh life until surprisingly recent times . . .”
They were often called, ‘winged serpents’. Farmers would frequently kill these pteranodons,[xiv] to stop them from slaying their poultry.[xv]
The description of a beast, killed in Scandinavia, seemed to resemble a Tyrannosaurus rex. Native Americans saw huge, flying reptiles they called thunderbirds, which were most likely large pteranodons.[xvi] In Utah, there are petroglyphs, made by the Indians, that even an evolutionist considered looked like sauropod[xvii] dinosaurs. All these amazing accounts of dinosaurs throughout history, prove that they undoubtedly coexisted with man.
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A recent find startled evolutionists. Dr Mary Schweitzer studied Tyrannosaurus rex fossils that were not completely mineralized. These contained red blood cells, [xviii] intact DNA, haemoglobin, and soft tissue.[xix] It is asserted that they cannot be millions of years old since the scientific reality is that these organic materials would have completely decayed after a period of a few hundred years. Thus disproving the evolutionist theory. Moreover, this finding strengthens the argument that dinosaurs lived alongside man.
It is possible that dinosaurs are still alive today. In an unexplored jungle in the Congo, Africa, local people that have no knowledge of the outside world, have pointed to sauropod[xx] dinosaur images, exclaiming, “That is Mokele-mbembe.”[xxi] Some have even been attacked by these creatures. What stronger evidence could one have to confirm that they are still alive today?
Proof of the coexistence of man and dinosaurs certainly is a major dilemma for evolutionists. It is tragic that evolutionists are so blinded by their belief in an ‘Age of Dinosaurs,’ that they disregard all the evidence that disproves their belief. The fact that humans and dinosaurs did indeed coexist, is supported by fossil evidence, human history and most importantly, the Holy Bible. It is absurd to think that evolutionists pay no attention to all the insurmountable, undeniable and irrefutable evidence. The truly great stumbling-block for evolutionists is the overwhelming proof confirming the simultaneous existence of dinosaurs and man on God’s earth.
Endnotes:
[i] D. Batten et al, The Creation Answers Book, Queensland, Australia, Creation Book Publishers, 2012, p. 239
[ii] Ibid, p.243. Sir Richard Owen was motivated to invent the word after seeing Iguanodon and Megalosaurus fossil bones
[iii] Dragons or Dinosaurs, Dir. Andre Van Heerden, Cloud Ten Pictures, 2010, DVD
[iv] Isaiah 43:20, Micah 1:8, Isaiah 13:22, Jeremiah 51:34 (King James Version, 1611). These verses are just a few of many.
[v] Job 40:15-18, (King James Version)
[vi] Since this term is loose and not specific, it is not capitalized or italicized
[vii] Op cit, Dragons or Dinosaurs
[viii] Job 41:1-33 (King James Version)
[ix] Op cit, Dragons or Dinosaurs
[x] Op cit, Dragons or Dinosaurs
[xi] Op cit, D Batten et al, The Creation Answers Book, p. 244
[xii] Ibid, p. 245
[xiii] Op cit, Dragons or Dinosaurs
[xiv] Since this term is loose and not specific, it is not capitalized or italicized
[xv] Ibid
[xvi] Since this term is loose and not specific, it is not capitalized or italicized
[xvii] Ibid
[xviii] J. Sarfati, Refuting Evolution. Georgia, USA, Creation Book Publishers, 2012, p. 112
[xix] D. Batten et al, Evolution’s Achilles’ Heels, Georgia, USA, Creation Book Publishers, 2014, p. 129
[xx] Since this term is loose and not specific, it is not capitalized or italicized
[xxi] D. Catchpoole, Mokele-Mbembe: A Living Dinosaur? Creation Ministries, 2012. Retrieved May 2015 from http://creation.com/mokele-mbembe-a-living-dinosaur
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Bibliography
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Batten, D., Carter, R., Catchpoole, D., Hartnett, J., Harwood, M., Mason, J., Sarfati, J., Sylvestru, E., and Walker, T., Evolution’s Achilles’ Heels. Georgia, USA: Creation Book Publishers, 2008
Batten, D., Catchpoole, D., Sarfati, J., Wieland, C., The Creation Answers Book. Queensland, Australia: Creation Book Publishers, 2012
Catchpoole, D., Mokele-Mbembe: A Living Dinosaur? Creation Ministries, 2012. Retrieved May 2015 from http://creation.com/mokele-mbembe-a-living-dinosaur
Dragons or Dinosaurs. Dir. Andre Van Heerden. Speakers: J. Sarfati, D. Batten, D. Catchpoole and R. Carter, 2010, DVD, Cloud Ten Pictures
Sarfati, J., Refuting Evolution. Georgia, USA: Creation Book Publishers, 2012
The Holy Bible, Authorised King James Version, 1998, Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee
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Photos:
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/CMNH_Tyrannosaurus_Rex.jpg
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