Whatever happen to the Dinosaurs?

[Siro]

Did NAOS actually say that the idea that dinosaur fossils came from other planets is both provably incorrect and cosmological true? A fossil is not an atom which was once part of a fossil. A dinosaur fossil is an actual fossilized bone. There are millions of them on earth. They did not come from other planets. End of story.

He's saying that it is true that the Earth (and the rest of the solar system) was created from the remains of a previous star system. He obviously doesn't think fossils came from a different planet. He's making a point about static dogmas that get you nowhere, versus more robust conceptualization that allows for more dynamic and evolving explanations.

I do have a philosophical disagreement with that sentiment, as I believe the process with which you arrive at explanations is at least as important as the models you use to get there. Consequently, I think the Mormon explanation that NAOS mentions is only incidentally ahead of its time compared to the Biblical model, and thus not meaningfully so.

But I guess that discussion is better left for a different topic.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Siro is a dinosaur expert guys.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

He's saying that it is true that the Earth (and the rest of the solar system) was created from the remains of a previous star system. He obviously doesn't think fossils came from a different planet. He's making a point about static dogmas that get you nowhere, versus more robust conceptualization that allows for more dynamic and evolving explanations.

I do have a philosophical disagreement with that sentiment, as I believe the process with which you arrive at explanations is at least as important as the models you use to get there. Consequently, I think the Mormon explanation that NAOS mentions is only incidentally ahead of its time compared to the Biblical model, and thus not meaningfully so.

But I guess that discussion is better left for a different topic.

Can we act dinosaurs did come from another planet? THe thought of there being a dinosaur planet is fun.

 

[Siro]

Siro is a dinosaur expert guys.

Why do you even visit threads that don't relate to sports? Surely you know how hilariously dumb you sound whenever you try to discuss serious subjects?

 

[carolinajazz]

I think dinosaurs were doing pretty great for a while, then they started getting into hip hop and tatting themselves up. After that they were "never much on thinking.....spent most of [their] time chasing women and drinking!"

LOL! Didn't that one Jazz center have a tattoo of a dinosaur on his ankle or calf? Or is that Tim Duncan? Ostertag is the center I'm thinking about!

 

[carolinajazz]

This explanation is almost (but not quite) as stupid and lazy as CJ's link to this article, which he only believes supports his position because he did not read any further than the title.

Hey,lighten up, donuts! (Or go eat another one!) We all have a soft spot in our hearts for Dinosaurs! "Jurassic Park" is a top 10 movie of all time...and one I'm sure you own a DVD of!

 

[Gameface]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32mxZxv3dYM

 

[carolinajazz]

In fact, the geology taught at Universities was still totally dominated by a Biblical model of time that dated the Earth to about 6,000 years old.

If Universities ever taught or believed the earth was 6,000 years old, they didn't get it from the Bible! The first verse of Genesis simply says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” If we take this to mean the creation of the starry heavens, the galaxies, and the solar system of which the earth is a part, we are talking about events that preceded the first creative day.

The description of the earth’s condition in verse*2 also precedes the first day. Not until verses*3 to 5 do we enter upon the activity of the first day of creation.

So no matter how long the days might prove to be, verses*1 and 2 describe things already accomplished, and they fall outside any time frame encompassing the creative days. If geologists want to say that the earth is 4*billion years old, or astronomers want to make the universe 20*billion years old, the Bible student has no quarrel with them. The Bible simply does not indicate the time of those events.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Hey,lighten up, donuts! (Or go eat another one!) We all have a soft spot in our hearts for Dinosaurs! "Jurassic Park" is a top 10 movie of all time...and one I'm sure you own a DVD of!

This makes even less sense than your typical post. It has absolutely nothing to do with what I said or what your thread was about... except for the word "dinosaurs." Congrats!

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32mxZxv3dYM

Unwatchable. Who is this woman and why should we care about her confusion?

 

[Miggs]

I think dinosaurs were doing pretty great for a while, then they started getting into hip hop and tatting themselves up. After that they were "never much on thinking.....spent most of [their] time chasing women and drinking!"

POTD. Nobody else even try.

 

[carolinajazz]

In fact, the geology taught at Universities was still totally dominated by a Biblical model of time that dated the Earth to about 6,000 years old.

If Universities ever taught or believed the earth was 6,000 years old, they didn't get it from the Bible! The first verse of Genesis simply says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” If we take this to mean the creation of the starry heavens, the galaxies, and the solar system of which the earth is a part, we are talking about events that preceded the first creative day.

The description of the earth’s condition in verse 2 also precedes the first day. Not until verses 3 to 5 do we enter upon the activity of the first day of creation.

So no matter how long the days might prove to be, verses 1 and 2 describe things already accomplished, and they fall outside any time frame encompassing the creative days. If geologists want to say that the earth is 4 billion years old, or astronomers want to make the universe 20 billion years old, the Bible student has no quarrel with them. The Bible simply does not indicate the time of those events.