can paleontology and the Bible work together? I'm working on a book that puts the two together, especially where it says in the Bible when it mentions "the void". i believe that is when the dinosaurs lived on earth. i know that these are two different fields that probably should not be mixed but what do you think?
2006-08-24 04:42:25 · 15 answers · asked by Mikey 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
i think they should be mix,maybe you can tell the truth about what the void really is.
2006-08-24 04:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by Bobby 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The Bible states that 'in these days there were giants upon the earth'. This leaves quite a bit open to interpretation. Also, in Washington state there have been discoveries of dinosaur footprint fossils with human footprints fossilized within them. How is this explained?
Consider if Noah took two of each kind on the ark. This could mean not necessarily two of each species and subspecies, but rather two of each type of each kind. ie. two of each of the smaller of the dinosaur gender.
2006-08-24 04:53:25 · answer #2 · answered by pamphetamine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the Bible is a book on how to treat God and your fellow man whereas Paleontology is a branch of Geology dealing with the study of life contained in the fossil record. It is like trying to compare apples and automobiles, it can't be done.
2006-08-24 09:41:28 · answer #3 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We actually talked about this in Church last weekend and it answered alot of my questions. Maybe it will help you come to some conclusions or hypothesis.
When God created everything, it says he did it in 7 days. But how long was that day? Was it really a day or was it much longer? It is defined as a day in the Bible, but while God was creating there was no aspect of time. God is not concerned with time. One day could have been millions of years.
Next, when God was creating, could he, or did he, have built in time. Did the earth just appear or did God build in layers of earth and rock and all the processes involved with building. When God first designed and placed a tree on the earth, did it have growth rings? Of course it did. The question here that goes hand in hand with every kind of science is Did God create everything as you see it or did he put in the process? Did he account for millions of years of erosion, plant and animal life and death, etc., etc. when he created the Earth? Has the earth really only been here for maybe 5000 years, but God built in time?
I think it is an interesting question. Did God build in time or did it really take him a very long time to create everything?
2006-08-24 04:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by Ron B. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is definitely a link between the two. You cant separate religion from science. Keep working on your research. You'll definitely come up with a link between paleontology and the Bible.
2006-08-24 04:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by Sabahat 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as a man of science i am inclined to say no, however i am also a man of God. If i am to believe what the bible teaches as well as uphold the laws of science i have to be careful. I think it is a great idea but it is also going to be incredibly difficult. I i believe God made everything...including science. If he didn't show us ways to use tools and manipulate our environment we would still be throwing rocks at furry elephants. I am in the same boat as you (maybe)...i would like to write a book as well...I uphold the Bible and use it as a referance guide to life and i uphold the world of science as well as a guild to bettering life and understanding it. saying that, i can see that evolution both macro and micro are very likely true, yet i believe that God made everything in his wonderous creation of earth. I see both of these as one in the same. God made evolution as a means to create his world. for those of you who think i'm crazy and God had nothing to do with it...what about the chaos theory...it basically states that the universe is becoming more disordered not ordered. evolution it increasing in order. what are the odds that you could just create a human from a pool of amino acids and proteins (assuming you had them lying around). my point is that if you feel led to use the Bible as a source for your book you might just be on to something. If people were to see that God and science can work together, both communities might quit bashing on each other so much.
i say go for it.
2006-08-24 05:08:51 · answer #6 · answered by tirello0914 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you research and find the answers, then go for it. Just make sure the answers are correct and not what you want to see.
We find dinosaur bones, so God had to create them, the question is when? God created the heavens and the earth, so why not dinosaurs when he created all the other animals?
Find the correct answers and let me know!
2006-08-24 04:49:17 · answer #7 · answered by Motherof2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how literal you believe the bible to be. If, as some believe, the world is only 6,000-7,000 years old then I don't see how you can reconcile that with the fossile record.
Interesting subject.
2006-08-24 04:51:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you check which date "the void" took place and compared it with the time when the dinosaurs came about and ended..... u shud and if it fits i guess u've got a strong argument.
2006-08-24 04:48:56 · answer #9 · answered by ♥Btammy♥ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure why not the bible mentions god making dinasours/aniimals, it'll just be a little harder, cause science is sometimes really different then religion. although some have interesting similarities.
2006-08-24 04:44:13 · answer #10 · answered by ry_3906 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋