My grandson absolutely loves dinosaurs. Should I....?

Question

stop him from pursuing a course that leads directly to hell? He wants to be one of those paleotologists. What should I do?

Can't you people take a joke?

btw: I encourage my grandson and buy him books on dinos. Of course I tell him God created them.
lol

omg such hostility here. I was only kidding. But thanks to those who actually showed concern for my grandson. btw. He's taught me a lot about dinosaurs.

Thanks, David H for your concern and you were not abusive.

Answer 1

There are Christian paleontologists . Dinosaurs existed and are spoke of in the Bible as Leviathan and Behemoth. You should absolutely not stop him from pursuing it. We desperately need scientists of all varieties that will not be afraid to challenge the theory of evolution and seek for truth. God bless!!

Answer 2

How old is he?

Why would studying dinosaurs lead him to hell?

Bible believing Christians know that there have been dinosaurs talked about in the Bible and there is nothing wrong with him studying them.

There are lots Christian Museums where he can study them:

Dinosaur Adventure Land
5800 Old Palafox Rd
Pensacola, FL 32503
Phone: [phone]
http://www.dinosauradventureland.com

The Van Andel Creation Research Institute
Contact: Dr. Kevin Anderson
6801 N. Hwy 89
Chino Valley, AZ 86323-9186
Phone: [phone]
http://www.creationresearch.org

Canyon Ministries
The Christian Grand Canyon Trip
1808 West Verde Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85015
Phone: [phone]
http://www.canyonministries.com

Institute for Creation Research Museum
10946 Woodside Ave. North
Santee, CA 92071
Phone: [phone]
http://www.icr.org

Creation Ministries
3960 Westwood Circle
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: [phone]
http://www.creationministries.org

Alpha Omega Institute
Various U.S. Tours
508 Fruitvale Ct, Unit #C
Grand Junction, CO 81504
Phone: [phone]
http://www.discovercreation.org

Foundations in Genesis
Various U.S. Tours
Box 3933
Nampa, ID 83653
Phone: [phone]
http://www.figionline.com

Creation Expeditions
1574 N Meadowcrest Dr
Crystal River, FL 34429
Phone: [phone]
http://www.creationexpeditions.org

The Answers in Genesis Creation Museum
2800 Bullittsburg Church Rd.
Petersburg, KY 41080
Phone: [phone]
http://www.creationmuseum.org

The Twin Cities Creation Science Association
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
http://www.tccsa.tc

Creation Safaris
Kansas City, Missouri
http://www.creationsafaris.com

The Grand River Museum
114 10th Street West
Lemmon, South Dakota 57638
Phone: [phone] or [phone]
http://www.grandrivermuseum.org

Black Hills Creation Science Association
P.O. Box 2949
Rapid City, SD 57709
Phone: [phone]
http://www.bhcsa.org

The Mt. Blanco Museum
124 W Main
Crosbyton, TX 79322
Phone: [phone]
http://www.mtblanco.com

Creation Evidence Museum (Dr. Carl Baugh)
P.O. Box 309
Glen Rose, Texas 76043
Phone: [phone]
http://www.creationevidence.org

The Creation Association of Puget Sound
23208 55th Ave W
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
Phone: [phone]
http://www.nwcreation.net

You can also download about 20 hours of teaching on the subject from this web site:

http://www.drdino.com/downloads.php

Pastor Art

Answer 3

Stopping a child from pursuing something he loves isn't a good idea. In fact, how do you know it isn't God's plan that your grandson grow up to be a dinosaur expert.

What should you do? I'd suggest that you learn about dinosaurs with him. As he learns, you can help him learn to separate the facts from the theories. Check out http://www.christiananswers.net/dinosaurs/ for more information about a Christian perspective on dinosaurs.

The fact is that your grandson will go to school, perhaps even to college, and then out in to the world. Instead of censoring all the things, including dinosaurs, that some people try to use as evidence that God doesn't exist, you would serve him much better if you equip him with the knowledge he needs to defend his faith!

Answer 4

The asker is making the assertion that if the grandson pursues the study of dinosaurs, he will put his faith in science instead of the Bible, thus dooming him to hell for forsaking the faith the asker believes to be correct.

The Christian God gave his followers free will so why should you interfere? Yes, I know you must "help the lost souls get to God."

Once again I find the arrogance of some Christians to be appalling. If your grandson loses his faith or chooses another path, it is his right to do so. You should love him no matter what. I don't care if he turns into a flaming gay, dinosaur-seeking man who thinks the sky is full of purple polka dots. If you believe in the Bible, then perhaps you should study it. All sins are equal in the eyes of God and Jesus says the most important commandment is LOVE. So - just love him - NO MATTER WHAT!

Answer 5

I think you may be confusing issues. You are concerned with him losing his faith if he becomes involved with others' points of view & perhaps you are thinking alot of scientists have little or no faith in the Creator.

we live in a world with diverse cultures. If you are concerned that he is not grounded in his faith, Talk to him about your concerns and pursue the answers together.

I think just about anybody who absolutely loves a particular field should not be denied the opportunity. To be able to love your job is such a huge plus.

Not to mention the fact that Ive read no-where in the bible that believing in Dinosaurs is a sin. There are large beasts, creatures,Behemoth in the Book of Job, among other things mentioned in the bible which do not seem to have cut n dry answers.

Answer 6

well, i don't think being a paleotologists will doom him with eternal pain and suffering. as long as he still has faith and believes the bible. don't be hard on him. lead him in right direction that will embed faith in him. as long as he has jesus in his heart and keep the commandments he'll be fine. also, kids changes their minds pretty quickly while they're young, especially kids with big imagination. i think being a paleotologists is an exiting career. i mean, for kids that is. young kids are very curious, and they love aventures and exiting things. it's not right to neglect them with these things. remember, science can be both good for life, and bad for faith. he needs to know which will help him in life. so let him be an paleotologists, just make sure he knows that the real true faith is right.

all right, i just read your additional detail. i take back all i said. tell your grandson good luck!

Answer 7

Do you really mean he'd be going to HELL? I can't believe you are that uninformed about dinosaurs.
Every kid picks an animal that are their favorite. My grandson also loved dinosaurs. He finds them interesting. He also loved cows at one time.
So, my advice is to keep your mouth shut and leave the kid alone.

Answer 8

How does learning about dinosaurs lead you to HELL? They really did exist.You are aware of this proven fact arent you? I think you should tell your grandson that you are going away for awhile and lock yourself in an institution.Then tell him he is free to learn about the dinosaurs he loves. I hope you arent going to tell me the universe is only 5000 years old or they found Noah's Ark in Turkey. You are NUTS. CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY

Answer 9

Who says god didn't create dinosars? Also were is it said you go to hell for believing that? Would u truly dimmer a childs dream just because of ur religion that has taught inequality.

Its good do give jokes but if ur a grandfather no ones expects a joke from some with more knowledge of the world. So next time be careful there truly are sick people out their with ur thinking.

Answer 10

dinosaurs are in the bible, book of job mentions them. as long as he is taught to love Jesus, and is raised in a good christian home then there shouldn't be any problems. maybe he can make a change for the positive in the world of paleontology one day in the future. it's ok for him to love dinosaurs and God too.