Dinosaurs are not real :(

godinman · 13 Dec 2011 at 15:59

Why are you lot so surprised at someone believing something different? Just let them get on with it and stop worrying.

krooton · 13 Dec 2011 at 15:59

Aren't all religions essentially theories as well?

jas72 · 13 Dec 2011 at 15:59

stoke1863 said:
Is there anybody on here that bielives that fossils were planted by god? would genuinely like to hear from you

If you believe in god (and several billion do) then he created the heavens and the earth therefore it is possible that he did plant the tree which is now a fossil

jas72 · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:00

groen said:
They probably found one or two extinct species, but most of the so called dinosaurs are just made up or they were actually faked.

i thought you were joking :eek:

skyripper · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:03

Naffa said:
I thought that you said that dinosaur fossils have been discovered, that have been carbonated for over thirty million years.

This had me giggling in the office.. imagining dino's rampaging around with bubbles fizzing out of them..

anything I don't mind · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:03

I have heard that theory that the earth is only 6000 years old and like another theory that i disagree with, they seem to have an answer for everything. Apparently carbon dating is not accurate and the reason how dinosaurs and people existed at the same time was that there was more oxygen in the atmosphere so man was larger than he is now and when the great flood came, that killed the dinosaurs.

Usher · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:03

Take a close look at all the religious Christmas claptrap & all the fantasy stuff in the bible, Take the 3 kings, wise men or Maji whatever that are featured in the nativity.
There is no mention whatsoever of these men for 200 years or so, that's right 200 years go by until some bloke called Mathew with a vivid imagination writes about them.
There is however no mention that there were three, just that they carried 3 gifts, they also followed a star that kept moving until it hovered over Bethlehem

Christians love their crucifix with its little model of Jesus nailed to it, however how many of them know that the Romans didn't use crosses like that, they used one shaped like the letter T

MacRS4 · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:03

So, they don't believe they've evolved from apes? I'm inclined to agree with them :cool:

Participant · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:05

Say what you want scientists, faith transcends everything.

King Damager · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:07

Belmit said:
When my parents lived in the US a few years ago they had a neighbour who claimed to have traced their family tree back to Adam and Eve. I wouldn't even be able to choose a thread to start pulling on to unravel that one.

I think this actually has some weird vague very possible long drawn out concept.

Edit: Found it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve

I know Wiki is not the best source, but it gives a rough outline..

kd

Haggisman · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:07

stoke1863 said:
Just been chatting to this american guy at work from Denevr who is very very relgious.

We got chatting and i asked him how old the earth is according to the bible ( i think he said 6k years old or something)

anyway i asked why we have fossils of dinousaurs that have been carbondated over 30 million years old and he told me that God planted the fossils on the earth as a test to see who keeps the faith.

I asked him why god was so mischievous and he declined to comment. Tried talking about the Universe (planets, galaxies etc...) and he just refused to comment on anything.

Is there anybody on here that bielives that fossils were planted by god? would genuinely like to hear from you

I had this very discussion with a girl in my GCSE science class several years ago, her response was similar, except she reckoned that the devil put them there to try and trick us into not believing in god. :rolleyes:

elmarko1234 said:
I find it incredible that people dismiss carbon dating, our understanding of chemistry/physics & astronomy - the entire scientific method which has allowed people to use TV's cars, planes & electricity.

Why don't people understand that the same scientific method which has PROVEN that our earth is more than 6000 years old - is the method which developed the technology which allows them to type on this forum & deny those very facts.

The perfect responses to any possible logical argument:

"God works in mysterious ways"

"God did it to test our faith"

"The devil did it to trick us"

MacRS4 · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:07

Robbie G said:
Say what you want scientists, faith transcends everything.

Sure it does, but that doesn't mean it's right. It just means somebody has faith in a belief they have no proof of. Just 'knowing' isn't proof.

I've no issue with people's faith at all - organised religion however has a lot to answer for.

In fact I have X-Files faith - I want to believe

As for the 'God did it' - brilliant excuse for an out of wedlock/adulterous pregnancy?

Usher · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:09

Belmit said:
When my parents lived in the US a few years ago they had a neighbour who claimed to have traced their family tree back to Adam and Eve. I wouldn't even be able to choose a thread to start pulling on to unravel that one.

You should have pointed out that only Noah & his clan survived the great flood that wiped out all life on Earth :rolleyes:

so their ancestors must have been stowaways

Haggisman · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:10

jas72 said:
The old testament really should come with a disclaimer...

"Dramatisation; may not have happened"

or

"All characters and events appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real events or real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental."

Either is accurate

Nitefly · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:11

Usher said:
You should have pointed out that only Noah & his clan survived the great flood that wiped out all life on Earth so their ancestors must have been stowaways

Or Noah was a descendent of the first human couple......?

ubersonic · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:11

semi-pro waster said:
Your beliefs may differ from those that others hold but we do ask that you show them some tolerance and do not post deliberately disrespectful or inflammatory comments about other peoples beliefs. The issue of beliefs is a sensitive one for many people and this does not mean that there can be no criticism of religion but do think about how you present your arguments.

Gilly said:
Generally or genuinely?

Basically, he's an idiot

Missed staff meetings? (sorry had to point out the irony

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Karl · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:13

godinman said:
Why are you lot so surprised at someone believing something different? Just let them get on with it and stop worrying.

There's one of these posts in almost every thread in GD.

If we actually obeyed this post, there wouldn't be a GD!

paulh · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:14

I listened to something on radio 4 a while ago, this bloke basicly said sience and carbondating was not real and could not prove a thing!! :confused:

Belmit · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:14

Usher said:
You should have pointed out that only Noah & his clan survived the great flood that wiped out all life on Earth so their ancestors must have been stowaways

Or possibly the apes that were on board.

Rybo89 · 13 Dec 2011 at 16:15

Lol god, biggest hoax ever.

Dinosaurs are not real :(

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