Was Jehovah Completely Nuts? (New Dinosaur Book)

metatron

OK, there is a really, really good book out on dinosaurs. You might be able to get it from your local library.

http://www.amazon.com/Princeton-Field-Guide-Dinosaurs-Guides/dp/069113720X

My heavens! I had no idea that they knew so much about (735 species so far) dinosaurs! Stuff like finding a Triceratops with a horn stub 'cause something like a Tyrannosaurus bit it off - or deep grooves from a Tyrannosaur wound that match their teeth - or evidence of Severe disease in dinosaurs like absesses and joint problems and badly healed broken bones.

Oh, and evolutionary transitional forms? Ho boy! The Chinese are digging up lots of stuff that ran around on two legs with feathers (and claws/fangs). Looks like part bird, part reptile. "Feathered Dragons", they call 'em. Your Silly Parakeet Clearly Had Some Nasty-a$$ Ancestors.

And Totally Gonzo Crazy Monsters that exceed the most horrible stuff in your dreams! How many sharp spikes can a creature have? How about a huge lump of solid bone at the end of a tail to THWACK OTHER DINOSAURS WITH?

Sharp claws. Sharp fangs. A crocodile head on a 25 ft tall body with muscular legs. Good Grief, do you really think these nightmares ate carrots?

Revelation sez Jehovah created all things. (Gasp!) Are you freakin' kidding me? This twisted lunacy puts "Our Creator" beyond any H.P. Lovecraft Elder God-Monster! ("Cthulu for President. Why vote for the Lesser of two evils?") Heck, this would put "God" a few orders of magnitude past Evil Computer Programmers In Russia/ Eastern Europe who invent new computer viruses for no good reason whatsoever!!!!

And that's why I believe in Pantheism, rather than a Personal Creator. Any personal God that would design this stuff must be on drugs or a total psycho. Read the book and enjoy the pictures.

Sorry about that provocative thread title - but what else can I say?

metatron

Flat_Accent

Don't worry, the Dinosaurs were just a 'test' creation to 'prepare the earth' for Life 2.0. That's why God didn't have to feel so bad when he sent a meteor and burnt them all to death :)

I love dinosaurs though, this will be an interesting read.

metatron

I swear this book is the best I've ever read on the subject. A real achievement in one volume.

metatron

Amelia Ashton

Do JWs think their god intentionally created dinosaurs to then deliberately kill them all off so we could have fossil fuels?

Flat_Accent

I've never heard a proper answer for that, Amelia. My dad always says they existed to prepare the earth for humans, which doesn't make sense because if God created the earth he could have prepared it himself instead of waiting 200 million years. And of course it wasn't mentioned in Genesis because those people didn't need to know! Everything just fits perfectly, doesn't it. And metatron, you might want to look into Jerry Coynes Why Evolution is True, if you're into those kinds of books.

bigmouth

I've often wondered if the two dinosaurs on the inside covers of the old green Bible implied that the GB thought they existed at the same time as humans. A sort of overlapping generation

Some of us a little older in years can remember the general mindset that dinosaurs, or at least their bones, were planted by Satan to fool people and divert them from Jehovah.

Amelia Ashton

Isn't there another book, possibly the Children's Book of Bible Stories that has a woolly mammoth drowning? That would imply humans and dinosaurs co-existed

Chariklo

There's evidence that humans and mammoths co-existed, in an overlapping kind of way, isn't there? Not that mammoths have anything to do with dinosaurs, of course.

But as for the Chinese discoveries mentioned above, surely I can't be the only person in the world who sees how totally global are the myths and legends about dragons of all sorts? The Chinese ones are a bit on the ornate sikde, while the British ones are so plain as to be called worms, but they're all dragons.

And then there's the Loch Ness Monster. need I say more?

scotoma

When the WORD was a typical 8 year old he loved dinasaurs.

And when he got a hundred million years older he played with ken and barbie.

Heaven

Yes, Jehovah was nuts. We have modern day proof. I present to you, Giant Hogweed.

Heracleum mantegazzianum, commonly known as giant hogweed, cartwheel-flower, wild parsnip, wild rhubarb, giant cow parsnip, or giant cow parsley, is a plant in the family Apiaceae. It typically grows to heights of 2–5 metres (6 ft 7 in–16 ft 5 in), sometimes reaching 7 metres (23 ft). Except for size, it closely resembles Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium), Heracleum sosnowskyi or Garden Angelica (Angelica archangelica). It is phototoxic and
considered to be a noxious weed in many jurisdictions. Giant Hogweed is native to the Caucasus Region and Central Asia. It was introduced to Britain as an ornamental in the 19th century, and it has also spread to Finland, Germany, France, Belgium, Czech Republic, Latvia, United States, and Canada.

The sap of Giant Hogweed causes phytophotodermatitis in humans, resulting in blisters, long-lasting scars, and if it comes in contact with eyes—blindness. These serious reactions are due to the furocoumarin derivatives in the leaves, roots, stems, flowers, and seeds of the plant.

Was Jehovah Completely Nuts? (New Dinosaur Book)

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