by Taylor S. 46 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
Dinosaurs played a dominant role in life on earth during their age. But then they came to an end.
Wow, that's some scholarly paleontological commentary. Lived, then died. Wow. (One of those "dumber for having read that" situations)
How was it determined that the tracks in the photo are human and not some other bipedal creature?
Dave
It was determined using the same method the GB used to dub itself the FDS .....
tS
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And then there are all those pesky ancient out of place artifacts depicting dinosaurs that keep screwing things up for the Smithsonian:
Man, those dinosaur must of scared the crap out of Adam and Eve
- Preston
Further to the quote posted up by eyeslice, a later article in the same issue had a little more to say, but still no answers.
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g90 2/8 pp. 10-11 What Happened to the Dinosaurs? ***The
Dating of DinosaursDinosaur bones are regularly found in lower earth layers than are human bones, leading many to conclude that they belong to an earlier time period. Geologists call this time the Mesozoic period and subdivide it into the Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic periods. The time frames used for these periods are on the order of tens of millions of years. But has this been established with any certainty?
One method being used to measure the age of fossils is called radiocarbon dating. This dating system measures the rate of decay of radioactive carbon from the point of death of the organism. "Once an organism dies, it no longer absorbs new carbon dioxide from its environment, and the proportion of the isotope falls off over time as it undergoes radioactive decay," states Science and Technology Illustrated.
However, there are severe problems with the system. First, when the fossil is considered to be about 50,000 years old, its level of radioactivity has fallen so low that it can be detected only with great difficulty. Second, even in more recent specimens, this level has fallen so low that it is still extremely difficult to measure accurately. Third, scientists can measure the present-day rate of radioactive carbon formation but have no way of measuring carbon concentrations in the distant past.
So whether they use the radiocarbon method for dating fossils or other methods, such as employing radioactive potassium, uranium, or thorium, for dating rocks, scientists are unable to establish the original levels of those elements through ages of time. Thus, professor of metallurgy Melvin A. Cook observes: "One may only guess these concentrations [of radioactive materials], and the age results thus obtained can be no better than this guess." That would especially be so when we consider that the Flood of Noah?s day over 4,300 years ago brought enormous changes in the atmosphere and on earth.
Dartmouth College geologists Charles Officer and Charles Drake further add doubt to the accuracy of radioactive dating. They state: "We conclude that iridium and other associated elements were not deposited instantaneously . . . but rather that there was an intense and variable influx of these constituents during a relatively short geologic time interval on the order of 10,000 to 100,000 years." They argue that the breakup and movement of the continents disrupted the entire globe, causing volcanic eruptions, blocking sunlight and fouling the atmosphere. Certainly, such disruptive events could change radioactivity levels, thus distorting results from modern-day radioactive clocks.
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Genesis Account and DinosaursWhile the radioactive dating method is innovative, it is still based on speculation and assumption. In contrast, the Bible account in the first chapter of Genesis simply states the general order of creation. It allows for possibly thousands of millions of years for the formation of the earth and many millenniums in six creative eras, or "days," to prepare the earth for human habitation.
Some dinosaurs (and pterosaurs) may indeed have been created in the fifth era listed in Genesis, when the Bible says that God made "flying creatures" and "great sea monsters." Perhaps other types of dinosaurs were created in the sixth epoch. The vast array of dinosaurs with their huge appetites would have been appropriate considering the abundant vegetation that evidently existed in their time.?Genesis 1:20-24.
When the dinosaurs had fulfilled their purpose, God ended their life. But the Bible is silent on how he did that or when. We can be sure that dinosaurs were created by Jehovah for a purpose, even if we do not fully understand that purpose at this time. They were no mistake, no product of evolution. That they suddenly appear in the fossil record unconnected to any fossil ancestors, and also disappear without leaving connecting fossil links, is evidence against the view that such animals gradually evolved over millions of years of time. Thus, the fossil record does not support the evolution theory. Instead, it harmonizes with the Bible?s view of creative acts of God.
Preston: LOL!
Well ... at least the T-Rex didn't eat meat yet.
tS
Perry, I'm not sure if your pulling our leg but here is a site that reviews some of those dinosuar artifacts. Domesticated Dinosaurs?
It took 30 seconds to find. But it is interesting that dragons have been part of human culture for millenium. Why? because dinosuar bones had surfaced and inspired tales of huge beasts. There were some nearly complete skeletons at the surface in Europe hundreds of years ago that reenergized the dragon legends. I can't remember the details but it does not require any "mysteries of the unexplainable".
Thanks for that info Perry .... I don't know why I'm so fascinated with this subject. These artifacts do BEG explaination
tS
O.K. I can't resist telling you one of my most embarrasing stories. When I was 12 or 13 I was still obsessed with dinasuars.(yeah I was a dork) Anyways, I had like a bedspread with them on it and stuff. So this new girl moves in the congregation who I have a huge crush on. My parents invite her family over, and she sees my dorky room and she just gives me this look that says "you are a loser". Needless to say I changed my decorating in my room real quick. I still think dinasaurs are cool though.
Dustin
*** g90 2/8 pp. 10-11 What Happened to the Dinosaurs? ***The
Dating of DinosaursDinosaur bones are regularly found in ...
I see a double standard here in the Awake! How come dinosaurs don't have to be considering marriage before they date? And was that a typo? Shouldn't it be :
Dinosaur boners are regularly found in ...
Tammy
