Do Christians believe in dinosaurs?

I was asked this earlier, and at first i thought it was a silly question....but then it got me thinking.

- If christians do, doesn't it conflict with their beliefs since there are apparently none in the bible? Adam/Eve being the first two inhabitants, etc.

-If not, how can they deny the physical evidence?

I know the way it's being asked is similar to asking, do trees exist, but i'm not trying to make this one of those threads that just wind up being atheists vs. believers, i just want to know your opinion on the matter.

 

What does dinosours have to do with christians? lol...

 

^ idiot.
Fair analysis, I bet that they'd come up with some bullshit like scientists forging evidence. Haha, what a loophole in religion. Dude! Either way they'd be wrong then. Some do, some don't?

 

I think most of the ppl believe in dinosours :S ... Bcuz there is such a strong evidence that they have existed

 

Agreed.

 

I've asked this question to myself many times, honestly have no idea.

 

It's been a while since I read the bible, but I'm fairly sure it doesn't list every animal. It never actually denies the fact that dinosaurs exists.

 

Thats a very good point. Hmm.. Fair point tbh.

 

Dinosaurs quite clearly existed, and there are none in the bible, which seems like a fairly obvious omission.

Maybe that should raise some questions about the supposedly enlightened book?

 

Actually if you read somewhere in the book of john, jesus gets chased by a pack of velociraptors

 

Ah right, and doesn't he catch a lift to Jerusalem on a pterodactyl somewhere in Luke?

 

Yes Christians believe in dinosaurs. And there is mention of dinosaurs in the book of Job.

 

Could you give us the quote?

 

I do and I'm a Christian yes, my mum explained to me once when I was young.

 

The Bible mentions two dinosaurs by name and describes them in great detail. "Behemoth" (Job 40:15-24) and "Leviathan" (Job 41:1-34) From the description found in Job, scientists have attempted to identify these animals. They believe "Behemoth" is a Hippo and "Leviathan" is a Crocodile. But these scientists limited their choices to non-extinct species and did not consider the possibility of dinosaurs because man and dinosaur never coexisted. Oh really? Even in my own personal Bible a footnote suggests these two animals were a hippo and a crock! But there are some obvious reasons why this conclusion is wrong.

First, "Behemoth" cannot be a Hippo because of Job 40:17 "He bends his tail like a cedar". A hippo has a short tail like a pig. Behemoth, had a large tail shaped like a cedar tree (large and tapered). I believe a better choice is that Behemoth is a Brachiosaurus type of large land dwelling dinosaur. It fits the description perfect.

Second, "Leviathan" cannot be a Crocodile but is probably a Elasmosaurus type of large water-dwelling dinosaur. Here is what Job 41 says with my comments in brackets, "v9 you be laid low even at the sight of him? (This was a large animal) v10 No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him; v25 When he raises himself up, the mighty fear; (crocs don't raise up at all but are always low) Because of the crashing they are bewildered. v26 (This animal was large! This animal made seismic thunder as it walked. You know...that slow, low, terrifying thud that Jurassic park portrayed so well.) v26 The sword that reaches him cannot avail; (crocs are quite easy to kill with a good spear) Nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin. (Croc wrestling is a sport, the croc usually looses) v31 He makes the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment. v32 Behind him he makes a wake to shine; (crocs make little wake if any) v34 He looks on everything that is high" (again it was a tall animal with a long neck).

What is significant about this is that if "Behemoth" and "Leviathan" are dinosaurs, then is it crystal clear that Job had either seen them personally, or there was a recent memory of them. This of course flies in the face of current evolutionary theory.

The Paluxy River in Texas is the home of Dinosaur National Park with hundreds of fossil dinosaur tracks. Right beside the dinosaur tracks are three sets of human fossil footprints and a large cat track. The most famous track is the Taylor Trail which consists of a series of 14 footprints in a left-right pattern. The stride and foot length is consistent throughout. The evidence is so convincing that several university students recently presented with all the data accepted that the human footprints were real, but doubted the dinosaur footprints were real. All the fossil footprints in the Park are genuine. No informed person would ever suggest that the human footprints were carved as was irresponsibly rumored 50 years ago. It is clear that man and dinosaur live together and co-existed at the same time. With this both science and the Bible agree!

So next time you order your favorite Chinese food dish, take a second look at the mural of the dragon on restaurant wall or on the take out container. Then go home an re-read Job 40-41!
http://www.bible.ca/tracks/b-dinosaurs-mentioned-in-bible.htm

 

Or, more likely, they're both made up animals because the geological stratum and radio dating proves that humans and dinosaurs never coexisted.

 

But there is scientific evidence against that as well. Both the footprints of human and dinosaurs together.

 

The evidence that they are actually dinosaur footprints is extremely tenuous, as this website explains.
http://www.skepticfiles.org/evolut/fooevo.htm

 

I'm not here to argue I was just helping the thread by stating that ,yes Christians do believe in dinosaurs and that they are in fact mentioned in the Bible.

 

Let me correct you. You believe in a ridiculous fabricated story, not the accepted scientific fact of the dinosaurs' existence.