Dinosaurs and the Flood

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Does anyone else think that the Flood (with Noah) may have wiped out all the dinosaurs? The Bible indicates that the Creation was some 5 thousand something years ago, or, less than 6 thousand (probably found by adding up the ages of generations of men in the Bible, plus using other Biblical references to time). That means that all the scientific theories of dinosaurs existing millions and billions of years ago are all wrong. Because of this I wonder when the dinosaurs must have lived until. But if the Flood is what made them all extinct, then that means that God didn’t have Noah, or Noe in some versions, save them on the ark. What did really happen?
 
The Bible indicates no such date.
This negates your premise.
 
Just add the ages of Adam and his descendants up and go all the way until the generation of Jesus and add 2020.
 
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Does anyone else think that the Flood (with Noah) may have wiped out all the dinosaurs? The Bible indicates that the Creation was some 5 thousand something years ago, or, less than 6 thousand (probably found by adding up the ages of generations of men in the Bible, plus using other Biblical references to time). That means that all the scientific theories of dinosaurs existing millions and billions of years ago are all wrong. Because of this I wonder when the dinosaurs must have lived until. But if the Flood is what made them all extinct, then that means that God didn’t have Noah, or Noe in some versions, save them on the ark. What did really happen?
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You seem to be starting from a young earth creationist point of view. I noticed on your profile that you identify as Christian. Catholics do not have to hold a literal interpretation of everything in the Bible, so we do not have to believe that the Earth was created 6000 years ago, nor do we have to literally believe anything in the Bible that contradicts science - we can believe that it is metaphorical or allegorical and not literal. Many Catholics subscribe to the Big Bang Theory (which was posited by a Catholic priest). Therefore, many of us would disagree with your initial claim of a 6000 year old Earth. As such, I believe that the dinosaurs were killed by a meteor some 60 million years ago, and not by Noah’s flood.
 
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Since I happened to have been on the ark with Noah, being slightly older than him, I can say with certainty that Noah wanted to save the dinosaurs but they were too big to fit on the ark, so they had to be sacrificed to the flood.
 
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Since I happened to have been on the ark with Noah, being slightly older than him
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I don’t know about that, but I has the (mis)fortune of going to the “Creation Museum & Ark Encounter” in Kentucky. The result of using the Bible as a science text. 😦
 
I just factored the longest possible duration in time that Creation (Adam’s beginning included) could have occurred before now: 9006 years ago. This is according to the Bible.

Here’s how:

Genesis Chapter 5:
Adam through Sem - 1556 years

Plus

Genesis Chapter 11.10-26:
Sem through Abram/Abraham - 390 years

Plus

Matthew Chapter 1.1-17:
Abraham through Christ - 3 sets of 14 generations, each:
Genesis Chapter 6.3:
No longer than 120 years of age per generation.
Maximum possible Total: 1680 plus 1680 plus 1680.

Plus

Years since Christ:

2020

Equals: 9006
 
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ust factored the longest possible duration in time that Creation (Adam’s beginning included) could have occurred before now: 9006 years ago. This is according to the Bible.

Here’s how:

Genesis Chapter 5:
Adam through Sem - 1556 years

Plus

Genesis Chapter 11.10-26:
Sem through Abram/Abraham - 390 years

Plus

Matthew Chapter 1.1-17:
Abraham through Christ - 3 sets of 14 generations, each:
Genesis Chapter 6.3:
No longer than 120 years of age per generation.
Maximum possible Total: 1680 plus 1680 plus 1680.

Plus

Years since Christ:

2020

Equals: 9006
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I don’t deny that if you take those years and add them up you get under 10 thousand. But again, we Catholics don’t have to take those years literally - we are allowed to view them as being metaphorical and not a literal transcription of the passage of time. Therefore, your method of calculating the age of the universe just isn’t convincing to a Catholic.
 
Sorry you believe in such a loose interpretation of the Bible. One year means one year to me.
 
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Sorry you believe in such a loose interpretation of the Bible. One year means one year to me.
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It’s not necessarily loose , just acknowledging that the writers were not attempting a scientific treatise of the age of the universe, so it shouldn’t be treated as such. Many different writing styles are used - like parable, allegory, etc.

On the plus side, I don’t have to attempt to reconcile scripture and scientific discovery.
 
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Yeah, I understand about how there are different ways to interpret parts of the Bible, but you should be able to distinguish between the parts of the Bible that are figurative and the others that are strict fact. Often times, you can tell when a passage is a historical account, rather than something more symbolic in nature.
 
The story of Creation tells the story of the origin of the world. I’m surprised that as a Catholic, you do not believe in it over new age ideas like Big Bang theory.
 
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Yeah, I understand about how there are different ways to interpret parts of the Bible, but you should be able to distinguish between the parts of the Bible that are figurative and the others that are strict fact. Often times, you can tell when a passage is a historical account, rather than something more symbolic in nature.
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Yup. And when the Bible (purportedly) says the universe is 6000 years old, and science says it’s 13.7 billion, I think that’s a good reason to view that part of scripture as metaphorical. Especially since the Bible is not, and never claimed to be, a science textbook.
 
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I was in a humorous mood. Hope I didn’t come off as offensive.
 
Science doesn’t know that the Earth is that old. Those are just theories that cannot really be proven.
 
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