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I find that hard to believe. First, that modern man could coexist with such a dominating species.
I have quite a few friends who are devout Christians. Every time dinosaurs are mentioned to most of them, the answer is, invariably, that the fossils were created by God as a test of faith.
Every time dinosaurs are mentioned to most of them, the answer is, invariably, that the fossils were created by God as a test of faith.
Not sure if you're aware of this or not, but 96% of the dinosaur fossils we have today are of reptiles under 2 feet tall. Hardly "dominating". Secondly, only 1% were "giants" like T-Rex, most likely man avoided them much like we avoid bears, tigers, and alligators today.
Just because they're under 2 feet tall hardly means they're not dangerous. I would almost argue that the smaller ones were likely to be the most dangerous to humans. You would be guaranteed to know a Tyrannosaurus Rex was coming. Compsognathus would have been much more plentiful due to their size, extremely hard to detect for the same reason, and would be damn near impossible for a human to get away from because of the sheer number. Size isn't everything.
Originally posted by warbird03
reply to post by NOTurTypical
Most reptiles today aren't carnivores, not intended to hunt down prey larger than an insect.
Also, most animals today have developed a fear for humans so they try to stay away.
If you suddenly introduced dinosaurs to the human population and they had no previous experiences with people, they would have no reason to run away.
They would definitely develop that fear fast enough with todays humans though.
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
Originally posted by warbird03
reply to post by NOTurTypical
Most reptiles today aren't carnivores, not intended to hunt down prey larger than an insect.
Neither were dinosaurs. Even the large ones ate vegetation except for the extreme rare 1%.
Also, most animals today have developed a fear for humans so they try to stay away.
What reason do you have for believing dinosaurs didn't react in the same manner?
If you suddenly introduced dinosaurs to the human population and they had no previous experiences with people, they would have no reason to run away.
That just sounds like conjecture. What behavior from modern animals would lead you to assume ancient ones would act differently?
They would definitely develop that fear fast enough with todays humans though.
Arbitrary conjecture. I'm looking for a rational basis to believe what you do. Studying modern reptiles tells a far different story. Have you watched the videos? What do you think is the reason we have ancient records in historical writings and artworks from around the globe accurately describing "dragons/dinosaurs" from time period before the fist fossil was discovered in the 1800s.
Why do you think all these historical and artistic references exist from the past?
edit on 6-4-2011 by NOTurTypical because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by jstanthrno1
My girlfriend goes to a Christian church and I had her ask about it. The answer she got was dinosauars exisited side by side with man, refered to as dragons and wiped from the planet in the flood. I told her to bring up that fossils date dinos millions of years back and all fossils are found beneath the KT boundary, which is strong evidance for a asteroid be responsible for thier demise. To that she basically got told that theory was Satans work trying to disprove God and the planet was only a few thousand years old.
I find that hard to believe. First, that modern man could coexist with such a dominating species. Also, if dinosauars were here first and God decided to rid the planet of them, shouldnt that important piece of history be brought up in the Bible?? Do any religons acknowledge that this planet was not created for human beings??
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