How do Dinosaurs fit in with the Creation/intelligent design thories?

They just cannot fit, and they never will. Creationists believe that the earth is young, datation certifies dinosaurs are older than the age they tell the earth has. Oh, yeah, they are always coming out with the tale of the datation of the oyster. Sorry but it's a fake. Some creationists says that dinosaurs skeletons are proofs leaved by Luciferto let us believe in him and take the wrong path. I have to say LOL. Some creationists, and this is the best one, says we lived at the same time of dinosaurs. They accompain their theories telling that human skeletons has been found near dinosaurs skeletons. Another great fake, but for sure I have to congratulate with who thinks these thinks: great imagination, that people could write best-seller books. At that time just little mammals existed, 'cause they knew how to hide themselves. Try to hide from a Raptor, guys. We are weak, we have just two feet to run and so we are really slower than other beings. And, most of all, we are so big we cannot pass without being seen.

Interesting question! Have no clue though ... :D

Here's part of a study I did on evolution, including dinosaurs: Most evolution scientists now view the geologic layer as having been formed through great cataclysm. (They would never, however, consider the flood!) Many scientists now believe, that the dinosaur was contemporary with man, both Neandertal and Cro-Magnon. And, actually, the bible describes the dinosaur more than it does any other animal (the "behemoth with a tail which swings like a mighty cedar" of Job (#40:15-17) and the "leviathon" of Psalm 104:26. Evolution which suggests, and needs, a billions year old earth, uses "carbon dating". Yet the measuring of uranium's rate of becoming lead, is one of a very few ways of dating, which seems to suggest great age. There are at least 68(!) alternate ways of dating, which suggest the age of the earth (and universe) as much lower; some in the lower or mid millions, and many others in the thousands, just as Genesis states. Carbon dating works well for recent datings. Picture helium, which floats an air balloon so well, for it rises so quickly... as will our voice if we inhale it. Helium is a very uncomplicated chemical. Lacking complexity it leaves matter (minerals) and enters the atmosphere very quickly. For the amount of helium STILL IN minerals, the earth is very young. Also, the oceans have too much salt in them to be billions or even millions of years old. And the rate of erosion at Niagara Falls, suggests a young earth (for a few examples). The bible proclaimed the earth was round and "hangs on nothing" while most of mankind still believed the earth to be flat and supported upon the back of Atlas, a turtle, or an elephant! The rest of my study is here: [and boy did it open my eyes! it's worth taking the time to read this page] http://www.inner-monastery.com/articles5/evolution.html

It is simple. They do not fit. First there is not a Theory of Creation. There are just people that believe in the bible, and that everything there is the literal truth, so they twist every single evidence and when they can´t do it, they say that the evidence is false, has no merit, etc.

Without mentioning "dinosaurs" (which incidentally is a name concocted by men, not God), the Bible did mention great sea monsters (Evolutionists agree that life began in the sea) that Jebovah God created on the 4th day of creation. The Bible only deals with the human history on earth, including man's creation. "Days" in the Bible could mean many things - it could mean 24 hours, 1 thousand years, an epoch, a period, or even thousands of years. One example is Genesis 2:4 "...in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven". this particular "day" is the culmination of all the days that the creation process took. So there was never a doubt that the process of preparing the earth for mankind could take millions or even billions of years. The "seven days" of creation matters ONLY what is being done on earth NOT the universe. The earth, being a molten offshoot from the sun would take many many billions or even trillions of years to cool before the creation process on earth can take place. The Bible does not give every detail of the creation process other than what is necessary for humans to understand.

I've had similar arguments with people. And what I've had people tell me, in all seriousness, is that the evidence of dinosaurs - fossils, prints, etc - was placed by Satan to test man's devotion to God. According to some Creationists, it's all a big Satanic conspiracy to weed out the true believers from the non-believers. It's usually at this point in the conversation that I have to go away and lie down for a little while.

I'm not a believer unless i saw it with my two eyes. i don't really believes on the existence of dinosaurs.

Apparently, Creationist believe in something that is basically "things happened quickly." I can't remember the technical term, but there was an article in Smithsonian Magazine within the last couple of years about it. Anyway, this idea is that God -- because He can do anything -- can do things that take millions of years with evolution, only take a short period of time for God. Like the Grand Canyon, not million of years of erosion to create that great big hole, jsut whoosh and there it is. So, God created the dinosaurs when he created all the animals of the earth, then got rid of them sometime in the last 7,000 years. Basically, the fossils aren't millions of years old because the evolutionists time line is wrong.

I believe that God made dinosaurs, along with every other living creature. I do not find anything in the Bible to say he did not. I am not one of those Christians who believes that dinosaurs are a plot, conspiracy, or test of faith. I know that there are places where dinosaur footprints have human prints within them, showing that they lived at the same time as man. I am thankful that we live in a very diverse world, and I can be convinced that there are many creatures out there we still have not discovered. Dinosaurs or very large creatures in very inaccesible spots.I also believe that some of the scientific methods we use may be flawed. Exact age of the earth--I do not know--I have seen convincing arguements both ways. I believe that if Christians spend all of their time involved in vain arguements then they are not doing what God intends them to do, that is making this world better, caring for the creation, the creatures, and the people that come their way. If I believe in God, and Christ, and salvation, and it is a misguided belief, I still will be a better person for having had those beliefs and will live a more fulfilled life. I do not lose anything by having faith. If I do not believe in God, however, and it turns out that He exists and has called me and I have denied Him I will have lost my soul for eternity, and will have lost purpose for the here and now.I do not believe, however, that I am wrong. Society is enriched by belief and religion properly expressed.

bible verses are written in symbolic language while scintific dicoveries are presented in more technical perspective. you use your faith to comprehend bible, and you use your logic to understand science. I think it's hard to use both approaches at the same time.

I dont want to offend very religious people, but i dont believe that god created us. A good point would be, yes, dinosaurs. After three days, the bible does not mention anything bout god making dinosaurs.

The earth is not just 7,000 years old like other people believe. The period of creation mentioned in the Bible as 1st day, 2nd day up to 6th day is not the days that we think it is, or like our normal day which is a 24 hour period. We must understand that the one speaking is the eternal God, and eternal means He is not affected by time. So during creation, it involves millions of years. So its easy to fit Dinosaurs in the picture, simply they existed before humans were created. I hope you got my point. Feel free to ask me if you have follow ups. Thanks.

from what i've heard about this is that some scholars say there is a gap of millions of years from when god created everything in the world and when god created man. in that gap there were dinosaurs. there are a few references in the bible to creatures that no longer exists from their descriptions. (i.e. lavyathan...maybe not spelled correctly) but the do fit the description of what we imagine a dinosaur to look like. some scholars say they were destroyed during the flood and the dinosaurs that were on the arch didn't survive the 40 days on the arch.

Check out www.answersingenesis.org

i think they fit in well, in the same way that fosils do. They come from a ti9me when the creator made animals out of stone or so we are told. Also archaeologists, and other purveyors of such skullduggery, would have us believe that evolution even took place within the different phases of the dinosaurs which must be even more confusing to those who try to convince others that god is behind it all. No, im sorry man made god in his own image not the other way round

I have no idea

From what I see, The Creator created Earth and left it alone for along time. During this absenst, so called naturally occurring incidents like lightning, chemical reactions, sunlight and chemistry created rudimentary forms of life some of which evolve into dinasours. I believe the Creator that revisited Earth and started to experiment with more intelligent lifeform. Human as we know it emerge as the superior life form. By superior I mean a life form that has the ability to alter its environment, learn and relearn, chart its own destiny etc as against a sparrow which is program to fly south in winter every year.

Really its a nice discussion. I hv heard of evolution but whats this intelligent design ?

Well, frankly, Dinosaurs are smarter.

if you are truly interested in what Creationists have to say, go to answersingenesis.org. I could just regurgitate what they say, or you could just go check out the site. (: Good luck in your studies!