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"In 1995, Mary Schweitzer discovered red blood cells in a dinosaur bone, and, in 2005, more blood cells (above) in other bones plus soft tissue that was flexile and stretchy. Carbon dating gives just a few thousand years for dinosaur fossils. This is sensational evidence dinosaurs are not millions of years old." dinosaurs-did-they-die-out.pdf (creation.com) If man was created 6,000 years ago and dinosaurs lived a few thousand years ago, not million of years ago, then it is reasonable to believe that some men did walk on earth when dinosaurs were alive several thousand years ago. The red blood cells found in a dinosaur bone and the carbon dating of a few thousand years is strong evidence.

You continue to ignore the fact that it is the extremist, terrorist elements that control what goes on in the middle east. You still haven't explained how anybody can "negotiate peace" with terrorists who are bent on wiping you off the map. How you think the terrorist organizations are suddenly going to disappear because somebody signs a peace deal on a piece of paper? How do you think they can be trusted?

The timeline for the beginning of man, i.e. Adam and Eve, appears to be estimated to be about 4,000 B.C. or 6,000 years ago. The Fall of man is estimated in the Thompson Chain Reference (KIng James) Bible to have happened about 4004 B.C. This is according to the a highly respected theologian, Ussher. It says it is only a working number, not to be taken as absolutely correct. Since Genesis says God created the universe in six days and that man was created during this six days. Therefore, it is correct to say the earth and universe was created about 6,000 years ago. The way I see it is, when God created everything in six days, that means the earth was created with a certain age at the moment it was created. The trees, birds, animals, etc. were created full grown at that moment. This was a supernatural event. Nothing unreasonable or irrational about believing that. So the earth would possibly be 6,000 years old.

That sounds like pantheism. pantheism - a doctrine which identifies God with the universe, or regards the universe as a manifestation of God. That may be part of some religious systems or beliefs, such as as some aboriginal belief systems. But it is not the Biblical teaching of God. The Bible teaches God is transcendent, i.e. separate from the material universe. The Bible teaches God is a spirit but yet omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. God is also eternal; He had no beginning and has not end. He always existed. What is interesting is that God is referred to as He and He created man in His image. Exactly what that means does require some study. The God of the Bible is entirely different than all the other gods of the world's religions. The God of the Bible is really worth studying. The Bible reveals that He loves man and sent His Son, Jesus Christ to earth to take on a human body, live on earth, and to provide a way for man to be redeemed or receive eternal life. The Bible teaches that the shedding of blood was the only form of atonement that God accepts for sin. But not just any blood. It had to be the blood of His unique Son. So Jesus died on a cross and shed His blood for the sins of mankind. That is how much he cares about mankind. However, this atonement only applies to those who believe and accept Him as their personal Savior and Lord. That makes sense.

Before judging something or someone, you need to do a little research and hear their point of view. If you don't then you are acting like a "flat earther". How Did We Get Here? A written debate between Kenneth R. Miller and Philip E. Johnson How Did We Get Here? / Kenneth Miller | Evolution | Scripture & Science | Reformation International College Professor Stott debated and lectured in many parts of the world, even in Russia. "When the Iron Curtain collapsed and the Soviet Union disbanded, involvement in helping children suffering the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster led to opportunities to lecture on Creation to state institutions including universities and colleges throughout Russia. These lectures became so popular that up to six different venues had to be fitted into one day. Associations with formerly “underground” churches allowed many of these opportunities to become openings for evangelisation. At present Philip Stott holds a research fellowship at the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein." Philip Stott (williamcareybi.com) I'm sure the many people who heard Professor Stott would laugh at you for calling them "flat earthers'.

Listen, I actually met Professor Philip Stott myself about 20 years ago and attended his week of slide presentation on creation versus evolution and the long age claims. His slide presentation was remarkable and definitely casts doubt on evolution and long age from a scientific point of view. Different aspects of it each night. He is a scientist-mathematician from South Africa. He was an atheist until 1976 when he was converted to Jesus Christ. It totally changed his world view. "He has been awarded doctorates by Reformation International Theological Seminary and by the Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein. He has practiced as a consulting engineer with several South African consulting firms. After many years as a staunch atheist, Philip Stott was converted to Christ in 1976." Philip Stott (williamcareybi.com)

I will have to try to find that article. I don't think I actually studied it. Forgive me if I posted something incorrect. I am just trying to give you the information that the earth is actually very young. The Bible doesn't give dates, but it could be ten or fifteen thousand years old. Just guessing. I am not trying to put an actual date on the earth, but just pointing out the long earth age is rejected by many, including some scientists. The fossils could have been formed in a much younger earth than many believe.

I would not even want to try to defend the Roman Catholic church. They don't accept the Bible as their final authority. They go by what their councils and church leaders have said mainly. Wouldn't surprise me if the Pope believes in evolution.

And what it accomplish. You have radical Islamists and terrorist in the mix. You must live in a world of fiction. As for your last line, why bother being on a forum if you are incapable of being civil?

Nobody said he supports burning of witches. What did they call that kind of argument. Pure invention. You are free to think he is wrong. Millions agree with him. I am not trying to defend how they choose Speakers. That is their system as slow as it is.

That is not what the above article says. It says the portraits or depictions were found in 1496 and about 800 years ago. It is not saying the depictions mean the animals lived at that time. They could simply be depictions of animals much further back in history. Nobody says the animals lived at the time the depictions were found.

Believing what the Bible says is actually far closer to our historic Judeo-Christian culture than the recent woke/progressivism phenomena with same-sex marriage, abortion on demand, medical assistance in dying, sexual orientation, and gender identity ideology. All those things are an abomination in the true Judeo-Christian culture. We need to put the brakes on this woke stuff. If the new Speaker, Mike Johnson, believes the Bible and rejects the woke agenda, that is something to celebrate. He said God ordained him to be Speaker of the House. I think he is correct.

The fact that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead and was seen by many eye witnesses lends enormous credibility to the truth of the Bible and the account of creation. Read the New Testament and check on the eye witnesses who saw Jesus Christ after his resurrection.

To be honest, that is just one subject out of countless subjects in the Bible and I have not studied the subject of dinosaurs. But I do read the odd article related to creation. So, I am not claiming what an article says is absolute truth. I might agree with parts of an article or I might agree with the whole thing, but an article is not the Bible. The Bible is infallible, but we must always remember, our interpretation of what the Bible says might not always be correct. That's why there are many different interpretations on some things. The Bible is not a scientific book but some things such as the flood are meant to be taken literally. I have no problem believing dinosaurs walked on earth when men were here. That's not a big deal.

Of course they lived at the same time as people. There is evidence to support that. quote This pamphlet presents just a tiny selection of the amazing evidence that dinosaurs did not die out millions of years before humans, but, in fact, they lived at the same time. Examples are found all over the world. All sorts of dinosaurs are depicted in all sorts of mediums: carvings, etchings, drawings, tapestries, stone masonry, pottery, etc. The similarity with reconstructions of fossil dinosaurs is astounding. As you travel and read you will discover more examples. The Bible makes sense of dinosaurs, and makes sense of our life—why we are here and where we are going. unquote dinosaurs-did-they-die-out.pdf (creation.com) This appears to be a very interesting article which I have yet to read myself.

I don't know. I don't need to speculate on something I don't know. If you want to know, (which I don't think you do) you can read the articles. But I think you are just trying to bait me.

No, that does not fit with the historic, biblical definition of God. God is omnipotent (all powerful), eternal, that is, God has always existed and always will. God is not a part of the material universe. God is a spirit that is present everywhere. The universe which He created is not a part of God. It is a material or physical entity. It is governed by all the laws of physics and science which he created. Such a complex universe cannot be explained apart from God. For you to simply say it always existed is really nonsensical because everything had to have a beginning. We are talking about two things, the supernatural God which is apart from the material universe and the material universe which is governed by intricate laws instituted by God. This is where your argument falls down. Your claim that the universe always existed does not explain why. Why would there be such a thing if there is no purpose for life? The answer is in the Bible. God! The atheist idea falls flat because it explains nothing. It fails to tell why we are here. An atheist must assume mankind are just chemicals with no meaning and no purpose. Therefore there would be morals, no right or wrong. Everyone just lives and dies and that's the end of it. This would mean life is just hopeless accident. It defies logic to claim there was no Creator and claim the universe always existed. Every material thing changes over time. The universe changes. The complexity of the atomic world means energy, and sub atomic particles could not have created themselves.

One important thing you overlook and is important to know: Hamas are a diabolical cult of death. They celebrated the death of more than a thousand Israeli and other national's citizens on Oct 7th. Hamas and their supporters and Jihadist brothers believe in dying as martyrs is the best way to go. This is a fact. They really believe death is the answer. The Israelis believe in life much like most people in the western world. Judeo-Christian culture is a culture of life. We value human life while the terrorists believe in death. That is what you are supporting.

I don't know. If you want to know about dinosaurs there are many articles on creation.com Were dinosaurs on Noah's Ark (creation.com)

Not really. It is simple logic. Logic points to a intelligent Creator because nothing can NOT create something and the universe is immensely complex. Give any logic for any other explanation if you have it. There is none. This is simply logical deduction.

There are many articles that go into the history and mandates, etc. of the 20th century. There is another webpage at: Mandate for Palestine - Wikipedia It says in part: quote The British government issued the Declaration, a public statement announcing support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, on 2 November 1917. The opening words of the declaration represented the first public expression of support for Zionism by a major political power.[8] The term "national home" had no precedent in international law,[5] and was intentionally vague about whether a Jewish state was contemplated.[5] The intended boundaries of Palestine were not specified,[9] and the British government later confirmed that the words "in Palestine" meant that the Jewish national home was not intended to cover all of Palestine.[10][11][12] unquote The issues surrounding Israel and Palestine in these documents and events of the 20th century are complex and probably full of contradictions and vagueness. Therefore you cannot go by one simple historical declaration or document during the first half of the 20th century. The fact is Israel declare the State of Israel in May 1948 and was recognized by the League of Nations and later by the U.N. Of course not all countries recognized that because Islamic countries will not recognize Israel's right to exist. You seem to be saying that Israel has no right to exist and no right to defend itself, which is completely irrational and against history. So you lose completely on that basis. Israel's history in the region goes back several thousand years as well. According to Biblical revelation they are the owners of the land of Israel as it was given to them by our Creator/God. Read about it in Genesis Ch12 and possibly Ch17. You also still don't seem to agree that Palestinians (Muslims) will never accept Israel's right to exist. So what do you do in that case? There is nothing to negotiate because if your enemy won't agree to your right to exist, what is there to talk about?

You again demonstrate your ignorance of reality. 1. Sure there is history, but history is on Israel's side. You refused to read some history, so it is pointless to try repeatedly to point it out to you. You prefer ignorance over facts. 2. Israel was declared a State in May 1948 and recognized as such by most countries in the world. The countries that especially refuse to recognize Israel just happen to be Islamic. That is the way it has been all through history since Islam began in the 7th century. This is why you need to learn history and get your facts straight although you seem unable to think logically. So I am not sure history would even help you see things rationally. 3. You talk about root causes, but ignore the fact that the root cause is Islam. Muslims will never accept Israel's right to exist and live in peace because that goes against their religion. In such a case there really is no solution other than first eliminating the major threats that exist around Israel so that they can live in relative peace and security. 4. Just declaring a piece of land as belonging to the Palestinians will not solve the problem because of the Islamic Jihad problem which I mentioned above. When you have radical Islamic theocracies such as Iran fueling the hatred and terrorism, that also means a genuine situation of peace and security is not within easy reach.

It's not a myth. The Bible gives lots of evidence it came from God. Those who don't believe it are condemning themselves for eternity unless they repent. The knowledge in it is for all time. The commandments for example are still valid: thou shalt not kill, not shalt not covet thy neighbours possessions, thou shalt not commit adultery, love thy neighbour as thyself, etc. etc. The Biblical teaching that man is a fallen, corrupt being and needs to be redeemed it quite obvious. Man has been brutal to each other with crime, theft, murders, wars, etc. Nobody in their right mind could deny these things. There is an almighty Creator who created everything. That should be obvious by just looking around at the complex creation. Even biological scientists have discovered the complexity of a single cell is demonstrated by the vast chains of data in it to control its function. The very existence of the universe proves the existence of God because the universe is an effect. Every effect has a cause. Simple logic of cause and effect. The universe had to have a Creator-designer. Nothing does not create something. There had to have been a beginning in time when the universe came into being and it could not have just happened out of the blue. One only needs to consider such things as the atoms, molecules, energy and laws of physics. All of that could not just happen. It was created with incredibly intricate laws that govern how it all works. This could only have been done by an immensely powerful Designer we call God. So it is reasonable to believe that God did inspire men to write the Holy Scriptures, that is, the Bible. The Bible reveals God's plan and will for man. Only fools reject that and are so puffed up with pride and full of themselves that they think they know better than God. Sad, but true. It takes a little humility and acknowledgement that we are mere mortals that will be alive for a very brief moment in time and we are as specks of dust in the universe. The Bible makes it clear we will be held accountable to God for our beliefs in this life. We are not just blobs of chemicals that came into existence accidentally. There is a purpose for everything even if we don't understand it all.

This is refreshing to have someone who is a Bible believer chosen to be the Speaker in the U.S. House of Representatives. We now have someone with some Biblical/Christian principles in a position of authority and who is not afraid to speak about these subjects. Speaker Mike Johnson Tells Hannity: ‘Go Pick Up a Bible' and 'Read It - That’s My Worldview' (msn.com) quote Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t a tough man to figure out. Nor is he scary, except to those who don’t have the best interest of the United States at heart. Johnson lives by the teachings of the Bible, pure and simple. He also wants the best for this nation. This makes him an enemy of the Democratic Party and the establishment media, who ultimately want the opposite and have been working hard to meet that goal. Johnson’s sudden promotion is a sign of failure to the left. It signifies their inability to oust God from society and shows them to be the liars that they are. The threat he poses is matched by the vicious words the Democratic National Committee used to welcome Johnson onto the scene, calling him an anti-abortion, MAGA extremist at the start. unquote

That's because you are blind to his antisemitic slant in the whole post. Self defense is not a trading game. Hamas attacked Israel first with a barbaric cruel attack. Hamas hides behind the people and uses them as a shield. Israel is not going to back down and let Hamas prepare for another mass attack on Israelis. They are going after Hamas wherever they are. We also don't know how many of those people who were killed were Hamas and we don't know if the figures coming out are factual or propaganda. But this is not a one for one trading game. It is a war against terrorists. I never said anything about that. That point is irrelevant. Whichever way they killed people makes no difference. Hamas is still barbaric terrorists who committed unspeakable acts of cruelty. There was nothing kind about how those 1,500 people died and how 212 were taken hostage. It was cruel and barbaric whether any babies heads were cut off or not. Funny how you take a softer tone when you are replying to taxme and try to sound more agreeable than when you speak to me.