scripture, insects have for legs??? - Page 8

 

Why would God have left out a description of the dinosaurs from the creation account found in the Bible? Skeptics claim that this omission proves that the Bible wasn't written by God's inspiration, but is just a compilation of the words of fallible men. First, we should understand the origin of the Genesis creation account and its purpose in the Bible. The first five books of the Bible, including Genesis, were written by Moses. Since nobody except God was present at the creation, the Genesis creation account was given to Moses by God. If one is attempting to second guess the Author of Genesis, one must take these facts into account.

Purpose of the creation account

God was not interested in giving Moses a scientific treatise on the creation of the world. The Bible indicates that God's communication to Moses was centered on the relationship between God and man and the rules by which God wanted man to live. Therefore, the creation account mirrors the content of the rest of the Bible, which centers on mankind and his relationship to God. The question, "Why would God leave out a description of the dinosaurs?" is a bad one to begin with. A more appropriate question should be "What would God want to relate to man about His description of the creation?"

Dinosaurs in the Bible?

Many who have studied the Bible believe that it does mention dinosaurs in the text. Specifically,Genesis 1:21 says that God created "great sea monsters" on the fifth day.¹ The Hebrew wordtannîyn, can have several meanings, including "dragon," "serpent," "sea monster," or "venomous snake.

 

http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/dinosaurs.html

Well ML, maybe now you're starting to get it!  So, what did Adam call them?

That's quite the strech there RS, is your brain sore from the mental contortions you have to go through to get there?  No T-Rex, huh?

Travels! Come on, that was a mighty fine pirouette you did, and all to avoid the "meat of my questions!" I suppose there is the possibility I could just be an awful writer and be incapable of conveying a simple thought? So, if that is the case, then please reword it for me in a form that makes my intended meaning most acceptable to you! 

However, first, I will try again with my own meager stock of words and understanding of them. Take two:

Since the board argumentative atheists, or Bible deriders keep using the argument that the Bible is a work of fiction, it would then be only fitting that the author(s) would be human and not supernatural. That written subject matter however does include God as a supernatural being. So, if we are to only acknowledge the existence of human beings, and deny any sort of supernatural creator, why do you suppose they would author a compilation of books such as the Old and New Testaments, that comprise the Bible? Why would they also give this supernatural being the power of their "word" as something undefeatable, and at the same time a driving force for the expansion of existence?

I will gladly give my ideas as to answers to my own questions, after I hear others' input. I certainly don't want your thoughts or Hundmutter's, or anyone's to be tainted by my own musings. I am interested in what others have to say that will answer the questions. Not pushing my own thoughts onto others.

Hope this gives you insight into my methods. Maybe now we can get some people who aren't too intimidated to play, in what really is a critique of the humans who wrote the Bible, using the bias of our very own aethists to create the boundary of acceptable discussion.

ML, do you personally know with your observation that dinosaurs lived millions year's ago or you take it on faith what secular folks telling you? That's what I want to know? Also Bible is the book of salvation but not the book if dinosaurs adventure land, but yes there are scriptures in Bible that describes creatures that can be identified as dinosaurs.

He didn't call them anything Travels because there was no Adam. It is a story and it is all so simple but people have been brainwashed for ions. Folks it is really so simple and easy.

The universe is not 6,000 years old no way, no how, it is much older. There is just to much SCIENTIFIC evidence to dispute it.

Keep making it so hard and you are bound to be so disappointed in the end because the end is the END.
 

Perhaps I can help here.  While insects do indeed have 6 pairs of legs, not all insects use all of their legs for walking.  So, when the book of Leviticus states, "insects that creep on all fours," it is referring to the "walking legs."   Maybe this article from Purdue University will help:   

http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agcom/newscolumns/archives/OSL/1999/June/061099OSL.html


Notice that the article mentions that the hind pair of legs in crickets and grasshoppers are used for jumping:
 

"Some insects, like crickets, grasshoppers, katydids and fleas, have hind legs modified for jumping. All of these insects are well-known for their ability to jump when attempting to escape from danger."

Hey Ruger!   

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So why is (and has been for centuries) the bible, or the individual 'books' that
comprise what we know today as the bible,  relied upon, in some cases venerated
for its own sake, used to recite as The Word of god ...
Anyone could just as easily tell everyone that a book of actual fairy stories  (some of
which go back to the advent of printing, and as verbal tales before that) - that would
contain the unnatural /supernatural/mythological element also.  
And they often enough describe 'right' & 'wrong', 'good' & 'evil', warnings about poisons ...
[not so detailed on the 'Begats', usually].

The answer is power.  If leaders and priests in communities decide in favour of one
text, or type of text (or spoken story) over another, isn't that going to prevail in that
society ?   Never mind whether there is  (a) any truth in it or not, (b) whether or not
people want to believe what they are being told about the origins of this Word (ie some
omnipotent unmoved mover).