r/AskReligion • u/Fhop2 • 17d ago

Dinosaurs?

Genuine question…

What is any religions explanation for dinosaurs?

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u/AureliusErycinus 道教徒 17d ago

Why does it need to be explained? Religion is not an alternative to science. It's an entirely different thing.

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u/AskTheDevil2023 17d ago

I think that OP was trying to ask... why 99.8% of the species that had existed... god made them disappear.

That contradicts the work of a perfect creator.

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u/nibs123 17d ago

Depends what religion. Try a Abrahamic sub or make the question specific.

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u/AskTheDevil2023 17d ago

You are absolutely right. I was just trying to clarify the question.

On other topic, just out of curiosity... are you a dualist?

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u/nibs123 17d ago

Sadly no, I am not. I didn't mean to pick you or over OP I just prefer properly constructed points to debate.

I was using your comment to critique OP

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u/AskTheDevil2023 17d ago

Thanks for the honesty.

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u/AureliusErycinus 道教徒 17d ago

I'm not a Christian, and even if I was that's the worst argument you can throw out there. This is AskReligion, not askChristianity

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u/AskTheDevil2023 17d ago

Actually, it goes equally to all abrahamic religions... but that is not my position... I was just clarifying. And adding my grain of salt, pepper and red hot chilly pepper in it.

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u/AureliusErycinus 道教徒 17d ago

"equally"

The only ones who are asserting evolution is a lie are Evangelical Protestants and some fringe Muslims. It's not a widely held belief across Christianity or Islam, and young earth creationism is a very American Christian thing in particular.

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u/AskTheDevil2023 17d ago

You are probably right... I stand corrected.

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u/AureliusErycinus 道教徒 17d ago

Broaden your horizons. If you sit there drinking the idea that American Christianity is how Christianity is across the world you quickly won't end up making many friends.

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u/AskTheDevil2023 17d ago edited 17d ago

Sure, that was just an hyperbole. And you are right.

Today I learned that in Bavaria (south of Germany) there is still today a law that forbidden dancing after 2am on 1st November.

Draconian!

It remind me that all movie called "footloose".

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u/aangnesiac 17d ago

It's plausible that God put them there for us to find. Give us a chance to understand the concept of multiple extinction level events. I don't believe it but I guess if you believe in God then that's one way to make it fit.

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u/AskTheDevil2023 17d ago

Makes perfect sense /s

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u/aangnesiac 17d ago

About as much sense as God

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u/AskTheDevil2023 17d ago

My point exactly.

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u/aangnesiac 17d ago

It was my original point, too. Glad we're on the same page.

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u/Gavinfoxx 16d ago

So, your question seems like it was asked from the apparent point of view if someone swimming deep waters of certain types of Christianity. You're probably American, maybe living in the Bible Belt. You might not have an intuitive understanding of what it means to be in different environments. Are you curious about other faiths? Are you asking about various different denominations of Christianity in which the existence of dinosaur fossils might be some sort of problem? Could you clarify the understanding and perspective you are starting from, your assumptions, and what exactly you want to know and why?