I have become increasingly interested in the role dinosaurs played within the Christian worldview. They seem to have been quite the anomaly. These "terrible lizards"(1) roamed the earth for millions of years - a seemingly bleak existence comprising mainly of carnage and survival of the fittest.
How does this picture fit within Christian theism? What purpose did they serve? I am sure more questions will arise as the discussion blossoms.
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(1) Actually it was originally defined to mean "fearfully-great lizard", by Richard Owen in 1842. The greek word "deinos", when used as a superlative, means "fearfully-great" (as used by Homer in The Iliad). It became simplified over time, as a simple adjective, to mean "terrible". Dinosaurs are neither terrible nor are they lizards! http://paleobiology.si.edu/dinosaurs...ons/mis_4.html
How does this picture fit within Christian theism? What purpose did they serve? I am sure more questions will arise as the discussion blossoms.
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(1) Actually it was originally defined to mean "fearfully-great lizard", by Richard Owen in 1842. The greek word "deinos", when used as a superlative, means "fearfully-great" (as used by Homer in The Iliad). It became simplified over time, as a simple adjective, to mean "terrible". Dinosaurs are neither terrible nor are they lizards! http://paleobiology.si.edu/dinosaurs...ons/mis_4.html
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