dinosaurs and the bible

[jwright25]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

I know Gina at Enterprise Rent A Car. Know her? Lol

haha! Nope. Must've been another Tennessee conversation. Funny coincidences though!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

. . . but the challenge my brother and his wife are facing is a very smart 7-year-old, to whom nuances are not yet understandable. He just knows that the bible says one thing and his dino books say another. Things are black and white in his little 7-year-old mind, so treading the line of teaching him the shades of gray without undermining what they're trying to teach him about religion is what's keeping them on their toes.

Having an Asperger's kid, for whom literalism is like breathing, I feel you on this. What we found we had to do was compare it to expressions (like Junie B. Jones' "dumb bunny," which doesn't mean you're a real bunny) or other stories that he could understand were not to be taken literally (can't think of one right now, though). He started catching on that way, but age does indeed help.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Well, it's an idea. I don't think scientists claim to KNOW this, but it's the best they've come up with given what we know.

I really don't think there's a need to find a solution to "time's" beginning.

[KSig RC]

So wait, we can just start naming shit "Dinosaur Adventure Land" instead of "Creationism Country" or "Biblical Science Camp"? This is actually how it works? Can you IMAGINE how many people walked into that place with no clue what they were getting into? Holy balls, that's hilarious!

Wow - what's next? How about "Pope Paul V's Geocentric Fun Planet"? "Mutus Libre's Gold Rush"? "Doc Douchebag's Big Bloodletting Barn"?

For entertainment purposes alone . . . can we start referring to Dauchau as "National Socialism Fun World" or "Final Adventureland"? What about "Fred Phelps Presents . . . The Apocalyto Party Pit" or "Super Happy Heteroville"?

The misleading-name potential is just off the charts here, really - I could do this all day.

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

So wait, we can just start naming shit "Dinosaur Adventure Land" instead of "Creationism Country" or "Biblical Science Camp"? This is actually how it works? Can you IMAGINE how many people walked into that place with no clue what they were getting into? Holy balls, that's hilarious!

Wow - what's next? How about "Pope Paul V's Geocentric Fun Planet"? "Mutus Libre's Gold Rush"? "Doc Douchebag's Big Bloodletting Barn"?

For entertainment purposes alone . . . can we start referring to Dauchau as "National Socialism Fun World" or "Final Adventureland"? What about "Fred Phelps Presents . . . The Apocalyto Party Pit" or "Super Happy Heteroville"?

The misleading-name potential is just off the charts here, really - I could do this all day.

can you come up with a fun name for the FLDS compound in Texas?

As for dinosaurs and the bible, my son's teacher (at a Catholic school) explained it as the "we don't know how long a day lasts for God"- one day could have been one thousand years. I think as they get older they talk more about figurative versus literal interpretations.