Science, Creation & EvolutionFossilization rates and volcanic eruptionsAhh, this reminds me of a passage in a creationist book I came across. Usings myths about 'dragons' to indicate that dinosaurs and humans lived together. What a strange world that would be... Every life form that ever lived, brought together in one place. I would be a bit crowded though. And it would form a very bizarre ecosystem. This is what the dictionary says about dragons (www.dictionary.com) : First of all: Dragon meant 'large snake' originally. Not 'fire-breathing, flying monster.' Furthermore: No life form has ever been seen 'breathing fire'. Or smoke. Vapour, yes. On cold days. But lizards are cold blooded animals, that rely on the sun to warm up. They can hardly produce any heat, let alone fire. Dragons are often descibed as flying animals. The only reptiles that ever evolved true flight were pterosaurs (strictly speaking not even real dinosaurs). If you know what these animals look like, it is hard to believe that they are what inspired the believe in dragons as we see them depicted. The largest pterosaur (Quetzalcoatlus) lived in America, but there are hardly any dragon myths from America. The only account I can think of is the Toltec and Aztec god quetzalcoatl. (see how they named the reptile after the god?) This was a 'feathered snake-god'. The myth describes a plumed/feathered god. Either it was just a myth, or reptiles DID indeed have feathers. (Which incidentally supports the view that dinosaurs could have evolved into birds) What does the rest of the forum think? Where the dragons from mythology the dinosaurs that must have lived before Noah? (And why do you think that?) |
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