Re: [asa] dinos

Sorry for the geological booboo.

Crater Lake is also good to sit on the edge of and stare at. Such activity
induces a calmness that mirrors that of the lake and brings one into
attention to all of the life and beauty that surrounds it. But unless I were
a member of the Polar Bear club, I wouldn't swim in it.

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Roberts" <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>
To: "Robert Schneider" <rjschn39@bellsouth.net>;
<donperrett@theology-perspectives.net>; <burgytwo@juno.com>
Cc: "ASA Discussions" <asa@calvin.edu>
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Subject: Re: [asa] dinos

> Crater lake is a caldera formed when the large volcano blew its top
> several thousands of years ago. It is not of glacial origin. It is good to
> swim in
>
> Michael
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Schneider" <rjschn39@bellsouth.net>
> To: <donperrett@theology-perspectives.net>; <burgytwo@juno.com>
> Cc: "ASA Discussions" <asa@calvin.edu>
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> Subject: Re: [asa] dinos
>
>
>> Re Don's note, some Native American flood myths have come to us in a form
>> that suggests some influence of the Noah story; probably conveyed by
>> Christian missionaries. I recall one myth from one of the Nortwest tribes
>> (I can't lay my hand on the book right now to identify it) that had
>> obvious affinities with the biblical story, but the latter's features
>> were incorporated into a more ancient framework. Perhaps the late ice age
>> lake that Crater Lake is a remnant would have been the original
>> inspiration.
>>
>> Bob Schneider
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Don Perrett" <donperrett@theology-perspectives.net>
>> To: <burgytwo@juno.com>
>> Cc: "ASA Discussions" <asa@calvin.edu>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 5:59 PM
>> Subject: RE: [asa] dinos
>>
>>
>>> Normally I don't get into the YEC/ID discussions. HOWEVER
>>>
>>> IMHO I feel that more likely than a direct descendancy from Noah, which
>>> cannot account for Native Americans being here before the flood, I
>>> believe
>>> it is more likely that the flood stories from around the world are in
>>> reference to past human experiences (tales) of the floods which likely
>>> occurred at the end of the last ice age which would have been seen
>>> globally
>>> but would not have been global. Being that it would more likely be at a
>>> more recent time, it may have been as a result of mountain glaciers
>>> melting
>>> rapidly and not the larger glaciers that may have cut the Grand Canyon
>>> for
>>> example. Any area in a low land near mountains with remaining ice age
>>> glacier caps would have experience localized (regional) flooding.
>>>
>>> As for the flying dinos, is it not likely that the tales may have
>>> originated
>>> from hypotheses drawn from those that found Ptero remains?
>>>
>>> Don
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
>>> Behalf Of burgytwo@juno.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 3:35 PM
>>> To: asa@calvin.edu
>>> Subject: [asa] dinos
>>>
>>> AIG recently tossed out the following:
>>>
>>> Q: Were dragons just mythological?
>>>
>>> A: You may have heard about the flood legends that have come down from
>>> many
>>> different people groups around the world, many of which are very similar
>>> to
>>> the Bible's account of Noah's Flood.
>>>
>>> For instance, the Australian Aborigines, before they even met
>>> missionaries,
>>> had stories about a global flood. The stories included many similarities
>>> to
>>> the Bible's account. The same can be said of the legends of the American
>>> Indians, Fijians, Eskimos, and other cultures all around the world.
>>>
>>> The reason for this is that these people are all descendants of Noah.
>>> They handed down the story of the Flood to succeeding generations. The
>>> stories changed over the years, but the similarities to the Bible are
>>> still
>>> there.
>>>
>>> The same sort of thing likely happened with dragon legends. These
>>> stories
>>> are based on real encounters with real beasts. The stories exist all
>>> over
>>> the world, handed down from generation to generation.
>>>
>>> What were the dragons? When you read about the descriptions of many of
>>> these
>>> dragons in the old history books, you will see that they fit with many
>>> of
>>> the descriptions we have today of dinosaurs.
>>>
>>> Yes, dragons were probably dinosaurs!
>>>
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Now I'm going to confess that the first time I saw this argument, it
>>> argued
>>> (for me) somewhat persuasively that -- perhaps -- dinos and humanity
>>> existed
>>> at the same 6time. The stories in the book of Job reinforced this. Then
>>> when
>>> I saw dino tracks in a river in San Rose
>>> (?) Texas, the credibility increased. Those tracks "looked" fresh -- not
>>> 100
>>> MY old. (They still do).
>>>
>>> So to a limited extent I stll hold a small chance (.01% perhaps) that
>>> dinos
>>> did survive into recent times.
>>>
>>> Of course, that possibility has nothing to do with the YEC view, I
>>> think.
>>> Should a living T Rex be found in -- say -- S America, it WOULD be
>>> interesting. I keep hoping ... .
>>>
>>> Burgy
>>>
>>>
>>>
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