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- Thrilltone, on 06/18/2008, -0/+35No wonder there's an oil shortage, they keep digging up the ingredients.
- bunger, on 06/18/2008, -9/+31Hail Satan for making this bountiful find available to us non-believers.
- lewhich, on 06/18/2008, -4/+17God put them there to test your faith
/sarcasm - jakash, on 06/18/2008, -1/+12It's a good thing those dinosaurs were dugg up, otherwise we might never have found them.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -0/+10yes because the only flood in the entire world was in the Bible.
- ozroy, on 06/18/2008, -1/+11Did they find a saddle?
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -0/+9You read about a flood in a UTAH river basin that happened multi-millions of years ago? Where did you read this?
- getjustin, on 06/18/2008, -2/+10Buried for obviously being planted there by the scientists.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -1/+8Tell me more! Your enlightenment is astounding! Was one of these dinosaurs the one Jesus was riding?
Is the Pope in on it too? He supports evolution!
Keep me informed! - ApokalypseNow, on 06/18/2008, -1/+8Reading about it somewhere is one thing, but as usual, you're failing to check your sources.
Your hat rack must have so much tinfoil on it that it resembles a satellite dish array. - jigulous, on 06/18/2008, -0/+7So did he fix the cable?
- spidoman, on 06/18/2008, -2/+9Umm you do realize that mormons aren't included in the group of radical christians that believe dinosaurs were alive the same time as humans, or that the world is 6,000 years old.
I know you may be being sarcastic, but just had to clear that up. - ApokalypseNow, on 06/18/2008, -1/+8"Your scientists plagiarized the bible and then put different names on everything."
Evidence for this? Oh wait, your tinfoil won't let you give sources.
Your bible plagiarized the Egyptian and Sumerian religions (both of which have flood myths that predate yours), as well as many others. You've been bamboozled, but you seem to like it. - Suzilla, on 06/18/2008, -0/+7No, but there were suspicious, saddle-like remains draped over one of them, and another was found clutching a simple, earthen cup.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -0/+6Really? Want to cite your sources for that? Because there is ZERO evidence of a worldwide flood and trust me, the "6000 years old" people are trying REALLY hard to find some for decades now.
How do you explain all the dinosaur fossils found in Utah, when it was dry and arid even 6000 years ago? - source1984, on 06/18/2008, -7/+13Why do you idiots turn everything into a religion debate? Are you really that insecure?
- gandhi2, on 06/18/2008, -0/+6You are probably referring to the best corroboration of the Biblical flood myth...the epic of Gilgamesh, which covers a flood myth very similar to that found in the Bible. However, the epic was clearly written prior to Moses' recounting of the Noah myth. In fact, dating suggests that the Gilgamesh tablets place the event about 450 years before the supposed date of Noah.
At any rate, you are quite wrong that the two tales are nearly identical. Utanapishtim tells of a storm that lasts for six days and seven nights(not 40 days and 40 nights), there is no mention that the entire Earth is flooded, it does talk about construction of a boat and collection of animals, but it's specifically classifies them as being necessary for food. There is no talk of collecting 2 of each animals for preservation of species, and at no point in the epic does it mention specifically 8 humans being the only survivors. The Gilgamesh epic, though clearly myth, could easily refer to a real life event, but the text seems to point to an in-rush of sea water into a valley caused by a collapse:
"Adad rumbled inside of it,
before him went Shullat and Hanish,
heralds going over mountain and land.
Erragal pulled out the mooring poles,
forth went Ninurta and made the dikes overflow.
The Anunnaki lifted up the torches,
setting the land ablaze with their flare."
Ninurta is an earth god, the others are also dieties.
"The... land shattered like a... pot."
"...submerging the mountain in water,
overwhelming the people like an attack."
"The gods were cowering like dogs, crouching by the outer wall."
I don't believe that "thousands" of cultures have so close similarities in their flood myth. Most cultures which do have a myth involving floods are those most prone to have to face them: cultures along major rivers, or those who live on island nations or near the coast. Just look to the far East and see how different their myths are. - trek, on 06/18/2008, -3/+9I bet they were killed during the war with the Nephites.
- deanoplex, on 06/18/2008, -0/+6Seashells are easily fossilized, they are not rare and are found in the mountains and plains all over the world. The ancients no-doubt pondered why they appeared on mountain tops. In Genesis, the author(Moses?), may be trying to explain this phenomenon with the science of the day. It was known that water levels could rise and fall but not that mountains could as well. The mountains HAD to have been under water. Water at that level would flood the entire world and terrestrial life would have become extinct. A family would need a boat to survive this and repopulate the Earth. What about the animals? O.K. It would have to be a BIG boat: Noahs ark! Given the knowledge of the day this IS a very rational hypothesis.
With modern science we are able to measure the movement of the land and date the geological levels. The fossil record (a natural record of events that does not lie) shows a series of extinctions spanning hundreds of millions of years. It does not show a world wide flood and the 'Noah hypothesis' (as well crafted as it is) had to be abandoned. - deweyhewson, on 06/18/2008, -0/+6I thought that's why religious fanatics existed? :)
- Kallius, on 06/18/2008, -1/+7Preliminary evidence shows that the stegosaurus was married to both meat-eaters, and fathered four sauropods.
- alkajazz, on 06/18/2008, -0/+6No one cares.
- Thrilltone, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5You owe me
- ArmCannon, on 06/18/2008, -3/+8Did they happen to find the dinosaur that Jesus used to ride?
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5So stupidly funny, I had to digg you up.
Kudo's for making me laugh.
Oh, since this IS digg, I meant stupidly funny in a good way ;-) - deweyhewson, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5It's just too bad we couldn't save them in time!
- pond70, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5HAHAHAHAHAHA...
- killdeer03, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5That is amazing, you have made my other wise abysmal crappy day. Thank you.
- gordonj, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5So 8 people were saved from each culture? Or were there just 8 people saved? Are all of these stories coincident? I always wondered why Christians pushed so hard to try to try to justify a story that would necessitate generations of incest.
- o0joshua0o, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4Quiz:
-I take 10% of your income, and have an annual audit to make sure I got every penny.
-I promoted racism until as recently as the 1970's when I capitulated to immense social and political pressure (The IRS was threatening to cancel my non-profit tax exempt status).
-I pump tons of money into a discriminatory, pseudo-fascist organization
-I twist my own history to cover up inconsistencies and embarrassments.
-My founder was a known con-man and womanizer
-I put put enormous peer pressure on you to proclaim that you know I am true, even after being a member for a very short amount of time
-If you visit me regularly for awhile, and then stop attending, I will keep calling and sending people to harass you for months afterward.
Who am I? - pond70, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4 Top Ten Reasons That Beer Is Better Than Jesus:-
a) No one will kill you for not drinking beer.
b) Beer doesn't tell you how to have sex.
c) They don't force beer on minors who cannot think for themselves.
d) Beer has never caused a major war.
e) When you have a beer you don't knock on people's doors trying to give it away.
f) Nobody has ever been burned at the stake, hanged or tortured over a beer.
g) You don't have to wait 2000 years for a second beer.
h) There are laws saying beer labels cannot lie to you.
I) You can prove you have a beer.
j) If you are devoted to beer then there are groups who can help you stop.
What's the difference between Jesus and a picture of Jesus?
It only takes one nail to hang the picture!
Why can't Jesus eat M & M's?
Because they keep on falling through his hands!
Jesus, Moses and an old man are playing golf. Moses steps up to the tee and hits the ball. It goes sailing over the fairway and lands in the water trap. Moses parts the water and chips onto the green.
Jesus steps up to the tee and hits the ball. It goes sailing over the water trap but still lands in the water. Jesus just walks on the water and chips the ball onto the green.
The old man steps up to the tee and hits the ball. It goes sailing over the fairway and heads for the water trap. But just before it lands in the water a fish jumps out of the water and catches the ball in his mouth, then an eagle swoops down and grabs the fish in its claws, then the eagle flies over the green and is hit by a sudden bolt lightning and the eagle drops the fish.
When the fish hits the ground, the ball pops out of his mouth and rolls in for a hole in one.
Jesus then turns to the old man and says, "Dad, if you don't stop fooling around we won't bring you next time!"
The bartender was washing his glasses, and an elderly Irishman came in and with great difficulty, hoisted his bad leg over the barstool, pulled himself up painfully, asked for a sip of Irish whiskey.
The Irishman looked down the bar and said, "Is that Jesus down there?" The bartender nodded and the Irishman told him to give Jesus an Irish whiskey also.
The next patron was an ailing Italian with a hunched back and slowness of movement. He shuffled up to the barstool and asked for a glass of Chianti. He also looked down the bar and asked if that was Jesus sitting down there. The bartender nodded and the Italian said to give Him a glass of Chianti, also.
The third patron, a redneck, swaggered in dragging his knuckles on the floor and hollered. "Barkeep, set me up a cold one. Hey, is that God's Boy down there?" The barkeep nodded, and the redneck told him to give Jesus a cold one too.
As Jesus got up to leave, he walked over to the Irishman and touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed!" The Irishman felt the strength come back to his leg, and he got up and danced a jig to the door.
Jesus touched the Italian and said, "For your kindness you are healed!" The Italian felt his back straighten and he raised his hands above his head and did a flip out the door.
Jesus walked toward the redneck, and the redneck jumped back and exclaimed, "Don't touch me, I'm drawing disability!" - Thrilltone, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4You always do better basing your humor on conventional 'wisdom', rather than 'truth'
- ApokalypseNow, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4"That's what I said; every ancient culture is aware of what happened because it happened."
You're drawing the wrong conclusion - that many ancient cultures and religions share the story, but attribute it to different causes, only shows that it is a popular story that each took from the others (and further, that flooding is not an uncommon phenomenon for which to draw parables from). There is *NO* objective, empirical evidence for a global flood. - hoopy22, on 06/18/2008, -3/+7You know, it's not unheard of to both believe evolution and a higher power exists. And another thing, one or two Jesus jokes might be cute, but after that, not so much. Just sayin.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -4/+7So Jesus rode dinosaurs in Utah too?
The Mormons are gonna flip ! - deanoplex, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3Thanks gandhi2. I wanted to research this but I didn't even know where to start searching.
- FearFactory, on 06/18/2008, -4/+7They found Jesus horse!
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -2/+4"logjam" sound like something related to gay sex that went wrong...
- deweyhewson, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2Spidoman is correct as far as "official" doctrine is concerned. But I know a few members who believe they were killed off in the flood.
For the record, I am LDS, and no, I don't believe that. - chrgrose, on 06/18/2008, -2/+4Well duh, Mormon's don't believe silly nonsense like that. They only believe in things backed up by reason, like that Jesus floated over to America to propagate his religion to the native americans who themselves got caught in million-man battles with iron and steal weapons, ate cattle and pigs, and rode camels and horses.
Of course heathen will point out that none of these things existed on the American continent prior to recent introduction, but they also won't tell you that they worship the devil. - bsdrocker, on 06/18/2008, -4/+6Is it weird that a lot of Dinosaur's are found in Utah...?
- deweyhewson, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2Not if you live here....
- 4degrees, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2"logjammin" I love that movie. Jackie Treehorn, you've done it again. The cable gets fixed and everything.
- Loonacy, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2And to add to that, I know quite a few who believe the earth is 6,000 years old, and some of them are convinced that evolution has been disproved. Seriously.
- nitsuj, on 06/19/2008, -0/+2"They always say the same number."
This is false and you are a liar for saying it.
There is not one single piece of evidence for your global flood and the whole boat thing is laughably ludicrous.
You are a gullible fool for swallowing the bible like you do and you amount to nothing more on here than an annoying troll who troll's evolution and science articles whilst making himself look like an uneducated idiot. - deanoplex, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2"d) Beer has never caused a major war." It sure has caused a lot of minor ones!
: P - elpayo, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey.
- elpayo, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2You have commented... wisely.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -1/+2If you want a T REX or Tyrannosaurus skull you can get a BIG ONE here
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1 ... - itspuddingtime, on 06/18/2008, -2/+3Well, I find this highly amusing
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