I wanted to first apologize for my absence of late. And, I'm not even going to give any excuses as to why. Just, sorry!
Sandy, I've been pondering your dinosaur questions for what, a few weeks now? And, you built me up to give such a great, well-thought-out response to such a degree that I felt like I couldn't say anything! You paralysed my mind. HA!! Just kidding. Sort of. But, I really am not completely sure. I've always sort of felt they probably did co-exist to some degree, but not necessarily on the same continents. (Okay, I'm not getting into the continent-drifting theory right now.) But, you know how man first supposedly came across the Bering Strait to get to North America from Asia, right? Well, there were many dinosaur bones found up in Canada. Alberta, in fact. There's a big dinosaur museum up there dedicated to the dinosaur bones found right there in that region. So, presumably the dinosaurs lived and became extinct before people ever even walked on that soil. Could that be the case? I don't know. And, I really can't claim to know where else in the world they have found bones...probably among the earliest populated geographic regions. So, my theory is not developed at all...just an "off the top of my head" thing. And, I totally don't trust carbon-dating one iota.
And, regarding the flood, I also heard back in my college days of the "canopy theory," which basically said there was sort of a canopy-type humid/watery layer surrounding the earth back pre-flood. And, the Bible supposedly (again...I haven't done the research) didn't mention rain before the flood, because it didn't need to rain. The layer provided enough moisture or something. I don't know. (Which would have been another reason why people looked at Noah as if he was completely out of his mind when he said the rain was coming.) This is also why people lived to like 600 years old, and reptiles grew to the size of dinosaurs...because they didn't have the affects of the u.v. radiation to age them quickly. Don't some reptiles actually grow until they die? I'm not exactly sure if dinosaurs are actually reptiles, but run with it here. So, God realized he didn't really want to put up with anyone that long (LOL), so he sent the flood to both flood the earth and do away with that protective layer. After that, man's life span was limited to 120 years...it does actually say that somewhere. If I weren't lazy with a bit of a headache I'd go look it up.
Looking forward to seeing you next month, Sandy. Can we put in our reservation for your camper? We are still firming dates, but it will probably be around the end of April. And, what cars are also available to lug the thing? Can we do a car swap with someone with a hitch?
Love ya.
B
