My archaeology professor told me that dinosaurs roamed the earth 65 million years ago. How can that be if God?
Posted in: zjnq.com Date: March 12th, 2010
The evidence was carefully planted by God to mislead the unfaithful right? Why else would it be there.
Tell him that, I'm sure he'll see the light and take it all back.
Insulting answers should be reported, because they're against the Y!A Guidelines.
I wonder why an Archaeology professor is teaching Paleontology? Report Abuse
It can be, because that's what the evidence indicates, and that evidence happens to be part of nature and, if you like, part of the creation. If you don't like it, then complain to the Manufacturer of that evidence and the rest of the universe. Inform your deity that you've found fault with the way They've made the world, and ask for it to be corrected in line with your preferences.
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You shouldn't.
By the way, next time you're studying this archaeology stuff, ask your professor why they're teaching the wrong subject. Strangely, rather than lecturing on archaeology, they're giving classes in palaeontology. I'm surprised nobody noticed. That indicates a deficient approach by both your professor and the obviously not very diligent students.
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Science isn't about "being kind and tactuful". Ask your archaeology professor during their next lecture on palaeontology.
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Many thanks for stating the patently obvious. However, it would be a very incompetent archeology professor who thought they could clarify archeological matters with reference to a particular genus of Upper Cretaceous theropod. I've heard of incompetent archeology professors, as it happens, but not one who's yet managed to plummet quite that low.
More relevant is the detail that the poster seemed to think paleontology is somehow part of archeology. That's consistent with someone falsely claiming to having somehow received instruction from a professor.
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The professor hasn't, seeing as the poster doesn't have an archeology professor. This is because the poster hasn't studied archeology. The professor referred to doesn't exist.
<<"More relevant is the detail that the poster seemed to think paleontology is somehow part of archeology"
How can someone draw such a conclusion is beyond comprehension. This is what is known as jumping to confusion.>>
No. It's known as noticing the poster can't differentiate between archeology and paleontology and, therefore, they haven't studied either. Whether that's beyond your comprehension is something I've no opinion of.
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If you wish to believe this individual has an archeology professor, despite their lack of knowledge, then you're welcome to make that mistake. It could be a contender for the best example.
PS: The word you were trying for is "theropod".
6,000 years ? Do you have any idea when civilization started in the river valleys ? Do you expect the people of Egypt were living in some different planet in their early years ?
If you want logical facts based on scientific study, trust your professor. KTdykes is very right in his answer. Get benefited from his answer instead of being offended.
KTDykes
Even an archeology professor can refer to a paleontological fact, if it helps him clarify certain points. After all it is a fact, and everybody is entitled to it.
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Some people do have an exceptional ability to miss the "patently obvious" and needs to be reminded.
"it would be a very incompetent archeology professor who thought they could clarify archeological matters with reference to a particular genus of Upper Cretaceous theropod"
The asker has not mentioned any "particular genus of Upper Cretaceous theropod" but about the superorder (& not genus) Dinosauria in general. (Dinosaurs are not necessarily therapods - another "patently obvious" fact). I really do not see why the poor professor has incurred your displeasure, but the teachers often bring extraneous matters into their discussion. That does not necessarily make them "incompetent archeology professors". It only indicates that they are not suffering from constipation of ideas.
"More relevant is the detail that the poster seemed to think paleontology is somehow part of archeology"
How can someone draw such a conclusion is beyond comprehension. This is what is known as jumping to confusion.
I have heard people say many things to justify their mistakes, but this is definitely a strong contender for the best example.
This is the dilemma that faced the early scientists, who were out to find evidence in the world to correspond to the bible story of the creation of the earth. They very much believed that the earth was very very young, as described int he bible (at least, how most people interpreted the bible at the time, a couple hundred years ago). But the problem became very evident that it was impossible to explain the evidence that was uncovered according to a short history of existence (the evidence did not support the bible story at all). So clearly, the bible had to be wrong about this or we people are all complete idiots.
As to whether you accept the evidence of your senses (and the senses of your fellow man) or not, it is not my place to say. You must decide for yourself. However, you really should raise this question with your prof, who hopefully will be wise enough to allow you all to have a discussion on the matter so that, at the very least, you will understand WHY science rejects the young earth model, even if you do not believe in it.
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