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Actually it's a 2010 publication, so it's a couple of years old now. But a friend loaned it to me, highly recommending it as he knows I'm a creationist and loves dinosaurs, and I've never seen this book before. So it's new to me. My friend said it was very interesting and some points caught him by surprise. He wanted me to give it a read myself, so I will. And I'll probably post another journal entry on my thoughts.

The title is "Dragons or Dinosaurs? Creation or Evolution?" by Darek Isaacs. A typical title you'd expect from creationist literature aiming to attack evolutionist worldviews. The three-paragraph book overview on the back cover even puts it this way: "Darek Issacs tackles these questions vigorously, and he presents surprising evidence to support the main thesis of this book. His findings confirm biblical authority and radically disarm the Theory of Evolution."

Bold. Why is the "Theory of Evolution" capitalized but the "biblical authority" is left without emphasis? And notice the author's aim is to "disarm" evolution. Because clearly evolutionists are on the warpath with hot lead and will do anything to discredit their opposition. Actually, that sounds a lot like Kent Hovind. Wait... He's creationist.

I'm skeptical of this book my friend lent me, but we'll see what I think after I've read it.

-Rick Charles

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:iconelsqiubbonator:
Why do you even disapprove of evolution in the first place? You DO put feathers on your dromaeosaurs, so why should it matter that birds evolved from them too?
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~DeinonychusEmpire Mar 3, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Because I'm young-earth creationist, and having observed such facts as feather imprints on dinosaurs and anatomical parallels between birds and traditional dinosaurs I do understand that biologically birds are dinosaurs regardless of what mainstream creationism indoctrinates. The difference is what I observe to be true, based on my worldview. In an evolutionist's worldview, organisms have been evolving over the course of millions of years. In my worldview, God created life in three days (out of the six-day creation week) approximately six or seven thousand years ago. A few thousand years allows organisms to adapt, but not to the extent evolutionists claim (think evolution on a smaller scale). Furthermore, genetics can only be lost through adaption. This can be observed in nature. Natural increase of genetic material (which is required for long-term geological evolution) cannot be observed in nature. There is no evidence for it. Thus especially given only a few thousand years, birds certainly didn't evolve from dinosaurs and were rather created as dinosaurs during the creation week.

Basically, the major reason is that I do not accept the concept that life has been evolving for millions of years. There is as much evidence against it as there is for it. If you can prove to me the irrefutablity of long-term geological evolution, I might reconsider my worldview. So the question is can you prove to me that long-term geological evolution is an irrefutable concept?
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:iconelsqiubbonator:
Saying that micro-evolution is possible but macro-evolution isn't is like saying a second is possible but an hour isn't. They're not fundamentally different processes--one is just an extended period of the other. As for your evidence, consider this. No animal has wheels. Were all life the result of an intelligent designer, said designer could presumably create animals of any shape, including ones with wheels. But no such animal exists. Either the designer is highly unimaginative (a rather sobering thought), or life acquires new forms gradually, within limits.
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~DeinonychusEmpire Mar 4, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Correction, micro and macro ARE fundamentally different processes. So-called "micro-evolution" is merely adaption through a loss or modification of existing genetic material, e.g. anoles modifying their limb size to more effectively escape a newly introduced predator on a secluded island (that's a recorded study, BTW). "Macro-evolution" requires the addition of new genetic material to an already existing format, e.g. for something like a fish to evolve into something like an amphibian into something like a reptile, as the process of geological evolution suggests. Our ancestors evolved scales, lost scales, and evolved scales again? Why couldn't they have just been created alongside each other rather than regain lost genetic material as is contrary to known biological principles?

And correct me if I'm wrong, but is life not imaginative to you? Are you saying loons, giant siphonophores, sperm whales and black-tipped reef sharks aren't amazing creatures because they don't have wheels, ray guns or laser beams? Mind you, God's creation is quite imaginative. He created the first submarines (whales), the first trumpets (hadrosaurs), the first projectile weaponry (archer fish and bombardier beetles), the first light shows (anything from lightning bugs to the giant siphonophore), the first jet-propulsion (cephalopods), as well as technological feats we have yet to accomplish such as active camouflage (chameleons and also cephalopods). And you're telling me life is unimaginative? The case may be that God could have created animals with wheels, but He simply didn't because He created other perfectly functional forms of terrestrial locomotion. What's sobering to me is your limited perception of Earth's astounding complexity and diversity. Here you are providing your own opinion of "imaginative" as evidence for evolution? Boohoo, animals don't have wheels (on a side-note I'd like to suggest that limbs are more effective than wheels anyway, as they allow for easier traverse over rough terrain... Imagine if a JEEP could simply walk over a deep river or jagged rocks... Maybe God preferred limbs more than wheels).

Forgive me sir, but I'd rather you not dodge the bullet with with your personal opinions. That's not scientific. I was expecting a legitimate response. I was expecting you to convince me that the methods supporting geological evolution are solid. Can you convince me that dating methods are accurate, or even legitimate? Have you ever dated rock for yourself? Or did you grow up believing geological evolution was true because it's the mainstream belief? And how can you be sure that the fossil record is as organized as is claimed? That fossil layers providing Jurassic dinosaurs are legitimately younger than fossil layers providing Permian pelycosaurs? You evolutionists say that if two fossils of the same kind are found in separate layers, those layers are definitely mutual in age; and you use erosion as an excuse for any discrepancies. Tell me how you can be sure everything died in their respective geological formations and were distorted by erosion as opposed to everything having been dispersed by their respective ecosystems during a world-wide flood? Did Allosaurus live during the Jurassic and T. rex during the Cretaceous, or did they belong to separate ecosystesms which were layered in the same geographical location when global flood waters advanced and receded? Personal opinion doesn't convince me, legitimate proof does. So convince me that geological evolution is irrefutably true.
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~TheMorlock Jan 12, 2012  Student General Artist
I love your little dig at Kent Hovind. :D
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~DeinonychusEmpire Jan 12, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Isn't he just great? =P
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~TheMorlock Jan 12, 2012  Student General Artist
He's pretty hilarious. I love how he mixes up Brachiosaurus and Brontosaurus.
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~DeinonychusEmpire Jan 12, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Yeah. I have quite a few issues with him.
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