The following was emailed from Answers in Genesis and I thought you may like to read:
Q: Do creationists believe flying dragons were mythical?
A: The pictures of flying dragons we see in movies and books may be a bit fanciful. But they are probably based on memories from people who did see such flying creatures, perhaps pterodactyls.
In the 5th century BC, Herodotus, the famous Greek historian, wrote about the “winged serpents” of Arabia. Their descriptions fit what we know about pterodactyls. Similar reports of such creatures come from Ethiopia and India. And there are people living today in the jungles of Southern Africa who say they’ve seen flying reptiles—though they call them “kongamato.” Even the Bible, in the book of Isaiah, talks about flying serpents that lived with people.
Evolutionists insist that the flying reptiles became extinct with the dinosaurs millions of years ago. But the Bible and ancient records give evidence that such creatures lived with people not so long ago.
Furthermore, it shouldn’t surprise those who believe in the book of Genesis if such a flying reptile was still living today. After all, the Bible says that God created all the land animals on the sixth day of creation.
3 comments:
Hi Chris
The most likely source of the dragon stories are the encounters with dinosaur fossils and bones. The stories would simply be the imaginings of what they would have been like in life.
Also, who's to say our memories aren't revelations from the mind of God? The other point is that for many centuries the long oarfish with its nasty teeth was described as a kind of plesiosaur. Dolphins bobbing up and down in the water led to mermaids, and so forth. I'd need more evidence that could not possibly have been a defective description.
We need to be very vigilant when it comes to evidence and we need to have high standards for our own interpretations of Scripture.
I weighed in on the Answers In Genesis ministry and found a lot of serious questions about it. Here's a link to that. Let me know what you think. God bless.
Jim, I respect your wanting to question Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis' motives however I do have reasons to disagree with you straight from their site. I won't post it here but rather will make a new entry later this week. I want to be able to respond directly to your arguments that you listed on your site. God bless, brother.
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Jim, just wanted to let you know that I have posted a reply that is located here
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