Sunday, April 22, 2018

animals - Do Jews Believe Dinosaurs Lived in the Same Time Period as Humans?


According to the book of Genesis, animals and humans were created on the 6th day. I am wondering what Jews think of dinosaurs.


When tested for dating (radioactive decay), their bones appear to be millions of years old, a time period that does not exist according to a literal interpretation of the Torah.


I am aware of certain Jewish/science authors that use Einstein's theory of relativity to argue that the first 7 days of Genesis were "relative" and that they could actually be much longer than the 24 hour days we have today.


But for Jews who are not scientists, what is the general belief about dinosaurs?




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