Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs:
Science vs. Religion
AB
Mrs. Carroll
College Preparatory
11/30/2004
Outline
Thesis: Dinosaurs: Science vs. Religion
Thesis Statement: How old are Dinosaurs?
1. Introduction: Science vs. Religion
2. How Old Are Dinosaurs?
3. What Science Believes
a. Where does Science get its facts
b. Paleontology findings
c. How do Paleontologists tell time
4. What Christians Believe
a. Where do Christians get their facts
b. How do Dinosaurs fit into the Bible
c. Modern Evidence
5. Conclusion
AB
Mrs. Carroll
College Preparatory
11/30/04
Dinosaurs: Science vs. Religion
Science and Religion both agree on one thing: dinosaurs existed. We have known this ever since the discovery of the first dinosaur bones. Science and Religion differ on other subjects, however, such as: the origin and age of the earth and dinosaurs. I chose this subject because I feel like it is commonly accepted that the earth is millions of years old, and that dinosaurs and man did not exist at the same time. No one really knows the answers to these mysteries, yet we teach them in our schools. I chose this subject because I wanted to find the answer to the question "how old are dinosaurs?".
Since Darwin first published his theory of evolution, most people have believed that common man evolved from apes. People have commonly accepted what scientists and paleontologists have told us. Science believes that the earth is 4600 million years old. Science also believes that dinosaurs are 220 million years old. Dinosaurs ruled on a huge single land mass for 150 million years (Benton 15). All of these things are what the science community calls "facts". One of the most important beliefs is that man and dinosaurs did not exist at the same time. How does science know all these things?...
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