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Digging Up Bones

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 20 Nov 19

Remember “Diggin’ Up Bones,” an early hit by Randy Travis? The good folks at Big Bone Lick State Historic Park sure do! Big Bone Lick, located not too far from Cincinnati, is considered “the birthplace of American...

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big bone lick state historic park

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3.5 million year old arctic camel fossil found in Canada!

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 7 Mar 13

I learned today about a neat find up on Ellesmere Island, in Canada: fossil fragments of an extinct arctic camel! Judging from the bones found, it's being reported that this cold-weather camel would have stood a third taller than...

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Dinosaur Train

antarcticpostcards @antarcticpostcards (472) • United States 10 Sep 09

Dinosaur Train is an interesting new animated show on PBS geared towards teaching preschoolers about natural science and paleontology. I found it pretty entertaining to watch. It is also pretty educational, but not without being...

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Dinosaurs were created for what?

clowdine @clowdine (1402) • Philippines 15 Jun 08

I have an idea in mind why, but I wish to know if you have the same thinking about this. Why did God create Dinosaurs and let them die later to be millions and millions of years apart from mankind? The point of letting them die...

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When illogical supertitions and rational knowledge cohabit

Thomas73 @Thomas73 (1467) • Switzerland 14 Feb 07

Many years ago, a colleague of mine -- very good scientist and really nice person -- admitted to me that, for a long time, he'd separated his work from his personal convictions. Whereas he was a researcher in cell biology, he also...

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Is it possible to believe what the Bible says and what science books say?

SimplyMe @SimplyMe (373) • United States 5 Dec 06

I am a Christian and believe that what the Bible says is true, but I also believe that paleontologists, and archeologists' discoveries of dinosaurs and ancient civilizations are true too. Is it possible and/or right to believe...

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