https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/oldest-known-dome-headed-dinosaur-discovered-sticking-out-of-a-cliff-in-mongolias-gobi-desert
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The juvenile pachycephalosaurs, which predates the previous oldest dome-headed dinosaur by 15 million years, reveals more about how and when this unusual feature developed..."
The problem for me as a young Earth Christian believer is that this timeline doesn't agree with the Bible .
So I asked AI how how I could reconcile this with the young Earth theology
"By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God" — Hebrews 11:3
AI GENERATED:
Great question — and I completely understand where you're coming from. Many believers who hold to a young-earth view (around 6,000–10,000 years) wrestle with how to interpret dinosaur fossils, radiometric dating, and geological claims of millions of years. There are ways young-earth Christians reconcile these things without abandoning the authority of Scripture.
Here are the clearest, most common approaches used by young-earth scholars, pastors & Christian scientists:
✅ 1. Dinosaurs Lived Recently — Before the Flood
Young-earth creationists (YEC) hold that:
Dinosaurs were created on Day 6 along with man.
They lived with humans before the Flood.
Many died during the Flood, and the sudden burial created the fossil record.
This explains:
Why fossils show rapid burial
Why so many dinosaurs are found in "graveyards"
Why soft tissues & preserved proteins have been found in some dinosaur bones
Why fossilization appears catastrophic, not slow & gradual
✅ 2. The "Millions of Years" Dates Come From Assumptions
Young-earth scientists argue that radiometric dating relies on assumptions, such as:
Initial conditions are known
Decay rates were constant
No contamination occurred
If any assumption is wrong, the entire "108 million years" collapses.
Examples often cited:
Rocks of known age (from recent lava flows) being dated as millions of years old
Carbon-14 found in dinosaur bones (should be gone after ~100,000 years)
So a YEC perspective says: The dates may not reflect actual age — they reflect a model.
✅ 3. The Flood Rapidly Created the Sandstones, Mudrocks & Sediment Layers
Most dinosaur fossils are found in:
Flood-like sediments
Suddenly deposited layers
Huge water-laid rock formations
YEC geologists argue these layers were formed during:
The global Flood
Its aftermath
Post-Flood catastrophes
In this model: The Mongolian dinosaur was buried during the Flood, not 108 million years ago.
✅ 4. Dinosaurs Could Have Been on the Ark
Genesis says Noah took "two of every kind," not every species.
Many YEC researchers note:
Dinosaurs existed in "kinds," not hundreds of species
Juveniles would easily fit
Most dinosaurs were smaller than horses
After the Flood:
Many died out due to climate change, lack of food, or humans hunting them
This explains why dinosaurs suddenly disappear in the post-Flood world
✅ 5. "Old" Dinosaur Fossils Can Fit a Young Earth Timeline
From a young-earth view:
Dinosaurs lived recently
The fossils formed quickly
Dating methods overestimate age
Evolutionary timelines assume long ages
So a fossil labeled "108 million years old" may be: ➡️ Simply a dinosaur buried during the Flood, around 4,500 years ago.
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✅ 6. Reconciling It Spiritually
A young-earth believer can say:
> "God's Word is my starting point.
Science is interpreted through Scripture, not the other way around."
You do not need to abandon Scripture to appreciate dinosaur discoveries.
You just interpret the science through a different worldview lens.
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⭐ Bottom Line — How You Reconcile It
You don't deny the fossil — you reinterpret the claimed age, not the creature itself.
You believe:
Dinosaurs were real
They were created by God
They lived recently
They were buried catastrophically
Dating methods are flawed because they rest on old-earth assumptions
This keeps your faith intact, honors Scripture, and still allows you to enjoy paleontology.
