tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post8348880862523945356..comments2023-10-29T06:50:22.166-04:00Comments on Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs: Dinosaurs and... Beowulf?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-76666722028351852802016-07-06T15:32:55.836-04:002016-07-06T15:32:55.836-04:00I'm listening to it now. I thought Monster Tal...I'm listening to it now. I thought Monster Talk were having a lend of me at first but then I googled "Beowulf" and "Creationist" and Bingo! There they were. Creationwiki even has pictures! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578627044605134079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-53877156353437206892012-11-01T22:07:12.907-04:002012-11-01T22:07:12.907-04:00Niroot, sounds like you're channelling Frank F...Niroot, sounds like you're channelling Frank Frazetta there!Mark Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05197384873600545231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-12290182570819409382012-10-31T22:58:18.691-04:002012-10-31T22:58:18.691-04:00In retrospect, something w/more nostalgia & di...In retrospect, something w/more nostalgia & dino vs. human action (E.g. "One Million Years B.C.") would've made a better movie reference. Aw well.Hadiazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805346627826158173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-5809467943433577312012-10-31T12:29:23.040-04:002012-10-31T12:29:23.040-04:00The 13th Warrior (the Antonito Banderas movie that...The 13th Warrior (the Antonito Banderas movie that lots of people have told me is awful) is based off of that. I think it's pretty good, but that's just my opinion.Ian N. Costhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555644427886982224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-18810212779069277572012-10-31T08:59:03.610-04:002012-10-31T08:59:03.610-04:00That's what that one was about? That was one o...That's what that one was about? That was one of the few Crichton books I didn't read in my teenage Crichton spree. I don't know why I would have read "Rising Sun" over that one, but that's what happened.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-53940466965874862362012-10-31T08:49:43.140-04:002012-10-31T08:49:43.140-04:00Probably true, but I try to go with live and let l...Probably true, but I try to go with live and let live as long as they don't attack my theories outright. I just think of it as a ridiculous interpretation of the bible and an old English poem. Everyone is entitled to their own interpretation, even if it is a bit ludicrous. If anyone tries to push that interpretation into the school curriculum I'll be right there in the crowd against it though, because it is ludicrous.Ian N. Costhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555644427886982224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-83995252193632759282012-10-31T01:42:31.938-04:002012-10-31T01:42:31.938-04:00I don't know about anyone else, but Beowulf an... I don't know about anyone else, but Beowulf and dinosaurs is simply crying out to be illustrated, surely? T. rex isn't Grendel; it's his mount! Nateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869685234493116483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-33575462887778077182012-10-30T22:06:22.506-04:002012-10-30T22:06:22.506-04:00What I'm wondering is how, according to the YE...What I'm wondering is how, according to the YECs, "J. R. Tolkien...showed that Beowulf was a factual account, not a fiction and that Grendel was most likely a T. rex." What's next, arguing that "Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" was based on a true story & thus proof that non-avian dinos lived at the same time as humans?Hadiazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805346627826158173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-67448846714584287922012-10-30T18:57:48.806-04:002012-10-30T18:57:48.806-04:00"Small and Weak" enough to be the size o..."Small and Weak" enough to be the size of a man's arm and strong enough to lift the man twice over. Tyrannosaurids sure have weak arms.Devin Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01796548959751979007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-86938020939617053442012-10-30T15:09:30.494-04:002012-10-30T15:09:30.494-04:00Because, contrary to what we were led to believe a...Because, contrary to what we were led to believe at Uni, "Beowulf" is just so obviously a factual account and not a work of fiction ...Gorgosaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210961683279215041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-74091850842375396982012-10-30T15:07:49.624-04:002012-10-30T15:07:49.624-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gorgosaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210961683279215041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-51421722823331391432012-10-30T14:38:00.492-04:002012-10-30T14:38:00.492-04:00Crichton wrote a book ("Eaters of the Dead&qu...Crichton wrote a book ("Eaters of the Dead", adapted to film as "The Thirteenth Warrior") where Grendel (or actually a tribe, the "wendol") were late-surviving Neandertals. BIT MORE PLAUSIBLE.Mike Keeseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147156174467903264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-18141958344601973312012-10-30T14:21:20.579-04:002012-10-30T14:21:20.579-04:00Bewowulf vs. a juvenile Tyrannosaurus might be qui...Bewowulf vs. a juvenile Tyrannosaurus might be quite entertaining material for a movie, though. At least until it bit off Beowulf's head after he tried to rip its not at all weak or feeble despite its size arm.Mette Aumalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10368084269803293021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-2603061136337080552012-10-30T14:16:26.181-04:002012-10-30T14:16:26.181-04:00Well, if anything deserves belittling...Well, if anything deserves belittling...Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-73227170040218338802012-10-30T13:53:53.135-04:002012-10-30T13:53:53.135-04:00Saw this a few weeks ago when I covered Bambirapto...Saw this a few weeks ago when I covered Bambiraptor: http://www.creationtoday.org/what-is-the-truth-about-dinosaurs/<br /><br />Same argument I believe. I don't want to belittle people that believe this, but some of the things they say make it hard not to think snarky things about them.Ian N. Costhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555644427886982224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-49097691000324444282012-10-30T13:40:58.769-04:002012-10-30T13:40:58.769-04:00I always go back and forth between linking to thos...I always go back and forth between linking to those sites, usually refrain. But that quote.. that's just golden.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-72568008714009573902012-10-30T13:39:31.782-04:002012-10-30T13:39:31.782-04:00Oh man, the "Grendel was a Tyrannosaurus"...Oh man, the "Grendel was a Tyrannosaurus" theory. I'd heard that this was actually a thing before. That article linked to <a href="http://www.creationmoments.com/content/beowulf-and-grendel" rel="nofollow">this page</a>. And that page, in turn, contains the following couldn't-make-it-up-if-I-wanted-to quote: <br /><br />"Dear Lord, we know that you created all things even the terrible T. rex. We thank you that we are not menaced by this creature today yet his spiritual counterpart, the Devil and his angels, are still there to bother us. We thank you for Jesus Christ who gave us the power to overcome this monster. Amen."<br /><br />I don't even...?Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108657342054862720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-41916926808498978622012-10-30T13:09:32.291-04:002012-10-30T13:09:32.291-04:00"It must have been a Tyrannosaurus. That'..."It must have been a Tyrannosaurus. That's one of the 3 extinct animals I've heard of."Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-6639403978630988312012-10-30T13:06:27.736-04:002012-10-30T13:06:27.736-04:00As always, picking and choosing - the story makes ...As always, picking and choosing - the story makes a point of discussing how strong Grendel was, and how he and Beowulf grappled.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508197165256924101noreply@blogger.com