I think that the Behemoth situation has been pretty well described historically, biblically and linguistically by other commenters. Leviathan was also mentioned, but not discussed as thoroughly. Was it another term for whale? I don’t know. Then of course there is the well known Loch Ness Monster that has received a lot of press. Is it real, or someones mistaken imaginings. I find it at least as credible as Leviathan which is not saying much.
I have tried to make my comments at least as scientific as those from the Discovery Institute and its supporters. You are using the old “absence of evidence is not evidence of absence” argument. Nevertheless, if dinosaurs had been around I find it hard to believe they would not have been mentioned.
“I think that the Behemoth situation has been pretty well described historically, biblically and linguistically by other commenters.” No, no it hasn’t. The other commentators are not biblical scholars. Neither am I... I just try to use reason and the tools I have like most here.
If the scientific community is not trying to prop up a grant, they are generally bent on presenting evidence in the direction to support their foregone conclusions. You know as well as I do that from medicine to religion most people step onto the scene with predetermined opinions then make everything from the Bible to the Constitution support their personal beliefs instead of the other way around. The problem is weeding through that compulsion and looking at the real evidence. You believe or have been taught all your life that the evidence supports a certain thing and are not willing to look at other theories as a possibility. I’m not challenging your faith yet the internal reaction is exactly the same as if I had. I would encourage you to look at the opposing argument seriously and with an open mind. Do some studying of the evidence and not the suppositions of a couple of websites.
I appreciate your time and comment. Sorry if I was a bit coy. That’s a knee-jerk reaction and doesn’t generally move the conversation along.