Creationists now claim a cave painting at Utah’s Kachina Bridge formation in south-eastern Utah proves that dinosaurs and humans co-existed. They are probably relying on the famed Biblical commentary “Alley Oop of Moo” rather than the conventional paleontological record.
More:
“Creationists Find Cave Painting of Dinosaur,” Maureen O’Connor, Gawker
”Debunking the ‘Dinosaurs’ of Kachina Bridge,” Brian Switek, Dinosaur Tracking, Smithsonian blog
”‘Proof of Creation’ Dino Drawing Just a Mud Stain,” Eric Niiler, Discovery News
Image (“New Discoveries at Lascaux”) by Mike Licht. Download a copy here. Creative Commons license; credit Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
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Tags: Archaeology, Archeology, biblical literalism, cave painting, creation science, creationism, creationists, dinosaurs, evolution, fundamentalism, fundamentalists, Genesis, palaeontology, petrogylphs, prehistory, religion, Utah
March 30, 2011 at 7:59 am
UPDATE:
“Some things need to be believed to be seen.”
– Guy Kawasaki.
h/t:Post Doc forum
April 7, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Lol! Who would have thought that Astro Boy and bowling were prominent back in the cave painting days.
April 7, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Cairns Painters wrote: Who would have thought that Astro Boy and bowling were prominent back in the cave painting days.
These archetypes are buried deep in the collective memory of the species.
April 7, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Related:
“First homosexual caveman found,” Daily Telegraph