Sep 15, 2026 · 36 min · 10 segments
Dinosaurs, Adam and Eve, evolution, and the Bible can raise some big questions, especially for kids. Kaitlyn and Producer Mike talk about how Christians have tried to make sense of science and…
Kaitlyn SchiessHostMike StrelowHostWhich came first, the dinosaurs or the Bible? I know the Bible says God created animals and Adam and Eve, but what about dinosaurs and evo- evolution? All of the animals in the garden wouldn't have been full evolved yet into the animals that we know today.
Why do some people say that Adam and Eve were first, and some people say that dinosaurs were first?
[laughs] I love this question because as we'll get into, one, we just, like, don't have an answer [laughs] to this question.
But two, such a perfect kid question in that it's not only, like, a good logical question of like, "Okay, I've heard this story, I've heard this story."
"How do these fit together?" It's also a very kid question in the sense of like, "Dinosaurs."
You hear in all the books and all the classes at school that dinosaurs and humans did not exist at the same time.
Which came first, the dinosaurs or the Bible? I know the Bible says God created animals and Adam and Eve, but what about dinosaurs and evo- evolution? All of the animals in the garden wouldn't have been full evolved yet into the animals that we know today.
Why do some people say that Adam and Eve were first, and some people say that dinosaurs were first?
[laughs] I love this question because as we'll get into, one, we just, like, don't have an answer [laughs] to this question.
But two, such a perfect kid question in that it's not only, like, a good logical question of like, "Okay, I've heard this story, I've heard this story."
"How do these fit together?" It's also a very kid question in the sense of like, "Dinosaurs."
You hear in all the books and all the classes at school that dinosaurs and humans did not exist at the same time.
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