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A Dino-Themed Educational Project Idea
« on: April 18, 2022, 01:52:46 PM »
There is a need for more resources to teach children and adults about the truth about how dinosaurs are just another part of God's Creation, not products of the "millions of years" of evolution that never were.

It is true that there are many informative lectures, books, and articles on this subject, but I think there is a need to distill this information into some form of entertainment. The evolutionists do this very effectively. They produce, or help to produce, movies or books aimed at informing people about dinosaurs in an entertaining way, and then throw in their propaganda in order to indoctrinate the viewer/reader into their false beliefs. They use dinosaurs as ambassadors for evolution. 

My question is, why not use dinosaurs as ambassadors for teaching people about Creation? Some Protestants have produced material along this line, but sadly I cannot find any Catholic who has done the work of blending dinosaur-themed entertainment with telling people the truth about them. 

For this reason, I wish to share an idea that may or may not gain traction. I propose a website, started perhaps by myself, that would act in a similar manner to this one: 

https://www.prehistoricdomain.com/

The idea is to create an immersive experience that functions like a digital zoo of sorts—you have a map and click on different exhibits and view dinosaurs, with some narration provided that gives you facts about the animals, with none of the evolutionist baloney involved. I think I'd also include a visitors center/museum that presents information to the viewer that presents facts taken from the Kolbe Center and other sources relating the inaccuracy of Lyellian geology, the historicity of the Flood and the Antediluvian era, and the finding of dinosaur blood cells (which totally pokes a hole in the "they've been extinct for millions of years" mantra). 

I wouldn't suggest ripping off the jeep tour idea from Jurassic Park as the example website did. Not only would it be painfully obvious where the inspiration behind that digital attraction is from, but it would also be highly inefficient for a real-life theme park that would have hundreds, even thousands of visitors daily! 

Instead of using more modern forms of animation, I would prefer that the dinosaurs be animated with practical effects. I'm thinking along the lines of stop motion: 





(FYI, there are tutorials on how to make such props on YT)

It would probably take more time and money to produce with effects like that rather than something based around CGI, but I think it would be worth it in terms of making the animals look all the more realistic, and to really sell the awe and wonder of the dinosaurs. In my opinion, intuition tells you that when you're looking at a physical prop you're looking at something that exists in time and space, whereas only really well done CGI can allude the "video game" appearance of CGI animation. The environments inside the exhibits would also be done with practical effects. 

I think I could lend my voice to be the voice of the park announcer. I would run it through a filter to make it sound like I'm talking through some kind of a speaker to make it sound more authentic. 

Perhaps I could reach out to the Kolbe Center and see if anyone there is interested in creating something like this? 

I'll think more seriously about this once I'm done with the e-book on Russia, but these are my thoughts for now, and I think it's something worth sharing. 







Re: A Dino-Themed Educational Project Idea
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2022, 05:05:37 PM »
I would first like to see more triumphalist media centered around the Gospels and Saints, much like Gibson's The Passion, before Creationist accounts of dinosaurs. But, as a parent of a young boy who loves dinosaurs, it would be great to see more media directed towards the truth in this field.

It seems like in the realm of Catholicism, the Kolbe Center are the only ones talking about this. Everyone else, even many in tradlandia, seems to accept the mainstream explanations for dinosaurs.


Re: A Dino-Themed Educational Project Idea
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2022, 07:58:55 PM »
Unless we can convince children of the enormity of the deceit involved in evolution and prove to them the truth of the creation “model”, they will continue to be lost and drawn away from the Gospel and the saints.

I have experienced and proved this with my own children who are all firm “creationists”, faithful Catholics who love the Gospel and the saints. (We were converted by protestants!)

Go for it, St Louis.

Children’s books are produced by protestant Creation org, Answers in Genesis.  Are there such books from a Catholic source?


Re: A Dino-Themed Educational Project Idea
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2022, 09:29:22 PM »
Looking further for catholic creation books for kids I came across a lovely site, moreover in Australia, so no prohibitive postage costs, then digging deeper I came to this

https://www.garrattpublishing.com.au/sample/TwoHandsofGod_sampler.pdf

Someone needs to get on the job ASAP. St Louis?