his acceptance of old earth geological theory. The 1998 Democratic candidate for governor (MI) said: "If it [Christianity] is true, you can't explain the time in which life existed on this earth when there were no human beings. Or maybe God saw fit, prior to the time when humans were here, to send another being down, in the form of a dinosaur; an Incarnation for the dinosaurs."<ref> Roy Maynard, New(er) Democrat? World Magazine, August 29, 1998.[https://world.wng.org/1998/08/newer_democrat]</ref> | his acceptance of old earth geological theory. The 1998 Democratic candidate for governor (MI) said: "If it [Christianity] is true, you can't explain the time in which life existed on this earth when there were no human beings. Or maybe God saw fit, prior to the time when humans were here, to send another being down, in the form of a dinosaur; an Incarnation for the dinosaurs."<ref> Roy Maynard, New(er) Democrat? World Magazine, August 29, 1998.[https://world.wng.org/1998/08/newer_democrat]</ref> |