“...the dating techniques are flawed.”
Not true. Many of these techniques are based on basic physics of radioactive decay.
“Job 40-41”
From “Is the Truth Out There:”
This is often absolute proof of dinosaurs and man living together. A careful review of these passages show that “literally” interpreting these words as dinosaurs is not literal at all. The first clue is the descriptions of the leviathan breathing fire and so forth. This sounds like figurative language describing the fear people had of this animal, after all what literal animal breathes fire? Also, the liberal use of “as” and “like” are dead giveaways of figurative speech.
Some Bibles footnote the behemoth as an elephant or hippopotamus. The leviathan sounds like another feared creature of Africa (such as in Egypt), the crocodile. Both the crocodile and hippo are extremely dangerous and have caused countless human deaths. They also fit the accounts in Job better than dinosaurs or mythical beasts.
“dragon legends”
I don’t think I’ll be using mythology to prove the Bible.
“I simply take God at His word...”
I do to, but let’s not oversimply and dumb it down.
Sorry but read Job...a hippo or elephant do not fit the descriptions. As for a literal animal that breaths fire...the only currently living animal that I am aware of that comes close would be the bombardier beetle that actually shoots fire from it's hind end through a chemical reaction to protect itself. If God can create a beetle with this ability then I can believe He could do it on a larger scale.
I do not see how in any of this I am “dumbing down” God's word. God said these things for a reason. I will take Him at His word and let man try to prove Him wrong, which they never will.