However, these all too popular creationist views are not the only Christian views. A perspective consistent with the Bible can regard hominids in much the same way as the entire scientific community does—as real animals that existed in Earth’s past. This interpretation also considers the dates assigned to hominid fossils as generally reliable within the limitations of the methods used to obtain them. (A note on nomenclature: In modern evolutionary biology, humans are classified as “hominids.” This