Thanks for this Franklin! I wondered if part of the dinosaur myth is helping sell fossil fuel scarcity, in addition of course to advancing the theory of evolution.
As a new grandmother I am shocked by how many clothing articles for infants, how many books for babies, how many toys feature adorable dinosaurs.
I know my own kids loved the Land Before Time series. We enjoyed it during a time before I started questioning science.
My daughter asked me to keep my dino skepticism to myself as she doesn’t want her baby to grow up to be ridiculed by his teachers and peers for any Paleolithic disbelief or doubts. And so the lies are perpetuated.
What if when dinosaurs roamed the earth the earth was different from how we know it today? What if the entire surface of the earth was covered in a layer of water of varying depths and the dinosaurs were all wading around? Would buoyancy not play a role? Would this not perhaps explain why they were able to get so large? Maybe that's why they had such large tails as it would assist in wading? Not that I am particularly attached to the idea that they existed. Quite happy to lable them as nonsense along with a lot of other things I was taught, it's just that I have heard of this wading theory before so wanted to throw it out there.
The problem I have with all your research and possibilities of true or false in our reality is ludicrous. Why? Well given the fact we are living in a constructed reality daily and know it is all false HOW CAN WE KNOW YOUR “ proof” is real?
You quote David Esker in support of your claim; but his theory is that a thicker atmosphere would explain the existence of dinosaurs! Very strange use of cherry picking evidence.
Thanks for this Franklin! I wondered if part of the dinosaur myth is helping sell fossil fuel scarcity, in addition of course to advancing the theory of evolution.
As a new grandmother I am shocked by how many clothing articles for infants, how many books for babies, how many toys feature adorable dinosaurs.
I know my own kids loved the Land Before Time series. We enjoyed it during a time before I started questioning science.
My daughter asked me to keep my dino skepticism to myself as she doesn’t want her baby to grow up to be ridiculed by his teachers and peers for any Paleolithic disbelief or doubts. And so the lies are perpetuated.
Absolutely fascinating read. I have been wondering about this subject for a while now. Something to ponder!
What if when dinosaurs roamed the earth the earth was different from how we know it today? What if the entire surface of the earth was covered in a layer of water of varying depths and the dinosaurs were all wading around? Would buoyancy not play a role? Would this not perhaps explain why they were able to get so large? Maybe that's why they had such large tails as it would assist in wading? Not that I am particularly attached to the idea that they existed. Quite happy to lable them as nonsense along with a lot of other things I was taught, it's just that I have heard of this wading theory before so wanted to throw it out there.
The problem I have with all your research and possibilities of true or false in our reality is ludicrous. Why? Well given the fact we are living in a constructed reality daily and know it is all false HOW CAN WE KNOW YOUR “ proof” is real?
Duh!
You quote David Esker in support of your claim; but his theory is that a thicker atmosphere would explain the existence of dinosaurs! Very strange use of cherry picking evidence.
https://www.dinosaurtheory.com/bio.html