if birds are dinosaurs that means all chicken nuggets are dinosaur chicken nuggets
chew on that for a minute
chew on that for a minute
I have not noticed many people really denying it, and most of the "pushback" I've seen was in the "don't ruin my childhood toys" form, which I always assume are done mostly at jest.So, what's up with that, Era? How can you mock one of these dummies, if you are doing the exact same thing, and denying facts you don't like?
Plus Big Bird has trained generations that large feathered bipeds are a friend to children everywhere. Not scary!
so like
you all know that there are actual specimens of dinosaur feathers in amber, yeah?
and also that feathered theropods (the upright dinosaurs, like Velociraptor) probably hunted about like this
True facts! Have those people even interacted with larger birds? Scary afAnyone who thinks these don't look cooler than those scrawny skin-on-bones shit reptiles as seen in Jurassic Park and numerous kids' books of the 90s can just straight-up fuck off because they are objectively wrong about aesthetics
so like
you all know that there are actual specimens of dinosaur feathers in amber, yeah?
and also that feathered theropods (the upright dinosaurs, like Velociraptor) probably hunted about like this
True facts! Have those people even interacted with larger birds? Scary af
so like
you all know that there are actual specimens of dinosaur feathers in amber, yeah?
and also that feathered theropods (the upright dinosaurs, like Velociraptor) probably hunted about like this
I have not noticed many people really denying it, and most of the "pushback" I've seen was in the "don't ruin my childhood toys" form, which I always assume are done mostly at jest.
I certainly haven't seen anything that would be close to the level of climate change denial.
Maybe you should post some actual, real examples, instead of talking in generalities.
we dont recognize that dinosaurs had feathers because they fucking didnt
end of thread
Not to sound rude but why are you comparing real issues to feathers on animals that have been extinct longer than any time we can conceive and will never return?
Speaking of Dinosaurs, just finished reading the following book by paleontologist Steve Brusatte, and it's superb.
The issue of feathers vs no-feathers has more to do with aesthetics and culture than actual lives (like climate change/anti-vax), which is probably why people feel comfortable being "feather-denialists". It's half serious, half tongue-in-cheek. Also the vast majority of users here are "90s kids" who grew up around Jurassic Park so it is a very personal thing to them that's harmless in the big picture.
Wouldn't worry too much about it.
The underlying issue is the rejection of fact because you think your opinion is more important. Same underlying cause.Not to sound rude but why are you comparing real issues to feathers on animals that have been extinct longer than any time we can conceive and will never return?
Nah, Monster Hunter World settled this: "Giant turkey" wins:
If you ask me whether I'd be more concerned about being in the presence of an angry hawk or an angry iguana, it's always going to be the hawk that I'm worried about.
You ended nothing. This is literal science denial.I'm gonna end this entire user's thread career right here.
ResetEra is a diverse place with many differing opinions and voices. Who knew?
Barney is a guy in a costume though.
Magic: the Gathering's Ixalan block had dinosaurs with plumage in the style of Incan headdresses. They proved that feathered dinosaurs are in fact awesome:Am I the only one who finds the idea of gigantic dinosaurs covered in exotic plumage to be equal parts majestic and terrifying?
Archaeopteryx was discovered and catalogued in the late 18th century. No one is actually denying the existence of feathered dinosaurs. But given that dinosaurs are literally divided into "avian dinosaurs" and "non-avian dinosaurs", not all dinosaurs had feathers.So, what's up with that, Era? How can you mock one of these dummies, if you are doing the exact same thing, and denying facts you don't like?
Fun to think of how other cuddly and feathery animals would be depicted differently if they were reconstructed from ancient fossil records as just muscle and skin stretched over bone, like the dinosaurs have been:
Well, birds are just warm-blooded reptiles :Pwait so are you telling me that dinosaurs were legit giant birds
i was vibing with the giant reptiles with feathers
Birds came from dinosaurs, not the other way around. Dinosaurs were reptiles, or at least started that way.wait so are you telling me that dinosaurs were legit giant birds
i was vibing with the giant reptiles with feathers
You forgot the best (most sobering) one of all, the elephant:Fun to think of how other cuddly and feathery animals would be depicted differently if they were reconstructed from ancient fossil records as just muscle and skin stretched over bone, like the dinosaurs have been: