Ask Slashdot: How Do I Explain That Humans Didn't Ride Dinosaurs?

Posted by samzenpus on Monday April 1, 2013 @04:57AM from the but-they-probably-did dept.

p00kiethebear writes "I have a wonderful and beautiful girlfriend who treats me right in every way. We've been together for almost a year now and everything seemed to be going perfectly until this morning. Over breakfast we were discussing dinosaurs and she told me a story about how her grandfather, fifty years ago, dated footprints of a dinosaurs and a man that were right next to each other to be within the same epoch of history. I laughed when she said this and then realized that she wasn't joking. She believes dinosaurs and humans walked at the same time together. The odd thing is that she's not religious, it's just what her archaeologist grandfather taught her. More important than just backing up evidence to the contrary, how do I explain this to her without crushing her childhood dreams? Is it even worth discussing it further with her?"

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Sorry. by tverbeek · 2013-04-01 05:01 · Score: 3, Informative

"Is it even worth discussing it further with her?"

No.

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1. Re:Sorry. by Dragonslicer · 2013-04-01 06:38 · Score: 4, Informative
  
  Nitpick, you cant PROVE anything historical, because history isnt something you can test in a lab.
  Scientists deal in hypotheses, experiments, and theories. Proofs are for mathematicians.
Re:Nooooooo! Just shut up and buy a dinosaur saddl by Picass0 · 2013-04-01 06:04 · Score: 4, Informative

1) Jesus was a carpenter.
2) Carpenters build ladders.
3) You need a ladder to get into the saddle of a dinosaur.
It's scientrific!