Random Ridiculous Dinosaur Theories That People Somehow Believe Are True (13 items)

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  (#5) The Masons Invented Dinosaurs Because They Needed A Species To Tie Evolution Together

  According to the AtlanteanConspiracy.com, dinosaurs are a hoax that was invented in the mid-1800s because evolution couldn't be proven without them (for some reason). The proof is obvious all thanks to a series of unanswerable questions posed by the author, which must be smart because they sound so simple.

  For instance, if dinosaurs existed, why weren’t they discovered before the 19th century? How was a scientist able to hypothesize a dinosaur without ever having seen one? How were scientists able to theorize an entire giant species based on a couple teeth? Obviously it was just a scientific conspiracy to launch the hugely profitable dino-hunting industry and lend legitimacy to the burgeoning theory of evolution. Duh.
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  (#8) The Asteroid Had An Accomplice

  The general contention among scientists is that the dinosaurs survived the infamous asteroid and slowly evolved into the creatures we know today as birds. Of course, there are still several people who think that the asteroid kicked-off dino extinction. On the more distinctly plausible end of the conspiracy theory spectrum, one geologist believes that the asteroid came along to put the final nail in the dinosaurs’ coffin.

  According to Princeton University paleontologist Gerta Keller, a series of cataclysmic volcanic eruptions nearly half a million years before the asteroid were the real culprits. It was global warming, not Armageddon that got 'em.
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  (#1) Satan Planted Fossils To Test The Faith Of Christians

  As if famine, war, murder, rape, general nastiness, and the ongoing question of why bad things happen to good people weren’t enough to test the faith of Christians in the modern world, there is an incredibly small number of people who believe that Satan has nothing better or more diabolical to do with his time than to plant fake animal bones deep within the Earth and wait for humankind to wander off the path of righteous.

  Actually, it’s a pretty solid claim.
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  (#10) A Dragon Lives In The Mountains Of China

  Somewhere near the border of Laos and China, there is supposedly a large, flying reptile in hiding. For once, video footage was actually posted to the Internet showing the supposed dragon flying above the mountains without a care in the world. The video netted more than 100,000 views.

  Then, some smart aleck said the whole thing was faked with CGI - of course, even that claim wasn’t enough to convince everyone that it was fake. Some viewers maintain that the Jurassic holdover is absolutely real.
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  (#4) Young Earth Creationists Believe That Men And Dinos Co-Existed

  There’s a sect of Christianity known as the Young Earth Creationists whose main beliefs focus around the idea that the Earth is only 6,000 years old. And since they use Biblical math to prove their point, there’s very little anyone can do to convince them that they’re wrong. Recently, one member actually sued the Grand Canyon for religious discrimination. And won.

  At any rate, one of the primary beliefs of the Young Earth Creationists is that mankind and dinosaurs once lived side by side - like on The Flintstones. One of these YEC guys, Kent Hovind, even opened up a theme park called Dinosaur Adventure Land designed to prove his point. Unfortunately, the IRS shut the park down and put Hovind in jail over some silly tax evasion stuff.

  Hovind claimed that the IRS was targeting religious groups, yet the IRS said that Hovind’s group wasn’t actually a real religious group, which is why he still had to pay taxes.
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  (#9) Dinosaurs Went Extinct Because They Took too Long To Hatch

  A paleobiologist at Florida State University (wait, don’t start laughing yet) is firmly convinced that dinosaurs went extinct in the wake of the asteroid strike because they weren’t getting out of their eggs fast enough. Gregory Erickson believes that once the asteroid strike happened, dinosaurs went extinct only because they couldn’t replenish their numbers fast enough.

  According to Erickson, dinosaurs may have taken as long as six months to hatch from their eggs. That meant that parents were tied to one spot for several months in order to care for their young, and that dino numbers were far too low to replenish.

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