eta: I thought I was shitposting on the internet, where search is quicker and easier than commenting:
Akshually, modern birds are descended from dinosaurs, effectively making them dinosaurs themselves. So humans did, and still do, live with dinosaurs.
Little birds are so cute, until you watch them hunting for prey and imagine yourself at that scale.
Preach! And it’s not even “effectively,” birds are dinosaurs—full stop. They are avian dinosaurs.
And only 41% believe it!
I went to Australia and went with a tour group and the bus stopped. All of the cars were stopped on the road for some reason. The tour guide said “nobody get out of the vehicle!” Then I saw a velociraptor with a couple of baby velociraptors just walking down the side of the road.
I think they call them cassowaries, but if you see how they move, those things are goddamn velociraptors.
I suspect many survey respondents were right for the wrong reason, or vice-versa. I have two dinosaurs in my house right now.
This and also Nessy
As far as I can tell US Americans still do.
Coincidentally, 41% is also approximately Trump’s approval rating.
Jesus Christ, how is it so high?
40% approve, 56% disapprove.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/695519/mood-subdued-crime-unity-concerns-rise.aspx
And 41 is his IQ
Dinosaurs and Unix systems coexisted, I saw it in a documentary.
Stinking Mandela Effect
All I have to do is turn on their national news program to gauge just how dumb America is.
This is probably the reason why we haven’t had any alien contact from outer space. Aliens tune into our news networks, see just how stupid we are, especially Americans who are supposedly the wealthiest country and aliens just cringe, turn off the channel, place an intergalactic sign post just outside the orbit of Neptune warning everyone to stay away.
Demographically, YouGov noted, “While most Americans who describe themselves as ‘born again’ (56%) believe that humans and dinosaurs once shared the planet, most Americans who do not describe themselves as born again (51%) think that they did not.”
This does not add up…
Its one of those articles where you have stats that give you strokes.
I think it means 56% of born agains, and 51% of born onetimes
Do crocodiles not count?
no. they aren’t dinosaurs, as they branched out before.
however, all birds are descendants of dinosaurs, so humans did (and still do) live with dinosaurs
I’ve ridden an ostrich before.
I’m a Dino rider!
No
Ooooh you’re lucky my instance doesn’t allow downvoting
They’re good prehistoric dogs, Brunt
You’re straying even further from Dinosaurs now‽ mammals! What a world! Lol
So chickens are out of the question
Only valid in Dino nugget form
Their brains aren’t big enough to count like you and me.
:slow_clap:
I mean…technically they did, and still do, since birds are technically dinosaurs, but context clued tell me that the people being talked about here didn’t have that in mind when answering the survey
Well, about as many believed it was a good idea to vote for Trump, so it’s not surprising. Or just look how many believe Fox “News” is a reputable source of information…
“Humans and dinosaurs living together” is a popular trope in entertainment. Surprise, surprise - repeatedly exposing people to this anachronism will lead people to believe the thing.
By comparison, a mere 6% of Americans doubt the Moon landing happened. When we’re constantly including Americans-visiting-the-moon tropes in our historical dramas and near future fictions, people get the answer correct far more often than not.
Fun fact: T-Rex didn’t coexist with Stegasaurus. Movies lump all dinosaurs together like they all lived at the same time but they really didn’t. Many species came and went over the millions of years dinosaurs lived
And the Brontosaurus isn’t real. It’s just an Apatosaurus with the wrong head.
me, an intellectual picks up my Dino chicken nugget “Actually we still do” 🥸
Be a lot cooler if we did
I.e. 41% of Americans are completely useless and unqualified in the discourse about our society.
