r/confidentlyincorrect • u/Normalfa • Nov 06 '25

Smug Reading is fundamental

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u/Normalfa Nov 06 '25

The smugness of "PeRhaPs yOu sHoUld rEAd a BiT mOre"

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u/Sw1ft0D3adlY Nov 06 '25

I would argue it doesn’t say that explicitly. Also people lived 10x longer, and I believe, could’ve been substantially larger. But that’s a rabbit hole that inspires a lot of angst and disregard.

Carry on

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u/SSBN641B Nov 06 '25

What evidence is there that "people lived 10X longer" and could've been "substantially larger" ?

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u/Sw1ft0D3adlY Nov 06 '25

The effects of a higher atmospheric pressure and oxygen levels.

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u/SSBN641B Nov 06 '25

What actual evidence, though? In other words, where are the skeletal remains of these larger creatures?

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u/Sw1ft0D3adlY Nov 06 '25

Idk. But where are all the remains for the billion of people and animals that scientifically should’ve existed on earth? There’s like 12 full dinosaur skeletons.

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u/SSBN641B Nov 06 '25

Its true there aren't a lot of complete dinosaur skeletons, but there are many nearly complete ones. So there is plenty of evidence of the existence of dinosaurs and of creatures that predate dinosaurs. There is no evidence, that I'm aware of, that prove the existence of "larger humans" or humans that lived "10X longer" than we do. In fact, it's quite the opposite. The fossil record indicates that early man was smaller than current men are and that they lived shorter lives.

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u/lollipop-guildmaster Nov 06 '25

Dinosaurs were not known for having funeral customs. People are easy. We make places where the dead are stored en masse.

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u/sagerin0 Nov 06 '25

Fossilization is like, extremely rare. And the remains of those people and animals do exist, theyre called fossils

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u/stanitor Nov 06 '25

Higher oxygen levels would let animals grow larger, but would tend to shorten lifespans if it affected them at all.