Not all that weird, Dave. It does raise interesting questions to inquisitive minds. That we would want to discuss this and not, say, yet another thread on farts or Shatner isn't all that weird.

And sure, maybe there are not ancient texts that talk of contemporary dinosaurs. But even that doesn't HAVE to lead to your dogmatic conclusion. I mean, even you would agree that another HUGE factor in the issue is that written word itself is not all that old -- mere thousands of years...

...and of the written word that was thousands of years old, even it is rare because of the materials on which it was written and the conditions in which it was kept (or not kept).

But arrogant dismissiveness can be charming too!