# Ancient Apocalypse....really? A "new" Netflix "documentary"

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** netflix, documentary-bio\
**Created:** [December 14, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-apocalypse-really-a-new-netflix-documentary/976510 "2022-12-14T14:24:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-apocalypse-really-a-new-netflix-documentary/976510/38 "2022-12-14T20:18:17Z")

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And a longer post from that thread:

> [@Why are there no dinosaur-size land animals today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-dinosaur-size-land-animals-today/793226/91):
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> Okay, more of Firestone and West. They published their “theory” in the form of a mass-market book with the title The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes. Here is just a small sampling of their ideas, quoting from the book. (Spoilered for length.) So, that’s your scientific credibility of Firestone and West right there. These people were crackpots spewing insane horseshit. If you really want to side yourself with them, that’s your choice, but that isn’t glory that you are covering yourself with.

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