Originally Posted by
teacherjenn4
Why do you think other theories exist? Post your answers here and we will help you. We don't do homework for you on this site.
The project I'm doing counts as a GCSE. I've been reading since February and understand the reasons for and against the key suggested theories. This answers the Literature Review section of my essay which I plan to be 2000 words. My trouble is the discussion section.
In a meeting I had the other day, I was told that interviews are a really good way of getting an answer to my question, especially from people who are associated to the question I'm answering, in this case, paleontologists. In order to find someone who can give more reasons scientists continue to explore alternative theories, I thought that this website could help.
I already have my own answers to my question.
The purpose of my question wasn't to get someone to do my homework, but for it to act as an interview question directed to someone who can give me more reasons, on an interview bases.
If you want to know what I've done so far as regards to research, I'd be happy to tell you, but my question is, directed to a paleontologist:
'Despite the Asteroid theory being backed by so much evidence that it was certainty the cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs, why do other scientists continue to explore the other theories? Isn't it a waist of time? In other words, If you are a paleontologist that explores alternative theories, why do you do so?