J.J. Watt started an Internet debate after revealing on Twitter that teammate D.J. Reader’s does not believe in the existence of dinosaurs and that “fossils are fake.”

Reader, a fifth-round pick out of Clemson last year, was not pleased.

And then reality took over as the Internet voiced its opinions. But Reader seemed to take it all in stride.

😂😂😂😂😂

— Dj Reader (@Djread98)

I know man it's rough

😂😂😂

— Dj Reader (@Djread98)

Could comment about you and Baylor but that's too easy

😂😂😂

— Dj Reader (@Djread98)

Nah cause I can clearly see there's bumps in it with these mountains out here in West Virginia

😂

— Dj Reader (@Djread98)

🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

— Dj Reader (@Djread98)

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