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Do You Believe In Dragons?

jmvizanko

jmvizanko

Uber Tool
I think there is a big difference between believing in a god and believing in dragons. There are arguments that many people put forward for why there should be a creator, and these don't apply to dragons. The arguments for why this or that mythical god exists might be relevant to your point, but I think the generic belief that there is a god is not.
 
Dezzie

Dezzie

Well-Known Member
I think dragons could have been confused with various animals all over the world. Maybe small dinosaurs were called Dragons. I've never actually seen one... They have discovered various Dinosaur bones though... Maybe there is a type of Dinosaur that has yet to be discovered... The World is extremely vast... there could be bones in the sea or even on small islands we haven't actually dug up yet. What do I know though... it's just a thought. People "claim" to have seen Nessie, or the Loch Ness. That could have been an ancient sea dragon that's kept to itself for so many years. I mean... a lot of Oriental Dragons are associated with water. It makes some sense to me... :shrug:
 
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angellous_evangellous

Guest
I naturally believe in dragons because I believe in God.

It was a requirement to get my "Christian" certificate that authenticates my faith.
 
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angellous_evangellous

Guest
angellous_evangellous said:
In the early 1800s if memory serves.
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Well how bout that -

History of paleontology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first half of the 19th century saw geological and paleontological activity become increasingly well organized with the growth of geologic societies and museums and an increasing number of professional geologists and fossil specialists. This contributed to a rapid increase in knowledge about the past history of life on Earth, and progress towards definition of the geologic time scale largely based on fossil evidence. In 1822 the word "paleontology" was invented by the editor of a French scientific journal to refer to the study of ancient living organisms through fossils.
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Madhuri

Madhuri

RF Goddess
Staff member
Premium Member
Well I did grow up believing in dragons. These dragons are just a variety of snake family with wings, not giant fire-breathing creatures. The dragons I believed existed were featured in Hindu historical stories. Whether these creatures existed or not, I don't know. It's certainly possible.
 
Midnight Pete

Midnight Pete

Well-Known Member
For everyone's information, the only dragon I believe to physically exist is the Komodo Dragon. And he's not much of a dragon compared to his mythical counterparts. :(
 
Midnight Pete

Midnight Pete

Well-Known Member
Dezzie said:
Well... the Ancients very well could have seen Dinosaur bones or many ever a small Dinosaurs themselves. That's where the Dragon term could have came about.
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I don't think humans and dinosaurs co-existed, but that's just my science-ignorant opinion.
 
jarofthoughts

jarofthoughts

Empirical Curmudgeon
Lawrence said:
Actually, I'm not presenting an argument. I'm just explaining my point. But I guess I'm not that talented to present it in a "fashionable" manner.:D
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What I basically was trying to tell you was that your reasoning does not hold up to scrutiny. You still haven't presented a qualitative reason why you believe in a god but not in dragons.

Lawrence said:
Btw, they say that the concept of dragons on the eastern mythology could be associated by the "ancient's" 'misunderstanding' of reptiles and other animals such as crocodiles and snakes, presented in an exaggerated manner..
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And they say that the concept of god could be associated with the superstitious notions of ignorant people in the past gone haywire. ;)
 
jarofthoughts

jarofthoughts

Empirical Curmudgeon
jmvizanko said:
I think there is a big difference between believing in a god and believing in dragons. There are arguments that many people put forward for why there should be a creator, and these don't apply to dragons. The arguments for why this or that mythical god exists might be relevant to your point, but I think the generic belief that there is a god is not.
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I see all non-substantiated non-evidence based beliefs as being on exactly the same level and footing. I see no cognitive reason to differentiate between believing in a god and believing in faeries, dragons or homoeopathy.

No evidence.
No dice.
 
jarofthoughts

jarofthoughts

Empirical Curmudgeon
Madhuri said:
Well I did grow up believing in dragons. These dragons are just a variety of snake family with wings, not giant fire-breathing creatures. The dragons I believed existed were featured in Hindu historical stories. Whether these creatures existed or not, I don't know. It's certainly possible.
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Just goes to show that most cultures have their own version of the dragon myth... Just like most cultures have their own version of the god myth... :D
 
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angellous_evangellous

Guest
jarofthoughts said:
I see all non-substantiated non-evidence based beliefs as being on exactly the same level and footing. I see no cognitive reason to differentiate between believing in a god and believing in faeries, dragons or homoeopathy.

No evidence.
No dice.
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That's why I believe in all those things. Except for homoeopathy. If I knew what that was, I'd believe it.

Evidence.
Dice.
 
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