Do you think dragons exist or did exist and are now extinct?
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have you ever heard of the bombadier bettle? they are a small bug that sprays liquid at temperatures of 212 degrees Fahrenheit out of its rear by mixing two chemicals. \n\nok so now have you heard of Pachycephalsaurus (i don't know if i spelled that right!) its a dinosaur that has chambers in its  crest. these chambers are similiar to the bombadier beetles chambers. they are conected to its nose and mouth though instead of its butt. its possible that dragon myths were started from these or other now extinct animals
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"Missing Link" Still Missing\n\nImaginations certainly took flight over Archaeoraptor Liaoningensis, a birdlike fossil with a meat-eater’s tail that was spirited out of northeastern China, ‘discovered’ at a Tucson, Arizona, gem and mineral show last year, and displayed at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. Some 110,000 visitors saw the exhibit, which closed January 17; millions more read about the find in November’s National Geographic. Now, paleontologists are eating crow. Instead of ‘a true missing link’ connecting dinosaurs to birds, the specimen appears to be a composite, its unusual appendage likely tacked on by a Chinese farmer, not evolution. \n\n"Archaeoraptor is hardly the first ‘missing link’ to snap under scrutiny. In 1912, fossil remains of an ancient hominid were found in England’s Piltdown quarries and quickly dubbed man’s apelike ancestor. It took decades to reveal the hoax." U.S. News & World Report, February 14, 2000 \n\n"Darwin admitted that millions of ‘missing links,’ transitional life forms, would have to be discovered in the fossil record to prove the accuracy of his theory that all species had gradually evolved by chance mutation into new species. Unfortunately for his theory, despite hundreds of millions spent on searching for fossils worldwide for more than a century, the scientists have failed to locate a single missing link out of the millions that must exist if their theory of evolution is to be vindicated." Grant R. Jeffery, The Signature of God \n\n"There are gaps in the fossil graveyard, places where there should be intermediate forms, but where there is nothing whatsoever instead. No paleontologist . . . denies that this is so. It is simply a fact. Darwin’s theory and the fossil record are in conflict." David Berlinsky \n\n"Scientists concede that their most cherished theories are based on embarrassingly few fossil fragments and that huge gaps exist in the fossil record." Time magazine, Nov. 7, 1977 \n\n"The evolutionists seem to know everything about the missing link except the fact that it is missing." G. K. Chesterton\n\n\n\n\n\nThe test of any theory is whether or not it provides answers to basic questions. Some well-meaning but misguided people think evolution is a reasonable theory to explain man’s questions about the universe. Evolution is not a good theory—it is just a pagan religion masquerading as science. \n\n1. Where did the space for the universe come from? \n\n2. Where did matter come from? \n\n3. Where did the laws of the universe come from (gravity, inertia, etc.)?\n\n4. How did matter get so perfectly organized?\n\n5. Where did the energy come from to do all the organizing?\n\n6. When, where, why, and how did life come from dead matter?\n\n7. When, where, why, and how did life learn to reproduce itself?\n\n8. With what did the first cell capable of sexual reproduction reproduce?\n\n9. Why would any plant or animal want to reproduce more of its kind since this would only make more mouths to feed and decrease the chances of survival? (Does the individual have a drive to survive, or the species? How do you explain this?)\n\n10. How can mutations (recombining of the genetic code) create any new, improved varieties? (Recombining English letters will never produce Chinese books.) \n\n11. Is it possible that similarities in design between different animals prove a common Creator instead of a common ancestor? \n\n12. Natural selection only works with the genetic information available and tends only to keep a species stable. How would you explain the increasing complexity in the genetic code that must have occurred if evolution were true? \n\n13. When, where, why, and how did: a) Single-celled plants become multicelled? (Where are the two- and threecelled intermediates?) b) Single-celled animals evolve? c) Fish change to amphibians? d) Amphibians change to reptiles? e) Reptiles chan
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I totally believe in Unicorns. I mean, how far fetched is the idea? They are just like horses with a horn on their head. If Apes can turn into humans over time, why can unicorns not loose their horns and evolve into Horses.\nHaving said that there must be some still around.\nI cant prove they exist/existed but i am a beliver in saying that , unless it can be disproved, then keep on believing.
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I believe the last sighting was in the late 70's.\n\nSo it's possible. But lack of sightings is not proof that they are yet extinct.
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Dinosaurs were members of the SuperOrder Dinosauria. No member of Dinosauria are alive anymore.\n\nReptiles, like Komodo dragons or crocodilians are not and never were dinos- a seperate branch of the evolutionary tree.\n\nThere are kinds of fish (coelocanth, shark, etc.), plants (ferns, fungi), reptiles (crocs), insects, and other groups that are very similar to their prehistoric counterparts- but none of these were dinos either.
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Well they've been illegal for a long time now.  So I guess to answer your question I would say that they don't exist anymore.
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Well I lived close to Loch Ness for around eight years and saw nothing. Everyone hears about someone else seeing them, but never have I actually MET anyone who has, with their own eyes.\nI find it absurdly improbable that a dinosaur of that scale would remain undetected for so long, especially with all the investigations that have been conducted there.
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they called them dragons in the bible silly.\n\nand there is more proof of dinosaurs than there is of God
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The various figures now called dragons probably have no single origin, but were spontaneously envisioned in several different cultures around the world, based loosely on the appearance of a snake and possibly fossilized dinosaur and Tertiary mammal megafauna remains.\n\n \nNazi propaganda poster of a dragon being crushed by the logo of the nazi S.S.They are commonly portrayed as serpentine or reptilian, hatching from eggs and possessing long, typically scaly, bodies; dragons are often (but not always) portrayed with wings and a fiery breath.\n\nAlthough dragons (or dragon-like creatures) occur commonly in legends around the world, different cultures have perceived them differently. Chinese dragons (Simplified Chinese: 龙; Traditional Chinese: 龍; Pinyin: lóng), and Eastern dragons generally, are usually seen as benevolent, whereas European dragons are usually malevolent (there are of course exceptions to these rules). Malevolent dragons also occur in Persian mythology (see Azhi Dahaka) and other cultures.\n\nDragons are often held to have major spiritual significance in various religions and cultures around the world. In many oriental cultures dragons were, and in some cultures still are, revered as representative of the primal forces of nature and the universe. They are associated with wisdom—often said to be wiser than humans—and longevity. They are commonly said to possess some form of magic or other supernatural power. In some cultures, they are said to be capable of human speech.\n\nDragons are very popular characters in fantasy literature and video games today, especially in role-playing games. The term dragoon, for infantry that move around by horse, yet still fight as foot soldiers, is derived from their early firearm, the "dragon", a wide-bore musket that spit flame when it fired, and was thus named for the mythical beast.\n\n[edit]\nSymbolism\nIn medieval symbolism, dragons were often symbolic of apostasy and treachery, but also of anger and envy, and eventually symbolised great calamity. Several heads were symbolic of decadence and oppression, and also of heresy. They also served as symbols for independence, leadership and strength. Many dragons also represent wisdom; slaying a dragon not only gave access to its treasure hoard, but meant the hero had bested the most cunning of all creatures. In some cultures, especially Chinese, or around the Himalayas, dragons are considered to represent good luck.\n\n \nSaint George versus the dragon, Gustave Moreau, c.1880. This small one has the look of a griffin or a wyvern.[edit]\nIn Christianity\nThe Latin word for a dragon, draco (genitive: draconis), actually means snake or serpent, emphasising the European association of dragons with snakes. The Biblical identification of the Devil and the serpent thus gave a snake-like dragon connotations of evil. The demonic opponents of God, Christ, or good Christians have commonly been portrayed as dragons.\n\nIn the Book of Job Chapter 41, the sea monster Leviathan, which has some dragon-like characteristics, is described as God talks about the "king of beasts" that lived upon the Earth at a former time.\n\nIn Revelation 12:3, an enormous red beast with seven heads is described, whose tail sweeps one third of the stars from heaven down to earth (held to be symbolic of the fall of the angels). In some translations, the word "dragon" is used to describe the beast.\n\nIn iconography, some Christian saints are depicted in the act of killing a dragon. This is one of the common aspects of Saint George in Egyptian Coptic iconography [1], on the coat of arms of Moscow, and in English and Aragonese legend. In Italy, Saint Mercurialis, first bishop of the city of Forlì, is also depicted slaying a dragon.[2]\n\n[edit]\nHistory and Origin of Dragons\nA fellow editor requested that someone provide references or some sources for the information in this section.\nSome believe that the dragon may have had a real-
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This is only a theory, no amount of evidence has proven it fact. The only way scientists verify it is through fossil records which show the existence of marine creatures and plants existing at one point in the middle of the dry land continents that we see today. Also, scientists believe that the continents were once one huge land mass that came into existence similar to the way Hawaii did (aka. with a lot of volcanic activity).
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Read "wonder that was India" by A L Basham . you will find enough to satisfy your curiosity. \n  gerk05, sorry but there were never any dragons in India.
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Yes, it's going pretty fast! When you think that 150 years ago there were no cars or airplanes. Pretty freaky.\nNothing moved this fast in the past 1,500 years.\nAlso, going off on a tangent a bit... Did you know that 90% of all the extinct creatures that we know about (including all the dinosaurs) have become extinct in the past 150 years!\nMaybe it's all going too fast.
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Actually, dinosaurs live all over the world, and you have probably sen loads today.  They are called birds.
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apparently they actually existed during history.  a hand and a tooth ahve been found in some hindu monastary i believe. they were hugh and dna tested.  no matches were found with any currently living and document creature.
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Actually there are dragons all over myths and cultures all over the world.  Almost every culture has some sort of serpentine or dragon-like creature in it; Chinese, Japanese, Native American, Aztec, Mayan, etc.  In fact, the idea of a serpentine creature that has various powers such as the power to fly, breathe fire, live under the ocean, and such is so wide spread that some consider it proof that dragons once existed.  Although there has been no concrete physical evidence to prove their existence, the wide spread similarities among cultures with no communication with each other about dragons is, in my opinion, too common to be coincident.\n \nPersonally, I believe they did exist at one point.  Or maybe that's just cause dragons rock.  Idk.  However, I believe that this commonality among cultures about creatures also spread to vampires or some sort of blood-sucking creatures.
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Maybe, maybe not...\n\nhttp://www.alien-ufos.com/forum/showthread.php?p=130590\n\nNote especially the biblical references to dragons...
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I would think that the nearest thing we have to actual dragons might be crocks and gators. There is also the Komoto dragon,which is huge enough to eat humans too. I can't say that a dragon is a total myth. The Bible refers to satan as not just a serpent in tbe garden; but as a dragon. Job has the best description of all. Start with Job 41:1 and read through to 41:34 for a description of a dragon. Real or myth? You must decide.  Job 41:18-21  18.By his neecing  "sneezing" (see Websters) a light doth shine and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning (A red sunrise?). 19.Out of his mouth go burning lamps and sparks of fire leap out. 20.Out of his nostrils goeth smoke as out of a great seething pot or cauldron. 21. His breath kindleth coals and a flame goeth out of his mouth.   Sound familiar?  Also read Neh.2:12 about "dragon well." Isiah27:1  "the serpent, the dragon of the sea."  Rev. 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in the heavens; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads, ten horns and seven crowns upon hid head.  Rev. 12:9 and Rev.20  =========================================================  Unicorn is mentioned 6 times in the Bible.  Numbers 23:22  Numbers 24:8; Job 39:9  Job 39:10; Psalms 29:6 and Psalms 92:10 where the horn of the unicorn is mentioned. I cannot make up your mind or the minds of others who may read this, but it Is in the Bible, in black and white. ============================================================And tho it does not say computer/telephone/cable tv/ or satalite tv. It does speak about it's being in existance in the last days.  And I quote:  Rev. 11:8 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations (the whole earth) shall see their dead bodies three days and a half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies be put in graves. (At the end of this time of 3 and 1/2 days these dead prophets will stand up alive and well again and the whole world will see).  Cars?  Nahum 2:4 The chariots (cars) shall rage(speeding/road rage?)in the streets. they shall justle ( bump/wreck or crash) one against another in the broadways (streets/interstates?)they shall seem like tourches (headlights on after dark?), they shall run like the lightenings (any thing that can or could run faster than the fastest horse drawn chariots of the day, would appear to run...Like lightening...right?)=========================================================== Now, I will not demand you believe, but it sounds as if someone knew about the future (back in the day....) Maybe you should also check out John the Relelators description of a  trip God took him on into todays time. And he watched wars and many other things he had not words for. I'll let those wanting to know about it look in  the  sources below.