do dragons really exist?
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No, Not the ones you are thinking of.
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While it might be possible that some of these creatures exist, it certainly can't be said to be 'probable'.\n\nWe are still finding new species of mammals and birds all the time.  Genetic studies have even shown us that some of the critters we thought we knew are more diverse than we thought.\n\nRecently it was discovered that the species we know as the African elephant is in fact two species, a savannah species and a forest species.  So we have 'found' one of the largest species of land mammal just in the last few years.  Another study found that there was a population of the Bactrian camel (the one with two humps) that was actually a separate species too.\n\nSo it is possible that there may be some critter hidden off in the deep forest somewhere that we've never seen before.  But the chances of something like Bigfoot/Sasquatch remaining undiscovered in the rather well explored forests of North America are rather low.\n\nThe best chance for new, exciting and incredible discoveries are in the seas.  We really have barely scratched the surface in our exploration there, and there could be all kinds of new, even huge and exciting finds down there.\n\nJust in the last few years, the Megasquid was described, whose body is larger than that of the Giant Squid (although the tentacles aren't as long), actual live footage of the Giant Squid was finally taken, and Coelacanths were found off the coast of Indonesia, 10 000 km from where it was thought was the only place they existed.
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ya i do believe in dragons and yes i am a dragonologist
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we as humans have pulled apart and studied so many little things about creatures, humans, places. etc.. there is nothing left for the imagination.\n\nAlthough back in the olden times.  people could only go on what they felt and saw.  A lot of stories were made up (folklaw) to explain these happenings the best they could..  Some were written down others passed on though the generations. \nSome made a little nicer for kiddies stories.\n\nAlthough that doesn't mean all folktales are wrong or made up creations of people. \n\nI guess like myself, i believe in dragons.  yes they don't exist on this dimension and in the physical world to ours any more. \nBut they do visit from time to time. \nMuch like a Ghost or a Angel would.
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Komodo Dragons, but don't suppose they qualify.  I have seen a unicorn, and you can see him too, his name was Lancelot, when he died they took him to a taxidermist in California.  But you can still see his picture if you google unicorns.  But as you said basically is what I believe.  You can prove something exists but you cannot prove it doesn't.
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We have no proof that any of them existed, so is this a trick question?
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No, Dinosaurs are not a myth.  We have thousands of specimens of fossilized dinosaur remains that indicate that these were indeed real creatures that once lived on our planet.\n\nI have no idea what a "Dimo" is, so I can't answer whether or not the 'Anatomy and Physiology of the Dimo' supports the existence of Dinosaurs, however the anatomy and physiology of archosaurs, avians, and the dinosaurs themselves certainly supports their existence.\n\nThe bone of an animal does not out weigh the flesh.  The skeleton of a 150 pound man would only weigh 10 to 15 pounds.  That comes out to at most about 10% of the weight of the flesh.\n\nWhy wouldn't the creator make carnivores before man?  The bible even says he created the animals before he created man.  Even if you believe the flawed, illogical sequence of creation put forth in the biblical account, there's no reason not to believe that dinosaurs could exist.\n\n'What flood?'  Exactly!  What flood?  There is absolutely no geological evidence that there has ever been a global, total flood that covered the entire Earth in water.  Even if there were, it has nothing to do with the existence or not of dinosaurs.\n\nDinosaurs did not kill themselves off.  The hypothesis with the widest general acceptance in the scientific community is that a massive impact with a meteor or comet at the end of the Cretaceous in conjunction with other stressors brought about the extinction of the dinosaurs.  Certainly no one has ever suggested that the dinosaurs somehow deliberately caused the meteor to crash.\n\nWhat doesn't look natural about their construction in the various re-constructions you have seen?  I have seen some that look very good, and others that look like cheap Hollywood effects (mostly because they are).  I've also seen cartoons where people are depicted with yellow skin, giant bug eyes and three fingers.  That doesn't mean that people don't exist, just that the depiction is not very accurate.  Critters like three-toed sloth, pangolins, sea cucumbers and walking sticks don't look 'natural' either, and yet they do indeed exist.  Just because a creature doesn't meet your expectations of beauty or conform to your notion of what a proper animal looks like doesn't mean they are mythical.\n\nNo one has to lie to get people to 'believe' in evolution.  People who actually look at things like physical evidence and scientific experimentation without jumping to pre-drawn conclusions based on religious dogma are almost invariably convinced of the validity of evolutionary theory.  The only lies are spread by those who refuse to accept evidence that they erroneously believe attacks their religious beliefs.\n\nMan doesn't come directly from a fish.  If you look at the morphological and anatomical similarities between a Sarcopterygian fish and an early amphibian, between an amphibian and a reptile, between a synapsid reptile and an early mammal, between an early mammal and an insectivore, between an insectivore and a prosimian lemur, between a lemur and a monkey, between a monkey and an ape, between an ape and an early hominid, between the hominid and Homo erectus and between Homo erectus and Homo sapiens sapiens, you too will see the constant, slow and gradual development of some characters and the conservative retention of other characters that indicates a long and gradual evolutionary process from fish to man.\n\nThe Big Bang theory is a whole 'nother topic, even bigger, you might want to post another question about that.  It too has little to do with the reality of dinosaur existence.\n\nMaybe the book "Jarasic Park" talks about the "myth of Dinosaurus", but the novel "Jurassic Park" by Michael Crichton which was made into a series of increasingly bad films certainly does not.
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love the question it makes one think\nyour points are all valid \ni would also go so far as to say their is as much proof for the existence of ghosts /dragons /vampires etc as their is for the existence of god so i agree these questions should be asked in the mythology section \nbe prepared for some answers from angry Christians\nwith reference to the answer before mine  i have seen proof of dinosaurs [evolution ]but i have never seen gods bones \nby that logic aliens exist as  you can not prove they don't
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Does Darkness really exist?
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ghosts & monsters are not real.its all in our minds.we fear them because right from childhood people tell us stories about them.but spirits are real.i have not seen them.but many people have.
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There is no way we can prove that they weren't, but there is absolutely no evidence that they were.\n\nThis is what is called an "Argument from Ignorance", and it is completely logically invalid. We could apply the same argument to show that the huricanes that struck the USA last year were caused by dragons or leprechauns.\n\nAlthough there is no evidence to suggest that leprechauns or dragons did cause the hurricanes there is no way that we can prove that they did not.\n\nWhat science does in these cases is apply Occam's razor. We can invoke the idea the global wamring of less than 1oC has increased the incidence of hurricanes, or we can go with the far simpler idea that it is simply random variation. Science demands that we go with random variation until we have some evidence to the contrary.\n\nBy applying Occam's razor we also get to rule out dragons, leprechaun's, pixies and the wrath of God as explanations. It is by the rigorous applictaions of these logical principles that science has allowed us to learn so much about the world. We can't just discard them when we want to see evidence of the effecst of global warming.
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I don't really think that vampires, werewolves, monsters or  dragons exist. They're just creatures invented by people long ago to frighten children. They're the source of all spooky, scary and quite mystical stories. Sure, many people believe they exist, many people think exxactly like me. But I wouldn't mind if one vampire came to me at night. I'd kick him in the head, and then ask for an autograph:))))))
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Check Chinese stories.  They use dragons in many of their stories.  You can refer to http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/chinese-fables/load.htm?f\n\nYou might want something other than this, but it gives you an idea of where to look.  Dragons are referred to by nearly every civilization.  You shouldn't have any trouble finding something you want.
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it is verey possible to exist, all it would really be is a big ape,  many sitings of it have been recorded just not visually.  i think it is real it is just a shy creature most likly.  it could be realted to the yetti or somehting.
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For more information about dragons check out:\n\nhttp://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~geog309i/ideas/dragons/dragons.html\nhttp://www.starsandseas.com/SAS_Mythology/Dragonmythd.htm\nhttp://survive2012.com/dragon_myths_4.php\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_dragon\n\nOne of these ought to cover your all your questions about dragons.
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Complexity? Other than extinctions, most species still exist as they have. We have observe no mutations of single celled creatures, no transition phases in the fossil record, or anything else that would support evolutionary theory.\n  The evolutionary course of the horse for instance is still found in the tapir of South America. I could go on , and on.\n  Did you know the tooth they based Peking man on was actually from an extinct pig?!? However school books have not been revised. Evolutionist are still presenting this as "proof".
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Hahaha. For reals, huh? They know EVERYTHING about all of existence. I suppose that explains why they don't feel there is any real need for science......Here there be dragons! \n\nGod likes to eat heathens that God roasts in the flames of Hell like marshmallows.