Do you believe that given enough time science can make & bring to life a real mythical creature in the future?
814617
Given enough time, sure.  What will motivate them to do it?  Probably, "ooh, do you know what would be cool", or "hey, Disney will pay us 4 billion dollars to make a fire breathing dragon".  So boredom or greed.  Either way, a genetically engineered dragon in the future is not impossible.  \n\nI am not sure how much work would be needed and of course the dragon will only have the attributes that physics and biology can.  Such as, a Godzilla size creature is more than likely impossible.  Far too large, there is a lot of physics explaining why something that large just cannot live.  The size of the dragon vs. the ability to fly.  If they make it really large then it will probably not be able to fly, but a tiny flying dragon is not too impressive.  The firebreathing will probably not be that great either.  It will more than likely not be a napalm type explosion, but more of a methane type poof.\n\nAlso, for other creatures.  It would probably be impossible to engineer a werewolf.  The biology to change a man to wolf from just the moonlight is not there.  A medusa can be made but she would not be able to turn people to stone with her glare, just hang around with snakes for hair.  Vampires might be a little easier, a creature that drinks blood and is killed by exposure to direct sunlight.  However, that is pretty much the limits, no changing to bats or being invulnerable to all attacks except for wooden stakes and sunlight.  Also, it would not be able to convert others to vampirism thru a bite.  Well, more than likely not.  A retrovirus to change the recepients DNA might happen, but that would probably just kill the victem and not change them.\n\nSo I believe it will be possible within the limits of science to see creatures with traits resembling aspects of mythological creatures in the next few centuries.
281655
Okay, let me start this off by saying that I am a paranormal researcher.  And I do this with purely scientific methods.  Which means that to date, I have found no prove of any mythical or paranormal beings.  This being said I shall put forth what I have found on this subject.  \n\nWhile there has been no actual accounts of fairies in scietific history, it is a very common theme in many cultures.  You have Leprachauns in Ireland, fairies and pixies throughout europe, the "little people" of native american myths (varying in temermant and discription from tribe to tribe) to other sightings throughout the world.  The closest thing to any proof of "small" people to date (excluding those who have dwarfism) is a recent discovery of proto human remains in indonesia dating back some 13,000 years.  These remains are actually similar to that of the homo erectus, but reaching demunitive stature. On average of three feet tall.  This species is known as Flores Hominid
852986
Sure, why not. Sounds like that would be something with magical, wondrous powers of overcoming hardship and living to tell about it!
1123165
Do you believe wind is real?
93296
I want it to be, along with other phenomenon, so I'd be happy to see real proof.  I've seen proof of some kinds of ESP that was undeniably "Something", so why not.
623017
With the stuff they're experimenting with nowadays, I wouldn't be surprised.  For example, they are studying some reptiles that can regrow their body parts in an attempt to find a way for humans to regrow their organs.  I'm not a scientist, but this may be able to reanimate the body given the right conditions.
76854
Since it's a theory as of now, there's no way to prove whether it exists or not.  My opinion - I think there may be things underway that are leading to it sometime in the future.  With the way things are in the world today, it will take something very extraordinary to bring it about.
1136640
wow, hundreds of years at least, if it's even possible.
1746
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.
307962
None-And let me add, that people who believe in things such as ghosts, telekinesis, etc, think that the scientific establishment want to somehow dispute this, even though they know its true.  Discovering that telekinesis is true, that bigfoot really exists, that there are provable ghosts, would make a scientist's career and put them in the history books...and scientists are, if anything, more curious than most people-we would LOVE to see that kind of thing...remember, lots of us were raised on science fiction and still harbour hopes of meeting ET, going faster than light speed, finding out the ESP really works...on and on.  Problem is, we also require real proof.  No, there is no proof of telekinesis.  If there were, the US government would be pouring billions of dollars into studying it.
408803
Yes. All of the myths and legends must have come from some truth and I believe that anything's possible.
409898
Hey there dragonberry..\nYes, I do believe it's possible. ;)
801101
Well common sense, to me it sort of goes like this....\nALL mythology has some sort of real-world counterpart.  What this means is that essentially that all myths contain some sort of universal truth when you strip away the dross.  As far as mythological creatures are concerned, I do believe that some may have definantly existed.  To say things such as ancient mariners thought that manatees were mermaids is a bit presumptuous.  That's making a giant assumption, saying that we know what and how ancient mariners thought, which we obviously cannot know for a fact.  So called mythological creatures are being discovered all the time.  A few years back, a breed of deer was discovered in Asia that was thought to have been a mythological creature.  It was tiny and breathed through the sides of its snout instead of having a nose.  For centuries, science scoffed at its existence, until one day someone caught one...And science looked stupid, as it does so often by down-playing things that don't fit its paradigm.\nThe unicorn was a creature featured in the original painting of the creatures going into Noah's Ark, two by two...I believe that they were probably abundant somewhere in the wrld at one time, but got wiped out as so many species do.\nIN fact, we discover new species of creatures every single day...Fish we thought were extinct, thus becoming the realm of myth....Giant squid, Giant sharks (Aussie Coast), and a plethora of critters that by our own technical and scientific standards shouldn't even exist (all those little critters living along the Mariennes Trench in water that's well over the temperature  that's supposed to support life)....\nIn closing, my answer to you is a YES.  I do believe at one point the so called "mythological" creatures not only existed, but were common as well.  Hit some of the crypto zoology websites and you'll see what I mean about everything I've written....Sites that deal with forbidden history are also a great source of information.\nPEACE!
1126964
Do you understand that this is the SCIENCE section? Where we deal in facts?\n\nDo you understand that you are discussing MYTHOLOGY/FANTASY? That this is has no factual basis?\n\nTry posting this over in the RELIGION or PHILOSOPHy or ARTS secton. You will get a better reposnse.
289565
they are cool in mythology and books and movies, but if they were real that would kind of creepy
1048674
Yes.But I ALSO believe in science.Otherwise we wouldn't be on computers right now since science developed them and we wouldn't be flying since science showed us how to fly and we wouldn't be able to study fossils since science tells us a lot about them.But I do believe God created the whole thing.\n\nI think of God as the engineer and scientists as the under-standers of how the engine works.
823691
It takes millions of years for evolution to take place. So even though it seems like your experiment should work and the animals should adapt to their surroundings...it wouldn't. Not for many, many generations at least. Do some research on mammoth evolution, or even evolution and general, and you'll find the flaws in your idea.