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Miru Dragonstar

Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 450 Location: In my head, composing melodies of magic.
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Posted: Wed 06 Feb 2008 8:22 Post subject: |
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I didnt believe the channel they found a skull in romania(which I looked up myself btw) It had a false pallet of combustible gases which may be breathing fire or maybe not but no matter the skull i say is difinitive proof. Although others may not believe so. _________________ Farewell my shadow, you who walk the path I chose not to follow, Yet I do not regret my choice. I will continue to choose this path. |
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Ragnarok Global Moderator


Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 1091 Location: Tucson, AZ, USA.
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Posted: Wed 06 Feb 2008 9:42 Post subject: |
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Again, that sounds suspiciously like the Animal Planet special. Do you have the title of the documentary so I can look at it myself? _________________ To win against an opponent stronger than yourself, you must not be weaker than that opponent. - Takamachi Nanoha |
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moonfire Dragonstar

Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 17
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Posted: Tue 29 Jul 2008 13:24 Post subject: |
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I have actually seen a dragon. It was flying. I an sure it was not a bat because it was about 200 ft in the air and I could see it _________________ A dragon living in a *blek*, I mean a human body click on it please if you want it to live |
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Ragnarok Global Moderator


Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 1091 Location: Tucson, AZ, USA.
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Posted: Tue 29 Jul 2008 15:03 Post subject: |
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| moonfire wrote: |
| I have actually seen a dragon. It was flying. I an sure it was not a bat because it was about 200 ft in the air and I could see it |
Or, perhaps, it was a bat or a bird, or maybe even a particularly large insect at a much lower altitude? _________________ To win against an opponent stronger than yourself, you must not be weaker than that opponent. - Takamachi Nanoha |
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Jasriella Shining Dragonstar

Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Posts: 1709 Location: Minot, ND
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Posted: Sat 22 Nov 2008 12:34 Post subject: |
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If you look back in history, you'll notice that each civilization has a legend about Dragons. From the Chinese serpent dragons to the European heraldic dragons and even in the ancient Mayan civilization, where they held a combination of these two. Now most of these civilizations had little to no contact between each other and yet they all held a common legend of these winged, flying lizards that could at times breath flames. First off, how is it that they each had a legend and story of these magnificent creatures without even coming in contact with other lands such as the Mayans, Aztec, and Incas. The only solution is the fact that they had to exist at one point but were then later exterminated by the human race which has happened on more than one occasion. Look back to the 13th and 14th century. King Arthur had slain many dragons and so had many other knights. In that era, it was a great honor to be able to go out and slay the dragon that was terrorizing nearby villages and towns. The knight would go out and not return till he brought home the head of the beast and if he came back without it he would be put to death in a variety of ways. It is true that the knights of that era had a tendency to boast and stretch their stories but with so many accounts and witnesses that had documented these events, it is clear that the basic ground fact is that they had to exist and that they did go out and slay dragons. Some legends recount the fact that dragons could breath fire. One theory is that as dragons inhaled, they were able to store hydrogen in a third lung and when needed, could expel it with another gas that would ignite though a chemical reaction. Another theory is one that you might be more familiar with. There was a movie that came out a while back called "Reign of Fire". The dragons in that movie had two sets of glands that when sprayed and combined would ignite as well through a chemical reaction, kind of like being able to gleak (being able to shoot saliva out from under your tongue) and then lighting it on fire. Judging by the past evidence and recounts in history I stand resolved that dragons did in fact exist.
The reason I believe in dragons is not all because of what I have posted above though, it has a lot to do with the fact that I believe that I was once one of them. And the fact that %80 of the members of this forum have the same belief, many different reasons for why they think so, but it all comes to the conclusion that we are/were dragons. _________________ I am trapped between heaven and hell. My wings carry me upon the winds. Above lies heaven, below hell. Yet I must land in hell to soar in heaven. I am a Dragon! |
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Hyraxylos Shining Dragonstar
Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 805 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Posted: Sun 23 Nov 2008 8:56 Post subject: |
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Having a belief doesn't necessarily constitute certainty in that belief, and my draconity is probably one of the shakiest beliefs I've ever acquired, fluctuating wildly and randomly between 32% certainty and 95% certainty (with occasional spontaneous plummets to zero). The only evidence I've got is subjective, meaning that only I can observe it. It's also technically "unscientific" because I'm not really observing that evidence with any of the five "natural" senses. That something is unscientific or supernatural doesn't mean that it's automatically false of course, but it's harder to believe in something more difficult to observe and understand.
Another belief that I have is of the theory of evolution. My certainty in that is supported by objective evidence that can be shown to others and that can be dug up by others and shown to me. My certainty in that area hovers between 99% and 99.999999999999999999%.
There's something about being able to show stuff to somebody else that we tend to lean on for clarification within ourselves. Possibly it's a result of our status as social creatures. _________________ The statement below this one is false.
The statement above this one is true.
This statement is false. |
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Jasriella Shining Dragonstar

Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Posts: 1709 Location: Minot, ND
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Posted: Sun 23 Nov 2008 9:12 Post subject: |
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My debate and science teacher pretty much the same thing. I can't argue with that but I don't totally agree either. With me, ever since I have "awakened" to my inner being I have held, with a %110 certainty, that I was once a dragon and belong as one. This is one of those things that cannot be proven with science. As much as we would like it to be, it just isn't possible to prove it either though. Actually, what you said about humans beign social creatures is almost exactly what my debate teacher was talking about Friday. _________________ I am trapped between heaven and hell. My wings carry me upon the winds. Above lies heaven, below hell. Yet I must land in hell to soar in heaven. I am a Dragon! |
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Ragnarok Global Moderator


Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 1091 Location: Tucson, AZ, USA.
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Posted: Sun 23 Nov 2008 10:23 Post subject: |
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| goldendragon wrote: |
| If you look back in history, you'll notice that each civilization has a legend about Dragons...Now most of these civilazations had little to no contact between eachother and yet they all held a common legend of these winged, flying lizards that could at times breath flames. |
They don't. The "scaly, winged, firebreathing monster" is almost exclusively European.
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| First off, how is it that they each had a legend and story of these magnificent creatures without even coming in contact with outher lands such as the Mayans, Aztec, and Incas. |
This would only be a valid question if there were a single "dragon" that appears in all (or almost all) myths. There isn't.
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| Look back to the 13th and 14th century. King Arthur had slain many dragons and so had many other knights. |
Indeed, a mythical king can do many things, including kill what does not exist.
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| In that era, it was a great honor to be able to go out and slay the dragon that was terrorizing nearby villages and towns. The knight would go out and not return till he brought home the head of the beast and if he came back without it he would be put to death in a variety of ways. It is true that the knights of that eran had a tendancy to boast and stretch their stories but with soo many accounts and witnesses that had documented these events, it is clear that the basic ground fact is that they had to exist and that they did go out and slay dragons. |
One hypothesis that I read recently was that the "dragon" was a Dark Ages metaphor for pagan religions. Considering the times, I don't think that that is unreasonable. ESPECIALLY since in all of history, not a single dragon fossil or large hexapod fossil has ever been found. The latter point is more of a sticking point, because if something were to evolve into a six-limbed creature, it would need ancestors who had similar features. Nothing of the sort seems to have existed.
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| Some legends recount the fact that dragons could breath fire. One theory is that as dragons inhaled, they were able to store hydrogen in a third lung and when needed, could expell it with another gas that would ingnite though a chemical reaction. Another theory is one that you might be more familiar with. There was a movie that came out a while back called "Reign of Fire". The dragons in that movie had two sets of glands that when sprayed and combined would ignite as well through a chemical reaction, kind've like being able to gleak (beign able to shoot saliva out from under your toung) and then lighting it on fire. |
Hydrogen (or possibly methane) would be easier to capture off of digesting food than straight out of the air, and the "chemical reaction" has some precedent in the animal kingdom, with the bombardier beetle. The beetle, however, stores materials that the body produces naturally, adds a catalyst, then blasts out a boiling mixture. Although I'm not a chemist, I can't think of anything in the body that would create that sort of flame. On the other hand, if you suddenly found yourself covered with a jet of boiling liquid, I think it's fairly reasonable, especially back then, to just say "breathed fire."
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| it has a lot to do with the fact that I believe that I was once one of them. And the fact that %80 of the members of this forum have the same belief, many different reasons for why they think so, but it all comes to the conclusion that we are/were dragons. |
Except you're greatly misunderstanding the members here. Very few claim to be dragons from Earth, where, as I've said before, there is no evidence that anything of the sort existed (and no, legends are not evidence). The vast majority of people, on almost very forum I've been on, say that they were from other, not-Earth planets. In those cases, the myths and legends from this planet simply aren't an issue. _________________ To win against an opponent stronger than yourself, you must not be weaker than that opponent. - Takamachi Nanoha |
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