Electerrific Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Given that the famous primary examples of fabulous entities (Loch Ness Monster and the Cottingley 'Fairies in the Garden' pictures) reported in the first half of the 20thC, are now known to have been declared by their originators, or their ancestors, as forgeries, can we trust other legends to be true? The Cottingley Fairies are a series of five photographs taken in 1917 by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, two young cousins living in Cottingley, near Bradford, depicting the pair interacting with fairies. But one of them declared, late in the 20thc, that she and her cousin had painted the fairy images on card and stuck them to cotton or thin branches. Even Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was deceived. Surgeon Dr Wilson claimed to have taken the now-famous ''Nessie'' picture of a monster's head rearing out of the loch in 1934, but it is now revealed to be a mounted model of a beast on a toy submarine. So can we really believe in such famous British supernatural legends as "Spring heeled Jack" etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalithic Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 These are no more than fairy tales, all of them. So no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 If you believe in the supernatural, it is logical to assume that supernatural creatures exist. If you don't, then they don't. The Loch Ness Monster was never thought to be a supernatural being, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 If you believe in the supernatural, it is logical to assume that supernatural creatures exist. If you don't, then they don't. The Loch Ness Monster was never thought to be a supernatural being, though. I think if you believe in the supernatural, logic is the last thing you'd use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I think if you believe in the supernatural, logic is the last thing you'd use. True, but it is probably the case that unless you believe in the supernatural (generally), you are unlikely to accept the existence of supernatural creatures at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 An honest banker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalithic Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 An honest banker? Now you're just being silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 A sincere Tory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsafan Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 The world is a very big place. The sea is very deep, and animals can actually change and adapt to the condition of their environments, which is quite natural. But these photos show that this is true. Suddenly why are there THREE giant squids surfacing into the waters of Japan ? If you are more spiritual, you question what mother nature is up to. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/giant-squid-seen-as-an-omen-by-japanese-fisherman-9140819.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/fisherman-catches-giant-squid-in-japan-9055922.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/10591495/Giant-squid-caught-in-fishing-net-in-Japan.html The Japanese still worship their land and still have a strong spirituality to themselves, and to their land. Hence the sudden surface of this shows the concerns of the locals and the environmental changes that is occurring around their environments. I like how the Independence uses the term "omen" because it is quite fitting with their local culture. Deep sea creatures which are mindboggling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE0iqcVslXM&list=PLu03VTrb5fmZxPmJjElrPrszU8MdoTo__&feature=share&index=17 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNVdRAolUr0&list=PLu03VTrb5fmZxPmJjElrPrszU8MdoTo__&feature=share&index=6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien52 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 The world is a very big place. The sea is very deep, and animals can actually change and adapt to the condition of their environments, which is quite natural. But these photos show that this is true. Suddenly why are there THREE giant squids surfacing into the waters of Japan ? If you are more spiritual, you question what mother nature is up to. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/giant-squid-seen-as-an-omen-by-japanese-fisherman-9140819.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/fisherman-catches-giant-squid-in-japan-9055922.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/10591495/Giant-squid-caught-in-fishing-net-in-Japan.html The Japanese still worship their land and still have a strong spirituality to themselves, and to their land. Hence the sudden surface of this shows the concerns of the locals and the environmental changes that is occurring around their environments. I like how the Independence uses the term "omen" because it is quite fitting with their local culture. Deep sea creatures which are mindboggling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE0iqcVslXM&list=PLu03VTrb5fmZxPmJjElrPrszU8MdoTo__&feature=share&index=17 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNVdRAolUr0&list=PLu03VTrb5fmZxPmJjElrPrszU8MdoTo__&feature=share&index=6 Mad as a bicycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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