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| Subject: | | Re: Fair points, but..... |
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mysticete
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Sun, Feb 1 2009, 7:39pm
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I agree with the ethnozoological category, however for these blogs I am focused more on actual new species.
Whether or not cryptozoology would be of more value (as currently recognized) as a study of contemporary mythology would itself be a great blog entry, however I have enough on my plate for now.
And at the very least, it was originally conceived to specifically apply to discovery of news species. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Fair points, but..... |
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Stu
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Sun, Feb 1 2009, 7:46pm
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I understand. How I see cz. is, indeed, mainly as contemporary folklore, but I still look forward more to the discovery of possible new species, as opposed to the mundanity of yet another lake monster or dogman yarn. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Fair points, but..... |
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BillB
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Sun, Feb 1 2009, 11:06pm
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I share your view of cryptozoology and have the same wonder at the newly found, but real animals as they are discovered.
What so many people loose sight of is that "skeptics" in CZ.COM do enjoy the folklore part of the investigations. Getting to the source of the story is as important as finding the cryptid that the tale presents. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Fair points, but..... |
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MJLehde
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Mon, Feb 2 2009, 3:48am
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I'm inclined to agree with your statement regarding folklore. That goes a long way towards explaining how the likes of Mothman and Dogman, despite my fondness for the Dogman mythos, have become so much more pronounced in CZ circles recently. Those, and several others,,,the Jersy Devil comes to mind, would be as at home in an episode of Ghost Hunters as they would Monster Quest or Animal X. Sounds like a breakfast cereal doesn't it, "CZ, it's not just for Bigfoot and Nessie anymore".
In fairness I should say that I do think that there are a number of things yet to be discovered on this old rock. If your talking about the deep ocean then I'm there with you pal, heck pass the cool aid! Now a nine foot tall, red eyed, howling mystery ape stomping around some of the most heavily populated regions of the country,,,ah sorry, there isn't enough cool aid in the pitcher to get me to go there. |
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