So, instead of commenting on the topic of the thread itself, you chose to single out what the thread wasn't suppose to be about and rant and rave all
about it ... because, Lord knows, there hasn't been enough negativity towards the YouTube video phenomenon.
that makes so much sense [/sarcasm]
I think that is a poor excuse ... I don't consider that a valid reason which is why I didn't accept it, and still don't.
By your definition, the following would be acceptable --- a person posts a question ... if gas mileage wasn't an issue would you own a viper or a
hummer ... state the reasons ... then i go on there and say it eats too much fuel to even be considered, all people who would buy such a wasteful
car is ridiculous and are the main reasons for smog ... and are also hurting national security by burning fuel when it could be reserved for troop
use. --- so it is fine to completely ignore what the o.p. wishes and state your agenda because you find it more important to blast on others than
to further the discussion. Whether what you say is true or not, or others agree or not. To completely disregard the purpose of the post makes you
something other than a fool, but I will refrain from using that word.
Why did you not discuss what the o.p. said the thread is about and have your little rant in the rant forum on BTS? or continue with your drivel in
one of the threads you despise?
Are you not the fool you claim I am for spouting your 'I don't like reptilian topics' and all the points you don't like on a thread that is
suppose to not have that stuff in it?
Go ahead, call me what you wish, if I cared in the slightest what you or anyone else thought about me, I would have never signed up to this site. I
will always speak my mind without fear of the perception of others ... and in doing so, I am not afraid to defend abstract topics to allow others to
feel like they shouldn't be scared to bring up topics just because a few people find it their fancy to berate people for fun. It isn't like this
just happens to the reptilian topic ... it happens all over skunkworks, the ufo/alien board, the John Lear 'conspiracy master' board (which, is for
conspiracies, not a fact or verifiable with photo evidence and video board) ... and basically throughout this site.
I have also been trying to politely refute someone who just seemed very ignorant, but turns out was a troll, and was caught by a mod. So, ok, you
want the members to start policing themselves, well, I have started. Just because you want it to go one way doesn't mean people won't take up
policing it from the other side. Balance comes naturally. For every push one way, someone else will push the other. That is the only reason why
this site works.
With every post by Chorlton that says life on other planetoids is bollocks, there will be someone like me that says how we don't know for sure ...
there may not be, but to say for fact there isn't because there isn't a picture of a creature waving the peace sign ... well that is just as
unsubstantial and not proof. btw, I respect Chorlton, and agree with him on a lot of issues ... so not picking at him in a negative way ... and I
understand him and those like him do what you all do ... you just fail to see why I do what I do, because you are so focused on your point of
view.
I cannot disprove that Pelosi isn't a reptile, but, a compressed video will not convince 99% of the people. She may be a snake ... but not
literally. Have a bit more faith in your fellow ATSer ... and a bit less of the blah blah blah, because sometimes the people who you think agree
with you, actually don't.
as far as on topic:
I think a lot of the scientists who take the ancient stories as fiction, do so a little too easily. Some of it very well may be.
The point being made that similar creatures were discussed and described across the globe when traveling distances was difficult makes a valid point.
It doesn't make it impossible that there was a group of people on a 'crusade' sharing a story that influenced world cultures ... but highly
improbable.
I think the effort to carve these things in stone, and cover the walls with paint, when they have very limited space to do so should speak louder to
it being factual than anything. Why waste so much time, effort, and space to tell a fairy tale, when, that could be used to document things that
really happened to share for generations to come, in an accurate manner.
Of course, I have a hard time believing in talking birds, snakes, and such ... but I cannot see why such a thing would be done if not true, on the
scale of effort and resources it was. Just to mess with future cultures?
What about cave paintings and drawings. All these things across the world from different cultures and languages, climates and landscapes ... are
supposed to be some sort of collective conscience of imagination and fiction, not limiting to just reptiles, but some kind of space fairing creature,
ships, suits.
I guess it could happen. I just don't know ... we thought giant squid were sailor's myths until a few years ago ... but that doesn't mean
mermaids are real
Of course, those who don't wish to believe in anything, won't. Those who wish to believe in anything, will. I try to remain in the middle of the
two extremes and use my intelligence to work out the rest ... and leave things open that don't have enough information, no matter how unfathomable
it is ... just think of that famous 'sherlock holmes' quote.