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merfolks, in other words, merman and mermaid.
i have been doing so research due to a book that i am planning to write with this current myth. i got highly curious and distracted for the last like five hours reading and watching videos. soaking everything that seemed rather interesting to me. i got this huge craving to actually visit a most recent sighting and see if there is something i could come across, but like that'd happened. just a craving.
but this myth triggers me so much. i have read so many things on them that my mind is like expanding. when i think of a mermaid or merman, i think of a beautiful creature who lives forever and sings. i believe they do not need air on the surface, but they can breathe in both if they wanted. i believe they have half bodies, from head to below the bellybutton is human, and from that down is a long tail. my mind is like expanding on this. although from other descriptions like mermaids and merman don't look nothing alike, or they are able to shapeshift.
i am curious if you have ever thought about this myth;
do you like the idea that there might be merfolks out there?
does it scare you?
do you believe it is real or just fully a myth?
if you were ever got the chance to see one, one day, what would be your first reaction?
my answers:
i am half and half on the idea of liking the idea of them being out there. it draws me in to actually go deeper into this, but the other half is extremely frighten. like what if they are totally different, and get so scared enough that they harm you. (if they happen to be real).
yes, it does, a bit. but does curiosity kill the cat?
i cannot tell whether it is or not. we have some many beautiful animals out there. i rather it not be true, because if they are, they should be left alone. they are amazing things to be myths. but i think their is a large possibility that they are real, i mean, they had sightings back in like the 1800's... something had to be up with that.
if i was ever to see or meet one, i would literally freeze. most sightings don't last long, because apparently they get frightened and jump back. but if i did see one, i wouldn't tell anyone. they deserve their peace, i believe.
i have been doing so research due to a book that i am planning to write with this current myth. i got highly curious and distracted for the last like five hours reading and watching videos. soaking everything that seemed rather interesting to me. i got this huge craving to actually visit a most recent sighting and see if there is something i could come across, but like that'd happened. just a craving.
but this myth triggers me so much. i have read so many things on them that my mind is like expanding. when i think of a mermaid or merman, i think of a beautiful creature who lives forever and sings. i believe they do not need air on the surface, but they can breathe in both if they wanted. i believe they have half bodies, from head to below the bellybutton is human, and from that down is a long tail. my mind is like expanding on this. although from other descriptions like mermaids and merman don't look nothing alike, or they are able to shapeshift.
i am curious if you have ever thought about this myth;
do you like the idea that there might be merfolks out there?
does it scare you?
do you believe it is real or just fully a myth?
if you were ever got the chance to see one, one day, what would be your first reaction?
my answers:
i am half and half on the idea of liking the idea of them being out there. it draws me in to actually go deeper into this, but the other half is extremely frighten. like what if they are totally different, and get so scared enough that they harm you. (if they happen to be real).
yes, it does, a bit. but does curiosity kill the cat?
i cannot tell whether it is or not. we have some many beautiful animals out there. i rather it not be true, because if they are, they should be left alone. they are amazing things to be myths. but i think their is a large possibility that they are real, i mean, they had sightings back in like the 1800's... something had to be up with that.
if i was ever to see or meet one, i would literally freeze. most sightings don't last long, because apparently they get frightened and jump back. but if i did see one, i wouldn't tell anyone. they deserve their peace, i believe.
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do you like the idea that there might be merfolks out there?
I love the mermaid myth! The Little Mermaid was my favorite Disney movie, and when I was a kid I believed they were real.
does it scare you?
Not at all.
do you believe it is real or just fully a myth?
I believe there might have been merfolk at one time in the history of our planet! Maybe they were a step in evolution that Darwin missed! I really do believe that could be true, that at one point mammals were basically half fish and lived underwater.
But I don't believe they could still exist. I'm thinking they would have been around millions of years ago. They would have evolved into creatures you see today by now.
if you were ever got the chance to see one, one day, what would be your first reaction?
Pure shock, followed by rationalist denial. I'd probably convince myself it was a dolphin or something.
I love the mermaid myth! The Little Mermaid was my favorite Disney movie, and when I was a kid I believed they were real.
does it scare you?
Not at all.
do you believe it is real or just fully a myth?
I believe there might have been merfolk at one time in the history of our planet! Maybe they were a step in evolution that Darwin missed! I really do believe that could be true, that at one point mammals were basically half fish and lived underwater.
But I don't believe they could still exist. I'm thinking they would have been around millions of years ago. They would have evolved into creatures you see today by now.
if you were ever got the chance to see one, one day, what would be your first reaction?
Pure shock, followed by rationalist denial. I'd probably convince myself it was a dolphin or something.
Do you like the idea that there might be merfolks out there? Certainly! : ] I like to think that they are part of the Fae family however. ^^
Does it scare you? I am not really into the ocean or stuff like that...I would be totally terrified if some unknown sea creature emerged right next to me while I would be at the beach. D= Haha, I would just have to warm up to any merfolk that might come across. ^^
Do you believe it is real or just fully a myth? Some real and some myth, aren't lots of stories like that? Is it weird to think that the upper half is fish and lower half human? o.o'' How else would they reproduce? =0 Hm, maybe another way since according to one book I read, the author believes that male fairies have pollen on their hands and they put that in the blossom on the back of the female fairies...and boom, BABY! xD
If you were ever got the chance to see one, one day, what would be your first reaction? I would probably panic silently and...I dunno what after that. To come up with a reason for the sighting I guess I hope that I really saw a mermaid or a merman. ^^
Does it scare you? I am not really into the ocean or stuff like that...I would be totally terrified if some unknown sea creature emerged right next to me while I would be at the beach. D= Haha, I would just have to warm up to any merfolk that might come across. ^^
Do you believe it is real or just fully a myth? Some real and some myth, aren't lots of stories like that? Is it weird to think that the upper half is fish and lower half human? o.o'' How else would they reproduce? =0 Hm, maybe another way since according to one book I read, the author believes that male fairies have pollen on their hands and they put that in the blossom on the back of the female fairies...and boom, BABY! xD
If you were ever got the chance to see one, one day, what would be your first reaction? I would probably panic silently and...I dunno what after that. To come up with a reason for the sighting I guess I hope that I really saw a mermaid or a merman. ^^
do you like the idea that there might be merfolks out there?
I guess lol I'm a sucker for mythical stuff anyways XD
does it scare you?
Not really, it'd be pretty cool actually.
do you believe it is real or just fully a myth?
Although I'm open minded and tend to hope for it to be real (like most of Mythical stuff) I only truly believe in what I see.
if you were ever got the chance to see one, one day, what would be your first reaction?
Well first of all, try to make a contact. I would probably try and make friends and learn about their society and tell them about ours.
I guess lol I'm a sucker for mythical stuff anyways XD
does it scare you?
Not really, it'd be pretty cool actually.
do you believe it is real or just fully a myth?
Although I'm open minded and tend to hope for it to be real (like most of Mythical stuff) I only truly believe in what I see.
if you were ever got the chance to see one, one day, what would be your first reaction?
Well first of all, try to make a contact. I would probably try and make friends and learn about their society and tell them about ours.
"Hail to the bananas for they have no bones" - My dad
okay, so i am seeing that some of you believe that the merfolk are kind.
but what if they are not, what if they are like demons of the sea and only show up to be attractive and draw you in and then they attack to eat your brain? :3
then you're screwed, lolol
but what if they are not, what if they are like demons of the sea and only show up to be attractive and draw you in and then they attack to eat your brain? :3
then you're screwed, lolol
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I think it could have been a possibility. But just like things like bigfoot, the yeti, and what have you, they are utterly impossible in modern life.
With the level of mass expansion we've done over the world in the past 100 years, we would have a documented case of them somewhere. Much like the Sasquatch and Yeti, any "documented information" is very hoaxish and has little consistency.
Perhaps that a long time ago, a sort of half-primeape half-amphibian could have existed, but not anymore.
With the level of mass expansion we've done over the world in the past 100 years, we would have a documented case of them somewhere. Much like the Sasquatch and Yeti, any "documented information" is very hoaxish and has little consistency.
Perhaps that a long time ago, a sort of half-primeape half-amphibian could have existed, but not anymore.
I tend to prefer the term "Undine" more than Mermaid or Merfolk... I don't know why... but for some reason "Merman, Mermaid and merfolk" sounds so childish or something. It sounds like something some silly human would come up with to call something that he didn't even talk to.
do you honestly think that such creatures would call themselves that? I don't think so.
But yeah, the Undine myth is a truly fantasicing one. they take on so many different forms depending on which nationality or region. and for each nationality, they go by different names too.
My favorite type is the selkies though... they have like a hundred of far more intersting stories out of all those mythologies.
Selkie--(also known as silkies or selchies) are creatures found in Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish mythology. the top is like that of a human, but the bottom part is like a seal's. apparently they have those seal tails because of this magical belt they have on all the time.. and when they take this belt off their tails magically become human legs, and they're able to take walks alongside the coasts. Sometimes they will even take human lovers and live on land for a while... and the humans wouldn't even know they were a selkie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie
do you honestly think that such creatures would call themselves that? I don't think so.
But yeah, the Undine myth is a truly fantasicing one. they take on so many different forms depending on which nationality or region. and for each nationality, they go by different names too.
My favorite type is the selkies though... they have like a hundred of far more intersting stories out of all those mythologies.
Selkie--(also known as silkies or selchies) are creatures found in Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish mythology. the top is like that of a human, but the bottom part is like a seal's. apparently they have those seal tails because of this magical belt they have on all the time.. and when they take this belt off their tails magically become human legs, and they're able to take walks alongside the coasts. Sometimes they will even take human lovers and live on land for a while... and the humans wouldn't even know they were a selkie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie
I believe that most mythical creatures aren't really mythical. The idea of them had to come from somewhere. Sure people made stories back then but they were usually made off of something like that. Someone sees something spectacular and it inspires them to write about it. I think that they used to exist..or maybe they still do but we just can't see them.
Some people believe and as well as I do that beings like merfolk and such cannot be found because they live in different realms and show themselves to us when they feel like it.
Sure, sometimes we are lucky enough to catch glimpses of them.
Yeah, some people may just find the dimension traveling thing convenient since some people think that if something cannot be seen a lot then it must not be real at all.
Anyways, I do not blame beings like that to not want to be around us all the time.
We should just learn to see with our hearts and not our eyes.
Sure, sometimes we are lucky enough to catch glimpses of them.
Yeah, some people may just find the dimension traveling thing convenient since some people think that if something cannot be seen a lot then it must not be real at all.
Anyways, I do not blame beings like that to not want to be around us all the time.
We should just learn to see with our hearts and not our eyes.
I adore mermaids! They do not frighten me in the least! In my heart, I am one! I believe they are real! If I were ever to meet one, I'd ask to be made part of their society! I would much rather be in the ocean than landlocked! I'll even take the query a step further. If I were physically a mermaid, I'd want to learn to communicate with all the cetaceans...dolphins and whales alike! Their intelligence is staggering and humans could learn a lot from them!
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i believe in all the fantasy creatures. there is no doubt in my mind of their existence. i don't have solid proof, but i have seen proof. my favorite was the time i saw an astral phoenix. it was beautiful. i am not afraid of any of them, aside from the fear one has that comes with respect and danger, like one is afraid of a bear because it could, if it wanted to, tear you in two, therefore i would fear a dragon because it could obliterate me, but only for that. maybe it's stupidity that causes me to think like that.
merfolk are real. obviously, being magical, not all can see them. you have to have an open mind, and an open third eye. my eye is barely open, so i can't see magical creatures..only the smallest of glimpses, if i'm lucky.
merfolk are not like the little mermaid tho. they're frightening creatures, not unlike the ones in harry potter. i would be wary of them if i were you. treat them with respect, and do not expect them to show kindness.
if i saw one, i would be very happy that they allowed me to see them.
merfolk are real. obviously, being magical, not all can see them. you have to have an open mind, and an open third eye. my eye is barely open, so i can't see magical creatures..only the smallest of glimpses, if i'm lucky.
merfolk are not like the little mermaid tho. they're frightening creatures, not unlike the ones in harry potter. i would be wary of them if i were you. treat them with respect, and do not expect them to show kindness.
if i saw one, i would be very happy that they allowed me to see them.
I believe that merfolk are real. Same with all of the other fantasy beings and aliens. Who are we to say that they don't exist? For all we know, they could be living among us. I think that believing in magic is something you should hold on to your entire life, since it brings such a sense of wonder to everyday life. :)
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