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A must watch for all web users. Here Be Dragons is written and presented by Brian Dunning, host and producer of the Skeptoid podcast, author of Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena, and Executive Producer of The Skeptologists.

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8/17/2008 7:50:33 PM

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raithios : LVL 28: VP 3.7: said:

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463 days 13 hours ago...

well can`t say I wasn`t expecting to see some dragons...

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ServusDei : LVL 19: VP 2.8: said:

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463 days 10 hours ago...

As a resident historian, my first reaction to this film is not against it`s premise (to expose pseudo-science), but against its excessive use of historical myth. Two examples follow:

1) While many ancient and medieval maps did include dragons, monsters, gods, etc. on their maps, these tended to serve as decorative elements, not actual belief about what exists beyond the map. (The film suggested otherwise.)

2) The film claimed that for 500 years, nearly no progress was made in scientific fields or human rights during the "dark ages." This is flat out wrong. The "dark ages" are dark due to the limited number of historical manuscripts found from the era, not from the lack of progress.

The fact that the writers made bold claims in areas that they are unfamiliar with worries me about the factual integrity of their other claims that I am less qualified to critique.

Perhaps I should expose how the film itself is a form of "pseudo-science"?

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mm262a1 : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

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462 days 13 hours ago...

I agree with alot of points this guy makes, but i`m a little disappointed he didn`t go after intelligent design and just sat back and took the side of pharmaceutical companies. The fact is merc astra-zeneca and other pharmaceuticals are more concerned with profit margins and not "good science."

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exploder : LVL 48: VP 5: said:

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461 days 15 hours ago...

While I`m sure we all agree that there is too much flakiness ot there, this film accomplishes little but a good reminder to not get too closed minded and write everything off categorically, evidence or no.

1/5.

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