From: Reason (reason@exratio.com)
Date: Mon Sep 23 2002 - 01:59:08 MDT
On the apparent grounds that if one is going to have a conspiracy theory, it
should be far more esoteric, outlandish and generally funny than anyone
else's conspiracy theory:
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Scholars agree that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based “The Lost World” on the
experiences of British consul Roger Casement and journalist Edmund Dene
Morel who reported on atrocities in the Belgian Congo. But why would Doyle
select the Congo as the foundation for a story about dinosaurs unless he had
evidence of dinosaurs living in the Congo? So why haven’t scholars connected
Casement and Morel to the “Mokele Mbembe” – the brontosaurus-like creature
believed to inhabit the swamps around the Likouala-Aux-Herbes River? Why has
no one observed that this ecosystem enjoys unique protection just like the
“plateau” described in “The Lost World?” Why does this tale continue to
fascinate us – even after a novel, a the Lost World TV series, a miniseries,
several Lost World films, and the upcoming Lost World telefilm? And what
does it all have to do with Darwin, Hollywood, sex, revolution, and Harry
Houdini? Find out at Foundworld.net.
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This site is very amusing. It links to its own detractors at
www.think-extinct.com. Which links to more pro-dinosaur goodness at
http://challengerz.com/. The controversy!
Since I'm someone who doesn't even own a television, it took me a little
running around to figure out that this is probably all a promo for an A&E
miniseries. At least I hope it is. Still, I laughed, and it's probably worth
sharing, since I couldn't tell the difference between this and half a dozen
other earnest conspiracy sites out there. I mean, it's no less wierd than a
bunch of other stuff people believe in.
Reason
http://www.exratio.com/
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