Dragons Don't Exist

by Mycroft

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Dragons don’t exist.

There is, of course, a fine line between fact and belief. Just because something is true doesn’t mean that anyone believes it; conversely, a great number of people believe things that are categorically not true. And that doesn’t take into account the things that may or may not be true, but which attract great debate.

“Dragons don’t exist” is not one of those things. It’s not debated; for the most part, nobody even thinks about it, because it is so blindingly obvious that dragons don’t exist. It gets filed under the mental category of “the way things are” very early in life. No-one does experiments, establishes research teams or begins scholarly arguments in the scientific journals on the subject. Dragons: Fact or Fiction? is not going to be shown on the Discovery Channel any time soon.

Go to an empty hilltop, swept by the rain and wind, and scream out to the heavens “Dragons don’t exist!”

You will be met by silence, by indifference. No-one cares.

Except the dragons.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Dragons Don't Exist

    Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)'s Buddy Icon Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    As someone who firmly believes that, yes, they do exist, I love this story! This is just wonderful! And it’s so true. Most people don’t bother thinking about dragons, except maybe us followers of pagan paths or people from Asian cultures. (My in-laws are Filipino Catholics, and they didn’t bat an eye when I talked to them about our guardian dragons.)
    Well done!
    LoA

  2. Dragons Don't Exist

    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    LOVe the last line! Well, the entire ficlet is excellent, but the last line is my favorite!

  3. Dragons Don't Exist

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great job setting us up with very reasonable, logical points all throughout and then throwing the curve at the end. Artfully done.
    LoA

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