History Channel - Quest for Dragons

[reveal]

Genetics I can fully understand for physical features, such as eye color, height, etc, but I have a harder time with behavior. It's my bias, of course, so I wanted more information to tide my brain over.

Ah, the classics. Oh nature vs. nurture, you will be argued over for eternity.

 

[Tonguez]

Actually they did kind of reference that it might be genetic inside of us. How the dragon is made up of all of our former predators. I thoughtit was an interesting argument

Did they offer any explanation why this 'Gestalt Predator' invariably takes the form of a giant reptile even though dinosaurs were extinct (supposedly) long before humans appeared.

I hope they're not suggesting that we carry a genetic fear from our 'rat-like' ancedents (that would be ridiculous).

 

[DonTadow]

Did they offer any explanation why this 'Gestalt Predator' invariably takes the form of a giant reptile even though dinosaurs were extinct (supposedly) long before humans appeared.

I hope they're not suggesting that we carry a genetic fear from our 'rat-like' ancedents (that would be ridiculous).

I have to rewatch it, but they may not have been reffering to dinosaurs when they said reptiles. Even though the dinosaurs may have been exctinct by the time we came around, there were still large reptiles such as snakes, alligators and crocodiles that were three to four times as large as they are now. They would have still been natural enemies of ours.

 

[RC Hagy]

My sons and I watched and enjoyed. 'tween this one and the show which aired the Discovery Channel, I have been having a time explaining to my oldest that there is no definitive proof there were really real dragons... I do not try to hard though.


Hagy

Massachusetts

 

[ssampier]

Ah, the classics. Oh nature vs. nurture, you will be argued over for eternity.

You nailed it. I have interesting discussions with my Engineering student cousin. He seems to think all behavior is inborn.

 

[PhoenixDarkDirk]

Did they offer any explanation why this 'Gestalt Predator' invariably takes the form of a giant reptile even though dinosaurs were extinct (supposedly) long before humans appeared.

I hope they're not suggesting that we carry a genetic fear from our 'rat-like' ancedents (that would be ridiculous).

That theory was that dragons combine big cats, predatory birds, and snakes.

On the subject of Dungeons & Dragons, there was a CGI sequence showing something that was clearly a D&D red dragon, followed later by an yrthak.