Cryptozoology

I learnt a new word today, Cryptozoology, apparently it means the study of "hidden" animals, like the Loch-Ness monster, Abominable Snowmen or Bigfoot etc. I'm a firm believer in such creatures, it would be so cool if they existed that I don't want to handle the intellectual and emotional disappointment if it were shown they don't, so clearly they do! Fortunately you don't just need to take my word for it, we see the evidence of crypto-creatures all around us, you just need to have an open mind. Take the picture accidentally snapped by the Google street view camera for example (above), it clearly shows an entirely unknown (to science) species of cat! Those pedantic scientists don't know everything you know, after all, what's the point of human existence if you can't make stuff up and convince other people to believe it too, the endorphin rush that I get by feeling part of an in-group is so.. social, I'm not a whole person without it.

There are plenty of us around who feel this way, take the Christians who teach the ACE (Accelerated Christian Education) curriculum to children. As they point out, evolution can't be true since the Loch Ness monster exists and as for those whining secularists who nit-pick about "evidence" they're just not seeing the big picture, after all, it's only a few thousand kids we're talking about so what does it matter if they don't get a decent education, we need uncritical thinkers to host chat shows and write newspaper columns. The British Government even support such open-mindedness by providing positive OFSTED reports and limited funding to at least 5 ACE schools in Britain, Carmel Christian School, Bristol along with Excellence Christian School, Tower Hamlets, Redemption Academy, Stevenage, Kings Kids Christian School, New Cross, and The Lambs Christian School, Birmingham so it must be right?