Do you believe in unicorns?

An article in the Guardian recently caught my imagination, though it was about Britain’s first atheist camp, the religious or non religious nature did not concern me. I was far more interested in how children were encouraged to think about the possibilities of the world. They were asked to prove that a unicorn didn’t exist, though given the conditions that you couldn’t see hear touch or smell these creatures and that they don’t leave any trace behind them… Not surprisingly no one has managed to disprove the existence of these mythical creatures.

Some people argue that the “meaning” behind unicorns which were woven into 15th Century tapestries has been lost. But I say does that matter? The eternal reinvention by imagination means that unicorns could be one of a million things, but this is surely the excitement. Some people like to live in the present, in the realms of what they can see and touch.

“Is it not enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom?” – The God Delusion

Interestingly enough another atheist source, but I say no, its not enough. Every body can see the garden, many can appreciate how beautiful it is but few can believe that there are fairies at the bottom. This imagination is what makes the world exciting, it what makes us strive to prove that unicorns exist. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/jul/28/atheist-camp-quest