in conclusion: elves
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cimoreneApparently Neil Gaiman posted something in his blog about a factory in Iceland needing an "elf-free" certification. I didn't believe Wax that the Icelandic government actually officially believes in elves so I hit up Google.
In the Land of the Fairy King: Iceland's Elf School
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Wax would like me to point out disclaimer-wise that what is apparently Iceland's national religion, more or less (54% of Icelanders are said to believe in the hidden folk), is no more ridiculous than any other religion or set of supernatural beliefs such as UFOs. It's true that the less you have heard of a set of supernatural beliefs, the more silly they seem to you. In fact, I suppose that from the point of view of an Icelander, the government's practical and official stance probably makes it a bit more sensible than, say, a UFO-chaser's belief system.
In the Land of the Fairy King: Iceland's Elf School
...other road projects that have threatened hidden people’s homes have encountered unexplained equipment breakdowns and even illness and injuries to workers. There was even a time when the road works employed its own folklorist, to help deal with issues such as misplaced elves or soon-to-be-homeless hidden folk, who have been known to resort to sabotage.
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Wax would like me to point out disclaimer-wise that what is apparently Iceland's national religion, more or less (54% of Icelanders are said to believe in the hidden folk), is no more ridiculous than any other religion or set of supernatural beliefs such as UFOs. It's true that the less you have heard of a set of supernatural beliefs, the more silly they seem to you. In fact, I suppose that from the point of view of an Icelander, the government's practical and official stance probably makes it a bit more sensible than, say, a UFO-chaser's belief system.
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Date: 6 Mar 2009 11:46 am (UTC)http://www.livescience.com/health/060810_evo_rank.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/22/opinion/polls/main965223.shtml
(CBS) Most Americans do not accept the theory of evolution. Instead, 51 percent of Americans say God created humans in their present form, and another three in 10 say that while humans evolved, God guided the process. Just 15 percent say humans evolved, and that God was not involved.
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Date: 6 Mar 2009 05:22 pm (UTC)