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Post #9 Reasons of Belief  Perception/Observation

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This is a video of the Loch Ness monster caught on tape

Connection: The connection in this case would be how everyone's perceptions of things are differnent. I'm sure at first it seems pretty unbelievable until you observe what you are watching and begin to break it down

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Post #8: Reasons for Belief/ Emotional Connection

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Post #8: Reasons for Belief/ Emotional Connection

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This next article is from E- Entertainment news, explain how a passionate Loch Ness monster fan club was reacting to a recent footing of Nessie.

Connection: The true devotion from 353 fans in this club, is a great example of the emotional connection. There was a photo of Loch Ness supposedly taken by satellite, but realistically it looks like a boat. To these fans, their love for Nessie will not allow them to let go of the chance of it being the real thing.

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Was the Loch Ness Monster Spotted Via Apple Maps?

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Gary Campbell of the Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club says authorities cannot explain this creature caught on satellite imagery

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The article below talks about the origin story of the Loch Ness monster.

Connection: Nessie was first sited in 565 AD, Saint Columbia then banished the creature evoking god's power. This is Scottish folklore that we automatically believe in, regardless of the evidence shown. Reason for that is because it comes from Ancient Wisdom.

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This video contains 16 interested facts about the Loch Ness monster.

Connection: The beginning of this shows some irrelevant information about Nessy. It explains the multiple songs that were made in relation to it. This is distracting, and strays away from the important facts.

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16 Interesting Things About The Loch Ness Monster

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Here are 16 interesting facts and findings about Nessie the Loch Ness Monster who might just be the most famous cryptid ever! Subscribe to Crypto Queen http://goo.gl/n0evle 8 - Nessie Dead on Arrival On April 1st of 1972, newspapers from around the world made the announcement that Nessie was indeed real, but unfortunately, has been found dead.

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This is an article done by The Sun, which breaks down the facts, theories and most famous sightings of the Loch Ness monster.

Connection: The connection here is the articles information released to the public. This is a perfect example of info overload with miscellaneous facts that do not proof whether or not it is real. It gives a lot of info without confirming any of it is true

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THE Loch Ness monster is now officially the UK's greatest unexplained mystery - with legends of the mythical beast known far and wide.

Despite numerous 'sightings' over the years, there's still no proof Nessie is real. Or is there?

What are the origins of the Loch Ness monster story?

Nessie was first 'spotted' back in 565 - a biography of Irish monk Saint Columba mentions a giant 'water beast' dragging a man to his death in Scotland's River Ness.

However, wider interest in the monster was not sparked until 1933 after a road was built along the loch, making it far less isolated. Within months, several people came forward claiming to have seen a giant beast lurking near the water.

The following year saw the publication of the 'surgeon's photograph', probably the best-known image of the creature. In 1975 the famous shot was exposed as a hoax, made using a toy submarine with a carved monster's head.

There have now been over 1,000 reported sightings, and as the legend gathered popularity Nessie became the subject of a host of documentaries and feature films. The Scooby Doo gang tried to solve the mystery in a 2004 cartoon, while Ted Danson starred in the 1996 family drama Loch Ness.

Many scientists have tried to prove (or indeed quash) the existence of the monster. In 2003, the BBC conducted the largest ever search for Nessie, using 600 sonar beams and satellite tracking to explore the loch - but the researchers found nothing.

In 2017, the story of the Loch Ness monster topped a poll of the UK's greatest unexplained mysteries.

When were the most famous sightings?

Nobody has yet proved that the Loch Ness Monster is real - but that certainly hasn't stopped people trying.

Many pictures claiming to show Nessie have been exposed as pranks, with others explained away as a case of mistaken identity.

The 'surgeon's photograph', snapped by Colonel Robert Wilson in 1934, is probably the most famous Nessie sighting ever. It was later exposed to be a hoax.

Wilson's snap ignited curiosity around the Loch Ness Monster and led to a spate of 'sightings', such as this picture taken from Fort Augustus on the loch's southern tip.

George Edwards took this stunning picture of Loch Ness in 2012, claiming that he had finally found definitive proof of the giant creature's existence.

A year later, the boat skipper admitted he had made the whole thing up. The image was created with a fake fibreglass model of Nessie from a National Geographic documentary, and Edwards had even let many of the tourists he ferries around the loch in on his prank.

In 2014, a satellite photo on the Apple Maps app seemingly showed a 100ft shape swimming in the loch.

The mysterious outline sparked renewed interest in Nessie after a lull of several years, with the Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club claiming it was 'likely' to be the camera-shy monster. However, experts insisted it was merely a boat and its wake.

In September this year, amateur photographer Ian Bremner took this photo from the banks of the loch. His friends claimed it showed three seals playing together, but the whisky warehouse worker suggested it 'could be Nessie'.

Have there been any new sightings?

After a long period of no sightings last year, there have been NINE last year.

American Diana Turner was watching a live feed of the Loch from her home in Michigan when she claims she saw the beast pop its head out of the water.

She reported it on September 29, 2017 to the officials in charge of the Nessie spottings.

Gary Campbell, the recorder and keeper of the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register, told the Daily Mail: "The sighting lasted about two minutes and other than a boat in the distance, she saw no other traffic on the loch.

"She saw a wake and it does not appear to be that of a boat. She made the recording on September 29, but has only notified us of it now.

"But we have accepted it and it means the number of sightings [this year] is the most we have had this century."

Weeks later a nine-year-old snapped what he believes was Nessie's fin breaking the surface during a cruise with mum Jo in early November.

In May, tourist Hayley Johnson from Manchester saw a strange and dark shape at dusk in the loch's Urquhart Bay - a "favourite haunt" of Nessie.

The 28-year-old, a care assistant from Abbey Hey, Manchester, said: "I was really excited about Nessie as a child but to be honest I thought Nessie had probably died in the 1930s. I didn't think she was alive any more. I know now that she is very much alive. I'm just so excited - it's unbelievable what's happened."

There have since been plenty of sightings.

During their romantic honeymoon break, newlyweds claimed to have spotted the legendary beast in the waters.

This followed a mysterious photo taken by Aussie tourists that showed a dark figure in the loch.

And this month, a nine-year-old school boy was convinced he'd seen Nessie.

Shocking photographs pictures of a Loch Ness Monster-type beast found on a US beach have sparked talk Nessie could have moved Stateside.

The mystery creature was reportedly found on Wolf Island in the state of Georgia by a father and son, who were out on a boat trip.

On June 1, 2018, footage emerged of a distant object "cavorting" in the famous loch for a full 10 minutes.

Eoin O'Faodhagain was left stunned by the 20ft creature diving and surfacing in the loch - with his footage now accepted by the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register.

What theories are there about the real Nessie?

Many of the theories of what REALLY dwells in Loch Ness are based on people mistaking other large creatures or objects for Nessie.

Sightings have often been dismissed as being large eels and catfish or otters and deer swimming in the water, viewed from long distance.

In 2013, TV presenter Jeremy Wade made a special edition of River Monsters devoted to the legend.

He compared Nessie's characteristics with the Greenland shark, which grow to 20 feet in length and survive in the fresh waters of the loch.

It has also been claimed that sightings of Nessie are caused by misidentifying inanimate objects - tree trunks, logs and optical effects caused by wind conditions have all been suggested.

One scientific theory put forward to support the traditional idea of the monster's huge size and appearance is that it is a plesiosaur - a type of giant long-necked reptile that went extinct over 60 million years ago.
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Is the Loch Ness monster real? Tale named UK's greatest unexplained riddle

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THE Loch Ness monster is now officially the UK's greatest unexplained mystery - with legends of the mythical beast known far and wide. Despite numerous 'sightings' over the years, there's still no proof Nessie is real. Or is there?

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This is a video by a YouTuber counting down the top 5 pics of the Loch Ness monster.

Connection: This applies to people who truly believe in the Nessy. Once a believer sees a picture of the Loch Ness monster, everything else goes out the window. There is nothing else to disprove this person that it is real. Because of their bias opinion on the subject, if concrete evidence is given to them it would be completely disregarded.

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Not from the movies but from real life, here are my top Loch Ness Monster videos, photos and sightings. Is Nessie real? http://www.facebook.com/AllTop5s http://www.twitter.com/AllTop5s

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This a a make-believe picture of the Loch Ness Monster.

Connection: The Loch Ness monster for years has had everyone wondering if it is real or not. There is no evidence it is real or fake, and that is why it should be left as Unexplained. Until we have concrete evidence of this creature being alive, we will never know for sure

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The is a picture of the Loch Ness Monster, known as the infamous "surgeons photo".

Connection: I connect this to Patternicity because when we see this photo we see the Loch Ness monster. But in actuality it is a hoax setup up to make us believe it is Nessy.

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