Talk:Unicorn

What is a "de facto argument"? --Horace 22:19, 1 March 2007 (EST)

Well "de jure" means officially, formally, in law, and "de facto" is a weaker form of this term, meaning acting in the place of lawful or formal authority, but having some legitimacy thereby. The example everyone knows is "de facto" wife (aka common law wife) in which the couple are not "officially" married (that would be "de jure") but in every other way fulfil the definition of a marriage. I am surprised that no CP user in 17 months has had either the wit or inclination to answer Horace's honest question. What a "de facto" argument would be is anybody's guess. But most likely it is an attempt by some author to lend a pastiche of authority to his feeble maunderings by including a Latinism, and then, unfortunately for him, getting it wrong. There is a saying that one who has “little Latin and less Greek” should avoid such terms. But alas, what of the writer whose native English is not much better? Macramé, anyone? MylesP 23:08, 31 October 2008 (EDT)

That word, I do not think it means what Conservative thinks it means.. I'm not sure what he means either, and in any event, not all translations use unicorn in those locations, and furthermore in all those locations there isn't any obvious reason that it would have to be reffering to an actual creature. JoshuaZ 22:25, 1 March 2007 (EST)

The hebrew word found in Numbers 23:22 is re'em. The strong's number for this is 07214 See http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/words.pl?strongs=07214 . In the KJV this was translated as 'unicorn'. In the NKJV Numbers 23:22 reads "God brings them out of Egypt; He has strength like a wild ox." In the NLT it reads "God has brought them out of Egypt; he is like a strong ox for them." In NIV it reads "God brought them out of Egypt; they have the strength of a wild ox." So on and so on. The vulgate reads "Deus eduxit eum de Aegypto cuius fortitudo similis est rinocerotis". While it may be referenced in the KJV nine times, it is not necessarily the right word. Bibical scholars today believe the word refers to a great aurochs or wild bull. Unless one is going to argue that the KJV is the only version of the Bible it is appropriate to make the distinction in the article. --Mtur 17:36, 8 March 2007 (EST)

"The existence of unicorns is controversial"

This is embarrassing.

--Mechrobioticon 18:26, 31 March 2007 (EST)

It is more than embarrassing, especially as Dr. Richard Paley, noted Conservapedia expert on all critters crypto or dinosaurian is merely yanking your chain. I suggest someone check out objectiveministries.com, or at least try googling Fellowship University.

"Baramin" haha, never thought I'd see the word used in a sentence as if it meant something. Human 23:50, 27 April 2007 (EDT)

Should Unicorns be in Category:Mammals?

Given the uncertainty about their actual form? --Jeremiah4-22 13:52, 27 April 2007 (EDT)

Really?

We all know Unicorns don't exist. My 2 year-old nephew knows they are just in cartoons and fairy tales. I guess the Tooth Fairy is real. --Dexter111344 18:46, 3 July 2008 (EDT)