Welcome to the forum, Eleazar. I think you made some fairly good points in this thread. And I hope you continue to do so.
As for the current discussion, I want to add a few more things (in response to the other members):
Lack of evidence does not mean lack of presence. If there is no proof against the presence of such a thing then it remains possible. Maybe you cannot say with certainty that it exists but you also cannot say with certainty that it does not. So, saying something is a myth is a form of extremism that is against appropriate logical reasoning. Even scientists tell us a lot of things that we cannot perceive and which we cannot prove it by ourselves. We believe them because there is an element of trust that is built in us. This is similar to how a religious person believes what he cannot perceive.
As for the current discussion, I want to add a few more things (in response to the other members):
Lack of evidence does not mean lack of presence. If there is no proof against the presence of such a thing then it remains possible. Maybe you cannot say with certainty that it exists but you also cannot say with certainty that it does not. So, saying something is a myth is a form of extremism that is against appropriate logical reasoning. Even scientists tell us a lot of things that we cannot perceive and which we cannot prove it by ourselves. We believe them because there is an element of trust that is built in us. This is similar to how a religious person believes what he cannot perceive.
