Today in class we talked about footprints and what they really mean. I guess I have never really thought about the impact footprints have and what they really stand for in our society. I mean how many times have you seen a poster with some inspirational quote genuinely placed on top of a background of footprints being washed away by the rolling tide? They are everywhere. We make them everyday.. and not just literally but figuratively too. Perhaps encountering something new for the first time or venturing to a place where you have never been before. But are footprints really noticed? I usually see a footprint, walk over it and do not even begin to think twice about it. Did the Lost World's scientific footprint really create and impact on our society? Did it start scientific controversy and question? Or was it the kind of footprint that just got rolled away with the approaching tides?
Personally, I'm not sure it has changed any kind of scientific reasoning, if any at all. I can't think of many that truly believe dinosaurs still exist in the deep corners of the Amazon. Instead of leaving a scientific footprint, The Lost World leaves more of an "entertaining" footprint. Call me a Debbie Downer, but I'm not sure Doyle's epic novel has the logical prowess to leave a footprint that would drastically affect they way our society thinks and acts towards science.
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