I concur with a lot of these comments. There are tons of new life forms found all the time, who can say definitively that mermaid's do not exist? Can you prove they do not exist? Then there is a chance.

The theory hasn't really been disproven...

I read about this. Apparently, the US government took the unprecedented step of issuing a statement regarding the lack of evidence that "aquatic humanoids" exist, due to the huge out-pouring of support for the poor mer-people and their plight. The problem with our inter-web driven world is that all information looks the same in terms of validity and accuracy and meaning. It's not about opinion and belief, very often there are facts to contend with. The most significant fact (and, unfortunately, undeniable) is that the crew that made the mermaid features did some EXCELLENT film-making. The pacing, the acting, it was compelling. Great work! Yet, the film-maker's legacy is a huge segment of the audience walked away thinking they had just learned something about a government conspiracy involving sea-dwellers. Does anyone remember the Blair Witch? She lives in my basement and eats mermaids.

MERMAIDS ARE REAL, I KNOW THEY'RE IN HARRY POTTER, AND HARRY POTTER IS RRREEEAAAALLL

I, personally, believe that mermaids could very well exist. I am not trying to stir up an argument, becuase i have never seen one. Obviously, like some of the above posts are joking about, they wouldn't talk or sing.

....guys....the "footage" is all CGI. Much of it is subpar CGI. If you're gonna say some of it is unexplainable, you're gonna tell me that Kryptonians exist after you watch Man of Steel.

Wake up, little ones! You are not five! You watch a pretty film and you want to believe: at five I watched "Dr. Dolittle" and believed that animals can talk to people. Be idealistic and imaginative and full of joy at the wonder of the world. But don't walk around telling people they are wrong not to accept imaginary creatures as theoretically possible, that leaves you open to far too many bad ideas. It makes it far easier for your leaders to lie to you, since you believe whatever a politico says "just might" be true. There is an objective reality and facts exist in this world. Not "your facts" and "my facts", but actual "fact-facts". And you need to accept that. Keep dreaming, keep reaching for the stars, but keep reality by your side: you'll get farther.

We know the surface of the moon better than we do the ocean floor. Just in the last 10 years we have discovered two new types of whales for goodness sakes. There is nothing proving mermaids do NOT exist.

Illuminati

Your dad's right- The secret world govmint is covering up the existence of Atlantis and the Mermaid Kingdom!! Dick Cheney gave up his heartbeat so he can be the US Ambassador to the famous city of Mermadia! It's all there in the secret NSA briefing book that Bush gave Obama when he took office. And, of course, Marco Rubio's famous drink of water gaffe was clearly a prearranged signal to the water people saying the time for revealing the truth is begun. Your dad's a leader of the new Atlantean-American Information Services. Stand in awe of his wisdom, OP and show him his due respect. And throw him a fish!