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AlaskaBushPilot said:
It's by order of magnitude. Users of local parks in particular are walking their dog, biking, hiking or jogging, picnicking, playing Frisbee, etc.

It was notable that our Kentucky gamer, when taking out a skeptic for a snipe hunt, decided that the people on a picnic were ghost hunting.

In an alternate reality game like this I guess the only other users of parks would be other brave scientists like ghost hunters and UFO researchers.
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And they certainly were ghost hunters walking to a specific destination. And what do you know about it? Notta. Voicing an untrue opinion on a subject without knowing the factual details seems to be a common skeptic's trick of the trade. We in the Bigfooter camp call that lying.

The reality is you don't know because you weren't there and you were not privy to what was actually witnessed, who, why, and where. I suppose you can make up anything you wish but I will point out it is fantasy and not fact.
Chris B.
 
ChrisBFRPKY said:
And they certainly were ghost hunters walking to a specific destination. And what do you know about it? Notta. Voicing an untrue opinion on a subject without knowing the factual details seems to be a common skeptic's trick of the trade. We in the Bigfooter camp call that lying.

The reality is you don't know because you weren't there and you were not privy to what was actually witnessed, who, why, and where. I suppose you can make up anything you wish but I will point out it is fantasy and not fact.
Chris B.
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I was there and all I saw was a family outing that had all the hallmarks of a picnic.
 
That was the testimony I was using to form my opinion - cervelo's.

It was baby strollers and coolers in a park. That is evidence of a family picnic, and you offered no evidence to contradict that. Ghost hunters have equipment they use, none of which you've listed as seeing.

It wasn't a cemetery, haunted house, or a site of an Indian massacre or something you are trying to insinuate. Just a park.

But this is quite good. To the alternate reality gamer, concluding "picnic" when seeing mom pushing the baby stroller and dad carrying the cooler in a park - this is fantasy.
 
ChrisBFRPKY said:
And they certainly were ghost hunters walking to a specific destination. And what do you know about it? Notta. Voicing an untrue opinion on a subject without knowing the factual details seems to be a common skeptic's trick of the trade. We in the Bigfooter camp call that lying.

The reality is you don't know because you weren't there and you were not privy to what was actually witnessed, who, why, and where. I suppose you can make up anything you wish but I will point out it is fantasy and not fact.
Chris B.
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Footers must be one of the richest sources of irony.
 
Let's see....primates haven't existed in N. America in 33 million years...and those that did exist and moved to S. America...none evolved into "great apes"

So besides the lack of fossil evidence....millions of Americans go into the woods each year for various activities, and vast majority of them report no sightings of an 8 foot tall creature that should be leaving behind many tell-tale signs of evidence of itself...even though it supposedly lives in and among us....and no one can take a clear picture of the beast...even though pretty much everyone carries a camera with them at all time via a cell phone.

So...who's in denial?
 
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Cervelo said:
I was there and all I saw was a family outing that had all the hallmarks of a picnic.
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Family outings and picnics that begin after Sun down on Saturday October 7th. Nice time of the year, time of day and area for picnics and family outings.
Chris B.
 
AlaskaBushPilot said:
That was the testimony I was using to form my opinion - cervelo's.

It was baby strollers and coolers in a park. That is evidence of a family picnic, and you offered no evidence to contradict that. Ghost hunters have equipment they use, none of which you've listed as seeing.

It wasn't a cemetery, haunted house, or a site of an Indian massacre or something you are trying to insinuate. Just a park.

But this is quite good. To the alternate reality gamer, concluding "picnic" when seeing mom pushing the baby stroller and dad carrying the cooler in a park - this is fantasy.
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Oh my, your reading is selective. I've covered this entirely previously.
Chris B.
 
ChrisBFRPKY said:
Family outings and picnics that begin after Sun down on Saturday October 7th. Nice time of the year, time of day and area for picnics and family outings.
Chris B.
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Exactly so, but you are not being honest about when the outing began because it was not dark when you ran into them. Catching the fall colors and a sunset, having a fire after dark - wow, what a great outing.

Peak time to see the fall colors is mid-October for Kentucky and there are lots of outdoor festivals, art events, etc. in October for just that reason.

This is just fantastic for our BLAARGing study - our gamer pretending that being out at one of the most beautiful times of the year is bizarre.
 
AlaskaBushPilot said:
Exactly so, but you are not being honest about when the outing began because it was not dark when you ran into them. Catching the fall colors and a sunset, having a fire after dark - wow, what a great outing.

Peak time to see the fall colors is mid-October for Kentucky and there are lots of outdoor festivals, art events, etc. in October for just that reason.

This is just fantastic for our BLAARGing study - our gamer pretending that being out at one of the most beautiful times of the year is bizarre.
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Yes, it was dark. The Sun had already set.

Perhaps people love to go out in the dark and see the Fall colors. Black.

Chris B.
 
You're just as nasty as you can be, Chris. I felt sorry for you before really seeing how despicable you behave to very decent people here that exhibit so much polite deference to repeated insults.

Sunset is one of the most beautiful times of the day, and people like to be out for them in addition to afterwards - these people didn't materialize instantly inside of a park - they had to come from somewhere and drive, which is part of their outing.

I just came in from the dark with my son. We weren't ghost hunting. We work in the woods. A very reasonable person (unlike you) provided evidence these people were on a picnic and what you have is a filthy mouth.
 
Sometimes I take my 9 years old son to a cave. We must be hunting ghosts. What else we would be doing there?

Yeah... Calling skeptics denialists, scoffics... Footers' last stand.
 
ChrisBFRPKY said:
Family outings and picnics that begin after Sun down on Saturday October 7th. Nice time of the year, time of day and area for picnics and family outings.
Chris B.
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Actually it was great weather and a wonderful setting IMO, I found what they were doing kinda cool and charming. They obviously were familar with the trail/road and knew where they were going.
Sure it was twilight/dark....big deal... hanging out in the woods roasting some hot dogs and marshmallows on a fall evening sounds like a kids dream come true!

As I've said before Chris IMO you displayed all the hallmarks of someone who has spent little or no time in the woods.
Insecure and feeling the need to carry a weapon on a pedestrian "hike" that your supposedly familar with
Extremely out of shape
Hyper-sensitive to ones surroundings
Hears things "behind us" that I didn't that just happen to be from the area of your sighting
Mistaking a tree stump for something other than a tree stump
Afraid of being in the woods after dark

Sorry to be so blunt Chris but ya kinda creeped me out and that's why I went my own way after our meeting and did my own thing the rest of the week.
You obviously believe or are pretending you've experienced something extrordinary many times in your life. It apparently compels you to conduct yourself in the manner that you do, but your behavior that day/evening and subsequent here on this forum are consistent with someone being very disingenuous IMO.
But hey you seem to enjoy it so keep bringing it and we'll keep "taking out the trash" in a manner of speaking ;)
 
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OntarioSquatch said:
"Bigfoot skeptics" are one of the richest sources of denialism and projection.
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I have to admit that I found this logic to be quite amusing. So, let's go over it.

Denial of course means being dishonest about something because you feel embarrassed by it. There are many activities like collecting, shopping, gambling and drinking that are socially acceptable but frowned upon when done to excess. The normal behavior is to hide the part that is beyond what is acceptable. Denial and rationalization are the defense that are used when this hidden part is discovered.

So, let's look at the behaviors of bigfoot enthusiasm and bigfoot denial and see which one matches.

1.) Do you feel embarrassed about bigfoot enthusiasm/denial?
No. I get calls from people with East Indian accents who claim to be from Microsoft asking about problems with my computer. I recognize this right away as a scam. The ability to recognize scams, hoaxes, and fraud is a very useful skill. The ability to review information and find statistical discrepancies is also useful. These are parts of critical thinking.

2.) Do you hide any part of this activity to avoid criticism?
No. What I do involving bigfoot skepticism is public so there is nothing in private to hide.

3.) Does your involvement with this activity go far beyond a casual interest?
No, I don't collect bigfoot hoax artifacts, I don't keep lists of bigfoot frauds or hoaxes, and I don't maintain an anti-bigfoot website.

4.) Do you look for social outlets or group settings so that your activity will seem more normal?
No, I've never gone on an outing with anyone to not find bigfoot. I've never gotten together with a group to be skeptical of bigfoot.

5.) Do you find ways to involve this activity with other hobbies or interests?
No. I like camping and sailing. I'm interested in NASA and space technology. None of these have ever involved bigfoot skepticism.

6.) Do you spend a lot of time thinking about this activity or wishing that you could do more of it?
No. I spend a lot of time thinking about cognitive theory. When I'm not discussing a hoax or other bigfoot fraud I don't spend any time on it.
 
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This wouldn't be the first time OS didn't understand the definition of words LOL!
 
Denial in psychology : a condition in which someone will not admit that something sad, painful, etc., is true or real

You don't have to feel embarrassed about the truth to be in denial about it. A lot of people who are in denial about certain things aren't embarrassed at all, but instead subconsciously choose denial because reality is either too painful or gives them too much anxiety. It's basically a defense mechanism and it's one that's seen here in bigfoot-devoted "skeptics".
 
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