Moderated Bigfoot- Anybody Seen one?

[Gilbert Syndrome]

You are right, belief has nothing to do with reality. I don't believe in you, you're just a bunch of pixels on my screen. The reality is that someone, possibly you, had to type your response.

So, i'll try this again, in the hopes that your next answer isn't as ridiculious as the last one.

When will the time come when you consider the idea that Bigfoot must not exist? Will you ever reach this conclusion or will you keep on believing, with the occassional footcast and garbled sighting keeping your hopes up?

 

[Jodie]

And I will say this again in case you missed the last ten pages, I will believe it when I see a dead one dragged out of the woods. Until then, bigfoot does not exist. I won't believe it if I'm the only witness nor will I believe it if you are the only witness to such a creature. I need a body and a group consensus.

 

[Gilbert Syndrome]

And I will say this again in case you missed the last ten pages, I will believe it when I see a dead one dragged out of the woods. Until then, bigfoot does not exist. I won't believe it if I'm the only witness nor will I believe it if you are the only witness to such a creature. I need a body and a group consensus.

I have read your comments, most of them anyway, and judging from the way you speak about the subject, it seems like you're more willing to believe in Bigfoot than you're admitting.

 

[Jodie]

I'm open to good evidence, but to my knowledge no one has brought any forward. The only conclusion I can draw from that is that there isn't any to be found. Even if they drag one out of the woods it doesn't mean that anyone's story I ever heard was correct, including my family's....so, I don't see your point.

 

[Castro]

And when they drag one dead out of the woods I'll know that it is real.

I guess you're going to wait a long long time.

 

[Jodie]

I think it's been 45 years and counting now, it's looking doubtful.

 

[AttorneyTom]

I think it's been 45 years and counting now, it's looking doubtful.

It was "looking doubtful" 45 years ago ! Now we know it was a Hoax.

 

[Jodie]

LOLOL...yeah.

 

[Muldur]

And I will say this again in case you missed the last ten pages, I will believe it when I see a dead one dragged out of the woods. Until then, bigfoot does not exist. I won't believe it if I'm the only witness nor will I believe it if you are the only witness to such a creature. I need a body and a group consensus.

So you are going to let other people tell you what to think, Jodie? Even to the point of denying something you personally observe?

You used to have your head on straight...what the heck happened to you?

 

[xtifr]

So you are going to let other people tell you what to think, Jodie? Even to the point of denying something you personally observe?

There's a big difference between "let[ting] other people tell you what to think" and wanting some independent confirmation that you aren't hallucinating. Frankly, if I saw something as preposterous as a bigfoot, hallucinations would be my initial diagnosis as well (assuming fraud could be ruled out).

 

[Muldur]

And exactly what is so "preposterous" about observing a large primate out and about the business of living it's life?

 

[captain koolaid]

And exactly what is so "preposterous" about observing a large primate out and about the business of living it's life?

What, a gorilla? Or, do you mean Bigfoot: Destroyer of Pancakes? How much value is there in a personal observation, without a Bigfoot to show for it? Does any observation have merit, or, do you have to be in the Bigfoot Club for it to count?

 

[Resume]

You used to have your head on straight...what the heck happened to you?

When you use term "head on straight," are you referring to belief in a mythical North American primate? That kind of "straight?"

 

[Gilbert Syndrome]

I'm open to good evidence, but to my knowledge no one has brought any forward. The only conclusion I can draw from that is that there isn't any to be found. Even if they drag one out of the woods it doesn't mean that anyone's story I ever heard was correct, including my family's....so, I don't see your point.

Thats ironic, because from what i've read of your comments, it seems as though you do believe these stories, including those of your family.

 

[Castro]

And exactly what is so "preposterous" about observing a large imaginary primate out and about the business of living it's life?

Fixed it for you. The answer should be easier to get.

 

[Vortigern99]

Thats ironic, because from what i've read of your comments, it seems as though you do believe these stories, including those of your family.

Then you need to read further in various threads. Jodie disclosed, either in this thread or the "Unambiguous photog?" thread, that s/he no longer believes bigfoot exists, and thinks his/her father's story was likely an exaggeration of an encounter with a migrant worker or homeless person.

 

[Vortigern99]

So you are going to let other people tell you what to think, Jodie? Even to the point of denying something you personally observe?

Jodie did not personally observe a bigfoot. Please follow the discussion before commenting.

 

[Vortigern99]

A-ha, the revelatory exchange is in the "Unambiguous photography?" thread, centering around this post.

My comment was more specifically about your father's "sighting".

So. In your opinion - not a BF then?

I don't think so anymore.

Jodie, are you saying you no longer believe in the possibility of bigfoot's existence?

I don't think it's exactly the same view point that you have about it but the outcome is the same.

I have a real problem with discriminating fence sitters. You either are or you aren't pregnant, so you either believe bigfoot exists or you don't.

Looking at this from a logical viewpoint, no evidence is in sight and none forthcoming in the foreseeable future, it adds up to not existing.

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It will take dragging a body out of the woods for me to believe they exist. I don't think any DNA study or photograph will ever do it for me.

 

[xtifr]

And exactly what is so "preposterous" about observing a large primate out and about the business of living it's life?

There's nothing preposterous about observing a large primate--I'm observing one making coffee in the next room right now. What's preposterous is imagining that there's still an unknown and undetectable large primate hiding in the well-studied forests of the US.

 

[demonunderyourbed]

There's nothing preposterous about observing a large primate--I'm observing one making coffee in the next room right now. What's preposterous is imagining that there's still an unknown and undetectable large primate hiding in the well-studied forests of the US.

hear hear ..well said. its just not out there.never has been