There are many bigfoot/sasquatch/cryptid groups on Facebook nowadays. Hundreds of them, I'm sure. Some are closed, some open, some private. But they are there.
And that's a good thing, for the most part. They are varied in what they cover -- with rules of conduct, without; with restricted types of posts, free for all; add everyone, have everyone request membership; give us your opinion, shut up if you don't agree.
If you don't agree with me, go away.
If you don't think like I think, be quiet.
If you don't believe everything I post, leave.
Hmm. How sad.
For by having that type of attitude, you have now reduced your group into a sad company of "yes, men".
Around the Campfire - How to be a good skeptic (Ep5)
It's time for another chat Around the Campfire with Dorraine Fisher. In this episode, Dorraine talks about skeptics. While skeptics may not be on anyone's favorites list, they can serve a helpful purpose. Dorraine talks about 3 types of skeptics and how to be a good skeptic. This episode will surely hit the nerve of a few people but it goes with the territory.
Hope you enjoy Around the Campfire - How to be a good skeptic (episode 5)
I've been looking into the phenomenon of Bigfoot for about 20 years or so. For many years, I did not post very much stuff on the internet. Over the last couple of weeks, I was reminded WHY I didn't post much Bigfoot stuff on the internet.
I have to say, over the last few weeks there has been some of the most idiotic Bigfoot stories I have ever seen, being published. For example, take the ludicrous story about a young woman who claims "Bigfoot is her baby's daddy". She states that "He totally freaked out when I told him I
was pregnant, He got all weird and said he had to go see a
friend and that he’d be back in a couple of hours. That was two years
ago."
Or how about this recent report about Nancy Hoggart. Nancy claims "she is in a sexual relationship with bigfoot". Yes, really. She even claims her and Bigfoot are trying to start a family and that she has been in the relationship since 2008. In the article, Nancy goes into some details about their sexual encounters, which I'll not get into.
Are these stories a poor attempt at satire? I hope so.
I can remember back a couple years ago, watching the videos of these strange sounds from the sky. It was pretty fascinating for a while. Over the last few years there has been much speculation over what these sounds actually are and some always pointed to the end of time. Over time I grew very suspicious about these sounds and thought that it all was most likely nothing more than hoaxes. I never really took the time to do a lot of research into these strange sounds videos but there is a guy who did.
His name is Chris White and he has made a very interesting video about these sounds. After watching his video it is clear that many of these "sounds" videos are nothing more than hoaxes.
Here is his video.
The video by Chris White is very good and he did a good job debunking several of the videos. I know many will still claim the sounds are real and who knows maybe there is a real video out there somewhere, but it is clear the same sound is used over and over.
The paranormal field is full of hoaxes and hoaxers, many do it for attention and money. After all, we live in a time where views and clicks are a big part of our online activities, some go to extremes to get the views. This type of thing is something we see very often in the Bigfoot community. It can become frustrating and it has an overall negative effect on the field. It seems people are so easily fooled. They want to see a Bigfoot, UFO, or ghost so bad that they will latch onto any video or claim without checking out the source. Often times, it's the same ol people pushing these fake videos.
My advice is to be careful, be skeptical, check out the source, avoid the people and sites that keep pushing fake videos. Find honest researchers and put your support behind them because they are the ones who need it and deserve it.
Thanks
~Tom~
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post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the
cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto
Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of
unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild
land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.
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