This Doesn't Help...

[Gene Steinberg]

A DNA test of certain samples reveals something that is decidedly not Bigfoot:

'Bigfoot' hair samples found to be mostly from bears, wolves | Fox News

Oh well.

 

[PCarr]

It does help. A negative result is a result.

 

[Han]

The following is taken from the article:

"Those who believe in the Yeti, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster* need basic instruction in sex," said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University, in an email. "Each Yeti has two parents, four grandparents and so on," he said. "There should have been herds of (Yetis)," he wrote. "Where were they hiding?"

In my opinion this statement is wrong because sex and reproduction are different things, for example the Primates known as Bonobo (Pan paniscus) engage in "sex" that has nothing to do with reproduction.
I also wonder why the word "herds" was used? Troop is the word generally used to describe a group of Primates like Gorillas, Chimps or Orangutans.

For me this is typical of the lazy and half hearted approach that is taken towards demonstrating that a "physical" Bigfoot/yeti etc does not exist, and reminds me of those who argue that Bigfoot etc are primates.


*that would be me then..............

 

[PCarr]

The following is taken from the article:

"Those who believe in the Yeti, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster* need basic instruction in sex," said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University, in an email. "Each Yeti has two parents, four grandparents and so on," he said. "There should have been herds of (Yetis)," he wrote. "Where were they hiding?"

In my opinion this statement is wrong because sex and reproduction are different things, for example the Primates known as Bonobo (Pan paniscus) engage in "sex" that has nothing to do with reproduction.
I also wonder why the word "herds" was used? Troop is the word generally used to describe a group of Primates like Gorillas, Chimps or Orangutans.

Context. When a scientist talks publically about sex, he or she almost certainly means sexual reproduction, or sexual selection, or something else scientifically interesting. In which case the comment is perfectly clear and makes sense - one bigfoot implies a population of bigfeet.

 

[Han]

Context. When a scientist talks publically about sex, he or she almost certainly means sexual reproduction, or sexual selection, or something else scientifically interesting. In which case the comment is perfectly clear and makes sense - one bigfoot implies a population of bigfeet.

I disagree and maintain that reproduction and sex are not the same, and that a "scientist" should know better especially an ecologist*, unless they were "dumbing down" what they were saying intentionally (so that non scientists like myself can "understand") but herein lies the issue: my stance is that if you want to finally dispatch the myth of an "unknown" primate (Bigfoot/yeti etc) then you have a duty to be explicitly direct and clear, else you leave things to "interpretation" or context.
I cannot argue against one "physical" Bigfoot implies a breeding population.

I would like to point out that context is a double edged sword and that I interpreted
"Those who believe in the Yeti, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster need basic instruction in sex,"
as an attempt to imply that those like myself who believe in Bigfoot etc have a poor understanding of the natural world (especially reproduction).
To my mind this is just like saying everybody that believes in god goes to church............



*Ecology (from Greek: οἶκος, "house"; -λογία, "study of" [A]) is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment, such as the interactions organisms have with each other and with their abiotic environment.

 

[Artyom]

Just posted the same news - Well, it's true any piece of information is valuable. It is
science and its basic principle is follow the evidence, which suggests a simple "keep
digging!"


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[Bonzo4880]

If i walked into a lab with 36 diff. samples of hair from different animals with one sample being from a Bigfoot this article would still turn out this way. People do not want to know exactly what is going on. Everyone is too comfortable to think outside the box.