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Originally Posted by MidnightViper88
Nothing wrong with curiosity; I just find it the difference between believing in extraterrestrial life elsewhere in the universe and making UFOs out of airplane lights...
Of course, if drugs or alcohol were involved in any alleged Bigfoot sighting, we can just flush that down the pooper...
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I believe there's a strong possibility of alien life out in the universe. I'm not sold on the idea that they visit us. But, there are lots of reports over the years so *something* is going on. Even if it's not aliens, at least people are trying to figure out what the deal is. It's hard to write off some of the sightings and experiences as public delusion.
But yeah I'm gonna have to draw the line at lizard people and mole men living below the earth's crust.
Even I'll admit some of the theories get a little crazy. But if we're attacked by moles using Giant Drills we'll never hear the end of "I told you so!".
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Originally Posted by Hey Boss!
Not Exactly,
I believe big foot and religion is two different subjects!
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My point was that it's ok to believe in a deity you've never seen but something like Bigfoot stretches the limits of credibility? I mean, think about it. There are hundreds of millions (billions?) of people who have a strong faith in God(s). And no scientist is closer today than they were centuries ago in determining if any God is actually real.
Now I'm not trying to make a jab at religion. But it's always interesting to me how people can say "well this is ok to believe in, but this isn't." What distinguishes the two beliefs? Why is one ok but one isn't?
Is it because of the level of belief? God is an all powerful being who can be anywhere and everywhere at once....and Bigfoot is just a smelly walking ape who shows up in beef jerky commercials. Does it make it easier for people to believe in Bigfoot less because he doesn't perform miracles and watch over your loved ones?
Anyway, what I'm driving at is that the human race is full of people who challenge what we've established with new suppositions and ideas. We're an inherently curious lot, and that's of course come back to burn us on more than a few occasions. But this world wouldn't exist without those people who are labeled as heretics, non believers, crackpots, wackos, dreamers, radicals, free thinkers, and other terms because they chose to chase their ideas to the end.
Some of the greatest discoveries we've made were because someone was looking for one thing and stumbled upon another. You know, like the Americas while heading to India.
WTF THE EARTH WAS FLAT! I remember as a child being taught that Christopher Columbus was the man who discovered America....and then learning that Vikings predated him, and then learning Indians might have originated from Asia before all of them even.
Brontosaurus was an oops, it's actually Apatasaurus. Dinosaurs might have given rise to birds. Dinosaurs might have been warm blooded after all. Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens may be different off shoots of the same genus. We're always learning something new that challenges what we used to "know". Atomic. Sub Atomic. Quantum.
At the very least, crazy people should be appreciated for keeping life interesting. ^^