Why So Many Americans Believe in Bigfoot

MSN ^ | 2/19 | Laura Miller

[gundog]

...and it gets dark on me it is easy to conjure up thoughts of Bigfoot! (And cougars.)

I’ve had the feeling that I was being followed out of the woods, but there was no sound...and a couple of times, I turned around and waited.... Small owls were following me. I was on game trails. I guess they were hoping I’d bump some rodents along the trail. They probably follow deer and elk, too.

[bert]

Homo sasqachious......... a sceptics view is that there is no reason to disbelieve that another Homo genus species besides sapiens exists in the habitable wilderness areas of the world.

[Tom Tetroxide]

[muir_redwoods]

Maybe growing up watching the NFL it doesn’t seem all that unlikely.

[logi_cal869]

But the Bigfooters, much as he vibes with many of them, also trouble O’Connor. They are almost all “old white guys, young white guys, middle-aged white guys.”

In spite of the source (slate), it's lefty writer and the lefty author of the book, I'm sure the book has its merits. /s

[Flag_This]

You may not believe in Bigfoot, but Bigfoot believes in you.

[woodbutcher1963]

I have always believed in Bigfoot because there was a creature called Gigatapithacas(sp?)in Asia.
So, it seems reasonable that it could have crossed the Bering Ice Bridge prior to real global warming 12M years ago.
Just like the native Americans did.

What I question is now EVERYONE has a game camera. They are cheap.
There are literally millions of game camera all over North America.

I personally have pictures of deer, coyotes, black bear, racoons, porcupine, bobcat, etc.
Others in NH have pictures of mountain lions.
Yet the NH Fish and Game states there are none living here. Maybe they only pass through on their way to NYC.

My point, is how come there are not dozens of Bigfoot pictures on game cameras?

[TalBlack]

Color me skeptical with respect to Bigfoot. Spoor. There are Hunter trackers in this world that would spot the signs easily. They wouldn’t t ever need to actually see the animal.

[woodbutcher1963]

47 posts and not ONE picture of Mooch.
Maybe because it’s Sunday morning.

[pfflier]

Because the “history Channel” has devolved into the bigfoot-ghost busters channel.

[Deplorable American1776]

Bigfoot is more realistic than FJB getting 81 million votes!! 🤣

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

People love to believe in weird unprovable things. I remember reading Ivan T. Sanderson’s books on Bigfoot in the early 1960s along with books about visitors from Venus and seeing books on the Lost Continent of MU.

[Dr. Franklin]

What I question is now EVERYONE has a game camera. They are cheap. There are literally millions of game camera all over North America.
I personally have pictures of deer, coyotes, black bear, racoons, porcupine, bobcat, etc. Others in NH have pictures of mountain lions. Yet the NH Fish and Game states there are none living here. Maybe they only pass through on their way to NYC.
My point, is how come there are not dozens of Bigfoot pictures on game cameras?

They are probably less likely to be found in more densely populated areas of human habitation. They likely need for forest for living than deer. Also, having such pictures, and having them all posted on the Internet are two different things. Here's a trail cam photo from Maine of something huge gathering apples:



Why would someone have pictures and not share them? People may be afraid of being mocked or accused of faking the picture. Others may think they can sell the image for cash, and so not post it for free, or be afraid of people coming on to their property to look for Bigfoot. Government employees may be afraid of retaliation or lack of advancement if they share things contrary to the official line that these are all just bears walking on two legs.

[Dr. Franklin]

*They likely need for forest for living than deer...

[Andy from Chapel Hill]

Senator Fetterman.

[JimRed]

“We’ve seen enough footprints and fuzzy pictures, so if you want us to continue believing, show us the body!”

If a hunter were to kill one, would the prison time he could expect be worth the financial gain from interviews and book sales?

[Rennes Templar]

Lack of photos is an issue with these creatures and UFO aliens.

All it takes is just one good photo, just one!

[Dr. Franklin]

Lack of photos is an issue with these creatures and UFO aliens.
All it takes is just one good photo, just one!


Many will never believe it unless they can see one in a zoo, and that won't happen for a number of reasons.

[Paal Gulli]

Because they’re abject failure at critical thinking.

[Hiddigeigei]

Whenever I hear he term “Big Foot,” I am remined of a somewhat embarrassing incident from my younger days. I was dating a Chinese girl from Duke U. Sitting in her visitors’ room, another Chinese women there said, “Americans have big feet (ducks), (Mei Kuo Ren you da Yah-tse.).” I knew enough Chinese at the time that my reaction showed I understood, and she immediately apologized that she didn’t realize I could understand.