Idaho professor an authority on Bigfoot

Associated Press ^ | 11/8/6

[presidio9]

ping

[Conservomax]

Crypto Ping?

[edcoil]

"He is also one of the world's foremost authorities on Bigfoot, "

How does one become an authority on something that does not exist?

[Red Badger]

I'm an authority on Big Feet............

[cripplecreek]

Does this mean that Bigfoot, Manbearpig, AND UFOs will attack at any time?

[Red Badger]

Correspondence course on line of course!..........

[oust the louse]

How does one become an authority on something that does not exist?

OH,I exist,I definitely exist. I am presently couped up in someones hunting cabin now surfing the net..I wish these idiots would get cable. This dial up is very slow....

[bert]

.....How does one become an authority on something that does not exist?.......

Like any scientist he studies the situation, makes hypotheses and sets about proving or disproving.

He has spent a good deal of time in the field in the vast wilderness of Washington and California. He interviews locals with tales to tell. He uses his senses to examine the wild places for biological evidence that can be tested in a lab.

Mostly, he, unlike a large number on this board does not, demand certainty. He does not depend on the narcotic of faith to direct his thoughts and actions.

[edcoil]

I think faith is all he has, he believes in something he has never seen - only told by others.

[The Noodle]

In other words, he's a nutjob.

[popdonnelly]

The AP likes to report on urban myths.

[gcruse]

"Mostly, he, unlike a large number on this board does not, demand certainty. He does not depend on the narcotic of faith to direct his thoughts and actions."

Curious. The purpose of his investigations is to approximate certainty, otherwise he wouldn't be doing it. What sustains him is indeed his faith the there is a Bigfoot. I think you have it absolutely backwards.

[OB1kNOb]

[UB355]

http://www.todaystmj4.com/_content/news/topstories/story_5279.asp

WASHINGTON COUNTY - Is "Bigfoot" on the loose in Washington County? A man working near Holy Hill early Thursday morning swears a 7-foot animal attacked his pick-up truck.

The guy didn't want to go on camera because he's afraid people will think he's crazy. His job is to clean up deer carcasses after accidents. After loading up one in the early morning hours he got in his cab and started filling out paperwork - That's when it happened.

He felt the truck shake, so he looked back and saw a giant creature. He claims it was big, wide, hairy monster stealing the deer carcass. The man hit the gas, drove off and left the "monster" and deer carcass behind.

People who live in the area can't believe this one. "I've been here 35 years I've never seen nothing anything like that," said Andy Benson.

There have been some Bigfoot sightings in Northern Wisconsin, but as far we can tell, this is the first sighting in Washington County.

Dick Liethen also lives in the area, and will never say never. "Being 65-years-old, about the time you seen it all, something else pops out. So maybe he's right! You never ever know."

[gcruse]

Da bears!

[edcoil]

This looks like a job for Jeffrey Meldrum, PhD

[Mister Da]

Idaho professor an authority on Bigfoot = Idaho professor an authority on NOTHING!

"Bigfoot, also known by the native name Sasquatch"

Is it true Sasquatch means "hairy mother-in-law" in some native tongue?

[Walkingfeather]

With in 6 months this guy will be the media darling on every morning talk show as an expert. Mark it.

[bert]

.....Curious. The purpose of his investigations is to approximate certainty, otherwise he wouldn't be doing it. What sustains him is indeed his faith the there is a Bigfoot. I think you have it absolutely backwards......

I think you misunderstand his motivation.

There is another element, scientific curiosity.

Curiosity and the desire to learn about an unknown is the motivator.

There is no approximation of certainty. It is or is not.
There can be an approximate proof of a hypotheses. It is the gathering of data that proves or disproves that produces a curve of proof. The collection of a dead Sasquatch would be asymptotic to the proof axis. The absence of data tends toward disproof.