Hi.
I'm curious about this. I was looking at various pictures of black bears, and was wondering about the hypothesis that misidentifications of these are responsible for Bigfoot sightings, and had a question. Such bears look to have light-colored snouts on their faces, snouts that are at least somewhat contrasted with the rest of the face. Yet when people report Bigfoot, they don't mention something light-colored on its face. Wouldn't this feature catch one's eye? I suppose if lighting is poor, or there's shadow, perhaps it might be concealed, i.e. bear appearing under unusual circumstances. What do you think? Though I note this only applies to the case of black bears (which is one hypothesis I've heard), and doesn't rule out, say, grizzly bears or other types of bear.
(Note that just in case someone misinterprets this, I'm not claiming this somehow makes it more likely Bigfoot is real. Having questions about one specific proposed "mundane" hypothesis does not translate into extraordinary evidence. And besides, skepticism & critical thinking are all about questioning, and nothing is closed to a good questioning :) )
I'm curious about this. I was looking at various pictures of black bears, and was wondering about the hypothesis that misidentifications of these are responsible for Bigfoot sightings, and had a question. Such bears look to have light-colored snouts on their faces, snouts that are at least somewhat contrasted with the rest of the face. Yet when people report Bigfoot, they don't mention something light-colored on its face. Wouldn't this feature catch one's eye? I suppose if lighting is poor, or there's shadow, perhaps it might be concealed, i.e. bear appearing under unusual circumstances. What do you think? Though I note this only applies to the case of black bears (which is one hypothesis I've heard), and doesn't rule out, say, grizzly bears or other types of bear.
(Note that just in case someone misinterprets this, I'm not claiming this somehow makes it more likely Bigfoot is real. Having questions about one specific proposed "mundane" hypothesis does not translate into extraordinary evidence. And besides, skepticism & critical thinking are all about questioning, and nothing is closed to a good questioning :) )
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