Comments on: Keeping An Open Mind

By: ccbowers

ccbowers — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:23:36 +0000

Steve, you forgot your apostrophe’s before your s’s

By: Steven Novella

Steven Novella — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:01:30 +0000

John,

If you have had many encounters, did any result in a compelling picture or video? Otherwise, it’s just words.

I cannot evaluate evidence that is yet to be published. (This is the old “evidence is coming” ploy.)

I am very familiar with Gigantopithecus. (I studied human paleontology in college.) Doesn’t mean they are still around.

I never said fossils prove a species is extinct, so that is a straw man.

When you say “known to bash humans against trees and rip limbs off” – do you mean there are documented cases? Do tell.

I’d be happy to participate in an investigation (although not many bigfoot sightings where I live in CT). But – it is not up to me to disprove the claim that bigfoot exists. Proponents have to provide evidence that they do exist, and they have not.

By: John Melland

John Melland — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:02:17 +0000

To whom it may concern:
I have seen these being’s twice and have had many encounter’s with them. As far as Dr.Melba Ketchum studie’s and DNA research and diagnostic’s go, it will be published soon. It has been over 5 years and with over 100 samples from various Bigfoot’s. Steven Novella (Bigfoot Novice) doesn’t even know about fossil’s that do exist from a creature called Gigantopithecus Blacki. As far as fossil’s go, they are not accurate, as the Coelacanth Fish fossil’s were found. Coelacanth’s are also a living breathing fish! So fossil’s don’t alway’s mean it is extinct. So, when it come’s to writing and publishing anything worth reading, one must do their homework and it should be at least accurate. As far as skeptic’s go. I suggest they get off their asses and into the wood’s. Read some info about them and get out there for yourselves. Best thing is to check www. bfro.net which is Matt Moneymaker’s sight and one of the Finding Bigfoot’s star’s, I have known this site for about 12 year’s now. Check an area nearby that has had some Bigfoot activity. Then go to that area and at least spend a few nights there when you can. Don’t be scared. If you are a true skeptic, than you shouldn’t be afraid of them. They are about 8 feet tall on average with a weight of around 800 to 1,000 pounds. Known to bash humans against tree’s and rip limb’s off and tear your dog in half. As long as you respect them and not trying to harm or kill them you should be fine. I’m still here aint I? Good luck to you. Remember we are part of the food chain as well. Have no fear my brave skeptic’s!

By: Cropduster

Cropduster — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:51:26 +0000

Hey I beleive I am as open minded as the next person.
I know I am about to drive home.

I am going to take an open minded approach to this. Now usually when I leave work I carefully drive my vehicle holding the steering wheel at just the right angles and making corrections as needed to navigate the twists and turns in the road. At the same time I apply pressure to the accelerator and brake with varying force to make the journey comfortable and relatively safe.

Tonight I will keep an open mind and where a blind fold put my foot to the floor and pray that my spirit guide will look after me.
That is hwta the woo woo crowd mean by being open inded isn’t it?

Surely if I get home safely this will prove how opn minded I am.

Yeah Right!!!

By: Steve Page

Steve Page — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:43:10 +0000

Coffee enemas…mmm, mocha.

By: Open Minds « Scepticon

Open Minds « Scepticon — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:50:01 +0000

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By: Roy Niles

Roy Niles — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:37:25 +0000

rochabill: By the way, semantics is basically about the meaning of words. The comments you’re complaining about are concerned more with abstractions. If it were simply a matter of definitions, the initial post would more likely be a reference to one or more dictionaries – not such a complicated discourse in any case.
In fact what you have exhibited could be an example of one type of closed mind. You read the post, but seemingly took away no more than a reinforcement of a previous point of view. Because in my view, your take was the complete opposite of the one intended.

By: Roy Niles

Roy Niles — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:52:44 +0000

I too have trouble with people coming in and explaining the real meaning of a basic core point to the rest of us.

By: rochabill

rochabill — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:44:51 +0000

I seem to have so much trouble understanding how these very basic core points turn into this rather ridiculous quibble of semantics. The Doc is simply making the point that while it is common for believers to dismiss non-beliviers as being closed minded, its important we actually look at the big picture and examine who really is being closed minded. Furthermore, I think the point is also being made that if a real debate or argument is going to take place over who is truly being open or close minded the criterion should be congruent and understood by both parties beforehand. Discussion as to “what being open-minded REALLY means” after the fact seems fruitless and truly without end.

By: nowoo

nowoo — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:44:47 +0000

I believe it was David Hume, not T.H. Huxley who said “A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.”