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20th June 2017, 03:21 PM | #561 |
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What kind of science exactly does DWA propose needs to be done in order for it to "move forward" and accept Bigfoot? This notion that "Bigfoot's out there if only the scientists would wake up" is almost singular proof it's all just one big BLAARG for him and he wants to be its Princess.
Firstly, his premise is flawed fundamentally. It makes no sense that "scientists and only scientists" can solve this one given the thousands of other animal species that were "discovered" by ancient man/civilizations without access to science or scientists in any way. Did those animals cease to exist until they had proper verification and DNA ID from an accredited institution say 4,000 years later? Or is he implying that all this so-called "evidence" is so scant (or non-existent?) that only a scientist has the necessary skills to have a chance seeing it? Putting aside for a moment all the stupidities that would have to be true for this scenario to even be possible, but if Bigfoot really were prancing in Oklahoma meadows right now, how and why would a "scientist" have dibs over anyone else in the discovery of such? Especially when it could probably be worth tens of millions of dollars? Why couldn't just a regular guy go out and kill it and grill it first? He could of course if it were real. It's because "criticizing science for refusing to examine the non-existent evidence" is the actual role DWA plays in the BLAARG. There's no beast, there's no chase, and there's no evidence. There's only DWA attempting to create the persona of a tribal elder that only dispenses wisdom (miraculously without actually possessing any). He "knows" the truth so all those stupid scientists who don't listen to him are just losers. He's so much smarter than they are because he said so. "Ever seen me on the BFF, I rail against stupid scientists who can't see what's right in front of their face. I'm so smart. I'm sure you've heard of me." If he wasn't railing against science what else would he say, "which way did he go George, which way did he go"? |
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20th June 2017, 05:54 PM | #562 |
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DWA seems to think that any average Joe can take a picture of bigfoot, see one, make plaster casts, etc. But only a scientist can provide proof.
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These guys are all full of ****. They want MS Science to take the subject seriously, but they claim not to care if footie is ever confirmed. They claim to "know," but just not enough to show what they know. They hang around the subject for years and years, see absolutely no progress being made, yet still insist discovery is right around the corner.
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Wow....looks like BFF is imploding apparently most if not all mods have bailed. I guess people just got tired of dealing with DWA's ********.
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22nd June 2017, 10:36 AM | #565 |
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He is trying to turn the place into The DWA Show.
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22nd June 2017, 09:12 PM | #567 |
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I don't understand how bigfoot proponents can persist in not understanding a simple concept like falsifiability. I have tried again and again to make this simple point. If a claim can't be proven wrong, then it should be dismissed.
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https://explorable.com/falsifiability
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23rd June 2017, 06:33 PM | #569 |
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Originally Posted by DWA on BFF
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23rd June 2017, 06:52 PM | #571 |
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Originally Posted by John Bindernagel
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23rd June 2017, 08:08 PM | #572 |
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The Pilgrims saw Bigfoot when they came to America but they didn't report it out of fear that they would be ridiculed and kicked out of England.
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24th June 2017, 09:27 AM | #574 |
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He is now promoting Rupert Sheldrake. That makes sense because Sheldrake is a crank scientist who favors pseudoscience.
DWA claims to be a scientist but he shows no expertise in anything whatsoever. He is especially ignorant of animals, zoology and ecology. If it is true that he is a scientist, then I think that he is a Phlegmologist. |
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He's not a scientist. His claim to the title is because he practices real science, not like credentialed scientists who are more like technicians (except for his man crush on Bindernagel). This is all in his head, of course. He claims a past career working for the government. I'd guess he was probably custodial services.
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Originally Posted by Far-Fetched Fung-Flinger
ETA: This is a stupid assertion on it's face. What's he gonna do when he has to eat, drink, piss or **** ? Two square miles is 320 acres and it would be a simple thing to stake those acres out with game-cams, motion detectors, and thermals; these, plus a good dog would find this genius in no time flat. |
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DWA's fandom notwithstanding, and to continue with Who's The Tallest Midget™, I'd bet a million dollars that Sheldrake's IQ is at least 15 points higher than Meldrum's. Even if it's totally bogus his 'morphic resonance' theory still has infinitely more possibility than either Bigfoot or a mid-tarsal break if for no other reason than it comes from a real three dimensional source.
Speaking of which, in spite of a recent allusion to Meldrum having above average intelligence through his attendance at a certain NY college, I'm still not buying the idea Meldrum is some "really smart guy". I didn't buy it from the beginning and still don't. And it surely didn't get better with the mid-tarsal break BS, quite the opposite. That's like one of those phony plot device theories they make up in movies. Yes of course it takes a certain amount of several things just to make it through a PhD education, and I'm not claiming he's stupid as that would be stupid, but an easy case (slam dunk?) could be made that his having figured out a way to "game the system" with his PhD in hand was a no-brainer, a slam dunk, even a cinch. Charles Manson probably could have pulled that one off. The fact The Don waited patiently until being tenured before really coming out as head Bigfoot douche virtually proves his nefarious intentions. Maybe even especially so given a real Bigfoot would be worth millions, far more than he'd ever earn in Room 234 in the BS [true story] Bldg. at ISU. That is if Bigfoot were real. But he knew it then as now there is no Bigfoot. When we consider one's actions over their words, Meldrum is closer in spirit to Charles Manson than Albert Einstein. That is his crimes have victims. His Bigfoot shtick is (and always was) a phony act for cash way more than it's ever been real science for knowledge. |
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I'm pretty sure that Don Jeff doesn't believe in Bigfoot, so that at least makes him a lot more intelligent than many others in the field of BigNuttery.
But yeah, academical intelligence isn't the be-all and end-all of cleverness. I know a ton of people who're very well-educated, attended great schools and universities, yet they're lacking in any form of common-sense whatsoever and generally don't know their arse from their elbow. |
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I had to put him on ignore. I can no longer legitimize his theory by having a (on the surface) legitimate debate. I cannot look beyond the "Aliens Created Bigfoot" hat he is wearing. If this is seen as a win by..well whomever...I really don't care.
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No doubt this will be edited by a mod due to him still being a member here, but OS is an obvious troll. There was a time when you could tell he was getting fed up with maintaining his position as a "believer," and he'd almost deliberately go out of his way to post the silliest things. He basically told me that he's never seen a Bigfoot, never looked for one, and had no intention to ever look for one. The guy is a few clowns short of the full circus.
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I posted this monstrosity to my Facebook timeline yesterday. Made it in about a minute and a half; I'd say 5 minutes tops if you factor in my hunting around for a good spot. I didn't bother with dermal ridges but I gave this thing one hell of a mid-tarsal ridge.
The location is a TNC natural area in the Albany, NY metro area; population 1.17 million. This spot is really popular with the yuppie dog-walking set in an upscale neighborhood where I have to suspend my bird song recordings every 20 minutes or so to avoid airplane and/or local fire station noise. Otherwise, it is lovely with lots of big, old trees, downed wood, etc. Very squatchy. This has been fooling people. I'm not kidding. |
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Awesome stuff Shrike and astounding that it fools anybody, but a great example of how easy it is to fool people.
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Exactly, it's incredibly easy to fool people, and we see that each and every year. It's always been easy, and we need only look throughout history to see it. The issue is, when people want to believe in certain things, then they will, and there'll always be those who're ready to exploit that. People see and hear what they choose to.
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Remember Elbe!!!!
It's astoundingly easy to fool the "experts". I'd have no problem at all watching the idiots at BFF make fools of themselves again. My only issue with Elbe was what should have happened was a complete documentation of how it was done and then present that to the public after DWA and the morons at BFF had bought into it as more "evidence". I still can't get over the fact that Meldumby thinks this was made be a living foot |
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Bigfooters don't even understand how insurance works.
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I've no idea. Usually when he goes silent, it's due to a mod induced vacation. I know Gigantor asked to him to chill a bit with the necro nonsense.
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I'm really enjoying the posts by Starling, a recently new member, I think.
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Originally Posted by Administrator on BFF
Does he tell this story to people in real life, or is it a yarn restricted to the anonymous internet? |
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I wonder. Bigfoot can't be photographed because it is so elusive says Uncle Cleetus. I had to drive around one sitting in the middle of the road says another in the same thread. The absolute hilarity of such conflicting statements escapes all.
But Uncle Cleetus assures everyone that my opinion does not matter because I have never wrestled a bear. That and my small hands probably. |
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