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Would you people please quit making those mile long posts that forces others to scroll forever to get past them!

Bigfoot on the Brain: The tendency to attribute to Bigfoot things that are, in fact, not at all attributable to Bigfoot or highly unlikely to be attributable to Bigfoot. BFOTB is a real syndrome for those of us who are open to the existence of this creature. I know BFOTB is a real syndrome 'cause I had it and still fight the tendency to this day. Rocks being thrown at my wilderness cabin turned out to be a squirrel dropping pine cones from a tree high above the rooftop. Bowling ball sized rocks being thrown at me, narrowly missing my boat, while night fishing on remote wilderness lakes turned out to be a territorial beaver. Blood curdling screams in the middle of the state forest late at night, well, who knows for sure, though probably produced by an animal very common to the area, most likely a bobcat. In each case, I was convinced these were full fledged BF encounters. However, upon further rational investigation found there was absolutely no cause for any sort of alarm. I simply was suffering from 'bigfoot on the brain', concocting a narrative that fit with similiar stories commonly found in today's BF media. BFOTB syndrome is not rational and causes us to reach conclusions about things which are attributed to BF circumstantially, with the dismissal of far more plausible explanations. Not sure the psychology underlying BFOTB syndrome, but fear it's very common in the BF community. I continually fight it myself. So, who else here believes in the thing called Bigfoot on the Brain? Are you aware of its effects on perceptions, your own included? Do you guard against it? MNSkeptic

I am far from perfect howeverWhen I have wronged someone, I try to make a mends When someone makes false allegations against someone, and years later those posts are still on their website for all to see, then they are standing by their statements If they had posted a retraction, then I would say fine good for you But to my knowledge they haven't, and as shown by this thread their comments are still posted on their site Imo good people try to make amends for their mistakes, not ignore them (if in fact they have had a change of heart) As for getting real or being honest with myself, who do you think you are to tell me that I am not honest with myself I am dead honest with myself, and apparently my lack of research was still enough to tell you about events your friends were involved in that you didn't know about

See that's just the thing a regular person who has not been introduced to bigfoot or it's elements. Well any noise or happening in the woods, to them is not going to be Bigfoot or BOTB. To them the experience is just that a noise or a falling acorn or what ever but in there minds it will be explained away. I am not going to go into the PTSD aspect of it cause our minds is a strong device, that shuts down certain points in life. But people who have encountered these creatures are more acceptable to the BOTB mind set then people who have not encountered them. The BOTB will make you think that everything you see or hear or smell is the presence of these creatures. The experience comes when you spend enough time in the woods to understand the natural sounds. When you learn to discern the natural from the un-natural, this is when it becomes clear.

This is an oldie but a good, a believer's review of Paulides work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrI8oYmkMDc

He also studied numerous primate trackways and even the laetoli trackway in tanzania. Can he be fooled? Sure. But is he light years ahead of us on whats a stomper and whats a living foot that left an impression in the ground? I'd say so..........

I also anylized it, Gumshoe, & interpreted it as actually saying: BFOTB is a fake syndrome for those of us who may have accidentally been near a bigfoot and are too afraid to accept the reality of it. We are grasping at any and all other explanations because the mere thought is so horribly scary.

in other words you accuse people of attacking other posters and when you are asked to back that claim up, you can'tAre you even aware of the level of personal attacks that M.k.Davis and his supporters did against John Green and a few others? If you are not then perhaps you need to research it to find out if the folks you are supporting are worthy of it You stated that they are good people, others pointed out reasons that make them believe otherwise You stated that people on this forum engage in the same behavior Myself and others disagree with you and stated as such, some by pointing out that the forum rules do not allow for it You made the accusations about members of this forum I may also point out that myself and others that are supporting John Green do so knowing full well that John is a believer and a pioneer researcher that deserves respect This may shock you As I stated before, I do not believe that sasquatch exist now or at any time in recorded history HOWEVER I have a tremendous amount of respect for the early researchers such as Green, Gimlin and others I have had the pleasure of meeting them and feel better for it. I may not agree with some of Bill Munns conclusions, but I do respect the work he does I don't respect the work of people that simply say this is what I know, believe me and it you question it you don't deserve to see the evidence I can understand how someone could look at the same evidence that I have and come to the conclusion that sasquatch exist, it is all based on how you weigh the evidence What I don't understand is why the same cannot be said for many of the believers

Anyone who has interacted with them learns this very quickly. It's the primary characteristic that defines their behavior toward us from our perspective. Too often people view any wild creature as universally beautiful, benign, and harmless to humans in this day and age. A lion on the other side of the glass is fascinating, even if it is trying to claw through the glass to get at your kid. A cougar in the suburbs is a problem, and it's not nearly so beautiful when you're looking down its throat because its got its fangs in your head. Folks who know squatch only from reports keep offering the "They're so elusive that they must fear us, but they seem to have this overwhelming curiosity about us" viewpoint. It leads to the perception that there is some fundamental dichotomy with regard to bigfoot behavior. So afraid of us, but, like children, unable to help themselves. Drawn to us against their better judgement and will. "How do we explain this inconsistency?" Here's how. The elusiveness and stalking are the behavior of an ambush predator. If one acknowledges that they are predators, the behaviors become consistent, rather than inconsistent. There are plenty of other predators that exhibit exactly this same combination of traits and behaviors. Tigers avoid humans, but are drawn to human communities because of the availability of prey in the form of livestock, and the occasional unwary human. When is a sasquatch not hungry? When does it have the luxury of simply kicking back and not worrying about where food for the rest of the week is coming from? They're always hungry. They're always looking for food. And that's why they're always around us. We have food. We plant gardens, keep crops, keep livestock, keep pets, attract prey species like deer and rodents, and discard large quantities of edible garbage. All a squatch has to do is watch and wait, then grab the food when no one is watching. It's been this way ever since we started managing food resources. They've always been out there, ready to steal our kills when our backs are turned, raid our food stores, or swipe our goat. Before that, we were likely their prey when other food was scarce, and the only thing that kept them at bay was the fact that we would band together for mutual protection. At some point we actually started chasing them off when we saw them. This makes it harder to get our food. So they respect us the same way we respect bees. Individual bees can sting and a hive can be aroused. So they watch and wait. If they're seen they withdraw and find another place to watch and wait. When the time and circumstances are right, they go for the honey. And sometimes they eat a bee.