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Re:FBI Records: Bigfoot (1976) by chiefalchemist on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @02:18PM (#20107506)
Not to get too serious too quickly, but I'm not sure why the idea of (so-called) Bigfoot falls under conspiracy theory.

Long to short, homo sapiens co-existed with other human-esque species. The idea that primitive HSs were somehow able to entirely extermination these other species feels like a pretty high expectation to me. Any survivors - and certainly there would be some - would have been able to do so because the ability to hide, run, not be found, etc.

Today's Bigfoots could be offspring of the survivers. Unlikely. But certainly, in theory, possible.

Re:FBI Records: Bigfoot (1976) by JKCalhoun on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @02:23PM (#20107570)
Where is the bigfoot skeleton?

Physical evidence is king when someone proposes something seemingly fantastic.

With (almost) everyone carrying a camera in their pocket these days one would expect to see new Bigfoot recordings posted weekly.

We have found that indeed blacks do get shot more often in police confrontations than whites.

But UFOs? Bigfoot?

Not so much.

Re:FBI Records: Bigfoot (1976) by 40four on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @02:32PM (#20107683)
We have found the skeletons, and we call them Gigantopithecus, not Bigfoot :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantopithecus

So we know for sure really huge apes, possibly as tall as 3 meters for sure used to exist. I'm not saying they still do, they probably don't. But it's not as big of mental hurdle dor me to clear, to consider if they have lasted, than for example, to believe in flying saucers from other solar systems.

Re:FBI Records: Bigfoot (1976) by evanspa on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @03:00PM (#20107975)
I don't think it's fair to mention the police confrontations without all the facts / context. Simply put, based on the reporting by The Washington Post, the situation is not so clear-cut:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/08/2...

Re:FBI Records: Bigfoot (1976) by ThePirateofOz on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @03:37PM (#20108306)
Mother Nature is good at keeping her house clean. Especially if Bigfoot likes to live far away from people, as they are purported to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uHJkGKcbKo

Re:FBI Records: Bigfoot (1976) by chiefalchemist on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @08:17PM (#20110376)
Where is DB Cooper? I think you underestimate how vast the wilderness is, as well as the fact that the species would have survived because it's pushed itself further into that depth.
Re:FBI Records: Bigfoot (1976) by awinder on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @02:27PM (#20107616)
Yeah I totally agree, in fact Eddie Murphy's aunt was a renowned bigfoot descendant
Re:FBI Records: Bigfoot (1976) by HeyLaughingBoy on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @03:54PM (#20108470)
[sigh]

Reluctantly upvoted :-)

Re:FBI Records: Bigfoot (1976) by evandev on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @02:22PM (#20107546)
I think it falls under conspiracy theory because some people might think that the government has covered up any knowledge of Bigfoot similar to aliens.
Re:FBI Records: Bigfoot (1976) by chiefalchemist on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @08:14PM (#20110356)
Aliens I can understand. That would unmind quite a few things (e.g., religion). But bigfoot seems pretty harmless. Unless of course homo sapiens would finally be forced to admin how fond we are of violence, killing, etc.