UFOs, hairy dwarves, glowing-eyed monsters, mysterious footprints-these
phenomena and others play a role in the hairy hominid mystery.
Cryptozoologists prefer to ignore the bizarre sightings, sweeping them
into
a dark corner where the so-called "lunatic fringe" hides. On most email
discussion groups devoted to hairy hominids, any mention of UFOs or other
strangeness triggers a furor of criticism that silences the issue.
"Bigfoot
is a giant ape, nothing more," the critics charge. Yet the
evidence-ancient
and modern, archaeological and folkloric-belies their assertions. The
irony
is that proponents of the "big, dumb ape" theory employ the same tactics
as
the debunkers who refute the existence of hairy hominids: if evidence
contradicts your theory, ridicule it until it goes away.
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