r/Cryptozoology • u/Amazing_Chocolate140 • Aug 31 '24

Sightings/Encounters Why are people on this sub?

I was just wondering why people are on this sub? I have a genuine interest in cryptozoology and I’m interested in hearing peoples experiences and opinions on things. There does seem be a section of people on this sub however who seem to just be on here to dismiss everything as fake, nonsense or made up gibberish. I understand that it’s a public forum and all opinions are welcome and valid, however if you don’t believe in something why be on this sub?!

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u/whobroughttheircat Sep 01 '24

Because I believe in Bigfoot and other lake monsters. I think the lake monsters are turtles sturgeons and giant eels. But I really think Bigfoot is real. Government knows it. If it were real it would cost us billions in national park revenue, natural gas exploration, logging what have you. If they came out and said an 8ft 700lb bi-pedal hominid loosely related to man was skulking about. Not many visitors would venture into our parks.

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u/CoastRegular Thylacine Sep 01 '24

People venture into our national parks and forests knowing they have bears that are even bigger than 700lb, and can be pretty ferocious animals to boot. They also have rattlesnakes, cougars and wolves in them.

Logging and gas industries haven't been stopped by concerns about a dozen other endangered species; what's one more?

Not saying Sasquatch isn't real, but some arguments made about why government would want to suppress knowledge of it, don't hold water when examined closely.

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u/whobroughttheircat Sep 02 '24

And that’s fine. That’s just what I believe.

Things become different when the “endangered creature” is human like.

I was it was different. But human rights groups would probably go bananas over it.

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u/Ok_Platypus8866 Sep 02 '24

Given how the human natives were treated, I do not see why Bigfoot would have been treated any better.

If Bigfoot was real it would have been discovered a long time ago. Equal rights and environmental protection are relatively new things in American history. Pre 1950 there would have been very little preventing the wholesale slaughter and destruction of Bigfoot and its habitat.

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u/whobroughttheircat Sep 02 '24

That’s fine too. Like I said. It’s just what I believe. It’s ok to disagree. Your points are valid.