gene,
people hear or read about those characteristic and carry them in the back of their minds.
when they encounter something they cant readily explain, thier minds pull that information to the forefront to try explaining , finding a reason for the unexplainable. the human mind just does that as does it looks for patterns that sometime isnt really there. yes poeple are seeing something but they are mis-identifying or mis- remembering.
yes that right too, the only way to know for sure is to kill one.and have it scientifically cataloged.
see, believing is the problem. beliefs require no proof, its facts and proofs that we are after.
i dont disbelieve , i dont have any single bit of proof thats scientifically testable that BF is real . the reality is, there is none, no proof, not yet.
swampman.. they didnt see one, they only claim to have seen one, there is a difference. yes there is doubt, and an abundance of it. a claim is not proof. the scientific method is the only way we can ever prove it , not by wild claims.
id love it , it would chance history, science and biology if BF were real and could be proved.
and like i said, i have really looked into this.. ok ill let the cat out of the bag here..
a certain woman from a tv show and website contacted me on more then one occasion when BF was supposedly spotted in my area..not to far my property up north .. i know the area well.. and i did some investigating and proved it to be a hoax by some locals. .. as an example of my BFing experiences