The mind is pretty good at deceiving itself and we don't perceive the world around us nearly as well as we would like to think we do.forester wrote:I am torn on Bigfoot. I have heard personal stories from people I know who are 100% certain and their stories leave absolutely no wiggle room. I believe many of these stories to be true. At the same time, it's pretty unrealistic that an immense biological creature is wandering the forests, all things considered.
If I were to suddenly come face to face with this in a dark and lonely woods, standing upright on its hind legs, I'd probably run 100% convinced I had seen "something" too. I am not saying Bigfoot is a hairless bear, rather I am suggesting that without a previous reference (like this photo) one's mind may likely jump to strange conclusions when presented with something unusual in a stressful situation.