[SC] The Yetis is likely a real animal

steddyeddy · 22-11-2013 12:40am

Gumbi wrote: »

What are you talking about. Science is science is science. No one should be attacked for doing honest scientific work. You must be talking about pseudoscience, which is an entirely different matter.

Actually the guy who wanted to test these hairs was labelled a pseudo scientist. To many people are calling themselves a skeptic and claiming that they speak from a position of scientific authority. I see nothing scientific or valuable in the sceptics who sit back and repeat their dogma that such and such isn't real ect.

steddyeddy · 22-11-2013 12:42am

Jonny7 wrote: »

I think you mean cynics

The mountain gorilla? there is still debate over the classification. As for the first sightings, we're talking about a hundred years ago here.

Komodo dragons - first discovered 100 years ago

Abominable snowmen are still in the same camp as mermaids, ghosts and the Loch Ness monster - no real evidence yet

You didn't counter a single point in my post.

Jonny7 · 22-11-2013 2:12am

steddyeddy wrote: »

You didn't counter a single point in my post.

I don't need to - you can equate that rationale to any mythical creature

People were cynical about x creature, it was discovered, therefore mermaids can exist

It's just bad logic really

Ziphius · 22-11-2013 1:35pm

I was listening to an episode of Monster Talk last night, in which Donald Prothero was being interviewed regarding his new book on crypitds. He mentions that the yeti legend likely originated in bear sightings.

So, it seems that the Yeti being based on a bear is a mainstream sceptical position.

You can find the interview here http://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/episodes/2013/

The July 31 episode at about 22 minutes and 20 seconds in.

24-11-2013 12:39pm

Ziphius wrote: »

So, it seems that the Yeti being based on a bear is a mainstream sceptical position.

You can find the interview here http://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/episodes/2013/

The July 31 episode at about 22 minutes and 20 seconds in.

Its the closest known animal to resemble what people are seeing. Until it legs it 30kmph on 2 legs.
Its kind alike fitting shapes, you have an octagon hole but only have a circle to put in it .

Ziphius · 17-12-2014 2:19pm

A reanalysis of the DNA samples published today concludes that the hairs are actually from the Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus), a subspecies of the brown bear.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-30479718

Link to paper: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/282/1800/20141712

Gumbi · 17-12-2014 2:32pm

And no one was surprised.

[SC] The Yetis is likely a real animal

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