Another "Big Cat" Thread

[Jim Ford]

I remember the late-great Carl Sagan saying:

"Some people drink deeply from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle."

Jim

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by tcvarlh

All that pseudo science guff from the two 'experts' is worrying. If that is the state of scientific investigation today then those chaps coming home from years long sailing voyages around the world to strange places where the Anthropophagii, Blemiyeh and the Monopodii once roamed may have been telling the truth. Hic svnt dracones.
h

Yeah is worrying that even the reputable press like the guardian charecterise these numpties as 'experts' - i'd be suprised if either have even met a big cat in the wild yet alone studied them closely (the usual qualification for expert knowledge - ie knowledge and experience of the subject)

They may have 'investigated hundreds of sightings' but that doesnt make them an expert as they've never actually seen or found a big cat in the uk - any fool can go an stand in a feild with some wooden cut outs

[fairplay]

Originally Posted by eeyore

Yeah is worrying that even the reputable press like the guardian charecterise these numpties as 'experts' - i'd be suprised if either have even met a big cat in the wild yet alone studied them closely (the usual qualification for expert knowledge - ie knowledge and experience of the subject)

They may have 'investigated hundreds of sightings' but that doesnt make them an expert as they've never actually seen or found a big cat in the uk - any fool can go an stand in a feild with some wooden cut outs

No different to being a so-called UFO expert really.

Neil.

[tcvarlh]

Well, that was when the rot set in really, ET experts. I mean, come on! Planet 51 mentality, I feel.

If they had been labelled 'theorists' or 'dreamers', I could forgive such twaddle. An expert has to know not believe.

Another pertinent Sagan quote, "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence". Thus far I have seen no ordinary evidence.

Waiting is... (RH)
h

[~T~]

I just remembered where I had seen a video of a similar looking/moving/sized black animal.

First British sighting of rare black fox captured on film | Mail Online

[Farplace]

Looks like a very similar animal ~T~
I have seen a Big(ish) black cat, locally, and so I think there are a small number "out there".... but I was not convinced about this video.

[MattPrince]

Originally Posted by tcvarlh

If they had been labelled 'theorists' or 'dreamers', I could forgive such twaddle. An expert has to know not believe.

A bit pernickety.. but.. An expert, like a good scientist, should know what the current knowledge indicates is the status-quo, but realise that it is still only a theory, albeit the best one to currently fit the evidence. So there is a big difference in theorists (which all scientists and experts should be) and dreamers, if you see what I mean...

Most experts I trust are fairly unassuming sort of people, the 'empty bottles make the most noise' holds true imho.

Cheers,
Matt

[fairplay]

Originally Posted by ~T~

I just remembered where I had seen a video of a similar looking/moving/sized black animal.

First British sighting of rare black fox captured on film | Mail Online

I don't think there is any doubt about the authenticity of this clip even though it is not sharp or in focus all the time.
So when people complain about big cat sightings (or even UFO's) always being fuzzy or out of focus, therefor must be fake, perhaps they now know why.

Not that I believe in UFO stories or all big cat stories, but I do believe individuals have been released from time to time and have managed to survive on their own for a few years before dying.

Neil.

[Hedera]

Has anyone found a DEAD big cat? That would be proof! (Even a skeleton.)

[fairplay]

Finding the skeleton of a deer is relatively easy if you look in the undergrowth beside a road which passes through an area where deer are known to congregate, but 'big cats' seem not to have a tendency to cross roads and get knocked down.

Even if one did get hit and made it to the undergrowth to die, there is every possibility other creatures would eventually gnaw away at the bones for their calcium intake.

Neil.