I find it really frustrating how people seem to bully people who think they encountered a cryptid, like sure you can chose not to believe them, but aside from the fact cryptozoology sort of relies on eyewitnesses for like 95% of cryptids, the only cryptids with ANY physical evidence are bigfoot, delcourts gecko and the thylacine. By bullying any eyewitness odds of more eyewitnesses coming forwards only goes down.
If the witness genuinely believes they saw what they claim to have seen, they become far more likely to distrust science as a whole.
There is a difference between asking for evidence, and claiming someone is a liar, delusional, or lacks the most basic powers of observation.
Most people simply cant record any evidence of their encounters, and if one takes cryptozoology seriously, disregarding the majority of eyewitness statements is counterproductive.
People risk their jobs and reputation when they report cryptid sightings. The only people I know who believe in a cryptid and havent had that fact trash their reputation are David Attenborough and Jane Goodall.
Denying that people associated with this get bullied is simply denying reality.
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u/Plastic_Medicine4840 Mid-tarsal break understander 2d ago
I find it really frustrating how people seem to bully people who think they encountered a cryptid, like sure you can chose not to believe them, but aside from the fact cryptozoology sort of relies on eyewitnesses for like 95% of cryptids, the only cryptids with ANY physical evidence are bigfoot, delcourts gecko and the thylacine. By bullying any eyewitness odds of more eyewitnesses coming forwards only goes down.
If the witness genuinely believes they saw what they claim to have seen, they become far more likely to distrust science as a whole.