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EncounteringBigfoot

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#3017

Bigfoot’s Existence

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The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

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Winner

After 4 votes and with 4 points ahead, the winner is...

Nevets

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Publication date: 04.18.2021 02:34AM
Last updated date: 09.07.2021 09:33PM
Type: Standard
Number of rounds: 5
Time for argument: Two weeks
Max argument characters: 30,000
Voting period: One month
Point system: Winner selection
Voting system: Open

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Nevets

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Description

I am of the notion that Bigfoot exists (both from personal experience and my logical self-determination), but I am 100% ready for a debate/open discussion. I have debated about this subject, outside of this platform before, so this is nothing new for me. I have evidence to support my claims, and am willing to be respectful and professional at all times. So, does Bigfoot exist? Yes. And it’s not a belief for me, but rather a knowingness of this creature’s existence. However, I approach any debates on this topic from a belief-type perspective.

Round 1

EncounteringBigfoot

05.02.2021 07:11AM

Pro

Forfeited

Nevets

05.15.2021 10:53AM

Con

Good luck to my opponent

In the event my opponent failed to post a round 1 argument I will keep this short.

I will begin with presenting some explanations for the sightings that are not hoaxes.

Pedals the walking bear

In the link below is a youtube video of a grizzly bear named Pedals walking upright on two feet.

www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=qxCYrvcnMoU&feature=emb_logo

Injury can cause bears to walk upright

The reason Pedals is walking on two feet is because Pedals is injured, and bears that are injured have been known to walk on two feet, and this possibly accounts for at least some of the sightings.

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/walking-bears-science-animals-pedals

The male American black bear, whose injured front legs prevent him from walking on all fours, has been spotted again, garnering a new outpouring of sympathy from people who want him taken to a sanctuary.
However, despite his handicap, "the bear is active, appears healthy, a little larger than last year, and is thriving on its own having adapted to its condition," the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife said in a recent statement. The agency said it will intervene if the animal begins to show signs of weakening health.

Humans

Humans have been misidentified as bigfoot on a number of occasions, and more humans have been shot in the search for bigfoot, than bigfoot.

A good example comes from Omar Pineda who mistook his friend for bigfoot and shot him.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bigfoot-hunt-goes-wrong_n_4212268?ri18n=true

Three people in Oklahoma were arrested over a bogus Sasquatch hunt that authorities say wasted their time and put a man in the hospital with a nasty gunshot wound.
Omar Pineda, 21, was arrested after he told Rogers County deputies that he shot his friend in the back when a "barking noise" spooked him during a hunt for Bigfoot late Saturday night.

Man in raccoon suit mistaken for bigfoot

A man wearing a fur suit whilst out hiking in freezing temperatures is thought to have sparked a bigfoot sighting.

abc11.com/bigfoot-sighting-man-in-costume-mistaken-for/2293445/

MCDOWELL COUNTY, North Carolina -- A Minnesota man vacationing in North Carolina believes he may have been mistaken for Bigfoot over the weekend.

According to WGHP, Gawain MacGregor said he was in the Western North Carolina mountains and wearing a special suit made of raccoon and animal skins, and that could have led to the reported sighting.

Another shooting

In 2018, in Montana, there was another shooting when a hunter shot a human due to having mistaken him for bigfoot.

www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/man-tells-police-hunter-mistook-him-for-bigfoot-and-shot-at-him-cops

A Montana man who was out target shooting became a target himself when another shooter unloaded a barrage of gunfire on him after mistaking him for Bigfoot, authorities said.

Escaped animals

Some sightings are also probably escaped exotic pets.

As explained below, when a person sees an out of place animal one is likely to jump to the bigfoot conclusion in order to explain it.

www.seeker.com/could-escaped-animals-account-for-bigfoot-reports-1765921497.html

The field of cryptozoology doesn't merely include unknown animals like Bigfoot, but also those "out of place" - animals known to exist but rarely if ever reported outside of their natural habitats.
If a person walking in the woods sees a large, hairy bipedal creature, he or she is likely to assume it's Bigfoot. But Bigfoot is of course not the only large hairy animal that can stand on two legs; bears, for example, can stand and even briefly walk on two legs, as can chimpanzees, bonobos, baboons and other animals.

Hoaxes

Many of the sightings that can't be explained by the above, will most likely be hoaxes, and there have been plenty already.

Thank you, hope to see my opponent next round

Round 2

EncounteringBigfoot

05.29.2021 10:53AM

Pro

Forfeited

Nevets

05.29.2021 11:12AM

Con

I have presented an argument.

It remains to be seen whether it is sufficient or not, as my opponent is yet to publish an argument of their own, or offer a rebuttal of anykind.

Until my opponent offers an argument of their own, I have nothing to rebut.

Until my opponent offers a rebuttal to my current argument I do not see the need to offer any further arguments.

Round 3

EncounteringBigfoot

06.12.2021 11:12AM

Pro

Forfeited

Nevets

06.13.2021 09:33PM

Con

extend

Round 4

EncounteringBigfoot

06.27.2021 09:33PM

Pro

Forfeited

Nevets

07.11.2021 09:33PM

Con

Forfeited

Round 5

EncounteringBigfoot

07.25.2021 09:33PM

Pro

Forfeited

Nevets

08.08.2021 09:33PM

Con

#10

Forfeited

drlebronski

08.14.2021 05:35PM

#24

this was rigged against bigfoot

Intelligence_06

07.14.2021 05:17AM

#23

We might as well define what a "bigfoot" is, since in a sense, when those bears, gorillas, or even people are identified by the public as "bigfoot", they became the bigfoot and it exists.

Sum1hugme

07.12.2021 10:11AM

#22

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@EncounteringBigfoot

Why did you have to let us down?

drlebronski

07.11.2021 11:50PM

#21

this debate was intense

fauxlaw

05.07.2021 06:24PM

#20

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@TheUnderdog

Bigfoot, A.I.

TheUnderdog

05.07.2021 05:22PM

#19

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@fauxlaw

"Well, maybe Bigfoot ate the homework." Lol, but this is the internet, so I don't know how that happened.

fauxlaw

05.03.2021 03:31PM

#18

"Willing to be respectful and professional at all times," but forfeits R1? In a 2-week argument schedule? Well, maybe Bigfoot ate the homework.

TheUnderdog

05.03.2021 01:24PM

#17

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@Sum1hugme

I guess it's subjective.

Sum1hugme

05.02.2021 08:33PM

#16

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@TheUnderdog

Lol bro, 15 minutes is nothing.

TheUnderdog

05.02.2021 08:14PM

#15

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@Sum1hugme

It was 15 minutes. Can you show me the relevant portions?

Sum1hugme

05.02.2021 08:02PM

#14

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@TheUnderdog

Did you watch the video?

TheUnderdog

05.02.2021 07:59PM

#13

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@Sum1hugme

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot states that Bigfoot is Canadian and American folklore. Santa is also folklore. If something is folklore, it’s fake.

Sum1hugme

05.02.2021 07:56PM

#12

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@TheUnderdog

https://youtu.be/BpNxWxSHDoA

TheUnderdog

05.02.2021 07:35PM

#11

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@Sum1hugme

I don’t think Vietnam has apes either. Moreover, Bigfoot is a North American concept.

Sum1hugme

05.02.2021 03:29PM

#10

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@TheUnderdog

@Intelligence_06

Everyone knows that big foot are the "rock apes" of vietnam lol

Nevets

05.02.2021 03:09PM

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@EncounteringBigfoot

Let me know asap if you are still going to post an argument. If you don't let me know then I shall post a round 1 argument in the next couple of days. I am happy to pass it back to you however for round 2, if you let me know.

TheUnderdog

05.02.2021 02:57PM

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@Intelligence_06

Then Bigfoot wouldn’t be in North America. Bigfoot would be with the apes in Africa.

Sum1hugme

05.02.2021 12:57PM

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@EncounteringBigfoot

Ah man

Intelligence_06

05.02.2021 07:53AM

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@TheUnderdog

What if it is some kind of rare mutation within the apes?

Intelligence_06

05.02.2021 07:52AM

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@EncounteringBigfoot

So, are you a CIA researcher? If your "evidence" is just some online articles or videos, then I suggest don't get so erratic.

TheUnderdog

04.20.2021 07:52PM

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@RationalMadman

Then his genes would have died out since he never reproduced.

RationalMadman

04.20.2021 07:45PM

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@TheUnderdog

Maybe his tool of reproduction was too big to fit.

TheUnderdog

04.20.2021 07:25PM

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@Nevets

@EncounteringBigfoot

See below.

TheUnderdog

04.20.2021 07:25PM

If Bigfoot exists to this day and is alive, he would have bred with other female bigfoots and produced a bunch of little bigfoot babies. These bigfoot babies would grow old, breed with more bigfoots and produce more bigfoot babies. This process repeats until there are a huge number of bigfoots and everyone knows they exist, either from seeing a bigfoot in person or from looking at an image of one.