tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post4112212208482249608..comments2024-03-21T07:21:10.901-04:00Comments on The Lord Geekington: The Many-Finned and CladisticsCameron McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08521083680718243221noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-41113481037835269502010-02-03T16:26:41.919-05:002010-02-03T16:26:41.919-05:00Yeah, "VOID" is a bit rough. While I'...Yeah, "VOID" is a bit rough. While I'd say the current data suggests mundane phenomena as the most parsimonious explanations, vagueness makes classification difficult, and I'm not sure how probable misidentifications of cetaceans at 100-200 meters are. I recall reading one report where an eyewitness confirmed a line-of-fins to be a pod of dolphins, but I could not find it for this article!<br /><br />At the same time, I think we can declare Heuvelmans' conception of a hyper-bizarre Archaeocete "VOID" unless some reports which actually have those qualities, ahem, surface.Cameron McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521083680718243221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-45501274422825273302010-02-03T15:16:06.664-05:002010-02-03T15:16:06.664-05:00I read this recently:
http://forteanzoology.blogs...I read this recently:<br /><br />http://forteanzoology.blogspot.com/2009/06/dale-drinnon-amended-cryptozoological.html<br /><br />Dale Drinnon, who seems the author, boldly stikes of the Great Sea Centipede as simply, VOID<br /><br />While I am far from assuming the existence of a "Many-Finned" it offends me to see someone so callously close off an area of inquiry.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091246964133101706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-32428379510236618732010-01-29T10:03:25.672-05:002010-01-29T10:03:25.672-05:00Thank you for the links Rich!
The stigma against ...Thank you for the links Rich!<br /><br />The stigma against cryptozoological sightings is a real shame - who knows what has gone unreported? I suppose it is too much to ask for an ideal world that is accepting of such unusual testimony, but at the same time can view it with a critical eye. It is unfortunate that so many reports are vague to the point of critical uselessness, although there are some which are quite compelling - which is why I'm doing this!Cameron McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521083680718243221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-27040241307943103392010-01-28T22:39:40.088-05:002010-01-28T22:39:40.088-05:00Quite a blast from the past! I mean, reading your ...Quite a blast from the past! I mean, reading your 2007 blog on roughly the same subject, albeit with a different purpose. I give you massive kudos for 1) the effort 2) the skepticism and 3) the subject matter, including Heuvelmans. As you said, it takes a quite a bit of academic guts to even <i>approach</i> this topic. One of my favorite passages in some book on the subject of cryptozoology (it might've been Heuvelmans') described a sea captain who, when told of a sighting of a "sea serpent" remained firmly seated in his cabin. His explanation? If he went and looked, he'd have to chose either to deny his own observations or to be laughed out of serious company. It was much easier to just not look.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091246964133101706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-45867080890584613522010-01-28T21:37:06.058-05:002010-01-28T21:37:06.058-05:00You're back! I noted your interruption in blog...You're back! I noted your interruption in blogging, and I had begun to wonder if yet another of the Commetariat had dropped off the face of the Internet.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091246964133101706noreply@blogger.com