Read a recent interview with Matt Crowley on the SRI site; he talks about how it sticks in his craw that there are all these data points, and so far no body. The counterpoint could easily be made that this is the very reason we need to constantly expand the data points. Until there is a massive amount of anecdotal, track and sign evidence that brings the big guns of science into the fight on the premise that where there’s smoke there’s fire, we shouldn’t expect to have a body (or equivalent; I put myself firmly in the no-kill school).

So, hey, let’s cook some numbers! Maybe a few more scientists might think: hmmmmmm. Must be something to all this sasquatch stuff.

Kidding. But not, know what I mean?

Seriously, polls and incidents like this require the cryptozoology minority to step forward and make their voice known to add weight to this science and its endeavors. It does no harm in instances like this where AOL is actively putting out polls, to stand up and show our numbers so that other readers and onlookers can at least see that, whoa, there are quite a few people who do believe this stuff is for real.

Let’s stuff that ballot box! The only truth is the truth that serves our cause!

Seriously, I wonder how the physicist quoted in that article would respond if I walked into his office and asked him how the hell a rational person could explain the universe with a bunch of numbers. When it comes to this topic, he’s a layman, no, worse, a yahoo, and should shut his trap except when he’s talking about something he understands.

Dr. Meldrum should be held in high regard by keeping his head up and not taking an attack back stance. He is letting the work stand for itself and did a well researched book which his collegues did not even read most likely and passed judgment.