Comments on: Peter Brown on Hobbits, Ebu Gogo, and Bigfoot

By: Jeremy_Wells

Jeremy_Wells — Fri, 26 May 2006 16:49:53 +0000

re: #3
I believe Brown, from the context, is speaking exclusively on h. floresiensis

re: #4
I don’t presume to know Brown’s predilections, but I also don’t presume to put words in his mouth. He HAS seen fit to grace Cryptomundo with an exclusive interview though. Just because he thinks “ebu gogo” traditions and homo floresiensis remains on the same island are unrelated doesn’t mean he is “close-minded.”
You will note that there are some who insist there is only one type of unknown large hominid, while others insist the evidence points to a variety of types.
Close-mindedness, skepticism and belief are not absolutes. They come in degrees.

By: twblack

twblack — Tue, 23 May 2006 02:05:51 +0000

A little close-minded I think he is.

By: kidquid

kidquid — Sun, 21 May 2006 21:48:46 +0000

“Whether people are thinking these things because at one time or other someone actually excavated or found the remains of something small and unexpected I don’t know. But the time periods seem too long–it’s not as if they’re represented in rock art or anything else.”

There are North American stone head carvings, petroglyphs, masks, and pictographs representing the “hairy man”, just to start. I respect Brown’s position but I think there is a lot of possible evidence getting overlooked…

By: Forever_Elusive

Forever_Elusive — Sun, 21 May 2006 20:52:59 +0000

Well does it really surpise you? It’s just another skeptical view of something as always. We could of found the pygmie, prime example right here, and they would just debunk it either way.

By: lamarkable

lamarkable — Sun, 21 May 2006 17:18:23 +0000

“But I would be surprised. I just think humans have amazing imaginations and they see all sorts of things and create all sort of explanations for things which they half see or maybe see. And a fleeting glimpse seems to mean more than it really should.”

Take a tribe that whose existance depends on their enviroment for generations. Take a group of urban dwellers who does not. Which one is more likely to err on the side of imagination?