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Credit where it's due, I told you to try again and you did. Yes actually the idea that a bunch of people who have heard stories about a thing convince themselves that they've seen the thing is entirely plausible and in fact entirely scientifically verified, claiming otherwise doesn't help your credibility.
What is your preferred explanation of the anomalous data? Try even once.
Misidentification+delusion, fucking duh, have some dignity
Ok, we are in agreement: the sneer club is more interested in respectability/dignity than investigation. That's my main point.
Which kind and ætiology of Delusion? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delusion