I'm reading a couple of Paulides' "411" books.
A couple of thoughts.
I am a bit confused. I had seen commentary on the internet that Paulides was pushing Bigfoot as the culprit in many disappearances. Yet, in the books I'm reading, that isn't the case. He sort of beats around the bush on what the causal agent for the disappearances might be. In one instance, he mentions a case in France that is much more a hallmark of UFO/entity activity than the typical BF sighting ... then goes on to write that it is a case of high importance that may explain much of what is going on.
I was surprised by actually how few cases he mentions. Yes, his books are full of them ... but they cover vast regions of the world and extend back to the 1800s. His listings, by state, for unexplained disappearances in parks and other wilderness are not really populated by that many events.
In those listings, the long gaps in years between incidents was of interest. That argues against a predator of some kind; they don't just 'go away' decades on end.
I gain the impression the accounts leave much to be desired. Reading, for example, about some guy walking ahead of his -two year old- son in the forest and only occasionally checking to see if he was still behind him astound me. My parents watched me like a hawk when I was little, whether we were in the woods or anywhere else. I also think some of the disappearances, when people are alone, are the result of bad decisions made in unforgiving environments. One does not have to go far off-trail to suddenly realize that the familiar world, and a world touched by human presence, is GONE. I also believe at least part of the disappearances are the result of criminal activity by desperados living off-grid.
And there are some really odd reports, like the children who reported a "bear" took them away and then cared for them.
Cheers
A couple of thoughts.
I am a bit confused. I had seen commentary on the internet that Paulides was pushing Bigfoot as the culprit in many disappearances. Yet, in the books I'm reading, that isn't the case. He sort of beats around the bush on what the causal agent for the disappearances might be. In one instance, he mentions a case in France that is much more a hallmark of UFO/entity activity than the typical BF sighting ... then goes on to write that it is a case of high importance that may explain much of what is going on.
I was surprised by actually how few cases he mentions. Yes, his books are full of them ... but they cover vast regions of the world and extend back to the 1800s. His listings, by state, for unexplained disappearances in parks and other wilderness are not really populated by that many events.
In those listings, the long gaps in years between incidents was of interest. That argues against a predator of some kind; they don't just 'go away' decades on end.
I gain the impression the accounts leave much to be desired. Reading, for example, about some guy walking ahead of his -two year old- son in the forest and only occasionally checking to see if he was still behind him astound me. My parents watched me like a hawk when I was little, whether we were in the woods or anywhere else. I also think some of the disappearances, when people are alone, are the result of bad decisions made in unforgiving environments. One does not have to go far off-trail to suddenly realize that the familiar world, and a world touched by human presence, is GONE. I also believe at least part of the disappearances are the result of criminal activity by desperados living off-grid.
And there are some really odd reports, like the children who reported a "bear" took them away and then cared for them.
Cheers
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