Comments on: The Loch Ness Monster versus the Lake Michigan Monster: A mythical battle http://www.dbskeptic.com/2008/09/13/the-loch-ness-monster-versus-the-lake-michigan-monster-a-mythical-battle/ Skepticism. Critical thinking. Podcast. Community. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:46:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jason R. Coombs http://www.dbskeptic.com/2008/09/13/the-loch-ness-monster-versus-the-lake-michigan-monster-a-mythical-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-4236 Jason R. Coombs Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:30:52 +0000 http://www.dbskeptic.com/?p=163#comment-4236 Funny looking stick or water llama sighting? You decide. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW4cbYqYaR8 What you see is original, unedited video footage of the subject. Funny looking stick or water llama sighting? You decide. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW4cbYqYaR8

What you see is original, unedited video footage of the subject.

]]> By: Andy Kaiser http://www.dbskeptic.com/2008/09/13/the-loch-ness-monster-versus-the-lake-michigan-monster-a-mythical-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-3048 Andy Kaiser Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:02:44 +0000 http://www.dbskeptic.com/?p=163#comment-3048 Bryan, I'm not saying the monster isn't real. This answer to you is copied from my response to Jada above: "If I can come up with the same evidence for Mishy as there is for Nessie, that significantly degrades the Nessie proof. We need something more than grainy, often-hoaxed photos and video. Provide this, otherwise why should a Nessie proponent be taken seriously? Until that happens, the default belief is the null hypothesis - Nessie doesn’t exist unless there is sufficient evidence proving otherwise." Andy Bryan,

I’m not saying the monster isn’t real. This answer to you is copied from my response to Jada above:

“If I can come up with the same evidence for Mishy as there is for Nessie, that significantly degrades the Nessie proof. We need something more than grainy, often-hoaxed photos and video. Provide this, otherwise why should a Nessie proponent be taken seriously? Until that happens, the default belief is the null hypothesis – Nessie doesn’t exist unless there is sufficient evidence proving otherwise.”

Andy

]]> By: Bryan Kyung http://www.dbskeptic.com/2008/09/13/the-loch-ness-monster-versus-the-lake-michigan-monster-a-mythical-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-3047 Bryan Kyung Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:48:43 +0000 http://www.dbskeptic.com/?p=163#comment-3047 How can that say that monster isn't real? How can that say that monster isn’t real?

]]> By: looney http://www.dbskeptic.com/2008/09/13/the-loch-ness-monster-versus-the-lake-michigan-monster-a-mythical-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-2329 looney Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:57:49 +0000 http://www.dbskeptic.com/?p=163#comment-2329 i live not far from lake michigan and can tell you know NOTHING about mishy! what you found wasnt a stick! we catch these fishing in the local shallower lakes all the time,its a mishy in larval stage! WHEN EXPOSED TO LIGHT AND AIR THEY STIFFEN UP AND PLAY DEAD. BUT REELING ONE IN THEY FIGHT LIKE HELL. WE LOCALS CALLEM STICK FISH-OR- BRUSH BASS. i live not far from lake michigan and can tell you know NOTHING about mishy! what you found wasnt a stick! we catch these fishing in the local shallower lakes all the time,its a mishy in larval stage! WHEN EXPOSED TO LIGHT AND AIR THEY STIFFEN UP AND PLAY DEAD. BUT REELING ONE IN THEY FIGHT LIKE HELL. WE LOCALS CALLEM STICK FISH-OR- BRUSH BASS.

]]> By: DB Skeptic http://www.dbskeptic.com/2008/09/13/the-loch-ness-monster-versus-the-lake-michigan-monster-a-mythical-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-1335 DB Skeptic Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:37:49 +0000 http://www.dbskeptic.com/?p=163#comment-1335 Jada, I think you might be confused about how scientific evidence is processed. The onus isn't on the "skeptic" to disprove Nessie. In a logical world, it's your job to prove that Nessie exists. This article was a tongue-in-cheek way of demonstrating that fact. If I can come up with the same evidence for Mishy as there is for Nessie, that significantly degrades the Nessie proof. We need something more than grainy, often-hoaxed photos and video. Provide this, otherwise why should a Nessie proponent be taken seriously? Until that happens, the default belief is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_hypothesis" rel="nofollow">null hypothesis</a> - Nessie doesn't exist unless there is sufficient evidence proving otherwise. Andy Jada,

I think you might be confused about how scientific evidence is processed. The onus isn’t on the “skeptic” to disprove Nessie. In a logical world, it’s your job to prove that Nessie exists. This article was a tongue-in-cheek way of demonstrating that fact.

If I can come up with the same evidence for Mishy as there is for Nessie, that significantly degrades the Nessie proof. We need something more than grainy, often-hoaxed photos and video. Provide this, otherwise why should a Nessie proponent be taken seriously? Until that happens, the default belief is the null hypothesis – Nessie doesn’t exist unless there is sufficient evidence proving otherwise.

Andy

]]> By: Jada A Coleman http://www.dbskeptic.com/2008/09/13/the-loch-ness-monster-versus-the-lake-michigan-monster-a-mythical-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Jada A Coleman Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:22:24 +0000 http://www.dbskeptic.com/?p=163#comment-1334 how does that prove that nessie isnt real!!!! how does that prove that nessie isnt real!!!!

]]> By: starlatk http://www.dbskeptic.com/2008/09/13/the-loch-ness-monster-versus-the-lake-michigan-monster-a-mythical-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-574 starlatk Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:05:05 +0000 http://www.dbskeptic.com/?p=163#comment-574 I highly recommend watching "The Incident at Loch Ness" from 2004. Its a fantastic film discussing just this from a slightly different perspective... I highly recommend watching “The Incident at Loch Ness” from 2004. Its a fantastic film discussing just this from a slightly different perspective…

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