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Jon, >>Re: crop circles. << I don't have all the answers to your questions because I saw the program over a month ago, but I do remember that in my mind there was enough strong evidence in that show to refute the crop circles we are now seeing. >>Re: the Loch Ness animal.<< This article in SI uncovered how the famous "Wilson" photographs were made. Did not mention anything about other Ness type animals. >>For a much better case of pseudoscience in action, I refer you to the "Bermuda Triangle" or "Devil's Triangle" brouhaha. Now *that's* pseudoscience at its worst. There is no evidence whatever of anything malignant lurking in the waters or the air of the Caribbean/Florida/Bahamas area. There have been unexplained incidents there, but no more than from any other similarly traveled part of the oceans. Most of the incidents on which the Devil's Triangle legend is based — Flight 19, the CYCLOPS, etc. — have perfectly rational explanations that have simply been overlooked or forgotten. But eight out of ten people will tell you there's Something Going On in the Devil's Triangle that we don't understand.<< I can't understand why you refute the above, but hold onto the "other" Ness-type animals belief when there is also no conclusive proof of their existence? Maybe I misunderstood you in regards to these animals. I don't know what your opinion is on SI, but I regard it as a reputable research journal. The research in that journal is not just conducted by anybody. As I mentioned previously, just look in the front cover of that journal to see who some of these people are who are conducting this research. Compare this list to the ones who are writing about these other occurance and decide what you believe. >> –have perfectly rational explanations that have simply been overlooked or forgotten. But eight out of ten people will tell you there's Something Going On in the Devil's Triangle that we don't understand.<< I think that this statement of your sums it all up! Hope you had a great New Year!! gary