What is the best evidence supporting the hoax hypothesis?
That we’re no closer to solving the mystery after nearly twenty years of research! No, seriously, it would be silly to dismiss the hoaxers claims altogether, but I’m sure that hoaxing is not as widespread as the hoaxers would like us to believe. After all, no hoaxers have yet been caught – despite numerous night-watches by people armed with image intensifiers and other equipment. However, there is evidence of hoaxing as I have been in formations where muddy footprints and broken stems have been present, even hours after formation. Also following Occam’s razor analogy – where assumptions introduced to explain something must not be unnecessarily multiplied, hoaxing is the simplest explanation offered so far. There again, who says there is a simple solution. The theory of gravity is hardly simple, yet people take it for granted. I think the hoax hypothesis is an easy option for people to take if they don’t want to question their world view about things and do their own research.
