This comes from another forum I posted on, but you can all answer to it as well:
What are your thoughts on cryptozoology. Is it possible that any of it is true? Could the Loch Ness Monster, in reality, exist? Bigfoot? Ogopogo? The Yeti? There have been many, many sightings of these "strange" animals, and some of them could possibly hold some truth. After all, there HAVE been many discoveries of animals people said didn't exist, including the Mega-Mouth shark, the Mountain Gorilla, the Tasmanian Devil, and of course, the Ceocoleth (sp), a prehistoric fish older than dinosaurs that was discovered to still be alive in the 1940's. It's entirely possible that these "mysterious" creatures could exist. The most famous of these, of course, is The Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie. Although most sightings are cast aside as bullshit, and many hoaxes have happened, there ARE some very unexplainable sightings, pictures, and videos that have been shot. An explaination for the rarity of sightings: the murkyness and depth of the gigantic Loch. Below 10-20 feet, visibility is limited to around 3-6 inches, and the lake is around 1,500 feet deep. Even the famous "Surgeon photo" from 1934 could be true. The man who said he was the nephew of Wilson, who took the photo, and said that Wilson faked it also told close friends that he came out with the story to break into the news, become famous. People have tried to recreate the photo from the exact spot with the size of model that was supposedly used and have failed miserably. Although it's probably unlikely that Nessie is a prehistoric plesiosaur, it's possible that there is something in there, like a giant sturgeon, undiscovered species. There has to be SOME truth to some of the thousands of sightings. The legend of the yeti, bigfoot, the sasquatch, etc. isn't tremendously farfetched. Bears exist in North America, why couldn't a reclusive ape? The Yeti is probably the most probably of all, though. It's definately possible that an ape could exist high in the Himalayas, unspotted due to it's remote location.
I'm not convinced that any of this is true, but I'm also not convinced any of it doesn't exist. What are your opinions of this, and back them up.