Reading Loren Coleman's blog, Cryptomundo, is a chore I happily do to try to keep up with the status of special advocacy and positive confirmation bias presented as evidence and reason within the cryptozoological community . It's usually an exercise in reading posts that seem intended to drive traffic to a website and/or blur the line between legitimate zoological/biological findings and the "field" of cryptozoology. Anyone who reads this blog knows my opinion on the quality of Cryptomundo's hardware. It's hard to descend further into stupidity without being an antivaxxer, a Holocaust denier, or a homeopathic cancer charlatan. Sometimes though, I get a gem or two that makes me laugh out loud when I read them. One of today's deals is just such a case. In his article, How Children's Movies Destroyed Sasquatch Research, Coleman attempts to claim that movies made for children are responsible for the increase in what he calls "idiotic skepticism." To support his argument, he presents a film called “Little Bigfoot” released in 1997. Have you ever heard of it? I certainly hadn't before reading Coleman's post, but it seems to be making the rounds today. Regardless, blaming bad movies (in his opinion anyway) on what I interpret as his apparent observation of the dwindling of true believers in cryptozoology is a prime example of special advocacy and I thought the point out and provide a rebuttal. While Coleman calls for debate on his blog, I know he's not willing to really open that can of worms on his site. Myself and others have posted reviews and such on Cryptomundo only to have them disappear or never be posted at all. Clearly, Coleman and the site owner are not interested in the real... middle of paper ... and their fundamental lack of evidence and are making more rational, informed decisions based more on the evidence rather than the only belief. Whether Coleman will address any of these points remains to be seen. However, I think the recent rise in skepticism, which Coleman clearly hates, is visible in other areas as well. Dr. Novella, Orac and others have previously written about the positive effect of skepticism on what appears to be the downfall of homeopathy and the recent turn of events that have shown the utter failures of the anti-vax movement. If the Internet makes it easier for weirdos to connect with each other, it also makes it easier for skeptics to criticize and get our message across. As a result, the public is becoming better informed and educated, which, unfortunately for Mr. Coleman, is harming belief in cryptozoology...