Do you believe in Ghosts? ... seriously...

o_the russian · 10-18-2006, 07:11 PM

I want to withhold my view on this till I see some things... I'm conflicted myself

o_sobe green · 10-18-2006, 07:15 PM

Eh I don't know really. I do know once as a kid I seen my light switch flip itself on. I'm sure there is some explanation for why it happened but at the time I was scared to death.

/shrug

o_uber · 10-18-2006, 07:18 PM

I wonder how come there really isn't any real scientific study of ghosts. Probably because they don't exist.

o_the russian · 10-18-2006, 07:21 PM

I share similar experiences... where I could not explain things away and saw things I didnt know what to make of at night in some of the homes I lived in... but I'm sure now some of those things could be rationaly explained away, I just know nothing has happened in my new home which leaves me to wonder if it wasnt just juvenile imagination... but I do have perpetuating memmories and an instilled un-easyness.

o_yomamashouse · 10-18-2006, 07:36 PM

Ghosts are entirely a creation of imagination. There is no way to prove or disprove them because there is nothing to go on.

o_bubbles · 10-18-2006, 08:14 PM

Add: I don't care.

o_psycnet · 10-18-2006, 08:18 PM

I hold school that ghosts and the majority of human phenomena has explanations (much like everything else!) ijn physics and neural projection, or as it's scientifically known, Mental Projected Force.

o_steelvalor · 10-18-2006, 08:19 PM

My question is why do ghosts only come out at night? I don't believe in that stuff, but it still scares the shite outta me. lol

o_shadow34721 · 10-18-2006, 08:25 PM

ironic that ghost voted that he doesnt believe in ghosts.

i dont believe in ghosts or any such fairy tales.

o_bubbles · 10-18-2006, 08:46 PM

I wonder what kind of a person first came up with the idea of a ghost anyway.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 10-18-2006, 08:48 PM

I think it was DancingFool on one of his drunken benders...

o_the russian · 10-18-2006, 09:18 PM

I find myself confused about this subject honestly and in need of personal clarification... I do believe there are properties of the human psyche that we have not yet tapped into as we use much less of our brain than there is to be used and perhaps they could be responsible for projections or halucinations related to what we have subconciously formulated.

Things like people reporting ghosts telling them to get out of homes, commit mass murder, kill themselves, worship the devil, or kill their spouces might be subconciously projecting their 'unspeakable' wishes or reactions. People describe out-of-body experiences offten, even the non-religious, where they take a ghostly form... while I think this phenomenon is directly related to phantom limb phenomenon, I also think it might corrolate with unconcious projection. The current theory is that the corridor of light that you see when dying is the vision you get when your brain slowly dies.

I find this personaly pertinent as this is one of the few last strings of doubt that holds me from moving on from agnostic to new atheist. I have a problem shaking the 'unkown' factor off.

o_frenchtoast · 10-18-2006, 09:20 PM

Yeah.... ever watched a show where they just follow ghost hunters around? It's laughable.

Watch the Bullshit! episode on it. That should remove all doubt.

o_bubbles · 10-18-2006, 09:31 PM

Real ghosthunters wouldn't have television shows. Just like magicians: If you've heard of his or hers name its a scam.

o_rifle · 10-18-2006, 09:33 PM

lol, Im the only one who believes in ghost for now.

o_loader · 10-18-2006, 09:34 PM

There's a PROVEN theory about people who see ghosts, and also have cieling fans. The vibrations from the fans (or other things) match the natural frequency of your eye, and as a result your eye will vibrate (so small u cant feel it).

This resulting vibration can cause you to see things moving in the corner of your eye.

THIS HAS BEEN PROVEN kkthx.

o_uber · 10-18-2006, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubbles

Real ghosthunters wouldn't have television shows. Just like magicians: If you've heard of his or hers name its a scam.

I've never seen a real magician before then.

o_frenchtoast · 10-18-2006, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubbles

Real ghosthunters wouldn't have television shows. Just like magicians: If you've heard of his or hers name its a scam.

Friend of mine is a professional magician. His name is Dan. He's scamming?

o_loader · 10-18-2006, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrenchToast

Friend of mine is a professional magician. His name is Dan. He's scamming?

So he can ACTUALLY make people disappear etc? Nothing to do with camera trickery/illusions?

o_frenchtoast · 10-18-2006, 09:38 PM

No, he does closeup magic.

Also, every thing involving any type of magic is an illusion.

View Poll Results: Do you believe in Ghosts? ...seriously...
I believe in ghosts	4	7.84%
I'm not sure but probably	14	27.45%
I'm not sure but I think probably not	11	21.57%
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10-18-2006, 07:11 PM	#1
o_the russian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Do you believe in Ghosts? ... seriously... I want to withhold my view on this till I see some things... I'm conflicted myself

10-18-2006, 07:15 PM	#2
o_sobe green Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Eh I don't know really. I do know once as a kid I seen my light switch flip itself on. I'm sure there is some explanation for why it happened but at the time I was scared to death. /shrug

10-18-2006, 07:18 PM	#3
o_uber Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I wonder how come there really isn't any real scientific study of ghosts. Probably because they don't exist.

10-18-2006, 07:21 PM	#4
o_the russian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I share similar experiences... where I could not explain things away and saw things I didnt know what to make of at night in some of the homes I lived in... but I'm sure now some of those things could be rationaly explained away, I just know nothing has happened in my new home which leaves me to wonder if it wasnt just juvenile imagination... but I do have perpetuating memmories and an instilled un-easyness.

10-18-2006, 07:36 PM	#5
o_yomamashouse Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Your Mamas House Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Ghosts are entirely a creation of imagination. There is no way to prove or disprove them because there is nothing to go on.

10-18-2006, 08:14 PM	#6
o_bubbles Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Add: I don't care.

10-18-2006, 08:18 PM	#7
o_psycnet Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada eh? Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I hold school that ghosts and the majority of human phenomena has explanations (much like everything else!) ijn physics and neural projection, or as it's scientifically known, Mental Projected Force.

10-18-2006, 08:19 PM	#8
o_steelvalor Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central New York Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	My question is why do ghosts only come out at night? I don't believe in that stuff, but it still scares the shite outta me. lol

10-18-2006, 08:25 PM	#9
o_shadow34721 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	ironic that ghost voted that he doesnt believe in ghosts. i dont believe in ghosts or any such fairy tales.

10-18-2006, 08:46 PM	#10
o_bubbles Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I wonder what kind of a person first came up with the idea of a ghost anyway.

10-18-2006, 08:48 PM	#11
o_\|404\|innoc-tpf- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Midtown Express Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I think it was DancingFool on one of his drunken benders...

10-18-2006, 09:18 PM	#12
o_the russian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I find myself confused about this subject honestly and in need of personal clarification... I do believe there are properties of the human psyche that we have not yet tapped into as we use much less of our brain than there is to be used and perhaps they could be responsible for projections or halucinations related to what we have subconciously formulated. Things like people reporting ghosts telling them to get out of homes, commit mass murder, kill themselves, worship the devil, or kill their spouces might be subconciously projecting their 'unspeakable' wishes or reactions. People describe out-of-body experiences offten, even the non-religious, where they take a ghostly form... while I think this phenomenon is directly related to phantom limb phenomenon, I also think it might corrolate with unconcious projection. The current theory is that the corridor of light that you see when dying is the vision you get when your brain slowly dies. I find this personaly pertinent as this is one of the few last strings of doubt that holds me from moving on from agnostic to new atheist. I have a problem shaking the 'unkown' factor off.

10-18-2006, 09:20 PM	#13
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yeah.... ever watched a show where they just follow ghost hunters around? It's laughable. Watch the Bullshit! episode on it. That should remove all doubt.

10-18-2006, 09:31 PM	#14
o_bubbles Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Real ghosthunters wouldn't have television shows. Just like magicians: If you've heard of his or hers name its a scam.

10-18-2006, 09:33 PM	#15
o_rifle Join Date: May 2006 Location: could you give me directions Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	lol, Im the only one who believes in ghost for now.

10-18-2006, 09:34 PM	#16
o_loader Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portsmouth, England Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	There's a PROVEN theory about people who see ghosts, and also have cieling fans. The vibrations from the fans (or other things) match the natural frequency of your eye, and as a result your eye will vibrate (so small u cant feel it). This resulting vibration can cause you to see things moving in the corner of your eye. THIS HAS BEEN PROVEN kkthx.

10-18-2006, 09:38 PM	#20
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	No, he does closeup magic. Also, every thing involving any type of magic is an illusion.

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