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Do you believe that ghosts exist?

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by D171087, May 16, 2006.

  1. D171087 Gems: 2/31
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    [​IMG] in my country,, the people really2 scare and trust that ghost is exist,, (so do i)
    so now,, i want to know if u believe it or not,, and if u believe it, tell me why !
    and if u had an experience about it, tell me !!
    tq,,

    [ May 16, 2006, 19:46: Message edited by: Taluntain ]
     
  2. Nakia

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    One word answer: No!
     
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    No; but when I am told a lot of ghost stories, I see curtains like ghosts and something else like it :)
     
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    No, but what is interesting that some of the phenomenons known as ghosts or supernatural forces can be explained by certain frequencies of electromagnetic radiation, especially with some of the temporal lobe epileptics and electrically over-sensitive people.

    This does not exclude the existence of supernatural forces, it merely shows that these events coincide with unusual electromagnetic activity, such as created by sunspots, powerlines, and possibly household appliances.

    They're doing research on this in Canada, if I remember correctly and more about temporal lobe epileptics in Ramachandran's book "Phantoms in the Brain" (haven't read it, but I think I will).

    Also sounds right on the edge of hearing and therefore just beyond conscious thinking and recognition might have the effect of creating a supernatural feeling, neck hairs rising, goosebumps and et cetera.
     
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    Felinoid Who did the what now?

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    I believe it's possible, though I've never had any experience with one.
     
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    I don't believe in ghosts, but I won't say they don't exist.

    I suppose they could some sort of bizzare neuro-phenomena.
     
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    I have all the psychic receptiveness of a rock. A number of people have proclaimed to have had eerie feelings in a number of places believed to be haunted or at least where suicides/murders have taken place. I've never felt anything myself.
     
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    Okay, I'll be the one you can stone for her beliefs. Remember, the following are my experience and perceptions.

    Ghosts do exist, yes.

    Encounters - Numerous. I have my stillborn, older brother who hangs on my aura constantly. He enjoys hiding my jewelry, moving my gum around and exuding smells I adore.

    My maternal grandfather resides with my parents. I have seen and heard him walk the second floor stairs for over 20 years.

    The first house I lived in on my own, I saw a child wearing shorts with braces (lederhosen perhaps?) and a white collared shirt standing at the foot of the steps going upstairs. The other spirit is very evil feeling and dresses in darkness, hiding his face with hoods of cloaks. These 2 I've witness several times.

    There is a spirit of some kind in my in-laws home. I sense he is male. He likes to play with the washer lid and deep freezer in the basement. He also rushes me from his hiding place in my bedroom closet each night before I fall asleep. Scaring me is all he can do since his first (and only attempt) at possessing me was unsuccessful. I and my guardian brother fought him off together.

    May the bashing begin! :lol: ;) :pope:
     
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    No. I have no evidence that ghosts exist and I can't see how they possibly could. Having said that, I still love ghost stories.

    The best theory I ever heard about ghosts was that the human mind had eerie undiscovered powers and that ghosts were manifestations of something from a living person's mind. In other words, rather than the dead person hanging around with unresolved issues, it would be the living person who had the unresolved issues with the dead person. Not sure if I explained that properly, but I don't want to think about it too much, in case my mind starts believing in ghosts enough for me to see one, because then I'd be freaked out.
     
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    Meh...Ghosts are something I've never had experiences with as far as I remember...I mean I remember seeing ghosts, but whether it was a dream, or I was awake at the time I don't remember. This sits with my view on religion...if they exist thats great, but right now, I don't mind either way :)

    Guess I'm open to anything really...
     
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    Of course they don't. What rubbish!
     
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    Stop sitting on the fence, Barmy. Take a stand one way or the other! :)
     
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    No, I've never seen, felt, smelt, or perceived a ghost.
     
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    I choose to believe they don't.
     
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    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    Short Answer: No
    Long Answer: Hell no!
     
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    no, not at all.

    and i dont believe in Tarot Cards and all of that BS
     
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    Are we talking about the existance of ghosts in an ontological sense or in a causal sense?

    I.E. St. Elmo's Fire does exist, but not in the ontological sense that sailors once believed it existed. Hence St. Elmo's Fire exists on a causal level (that is it can be reduced to scientific phenomena), but not on an ontological level (it doesn't exist to us in the way it existed on a supernatural level to 15th century sailors).

    [ May 17, 2006, 03:27: Message edited by: Ilmater's Suffering ]
     
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    No.

    But then again…

    On the street where I grew up, there was a widow who lived next to us – call her “Mrs. X”. Nice lady, but kept to herself.

    Anyway, I moved away from home into an apartment, and never gave Mrs. X another thought. One night, I dreamt that I was walking down the front street of our old home, and Mrs. X was standing on her front lawn, looking at me intently. Nothing threatening, but just watching.

    Well, on the scale of 1 to 10 of strange dreams, this was a minus 8, so I didn’t really think much about it. Until a couple of days later (real life, not dreaming), when I was talking to my mother, who informed me that she had some sad news – Mrs. X had passed away a few days ago. :mommy:

    I’m getting chills running down my spine as I type this, even though it happened over 20 years ago. I know for a fact that I didn’t just happen to read an obituary – I don’t read obits, and if I had seen something about this, it would have registered.

    So do I believe in ghosts? No. But…
     
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