Ghosts and demons?

Question

Do you believe in ghosts? What would scare the pants off you? I am a writer looking for peoples paranormal fears.


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Answer 1

I am not a person with paranormal fear, Read the following , you may not agree, may agree
In religion, folklore, and mythology a demon is a supernatural being that has generally been described as a malevolent spirit, or daemon and djinn. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may be conjured and insecurely controlled. The "good" demon in recent use is largely a literary device (eg: Maxwell's demon). In common language, "demonizing" one's opponent is an aspersion.

Most scholars acknowledge that Judeo-Christianity owes a great debt to Zoroastrianism in regards to the introduction of angelology and demonology, as well as Satan (Ahriman) as the ultimate agent of evil. As the Iranian Avestan and Vedic traditions and also other branches of Indo-European mythologies show, the notion of demon has existed for many centuries.

Ancient Egyptians also believed in demonic like monsters that devoured the human soul, while it traveled towards afterlife, although, certainly demons per se did not exist specifically in Ancient Egypt.

The Greek conception of a daemon (δαίμων daímon) appears in the works of Plato and many other ancient authors, but without the evil connotations which are apparent in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible and in the Greek originals of the New Testament. The medieval and neo-medieval conception of a "demon" in Western civilization (see the Medieval grimoire called the Ars Goetia) derives seamlessly from the ambient popular culture of Late (Roman) Antiquity: Greco-Roman concepts of daemons that passed into Christian culture are discussed in the entry daemon. The Hellenistic "Demon" eventually came to include many Semitic and Near Eastern gods as evaluated by Christianity.

In some present-day cultures, demons are still feared in popular superstition, largely due to their alleged power to possess humans, and they are an important concept in many modern religions and occultist traditions.

In the contemporary Western occultist tradition (perhaps epitomized by the work of Aleister Crowley) a demon, such as Choronzon, the "Demon of the Abyss", is a useful metaphor for certain inner psychological processes, though some may also regard it as an objectively real phenomenon.

Answer 2

I believe in ghosts or that some things just cant be explained. I dont quite fit the profile. I would consider myself as politically conservative.

In news of interest to us ghost enthusiasts, a Gallup poll released today indicates that 32% of adults believe that "ghosts/spirits of dead people can come back," 48% do not, and 19% are undecided. When asked if houses can be haunted, 37% said yes, 46% said no, and 16% are unsure. Interestingly, those who identify themselves as politically liberal are more likely (42%) to believe in ghosts than are conservatives (25%) and moderates (35%).

Answer 3

I believe in evil spirits, demons if you like, I also believe in Angels. My family personally has had many occurences when someone we love has died and has been seen by one of us. A few times they were seen and described by a member of the family that had no idea who they were are what they looked like before. None of these have ever been the least bit scary. I do not believe that so called ghosts can harm you only make you harm yourself.

Answer 4

Thats simple actually if u see a ghost and it talked to u..that would scare the pants off me,if i didn't drop dead first from fright...Yes i believe in demons too....but i thinkdemons can posess human body's sometimes.(but i think of demons as evil spirits)

Answer 5

No I don't believe in ghosts or demons. What I fear most are darkness and death, which you will find, is the case with nearly everyone.

Answer 6

Yes, I believe that ghosts exist. I've never seen one, so I don't know if it would scare the pants of me.

Answer 7

I'm afraid of you because you must be a ghost. You are obviously brain dead from your parenting class answer. I imagine you are a great mom up past 2:AM playing on the computer.

Answer 8

I used to see souls when i was young till the age of 14 ..And told everyone i saw souls of dead people some were my relatives....
And the last i saw were the Angels i still couldnt figure out what it is .And after that i cant see souls or angels a bit confused about that thing!!!! can u help me .

Answer 9

i hate cockroaches.Oh and when i was young, I was always scared when i was alone in the dark in a room mostly cause of the imaginative mind of mine. I'm 12 now so if your story is about a young girl....

I also always somehow start thinking of badguys in the house and my mind starts imagining stuff like ' he's right behind me.' And i'll like start walking against the wall in terror. oh, and ofcourse the creaking of doors and the floors.

hope that works.....

Answer 10

I am a believer and I have had a few paranormal experiences but nothing that has ever really freaked me out.All have been benign.