Atheists... do you believe in ghosts, spirits, or demons? I guess you dont because you don't believe in God, therefore there is no such thing as the "other side", correct? So what do you make of exorcisms, psycics, spirits of dead family members, people who claim to have seen "the light" close to death, people who have had visions...
2007-05-30 14:30:08 · 20 answers · asked by Lauren. 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i think they dont
but you know what..atheists can go screw themselves
i believe in god
2007-05-30 14:34:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 9⤋
You misunderstand the term "atheist", but that's okay, most deists (like you) do that; an atheist is not someone who doesn't believe in YOUR "God", it's someone who doesn't believe in any gods or deities or theities.
"exorcisms (sic), psycics (sic), spirits of dead family members, people who claim to have seen "the light" close to death, people who have had visions..." are ALL phenomena with clearly understood and widely known rational explanations. If you can show ANY concrete evidence to the contrary, there is US$1,000,000 waiting for you in a suitcase at the Randi Institute...
2007-05-30 21:38:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. I don't believe in supernatural things. I don't know of any atheists that do, although I'm sure there are a few somewhere who do.
I've examined NDE - it seems to be a natural phenomenon that happens when the brain shuts down. People turn to the religious imagry that comforts them (it's why Muslims don't see the Virgin Mary as they die).
People who have visions of dead loved ones - again, nothing that can't be explained. When I'm grieving someone who has died I dream of them too. Sometimes very strong dreams. It makes sense in a time of great loss.
2007-05-30 21:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy Lou Who --P3D-- 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Actually I always loved ghostie stuff... Now whether it's real... eh.. I've had my share of stuff, so my own individual thought basically is that if there is a chance 'ghosts' are at all real...then it has not a damn thing to do with any 'gods', religion, or any of that crap, and just very much still a part of this world.
2007-05-30 21:34:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheists don't believe in any super-natural things. If you ask anybody who has had "sightings" the right questions you can probably see some psychological reason or at least justify in some way how they could have come to these irrational conclusions.
2007-05-30 21:38:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, I love good entertaining ghost stories. I loved Casper when I was a kid. I read books about magic and places where magic and not science rules and I enjoy them. But they are all "stories." In real life these things don't exist.
2007-05-30 21:48:40 · answer #6 · answered by Lionheart ® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no no no
exorcism are useless psychic are frauds people miss their family member so much they believe they see them and "the light " is normal light the person pupil dilate allowing and over load of light
2007-05-30 21:38:40 · answer #7 · answered by original satan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bologna
2007-05-30 21:37:24 · answer #8 · answered by Grendel's Father 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nonsense.
People who claim these things are all making ANECDOTAL CLAIMS. When they can demonstrate or prove their claims under scientific test conditions, then I will entertain their claims.
2007-05-30 21:46:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lady Di floated over my bed last night. She really should wear underpants.
2007-05-30 21:36:04 · answer #10 · answered by S K 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
NDE? Funny things happen when the brain is starved for nutrients and oxygen.
The other stuff is wishful thinking and big imaginations.
2007-05-30 21:33:48 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋