Ghosts, psychics, mediums and the like. Do you believe it, or are you skeptical? I keep being asked myself, and I don't know just yet, what do you all think?
2007-09-28 09:29:29 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Alternative ➔ Paranormal Phenomena
I don't believe in any of that.
2007-09-28 09:36:51 · answer #1 · answered by Lepke 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Ghosts are a real human experience. If they are due to misperception, hallucination (via mental disorder), hallucination (via ESP), waking dreams, or surviving spirits is still an open question. I suspect that different type of ghosts, those that appear to do the same thing not interacting with humans, those that appear only to their relatives, those that appear in sleep states (hypngogic/hypnopompic) all have different explanations.
I am more skeptical of psychics and mediums (especially ones that don't cooperate with scientific investigators by which I do not mean skeptics with an agenda). I do believe that ESP has years of evidence supporting it.
For mediums that do cooperate with scientific investigation see the first link below. For research articles on ESP see the second link below to the Parapsychological Association ( an elected affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1969)
2007-10-05 09:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by psiexploration 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in spirits/ghost and that some mediums etc aren't fake... i don't believe in the idea of taking money from people to do 'readings' under the pretense of trying to help.
People that genuinely want to help should do it for free,it has more credibility.Its not the skepticism I get sick of its watching TV series that depict ghost as lost or looking for 'help' all the time, i laugh that I write this, I talk to deceased people and most of the time they don't want anything thing,and some are as surprised at knowing there is people that can see and hear them,and that comment is based on my own experience,I laugh because skeptics are doing there usual bullshit.
2007-10-05 20:19:13 · answer #3 · answered by raven jack. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am skeptical of all other psychics. I have some psychic ability's and have experienced a lot weird stuff in my life. My gut felling is the some day science will be able to explain as overlapping dimensions or something like that.
You have to remember that there are two types of mediums and psychics, ones that work for money and ones that are free. Money is more likely to bring out the fake ones.
Ghost are real I have seen them.
2007-09-29 05:51:29 · answer #4 · answered by John S 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe humanity has gifts that go beyond our 5 senses. Here's an example during WWI many mom's would break down crying uncontrollable for 3 hours and remember the hour and day. Three weeks later they got the news that the crying happend at the moment their son was killed on a Battlefield in France.
Many Generals scrutinize every move and every combination all the time second guessing their opponents.
last thing I took a course called "The Silva Method" and when you are helping solve a human problem we all are kind of psychic.
I don't care about ghosts and I'd be leary of mediums. You may hear something you want to hear but it's going to cost you.
2007-09-28 09:43:13 · answer #5 · answered by Will 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I beleive at the moment that it is pretty much in your mind...if you think about it,, there seems to be more paranormal activity, if you simply think and beleive that there is because i sort of did and experiment once where i went to a spooky spot outside at night. I sat there and just told myself that paranormal stuff was crazy and that there was nothing around me and stuff and i felt completely normal and fine but when i started making myself beleive that there were ghosts around me i was gettin freaked out and had to go inside but i think it is just what you put your mind to because i dont think i have ever had any real proof of paranormal activity or anything so,,,
2007-09-30 07:25:33 · answer #6 · answered by DreamBig2012 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are some unexplained phenomena that fall into the category of paranormal. There are also many con artists and overactive imaginations. It would be more comfortable to dismiss it all as nonsense, and there are plenty of frauds and ripoff artists that may make that the correct choice. If, on the other hand, you don't have that option because you've experienced something undeniable, then you have the choice of trying to sift through the nonsense or to pass it off as another one of life's mysteries.
2007-09-29 01:48:13 · answer #7 · answered by Incognito 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you base your opinion on the data and evidence out there, unless you are deliberately deceiving yourself you have no choice but to be skeptical. Of course it's impossible to prove a negative, so you have to seek evidence supporting the claim that ghosts and psychics exist. There simply isn't any. Sure it's possible, but then based on that line of thought, so are flying pigs. The fact of the matter is even if it were possible it's still extremely improbable.
I used to believe in ghosts because I wanted to. After a great deal of research I was forced to change my opinion in the matter. I hate to be dismissive, but most true believers seem to be either wishful thinkers or fantasy-prone.
2007-09-28 14:51:29 · answer #8 · answered by Peter D 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
My take on the paranormal depends on the sucker who is paying.
2007-10-05 00:21:08 · answer #9 · answered by djoldgeezer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Believe it or not, my life is more paranormal than it is normal. To me, normal things are hard to believe.
2007-09-28 11:24:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ghosts are a real phenomena
The thing is you have to have experience with a haunted place if you have not this yet, then the chances are you dont believe in them.
Psychics and mediums are hard to tell but there are real ones, problem is most of them are just in it for the cash
You will know however when your path and that of the paranormal crosses
2007-09-28 09:40:40 · answer #11 · answered by Northern Spriggan 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋