Do you believe in the paranormal? Offer reasons which justify your choice?

Answer 1

No, in general, I don't. I personally haven't seen any credible evidence nor am I aware of sufficient credible evidence gathered by others to justify my belief in the paranormal (and I have researched it). The label of paranormal includes a number of purported phenomena, and certain elements of the paranormal are a little less unbelievable than others. None of it I find credible so far, but I am anxiously awaiting any evidence (evidence that is more than mere hearsay and which can withstand scientific scrutiny) which can swing me over to the believers side. A rational analysis, however, cannot ignore Occam's razor when evaluating any new or old evidence, nor should it ignore the fallacy of Argument by Elimination (i.e., the fallacy where refutation of the proposed natural explanations is taken as evidence of a supernatural explanation).

Answer 2

Belief in the paranormal is usually spawned by personal experiences.A person could sit and try and convince you of the existence of the paranormal but it would not really do much good .I personally do not believe it is my duty to try and convince anybody in the existence of the paranormal my hopes for you is that someday you will have a experience with the paranormal and just like in everything else in life when you see it you will believe I think it is very healthy that we can come together in a forum such as this and share our opinions I read alot of answers in this forum that say it is childish and silly to believe in something you cannot see.My answer to this is just because a person has not seen something or had a experience does not disprove the existence of something .Why sit here and just ask questions for people to try and convince you in the existence of the paranormal?If you want convincing find a paranormal research group and ask to accompany them on an investigation and judge the findings for yourself there is more to researching the paranormal than just what you read and see on tv.Let what you experience be your judge Good luck in your search I f you choose to accept my advice becareful as like others have said there are paranormal teams that are not real find a team that is reputable and approaches a investigation from a scientific approach and looks for physical explantions for activity before looking for the paranormal

Answer 3

Yes I do. I can not give you scientific proof, how does one measure moved objects? Do I run around with a meter in my hand 24/7? Even if I did, how do I know that that is the best way to PROVE the phenomenon.? THings happen when they happen. Would you ask me to prove that my alarm went off and woke me u p this morning? It may have and it may not have. It is what it is. This empirical conclusive evidence is ridiculous. How many people that are such hard heads believe in the bible, and what proof of that is there? How many scientists are crazy enough to believe that no other llife exists on other planets somewhere? Now when I say life I don't necessarily mean highly intelligent beings, I just mean some form of life. How many people out there who believe in the theory of relativity can prove it themselves? Let us be real .

Answer 4

It depends on what you mean to include when you say "paranormal." If you are only referring to things like ghosts and hauntings, I am unsure of the realilty of that sort of 'paranormal' phenomenon. If you are talking about ESP, however, I know for a fact that sort of 'paranormal' phenomenon is true. That is based not only on a large body of scientific research published in peer-reviewed journals and replicated in a number of laboratories around the world (but unfortunately ignored by the scientific mainstream), but also on my seven years in what became known as the US government's "Star Gate" program, which was declassified in 1995. I have personally seen many instances of successful ESP, and in fact performed some of them myself.. Many of these are documented in the Star Gate program's archive, recently released by the CIA.

Answer 5

I think belief is a very personal choice, while knowledge is a very personal experience.

The knowledge or belief that one person has cannot be transferred to another person.

Therefore justification of ones knowledge or belief is irrelevant.

We each have knowledge that encompasses our own experiences. While it is wrong for one person to say that they do not respect another's personal experience of the paranormal, it is equally wrong for someone who has experienced it to rubbish someone who has not.

We each need to respect that the other's experience and personal truth is their own, and that although that may change in time, it is not our right to judge it, either way.

Answer 6

I answered this in the question right above you(about "do you believe in paranormal stuff") You can read it there. I've shared some of my experiences on here already..but don't want to keep repeating it. You can find our experiences on "similar questions" on Y/A or on "Resolved Questions".. If something new happens to me..I'll probably post it..but doubt anything will happen. I do wish I could hear from my dog Sweetie who died a few months ago..but so far nothing...(that I've been aware of).

Answer 7

I do,i had experiences,which involved ESP.- ;"The Paranormal" is a 'hypernym ' term and taking that into consideration there are many topics that are grouped into it,and you have to add the different approaches {(* Anecdotal approach,* Experimental approach,* Participant-observer approach,* Debunking approach,(personally i find this "approach"useless-simply because they like to treat people like they are "ignorant children",and frankly when you are an adult you should and have the right to have certain preferences indepently how trivial they might seem to be)
* Survey approach,)}and all in all it's a fascinating and interesting topic.

Answer 8

i have experienced things i can't explain, and have 2 different witnesses on two different occasions that each saw the same thing i did. i'm not saying that makes me a believer, but that does make it very interesting.

the definition of what paranormal is and how we relate/interact to/with in our conscious is what interests me.

Answer 9

another question, same answer. it dependes on the paranormal your asking about. If you mean ghosts, spirits, and demonic activity, you bet. I have seen, felt too much in my life to not believe. and since I have a ghost hunting group, it has only reinforced my beliefs in the afterlife.

Answer 10

Yes, I grew up in an old haunted house and it had it's scary moments. Most was benign, just things moving around, shadows passing when no one else was in the room, my cat flipping out and hissing for no reason, etc...

I just stayed the heck outta the cellars, that was were most of the activity was centered.