With anything, let it be ghosts, demons, murder movies, anything. It frightens us, yet we love watching the videos, shows, and movies about it. I know, I would be deadly afraid if something were to happen, yet I love watching horror shows. If I saw an alien in real life, I would be deathly afraid, but I love watching movies and looking it up online.
Anyone else feel this way? And why are humans amazed when it comes to the paranormal?
2007-12-15 13:12:10 · 17 answers · asked by ? 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Alternative ➔ Paranormal Phenomena
Your question requires two separate, but related answers. First, about paranormal things. Humans are curious beings. No more so than any other animal with a brain, but curious enough and evolved enough to continue searching for explanations. Along the path of humanity, many different types of people have been called upon to help explain things to curious types: shaman, wizard, witch doctor, priest, Ghostbuster, evangelists, etc. When science became the predominant standard, many of the pseudosciences (astrology, parapsychology, witchcraft) were dismissed as schlock - and some for good reason. Science is now the best thing we have going for explanations. But as a science teacher, knowing how far we've come in science, I can only assume that we still know very little compared to 1000 or 100,000 years from now. So because science can't yet explain it, does not mean that it does not exist. Although much of the crap is simply out there to make $$ from your fascination.
Murder movies are more about the human obsession with death and mortality. Our own mortality is what frightens us. Deep down, as we watch these films (most of which are absolute garbage, film-wise), we are titilated by the many faces of death because we know that for one moment we are better off than the guy onscreen. If we are truly as moral as many self-righteous windbags claim to be, then we should be taught to be saddened by the glorification of murder. Valuable artistic depiction of death ought to deal with it in a way that elicits empathy for the deceased, not apathy from its viewers because it's "better him than me."
The short answer to your question is: cheese-ball movies are crafted to go for shock value and they found a successful formula to make lots of $$.
2007-12-15 15:33:57 · answer #1 · answered by smalltownwhiteboy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If we were taught from childhood that the spiritual world is real and that it's normal to see and hear these thing...we wouldn't be so in awe of them. I was taught about some of these things..but that they only happened to the ones they called "saints". So if something paranormal happened to you.. we'd think you might be a saint...even if you know you're not good enough to be a saint. I think we should have been taught that these things happen to ALL people. That way we wouldn't be scared and we wouldn't think that people who see/hear these things are definitely saintly people ..or witches..or mentally ill. If we all accepted these things...a lot of people could be let out of the asylums...or taken off medication..or stopped being "condemned". Remember when nobody EVER said the "F" word..at least not aloud. (no..you probably don't) Well, I do. If saying it can be considered "normal"...then maybe some day the paranormal will be considered part of the "normal" things of life.(although I think I'll ALWAYS cringe when I hear that word. (no..Not "normal" or" paranormal")
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2007-12-15 14:06:49 · answer #2 · answered by Deenie 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In 1984, Uri Geller invited the noted skeptic, James Randi, to appear with him on public access TV show and have his beard bent into the shape of a walrus. Randi was skeptical at first. He was also skeptical during and skeptical after. Point of fact: he is still skeptical to this very day. People that run into him on the street tend to say, "Hey, I just noticed that you look like a skeptic." He replies, "Really? I remain unconvinced". That's why he's a noted skeptic and not just an ordinary one, though what is meant by noted is debatable.
2016-05-24 03:28:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well elizabet..., i am not an expert but i think it is because we don't know much about this. we may have never seen a real murderer, ghost, demon, alien, etc. but we might WANT to see one. i LOVE watching those kind of movies and shows too. i am always so interested in them. those kind of things are what i ALWAYS watch. we are amazed when it comes to the paranormal because we don't know what it is and as humans we are very curious so we want to find out. hope i helped u!!!!
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2007-12-16 09:54:54 · answer #4 · answered by animallover 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We as humans are fascinated by anything we can't grasp or understand. Because the paranormal is by definition that which is beyond the way we understand the world to operate and because there is nothing beyond teasing anecdotal evidence, there is a perfect balance of the juicy "what if" and no real possibility of disproving any of it.
2007-12-17 02:47:37 · answer #5 · answered by Peter D 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because it shows us that there are things out there that are not normal unlike the everyday things we do such as sleep, eat, go to work *for the younger people go to school *, i think are brains are just in aww when it comes to some of this stuff because you just would never expect it! It's not normal to see a ghost and read about people vanishing in the bermuda triangle and people claiming to see bigfoot a halfman/half ape running around in the forests ya know? :)
Ryan ~Paranormal Investigator/Researcher~
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2007-12-15 13:20:20 · answer #6 · answered by teamhuntingevidenceofparanormal 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well i think is because we are a curious bunch of people and the paranormal seems something beyond "normal" right?So that's why I think we are amazed by it,there is definelty more to that but this is what I can think of right now.
2007-12-15 16:28:22 · answer #7 · answered by . 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm amazed by real good magicians. I'm also amazed by the new, incredible things being discovered by scientists every day. If the paranormal actually existed, I'd be amazed at that too. But so far, I've not seen anything to be amazed about except the religious fervor of paranormal evangelists.
2007-12-15 16:03:15 · answer #8 · answered by John 7 · 6⤊ 3⤋
Well If you go to staciespielman.com you will know why? The things that happen to people are real, But it not ghost's that are doing it.
2007-12-16 04:16:41 · answer #9 · answered by watersign 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about amazed,I am entertained by Horror tales.Scary books,movies they're good for a chill or a thrill.What's amazing is so many believe ghosts and demons are real.
2007-12-15 14:21:57 · answer #10 · answered by Dr. NG 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋