Mr. Ambien Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 People are scared of what happens when they die so they create fictional entities to make death more manageable or not so absolute. It ranks right up there with aliens visiting us, bigfoot, loch ness, and so on, of ridiculous claims consistently made that rely entirely on word of mouth or social "experience" to stay afloat, completely lacking proof obviously, but the ghost thing has much more of a cult following. Death is scary but I have far too much respect for myself than to feed myself this fiction to cope with the fact that I'm going to die and I have no idea what happens when I do. I just keep it in the realm of fun fiction, it seems more useful that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Man Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 People are scared of what happens when they die so they create fictional entities to make death more manageable or not so absolute. It ranks right up there with aliens visiting us, bigfoot, loch ness, and so on, of ridiculous claims consistently made that rely entirely on word of mouth or social "experience" to stay afloat, completely lacking proof obviously, but the ghost thing has much more of a cult following. Death is scary but I have far too much respect for myself than to feed myself this fiction to cope with the fact that I'm going to die and I have no idea what happens when I do. I just keep it in the realm of fun fiction, it seems more useful that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VICanucksfan5551 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I used to believe in them when I was a kid, before I realized how fallible anecdotal experience can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dral Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 This thread needs a poll. As to OP question - I don't discount the possibility of ghosts, but I've never had (or even heard of) any experience that couldn't also be explained by leaky pipes or someone doing too much acid; does this mean ghosts don't exist? Absolutely not, like I said, I don't discount the possibility... still, like I also said, I've never heard of anything that doesn't have an alternate explanation . Personally, I think your question would be best answered by an anthropologist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I've had some unexplainable things happen at my Grandmothers old house in West Point Grey & that turned me into a believer. I get a kick out of watching Ghost Adventures but don't want to see this stuff happen to me in real life yeesh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio than are dreamt of in your philosophy.... I'm open minded if they exist. I'd like to see a haunting that is consistent that replicates itself. But perhaps spirits are of a type of energy that's not natural to our universe, and our normal laws of physics bend about them. After all we have string theory posing multiple dimensions, anything is possible. This footage, if it's faked someone took a lot of time and effort and choreography to fake it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I've had some unexplainable things happen at my Grandmothers old house in West Point Grey & that turned me into a believer. I get a kick out of watching Ghost Adventures but don't want to see this stuff happen to me in real life yeesh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Absolutely. And millions pay big money just to look at them Here is an artists depiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blame Obama Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 LOL i love how the guy is just runs away after like 5 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I♥Wellwood Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 One time at night, I thought I saw the figure of a child (around 7 years old) underneath the dining room table. I was sitting on the floor and it was around 3am (I do weird things ). I was 99% sure that it was just my eyes playing tricks on me since it was dark so I just sat there and stared at it for a few mins. I was about 2 feet away from it. I ended up just turning around and going back to what I was doing. I've also had those experiences where you hear a really loud noise in the middle of the night. It's usually as if something heavy fell onto the carpet. It happened a few times this past summer and there was a crashing noise at one of my friend's house. I dont believe in ghosts but I also cant deny it. It's like being agnostic... lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter56 Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 This thread needs a poll. As to OP question - I don't discount the possibility of ghosts, but I've never had (or even heard of) any experience that couldn't also be explained by leaky pipes or someone doing too much acid; does this mean ghosts don't exist? Absolutely not, like I said, I don't discount the possibility... still, like I also said, I've never heard of anything that doesn't have an alternate explanation . Personally, I think your question would be best answered by an anthropologist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Definately, and people that don't havent experienced it. I watch alot of these ghost shows that come on OLN and Space, very interesting. Here's a really good clip of a haunting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodzillaDeuce Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 OP, you can make a poll by editing the OP, clicking 'Use Full Editor' then 'Manage Topic Poll' also i can't help but notice you waited until sharp was banned to make this thread lol The only ghost in that clip is the video store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 The only ghost in that clip is the video store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter56 Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 OP, you can make a poll by editing the OP, clicking 'Use Full Editor' then 'Manage Topic Poll' also i can't help but notice you waited until sharp was banned to make this thread lol blockbuster just got owned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uber_pwnzor Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Yes, and also in the Easter Bunny and in Santa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I believe in Space Ghost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hume Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 if i thought ghosts were possible, it would completely change my views on the world and how i live my life. it's incredible to me that some adults believe in ghosts because they heard a noise or saw something once when they were scared late at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter56 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 if i thought ghosts were possible, it would completely change my views on the world and how i live my life. it's incredible to me that some adults believe in ghosts because they heard a noise or saw something once when they were scared late at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodzillaDeuce Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I believe in Space Ghost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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