ghost poll

[taoistfist]

just curious .i was listening to a skeptics podcast and i thought....what would the peeps at rum soaked think?

[cerebus]

No "maybe"?

[taoistfist]

nope no maybe. i thin it should be only a yes or no.

[cerebus]

Well, there are very few things I "believe" in. Rather, I believe in the "possibility" of many different things. I've experienced many things which supposedly were "ghosts", but then who knows WHAT they really were? Maybe they were random energy fields, radio-wave disruptions of the human brain, hallucinations, coulda been any number of things. I believe in the "possibility" of ghosts, but can't say that I've encountered enough "proof" to actually outright believe in ghosts themselves (not yet anyway...).

[I-mon]

what cerebus said.

[meeks]

I've had 'issues' with ghosts in the past in some of the apartments I rented with friends. In most cases, wasn't alone and we all verify what happened.

[Methods]

There are ghosts, as well there are what many think of as ghosts but are left over energy.

There are other things besides ghosts as well...

[Joe L.]

There are ghosts, as well there are what many think of as ghosts but are left over energy.

There are other things besides ghosts as well...

Other things such as? PM if necessary. Gotta enjoy these subjects.

[Darth Rock&Roll]

nope.

coincidence, other energy (earth, water, wind, fire) at play, but no concsious left over nothing when you die.
no hauntings, no proof of hauntings other than hearsay.

ghosts are a big "not" from my perspective.
I keep an open mind though.
If I see or hear one, I'll let you know.
Same goes for aliens!

[meeks]

ghosts are a big "not" from my perspective.
I keep an open mind though.

isn't that contradictory?

[Darth Rock&Roll]

nope, not at all.

One can change their views when presented with the vehicle of persuasion to do so.
I can even reverse my view if the persuasion is sound and strong enough.

It's more of a I'll believe it when it actually happens sort of thing.

Things get grayer as time passes.
I expect a whole lot less black and white as I age.

[Craig]

never experienced anything myself, but my uncle is "haunted". whereever he goes while he is asleep he is constantly woken up by something pulling on his hand only to find there is nothing/noone there. he has seen several experts about it from all different fields. they all say that ghosts or spirits or whatever are unusually attracted to him. he was advised to just say to the ghosts that he cant help them and ask them to leave him alone. He did so and its gotten far less frequent since. cant say i know what to make of it except that i know my uncle wouldnt make it up.

[cerebus]

Things get grayer as time passes.
I expect a whole lot less black and white as I age.

You should see an optometrist. They have corrective lenses for that...

[Chanchu]

Craig, that's interesting I used to work in a building that once was a hospital many people had passed on there. Quite a few of the house keepers working in the evening had had strange 'ghost experience's there.

But one girl in particular- was really effected. I knew this girl quite well and I don't think she was making things up at all. It got so bad that they had to change her work area- the old surgery floor that she was working on was to intense. .

Some of the other lady's also were effected but the one lady was a magnet for what ever the hell was going on in that building- that could not be rationally explained.

[DeusTrismegistus]

If you don't believe in ghosts just go the Wright Patt Air Force Museum, talk to people who work there. They all got stories. Many of the guests have experiences too. You want to talk about some weird vibes some of those planes give off some crazy stuff. Only thing I have ever experienced close to that was the Memorial for the Arizona at Pearl Harbor.