i would disagree with your point. i do know and there is more evidence that points to a creator than that points to there being no creator. even darkins admits that the universe seems to have a designer, but it's just that -an appearance. yet that is really what science is all about -appearances. debate...
hi selly,we are all phych in ways some more than others, we have things that happen in our lives that is hard to explain if you belive in something you go for it, so ghosts ufo's past life i do belive.
Everything becomes easier to explain the more you look into psychology, but I think the only wise thing to do is to remain agnostic and not say either 'it's definitely psychic' or 'it's definitely psychological'. All I preach is agnosticism about these sorts of paranormal matters.
Noooooooooo. Superstition is garbage. Ghosts don't have any evidence. All we have are people who say they saw ghosts after they went somewhere expecting to find them. The mind can do terrible things to warp reality when people look at every coincidence or gust of wind for a ghost.
One thing that I've found extremely interesting (and moving) is presocratic "philosophy". I use the quotes here because philosophy had a very different orientation then than it does now in formal education. A scholar named Peter Kingsley has written some excellent books about the religion of Parmenides and Empedocles in particular. Cheers!
Yeah, that was what I was saying about my own experiences, once I learned to look at them critically, "They don't come with a label." First, I had to get over the fear that I might be "blaspheming the Holy Spirit" by questioning their source.
I went from believing in an afterlife, because of pop-culture, parental input, and religion, to not believing in one, because of my study of the Hebrew scriptures; however, I must acknowledge that I simply do not know one way or the other...agnostic.
"Hel(l)" is the Norse goddess of the Underworld. A fiery place of torment isn't a concept found in the Hebrew scripture. It doesn't show up until the Pseudepigrapha or the Christian scriptures.
Yeah, sometimes called "intertestamental" literature. 1 Enoch falls into this category, as does the Book of Jubilees (and both of those were found in the Dead Sea Scrolls collection). 1 Enoch is quoted as authoritative in the Epistle/Letter of Jude, in the "New Testament", but for some reason, neither the Church nor Rabbinical Judaism saw fit to include it in their canons of scripture.
There are plenty of "scandalous" works of scripture extant, today. Gnostic Gospels, Nag Hammadi library...
I have a memory from my early childhood of being laid in bed, the bed suddenly and violently started banging around obviously making me terrified that there was something beneth the thing. I made the biggest jump i could for the door and ran screaming to my mum. Obviously there was nothing there but the interesting thing is there was no waking moment... I can think of a few other memories that couldnt possibly be 'real', even though they appear so in my recollection.
Well, memory's certainly a dodgy source. Psych studies into the reliability of police witnesses at crime scenes have shown that memory isn't reliable. Even immediately after an event, people often have convinced themselves they've seen something which in fact didn't happen or was absent from the scene. There's some very interesting research about that, and it's important to remember when we talk about anything paranormal.
Its hilarious NOW, but i just happened to be watching that in an empty house feeling a bit under the weather, i really fell for it and have never believed anything ive seen on TV ever since :p
For me.... I can not choose to believe in a god...just like I cannot choose to believe in Leprechauns.
KasparHauser4 2 years ago
i would disagree with your point. i do know and there is more evidence that points to a creator than that points to there being no creator. even darkins admits that the universe seems to have a designer, but it's just that -an appearance. yet that is really what science is all about -appearances. debate...
revholland1 2 years ago
hi selly,we are all phych in ways some more than others, we have things that happen in our lives that is hard to explain if you belive in something you go for it, so ghosts ufo's past life i do belive.
historicbloke 2 years ago
Everything becomes easier to explain the more you look into psychology, but I think the only wise thing to do is to remain agnostic and not say either 'it's definitely psychic' or 'it's definitely psychological'. All I preach is agnosticism about these sorts of paranormal matters.
Thanks for your comment x
bumeyes1000 2 years ago
Noooooooooo. Superstition is garbage. Ghosts don't have any evidence. All we have are people who say they saw ghosts after they went somewhere expecting to find them. The mind can do terrible things to warp reality when people look at every coincidence or gust of wind for a ghost.
lordcodicus 2 years ago
Indeed. It's always imperative to remain skeptical.
bumeyes1000 2 years ago
One thing that I've found extremely interesting (and moving) is presocratic "philosophy". I use the quotes here because philosophy had a very different orientation then than it does now in formal education. A scholar named Peter Kingsley has written some excellent books about the religion of Parmenides and Empedocles in particular. Cheers!
Barklord 2 years ago
Cor you guys, I have lots of reading to do now!
bumeyes1000 2 years ago
Great thoughts. I consider myself to be agnostic.
wayman29 2 years ago
Yeah, that was what I was saying about my own experiences, once I learned to look at them critically, "They don't come with a label." First, I had to get over the fear that I might be "blaspheming the Holy Spirit" by questioning their source.
I went from believing in an afterlife, because of pop-culture, parental input, and religion, to not believing in one, because of my study of the Hebrew scriptures; however, I must acknowledge that I simply do not know one way or the other...agnostic.
IWannabeJew 2 years ago
"Hel(l)" is the Norse goddess of the Underworld. A fiery place of torment isn't a concept found in the Hebrew scripture. It doesn't show up until the Pseudepigrapha or the Christian scriptures.
IWannabeJew 2 years ago
Wow. Pseudepigrapha, eh? You are giving me lots to learn about. I'm intrigued about this.
bumeyes1000 2 years ago
Yeah, sometimes called "intertestamental" literature. 1 Enoch falls into this category, as does the Book of Jubilees (and both of those were found in the Dead Sea Scrolls collection). 1 Enoch is quoted as authoritative in the Epistle/Letter of Jude, in the "New Testament", but for some reason, neither the Church nor Rabbinical Judaism saw fit to include it in their canons of scripture.
There are plenty of "scandalous" works of scripture extant, today. Gnostic Gospels, Nag Hammadi library...
IWannabeJew 2 years ago
'theres something going on'
I have a memory from my early childhood of being laid in bed, the bed suddenly and violently started banging around obviously making me terrified that there was something beneth the thing. I made the biggest jump i could for the door and ran screaming to my mum. Obviously there was nothing there but the interesting thing is there was no waking moment... I can think of a few other memories that couldnt possibly be 'real', even though they appear so in my recollection.
Aspartame69 2 years ago
I think our perception of reality can be subject to 'glitches' that may seem real because the brain remembers them as such.
Ghosts? Ill never believe anything about them since that 'ghostwatch' program one halloween.
Aspartame69 2 years ago
Well, memory's certainly a dodgy source. Psych studies into the reliability of police witnesses at crime scenes have shown that memory isn't reliable. Even immediately after an event, people often have convinced themselves they've seen something which in fact didn't happen or was absent from the scene. There's some very interesting research about that, and it's important to remember when we talk about anything paranormal.
bumeyes1000 2 years ago
And yeah I remember that ghostwatch hoax :)
It's hilarious.
bumeyes1000 2 years ago
Its hilarious NOW, but i just happened to be watching that in an empty house feeling a bit under the weather, i really fell for it and have never believed anything ive seen on TV ever since :p
Aspartame69 2 years ago