QUOTE(Dakotabre @ Apr 26 2006, 09:35 PM) [snapback]1164906[/snapback]
I was thinking about this last night.... And I'm not sure how to write it so I guess I'll just write it in point form. I am interested in knowing your views.
Okay, then....
QUOTE(Dakotabre @ Apr 26 2006, 09:35 PM) [snapback]1164906[/snapback]
Do you think Ghosts, spirits and demons exist?
Of course. I've seen them with my own two eyes.
QUOTE(Dakotabre @ Apr 26 2006, 09:35 PM) [snapback]1164906[/snapback]
If so, do you think they can interact with us, move things, touch us, harm us?
Some entities that are supposed to be demonic in nature are said to "attack" people and there are recorded cases of violence (note the famous story behind the movie "The Entity" and others like it). However, I don't buy into demons and other religious mania. Instead, these "demonic" entities are more than likely spirits of people who were violent in life - murderers, rapists, etc. The logic I use is that if we continue on after death in spirit form, then most likely we take our personalities with us. Not all of us have kind and loving personalities, and so those with violent natures may carry these same tendencies on into the afterlife as well.
QUOTE(Dakotabre @ Apr 26 2006, 09:35 PM) [snapback]1164906[/snapback]
If so, Could these ghosts, spirits or demons commit crimes in our realms?
By definition, a "crime" - that which is punishable by law - cannot be committed by an entity. They may cause harm, which is different because "harm" can be any number of things from being pushed down a flight of stairs (as in one notable ghost story from the 1800's) to scratches/bites/throwing things (poltergeists) and even possession. These things happen all the time, but they are not "crimes" per se - they are "Harm" done to living humans and they cannot be held accountable except by God, if that's how you believe.
QUOTE(Dakotabre @ Apr 26 2006, 09:35 PM) [snapback]1164906[/snapback]
Could some of our worlds unsolved murders and other crimes be contributed to or caused by these entities?
No - these earthly crimes were committed by living, breathing human beings. Even the notorious White Chapel Murders - which have grown legendary over time - were committed by a living person. Some say now that Jack the Ripper still haunts, hunts and kills in London, but I highly doubt it. For one thing, what is the motivation for a ghost to kill if there's an Afterlife? Killers kill because they HATE people, and if killing brings more people into the afterlife, wouldn't the victims then cling to their killer for all eternity? Sounds to me, logically, that killing is the last thing the ghost of a murderer would want to do. But they may still enjoy hurting people and causing stress. Some say that an evil entity actually "feeds" off of stress caused on a living person. Therefore, they may harm a person but not necessarily kill them.
QUOTE(Dakotabre @ Apr 26 2006, 09:35 PM) [snapback]1164906[/snapback]
Or do you think that they could manipulate a human to commit such crimes?
This, I admit, may be possible. I'm thinking of the Son of Sam here. Some say that "Sam" was an actual entity that spoke to David Berkowitz through his dog. This follows along the lines that maybe people who are considered insane by today's standards (those who hear voices and "see" people who aren't there) are actually able to contact the dead, who in turn manipulate them into committing crimes in this world. There are people who have actually tried to claim this as a defense in court.
QUOTE(Dakotabre @ Apr 26 2006, 09:35 PM) [snapback]1164906[/snapback]
I was thinking about this because, I thought that if these things were real, and if ghosts and spirits were dead people who once lived, surely there has to be bad ones out there, and surely some would want revenge on certain people, so if they could interact than some of the bad ones would probably want to harm people or murder them, wouldn't they?
Of course there are bad entities out there. Some may want to harm the living, but not necessarily kill them. Again, I reiterate my paragraph above in regard to harm.
QUOTE(Dakotabre @ Apr 26 2006, 09:35 PM) [snapback]1164906[/snapback]
And if they couldn't murder or harm us, then that would mean probably that they could not interact with us......
I'd like to know your views......
Well, there you have it.