PurpleStuart Posted March 23, 2002 #1 Share Posted March 23, 2002 ;D Just wanted to see where everyone's allegiences lie (well i can tell from those who post a lot but what about those who don't?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleStuart Posted March 23, 2002 Author #2 Share Posted March 23, 2002 Just to clarify the second option should read (but i ran out of letters) "Sceptic: no desire especially to believe, i want proof" and the thirs option is "Sceptic: I want to believe, but no proof has presented itself to me yet" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becca_gurl Posted March 23, 2002 #3 Share Posted March 23, 2002 It's depending on what your talking about. Some things I do believe, and some I don't. I wouldn't know which to click on? 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonboy Posted March 23, 2002 #4 Share Posted March 23, 2002 [blue] I voted 'A lot of weird stuff goes on' because a lot of it does. Either, there are a lot of odd things in our universe, or we're not intelligent/advanced enough to understand them. [/blue] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 23, 2002 #5 Share Posted March 23, 2002 I found it difficult to answer only because some things I believe in, such as ghosts, lost civilizations, some government conspiracies(although I'm not a big conspiracy buff, I know some goes on). Then there are things I want to believe in and haven't entirely ruled out, such as Bigfoot, Giant Anacondas, Nessy, many different dimensions we know nothing about, space/time warps(such as worm holes). Then there's things I simply don't believe in, and won't without either proof or overwhelming evidense to support it, such as alien visitation, cryptozoology & mysterious creatures and the like. However, in the end, I voted for " A lot of wird stuff goes on" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheff_Pud Posted March 23, 2002 #6 Share Posted March 23, 2002 I'd like to believe, if only for a sense of belonging, but there are so many nutters and con-artists out there it makes it very difficult to actually commit oneself to anything other than family (and even they can't be trusted all the time!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleStuart Posted March 24, 2002 Author #7 Share Posted March 24, 2002 Yeah i meant the question to cover all paranormal subjects as a generality, so the answers would be a general overview. i know what you mean homer - i had to deliberate hard before answering my own question, but the answer you posted in your post above is the sort of info i was interested in, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druss Posted March 24, 2002 #8 Share Posted March 24, 2002 In the end after much deliberation I voted 'sceptic: I want to beleive but no proof yet'. I think until I've been there, done it and got the t-shirt I am going to be somewhat sceptical. (thinks:- mazehouse been ,done,got t-shirt, above may be bad analogy). ;D ;D ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceyKC Posted March 26, 2002 #9 Share Posted March 26, 2002 PS, When I read the first choice: It's all fiction, I thought of the saying, TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION. I forgot where I was going with that so, I voted for the 'weird stuff' :s02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kismit Posted August 16, 2002 #10 Share Posted August 16, 2002 I believe that alot of things that we do not fully understand are happening .So I guess I'm not a skeptic.Wether or not aliens ,ghost's and such are the actuall cause of these things I still veiw with a little skeptisism. p.s check out that funky lil fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerberus Posted August 26, 2002 #11 Share Posted August 26, 2002 i think it all depends on whether you are open minded.no doubt that a lot of fraud and hoaxes go on, but you can't dismiss any of it.until you can defo say its a hoax, you dont know.we can't comprehend or explain why these things happen..we can just speculate.i'm open minded, i think why not? but at the same time you can become gullible to something because you wanna know an answer and a hoaxer gives it to you.it's a case of sifting thru the crap, and beleiving your instincts, to find the true answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPAC3MAN Posted March 6, 2003 #12 Share Posted March 6, 2003 WEOW! im a little late -almost a year -late! ...... heheheh! i find unxplain things to be more reasonable than- be a critic to someone else's opinion. its not how many times u are right, or how many times u have been proven wrong. we are all humans - no matter how diffrent we see each other, we are in coded in the same level- our dna is always the same no matter how diffrent. This is just the first step... in time we take another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandy Posted August 17, 2003 #13 Share Posted August 17, 2003 I still sit on the fence .but, the more I'm learning, the more I lean towards the sceptic's side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuffypuffer Posted August 17, 2003 #14 Share Posted August 17, 2003 Skeptic all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lung Posted August 21, 2003 #15 Share Posted August 21, 2003 I'm a skeptic. Of course, i'm only skeptical of anything that defies discovery. Sooner or later, sonething must be able to be found, or it must be assumed that it, at the very least, no longer exists. Elves and fairies never did materialise, so were simply replaced by witches and warlocks, which consequently never materialised either. Only time will tell whether there are UFO's, but our obsession with space and technology seems too much of a coincidence to be real i.e. UFO's are a figment of our (technologically-minded) imaginations. Furthermore, the tendency to only show themselves to select people has distrurbing parallels with elves, fairies, witches and the like, suggesting it's merely a reflection of the times. As for yetis, yowies and bigfoot, i tend to think that it's simply a case of us failing to comprehend that these are memories of ancestors further in the past than we imagine. Is it possible that these legends go back tens of thousands of years to when there were indeed neanderthals? Could these legends have lasted so long as to actually reflect a pre-ancient reality? In other words, if it's scientifically possible (even allowing for science we haven't uncovered yet), i can accept it as a possibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorless Posted August 27, 2003 #16 Share Posted August 27, 2003 both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted August 27, 2003 #17 Share Posted August 27, 2003 both Wow... that must be the most complete waste of post I have ever seen.... Congratulations Siphis, this one's so mind boggling I'm actually gonna leave it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatos Posted September 4, 2003 #18 Share Posted September 4, 2003 I'm skeptical of thing like aliens (but not UFOs) and government conspiracies, but there is just too much well documented weirdness around to believe that science knows it all. Well edjucated people just have to keep looking around until someone becomes the next Kepler or Copernicus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappagooch Posted September 10, 2003 #19 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I am a very practical and conservative individual and I am skeptical about many unreasonable notions... that is until I have valid evidence/proof that changes my thought process. I have witnessed numerous apparitions and paranormal activity that I cannot explain nor deny so therefore I do believe in ghosts. But I do not believe they are conscious entities. I feel they are just some sort of a natural phenomena consisting of energy residue remaining from some extreme occurrence. When someone mentions that a location is haunted, I am very skeptical until I have valid evidence proving otherwise... I have also witnessed a ufo. It was hovering about 4 stories above us in upstate NY. It was huge and did not make a sound. To my knowledge the only type of aircraft that can hover for extended periods of time is a helicopter or a harrier jet with reverse thrusters... But both of those aircraft make sounds and are not circular in shape. I experienced this when I was 11 so needless to say I have believed in UFO's my whole life... There is no doubt in my mind that we are being visited by someone or something. It could be a secret government project, a time machine, or an alien spacecraft... I am still very skeptical of people claiming they had some sort of a ufo sighting around military testing sites or military installations... I am also skeptical of most of the "weak" sightings people have... But there is no doubt in my mind that a few of the reportings throughout the ages (yes even thousands of years ago) are valid... There are too many hoaxers out there, especially the governments, which attempt to make the theory of UFO's seem like a farce just to control the population and keep them from "freaking out"... Having a very scientific thought process I believe that one has to rule out all theories until one is left with the truth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lung Posted September 10, 2003 #20 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Well edjucated people just have to keep looking around until someone becomes the next Kepler or Copernicus Edjucated. Heehee...that's funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lung Posted September 11, 2003 #21 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I have witnessed numerous apparitions and paranormal activity that I cannot explain nor deny so therefore I do believe in ghosts. But I do not believe they are conscious entities. I feel they are just some sort of a natural phenomena consisting of energy residue remaining from some extreme occurrence. When someone mentions that a location is haunted, I am very skeptical until I have valid evidence proving otherwise... Having a very scientific thought process I believe that one has to rule out all theories until one is left with the truth... And voila! An explanation for ghosts and other apparitions is revealed! Feel a ghost? Perhaps it's infrasound The article doesn't speculate why humans might have such a problem with it. Perhaps it is so our ancestors can sense the presence of predators? You know, like the extremely low growl that a tiger makes when it is anxious. Maybe that is our elusive sixth sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappagooch Posted September 11, 2003 #22 Share Posted September 11, 2003 great article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Band Posted September 17, 2003 #23 Share Posted September 17, 2003 I think pappagooch expresses my feelings quite well. I'm sceptical of pretty much everything (re: the paranormal, religion) in that I cannot believe in something without actual proof. but I would love to be proved wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64 Posted September 24, 2003 #24 Share Posted September 24, 2003 I always have an open minded attitude until solid evidence is produced that provides a mundane explanation. Having said that, I am inclined to be dubious about certain unexplained phenomena. For example, I suspect that there isn't a Loch Ness Monster.......at least, not in plesiosaur form ! On the other hand, I believe that die hard sceptics who state that UFO's do not exist (in any shape or form) are just kidding themselves. Remember: UFO = Unidentified Flying Object. That does not necessarily equate with "alien spacecraft", although I do not rule out the possibility that a few could well be just that. Chris Low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isanguard Posted October 3, 2003 #25 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Now , my suspicion is that the universe is not only queere than we suppose, but queere than we can suppose.....I suspect that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of, in any philosophy. That is the reson why I have no philosophy myself, and must be my excuse for dreaming.... Beliver in many ways.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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