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of the very few people Ive ever met that have claimed to have actually seen a ghost, most seem kind of strange, they are usually weird people that make these claims, possibly hallucinating and believing they saw something that was not there, only in their imagination.
it seems the weaker minded the person the more likely they will say they see ghosts or have experienced supernatural events like a haunted house or ghosts talking back to them, etc.
I think it's completely the opposite actually. I think these people tend to be more sensitive, pick up on the subtle etc and more perceptive than those who have less fine tuned senses. besides, more people have had unusual experiences but don't admit to them or speak of it due to lack of proof, stigma and being moronicly negatively judged like the poster above. Just because something can't be proven today doesn't mean it's not real nor is it wrong to speak of experiences that cant be explained currently or have narrowminded pompous idiots believe they have real
ity all figured out.
Speaking of more fine-tuned senses..its common for the weak-minded to be afraid of what it can't nail down or understand. The weaker-minded would rather censor, ridicule or condemn which it cannot own or make sense of in its current reality. A stronger or superior mind or intellect doesn't need to do that. It can be okay with acknowledging there may or may not be something but at least give the benefit of the doubt to possibility.
Healthy well adjusted people who have had an inexplicable, mysterious encounter with what might be called a "ghost" would tend to be more private about it, and even -- sensibly! -- discuss it with their physician, a licensed counsellor, or clergyperson as "something strange that happened", rather than going around telling people that they had seen a ghost.
I have spoken to quite a few people whom have claimed to have experienced ghostly phenomena. Only one made an outrageous claim about a demonic Imp who tried to pull him under his bed. He drinks and some of his general behavior has been weird at times. The others seemed sensible and gave vivid details. Their stories were often very interesting to hear, true or not.
As much I as think there might be some weird things happening out there, I myself have visited and slept in hotels all over the world that were deemed haunted etc. Not once have I been witnessed of any paranormal activities I would love to have at least seen something.
Maybe some people are more sensitive to certain poltergeist events, I don't know.
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I consider myself perfectly normal, and in one of the two experiences I have had, my wife (also normal) had the same experience. This was in an 1889 hotel, and while we didn't know it at the time, it's considered one of the most haunted places in the state. The other time, it was only me. In both cases what I experienced could be considered paranormal activity, however I prefer to call it unexplained phenomena.
I think it's completely the opposite actually. I think these people tend to be more sensitive, pick up on the subtle etc and more perceptive than those who have less fine tuned senses. besides, more people have had unusual experiences but don't admit to them or speak of it due to lack of proof, stigma and being moronicly negatively judged like the poster above. Just because something can't be proven today doesn't mean it's not real nor is it wrong to speak of experiences that cant be explained currently or have narrowminded pompous idiots believe they have real ity all figured out.
The problem with this is that the people who claim to see ghosts cannot accept the opposite of that statement. They cannot accept that ghosts may not exist.
With over 2,000 years of documented history, countless spiritualists, the many money making ghost shows on TV today there is not one shred of evidence that supports the existence of ghosts. So instead of calling people narrow minded, pompous idiots because they are skeptical of something that has never been proven maybe you should look at the ones that do believe, without evidence, in something that has never been proven.
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Originally Posted by cyber123
Speaking of more fine-tuned senses..its common for the weak-minded to be afraid of what it can't nail down or understand. The weaker-minded would rather censor, ridicule or condemn which it cannot own or make sense of in its current reality. A stronger or superior mind or intellect doesn't need to do that. It can be okay with acknowledging there may or may not be something but at least give the benefit of the doubt to possibility.
This is really what it is about. People want to feel special. People who believe in ghosts think it makes them special and that everyone else is weak-minded or afraid. People who believe in ghosts feel as you stated that they are a stronger or superior mind or intellect and don't need to do that seem to have a problem accepting what can be proven.
I personally think it is a crutch more in line with the way you explained. Unexceptional people who need to feel special.
of the very few people Ive ever met that have claimed to have actually seen a ghost, most seem kind of strange, they are usually weird people that make these claims, possibly hallucinating and believing they saw something that was not there, only in their imagination.
it seems the weaker minded the person the more likely they will say they see ghosts or have experienced supernatural events like a haunted house or ghosts talking back to them, etc.
Says the judgmental one.
It appears the weaker minded the person the more likely they are to be judgmental and appearing to lack imigination
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