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Old 02-04-2009, 09:52 AM
 
Location: Nashville, Tn
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i would like to know if anyone believes in existence of spiritual beings? give me good reasons if you don't and clarify your belief of not believing in the spiritual world
I think others have stated the answer very clearly, there's absolutely nothing in terms of evidence to back it up. We've all heard hundreds of stories about ghosts, hauntings, etc. and there's plenty of so called documentaries of modern day ghost busters who stalk the spirit world in haunted residences and hotels where some unruly entity is scaring the inhabitants with their frightful behavior. Generally it's some tortured soul who suffered unjustly in their lifetimes and has come back to kick some ass. Sometimes I watch them just for a laugh. The ghost hunters are always trying to act spooky and often dress in black. I guess a bright hawaiian shirt would be inappropriate if you're dealing with the ghost of a crazed woman who hanged herself in 1850.
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Old 02-04-2009, 09:54 AM
 
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Absolutely. You'll notice I never said what he might have been seeing, because I have no clue. But he saw something.
My apologies then. The implication seemed to be that he was having some sort of supernatural vision.
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Old 02-04-2009, 10:33 AM
 
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I used to strongly believe in spirits..not because I ever had an experience but because so many people seem to have. Even people I know personally and have no reason to lie.

But this should be an easy to prove case with our modern technology. Buy a house that is supposedly haunted and set up all kinds of 24/7 surveillance cameras. If it's haunted...something is bound to happen at some point.
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Old 02-04-2009, 11:10 AM
 
Location: Brussels, Belgium
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I used to strongly believe in spirits..not because I ever had an experience but because so many people seem to have. Even people I know personally and have no reason to lie.
That is true. Even in this thread there are already a couple of honest witnesses. However (and I'm not going to be more specific because a debate like that could get ugly), each time, it's easy to find a more plausible natural explanation to what they saw.
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Old 02-04-2009, 12:38 PM
 
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Unfortunately for most people, the only encounter they will ever have with anything supernatural or spiritual will be on their deathbed when they meet the Angel of Death..and by that time it will be too late to say anything
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Old 02-04-2009, 12:44 PM
 
Location: Brussels, Belgium
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and by that time it will be too late to say anything
Depends on which god (if any) ends up being real after all, though.
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Old 02-04-2009, 01:09 PM
 
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Depends on which god (if any) ends up being real after all, though.
Ohh..its real...the God of Judaism, Christianity & Islam are One and the same..just that somewhere along the way...people's interpretation of Him got off the straight path..
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Old 02-04-2009, 03:27 PM
 
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jackdonekings wrote:

I think others have stated the answer very clearly, there's absolutely nothing in terms of evidence to back it up. We've all heard hundreds of stories about ghosts, hauntings, etc. and there's plenty of so called documentaries of modern day ghost busters who stalk the spirit world in haunted residences and hotels where some unruly entity is scaring the inhabitants with their frightful behavior. Generally it's some tortured soul who suffered unjustly in their lifetimes and has come back to kick some ass. Sometimes I watch them just for a laugh. The ghost hunters are always trying to act spooky and often dress in black. I guess a bright hawaiian shirt would be inappropriate if you're dealing with the ghost of a crazed woman who hanged herself in 1850.
Well there is a great deal of proof for hauntings, and I would say there is much more proof for that, then there is for evolution. Yet it appears that proof may not agree with your world view, so you just laugh it off. It appears you must simply filter out every account that comes your way. And you must do this a lot, because they have done endless studies of the supernatural for years. The supernatural has been recorded on tape recordings, film, video tape, and personal accounts. The proof is there, you just ignore it.
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Old 02-04-2009, 04:04 PM
 
Location: Victoria, BC.
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Well there is a great deal of proof for hauntings, and I would say there is much more proof for that, then there is for evolution. Yet it appears that proof may not agree with your world view, so you just laugh it off. It appears you must simply filter out every account that comes your way. And you must do this a lot, because they have done endless studies of the supernatural for years. The supernatural has been recorded on tape recordings, film, video tape, and personal accounts. The proof is there, you just ignore it.
Show us the proof then, because all I've ever seen is either vague or doctored photos and films....I await with bated breath!
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Old 02-04-2009, 04:19 PM
 
Location: Nashville, Tn
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The supernatural has been recorded on tape recordings, film, video tape, and personal accounts. The proof is there, you just ignore it.
I've never been presented with any proof whatsoever. Having done alot of photography and made the occasional bad shot I know how a photograph with a blurred image can appear to be something sinister even though it's just a poorly taken photo. If you leave the shutter open in a fairly dark room like a church for example and then have someone walk by and act ghostly you can have your very own spooky photo. If you've ever seen a photo of a city street taken at night that shows the red and white streaks from headlights and tail lights, that's what I'm talking about. I've never seen or heard anything that seems authentic but I'm completely open to considering it if you have a link to any website that has evidence.
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