Paranormal

[Pebbles]

Paranormal events are phenomena described in popular culture, folklore and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described to lie beyond normal experience or scientific explanation.

A paranormal phenomenon is different from hypothetical concepts such as dark matter and dark energy. Unlike paranormal phenomena, these hypothetical concepts are based on empirical observations and experimental data gained through the scientific method.

The most notable paranormal beliefs include those that pertain to ghosts, extraterrestrial life, unidentified flying objects, psychic abilities or extrasensory perception, and cryptids.

do you guys think paranormal stuff is real or fake? why do you think so?

you know those Ouija boards aka spirit boards, that you use to summon a spirit and then being able to communicate with it ... i don't know... i have never tried it myself but i want to one day.... because it wouldn't surprise me if that sh!t is real and it sometimes works.
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[Jessie]

I do believe in demons and I, personally, would never dare to try to communicate, invite them to me, or whatever you call it.

IMHO I don't believe anything that comes out of an Ouiji board would be friendly.

 

[Neil Peart]

I generally believe everything paranormal is crap. Ghosts, demons, spirits, fairies, goblins, etc.

Now, that doesn't mean they don't exist, but until I encounter a ghost trying to eat my sandwich, I remain a skeptic and shudder in disgust when someone says they can "communicate with the dead."

Don't get me started on psychics.

 

[Somewhere_]

I believe in demons, but I dont believe that they affect the physical world. I dont think "calling" demons is really a good idea because it can "invite" demons into your life and cause you to make poor decisions, have anxiety, and stuff like that. Mostly just emotions. I dont think it goes any farther than that though.

So in the sense of "paranormal activity," I dont believe in that.

 

[ShinyUmbreon189]

I believe in demons, but I dont believe that they affect the physical world. I dont think "calling" demons is really a good idea because it can "invite" demons into your life and cause you to make poor decisions, have anxiety, and stuff like that. Mostly just emotions. I dont think it goes any farther than that though.

So in the sense of "paranormal activity," I dont believe in that.

That's exactly how I feel about it. Except I believe demons is negative energy you're fighting within yourself and for the most part it could all be in your head, you've just tricked yourself into thinking something is messing with you because you have no other explanation, but in other cases it could be very real.. I look at getting possessed as allowing the evil inside of you overcome your power after you've become weak in the mind leaving you vulnerable. That's when the evil controls you and causes this anxiety, depression, bad things you wouldn't normally do, thinking evil thoughts, etc. Tho at the same time, I've saw some sketchy incidents that convince me spirits are very real. Not going into detail because it would take forever But that's basically my take on it.

 

[gimmepie]

I'm pretty skeptical about most things. I think "psychics" are con-artists and I don't think there's ghosts and demons walking the Earth. I could be wrong, but I sincerely doubt I am.

 

[Her]

I don't really believe in the supernatural or spiritual things in general, but you best believe I'm not gonna tempt the existence of demons by playing around with Ouija boards and stuff like that.
Not today, Satan!

 

[Lunaris Adamantine]

I don't believe in anything paranormal.

I'm pretty confident that if I slept on top of a devils pentagram, surrounded by candles, in the middle of a mausoleum, after mucking about with a Ouija board, nothing would happen to me. Except I would probably be very cold.

 

[Pebbles]

now you guys mention it, i do believe in demons and fairies and stuff like that!
but maybe that is because i have hope that i will find magic one day{XD}{:3}^_^

i mean, you know that feeling when sometimes you think somebody is following you
DEMONS I TELL YA / or fairies^_^
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[Sanguine]

Here's how I feel:

There's so, so much to this world than what we see with our own eyes. To think otherwise is, to me, is kinda being closed-minded in a way, though understandably so since a lot of people actually require physical proof of something existing for them to believe it exists. However, there's not going to be a demon, or a ghoul or a spirit that's going to sit beside your bed and greet you every morning you wake up; I feel that's generally being unrealistic in the grand scheme of things. Realistically, the answer lies beyond the fact that they exist in a different realm of existence than we do, and that's that. You'll get to meet all the spirits that you would like after you go into the afterlife yourself, and then you'll really discover the truth for yourself about whether or not paranormal being are, in fact, actually a thing.

I don't want this to come off as preaching, just wanted to share something because this is a subject that I've been thinking about for quite some time, and this is generally what I've concluded.

I'm not sure how I feel about this.

I don't entirely know whether I see the belief in the supernatural as purely wishful thinking, or an indicator of an open mind. It requires the acceptance of there being another mode of existence that we will simply never be able to access or observe during our lifetime, which in itself necessitates a tremendous leap of faith, as there is no scientific basis to support that claim. If someone refuses to accept such a claim as true due to their reliance on what they can actually experience and observe, does it really mean that they're close-minded?

I feel as though things should never get to the point where the decision to solely rely on what can be perceived in 'our' reality is regarded as being unreceptive to new ideas, whilst a belief in things that can never be proven is seen as beneficial.

Sorry if that didn't make much sense, I'm not great with sentence structure.

 

[Sanguine]

Hiya! I definitely see where you're coming from here, Sang! I really want to put a strong emphasis on "kinda" close-minded, because there's the group that would adamantly refuse there being any sort of afterlife whatsoever or anything and well....it's just that, the very notion that the only thing that exists in life are human beings, animals and plants seems far too restrictive to me.

Keep in mind though, I understand that it's extremely difficult to believe in that which has no actual scientific background, which is why I said this:



Ultimately, what I'm getting at is that thinking that we're completely alone in this Universe, or, hell, period, as the long things that exist is seems pretty-far fetched to me, and it would seem more plausible that there would be more supernatural beings that would exist alongside us. Does this make sense?

I guess it boils down to a difference in opinion here, which I totally understand, as denying that there's a subjectivity about the matter would be silly on my part. You see the notion that the only what is observable 'exists' as restrictive, yet I'd argue to the contrary. When I think of what there is to life - the entire cosmos being there for future exploration that may have life we can't even expect, I feel as though there's simply so much for us to explore that nobody should really feel restricted?

It's evident that we're just another speck in the universe, and I feel as though believing that there are other sentient and observable beings in said universe because of this is valid. Supernatural entities shouldn't have to exist to prove that we aren't alone? Considering that the Earth is so tiny in comparison to everything else, I don't see why there needs to be a jump to belief in the supernatural.

 

[Her]

I guess it boils down to a difference in opinion here, which I totally understand, as denying that there's a subjectivity about the matter would be silly on my part. You see the notion that the only what is observable 'exists' as restrictive, yet I'd argue to the contrary. When I think of what there is to life - the entire cosmos being there for future exploration that may have life we can't even expect, I feel as though there's simply so much for us to explore that nobody should really feel restricted?

This is how I feel about the subject. It makes a lot more rational sense (to me) to place our faith in discovering new forms of life in the tangible universe we can already observe, rather than holding out hope for unequivocal proof of the unseeable, unknowable spiritual realm should there be one. Our only restriction for the latter is technological limitation compared to the impossibility of trying to understand a realm we can't so much as comprehend, should it even exist.
I'd rather place my beliefs in the infinite, tangible universe we haven't even scratched the skin of.

Of course, that doesn't mean they're mutually exclusive. If there's a supernatural realm on Earth, I highly doubt that once you take the left turn at Saturn you're leaving it forever. But when it comes to the idea of finding any sort of life, I think only the physical universe can provide concrete answers that can't be influenced by religious or spiritual bias. It will just take time.