Psychics and the Paranormal

[NOS2006]

Just wondering. My mom is really into this stuff. I believe in it to a certain extent, but I'm not really sure if I believe in psychics...

Reason I ask is that my mom will see/talk to a psychic once every great while (every year or two) and tell me what happened. Well I usually don't agree with half the crap, but this time it might've hit home.

[CARBIZ]

There's so much in the Universe that cannot be explained, like Washington and Ottawa.

Perhaps one day we will be able to explain all things, but not in our life times.

[David]

Just like Religion, this is another tool invented by humans to control humans and take their hard earned money. 99% of the time, these people just like religous leaders who have huge churches and TV shows are very talented at reading humans body language and listening to say what people want to hear and believe. It amazes me how many people want to have other tell them how to live life, what to do or not to do and will play guilt games on a person to get money.

[A Horse With No Name]

There is no heaven, there is no hell, there are no paranormal things that are real, all of it is invented by people with WAY to much time on their hands.

Chris

[CARBIZ]

.."there is no Hell, although I hear parts of L.A. are pretty close," from Defending Your Life with Meryl Streep. Hilarious movie.

[capriceman]

There is no heaven, there is no hell, there are no paranormal things that are real, all of it is invented by people with WAY to much time on their hands.

Chris

I used to follow this until i owned my house in St. Clair Shores. There's Paranormal, Not the normal, i don't believe in demons or angels just things that shouldn't happened that did, for sure, but psyco'hics, No way.

[mustang84]

I think a lot of the things we see as "ghosts" are really the human mind playing tricks on us. When severely dehydrated, the brain can trick us into hallucinating things that don't actually exist. Likewise, when in a dark place and fear sets in, the brain starts to "see" things that aren't actually there.

I bet there is a strong argument that this is merely an evolution of primal instinct that allowed humans to escape from danger or prey. We think we see or hear something in the dark and run away from the danger.

And the "ghost hunters" out there are just people whose brain has convinced them that spirits exist. They're in a different state of mind, almost like those that hallucinate.

That's my theory on the subject.

[MyerShift]

No. I don't believe in these things.

Strange stuff happens. Big deal.

[daves87rs]

Ghosts? Yes.

Crazy people? Nope.

Got a reading once...pretty bad....

[Oracle of Delphi]

The truth is out there!

[daves87rs]

The truth is out there!

I don't believe it !

[Satty]

I was once visited by the Ghost of Christmas past. We drank egg nog then had filthy sex.