The Ghosts We Think We See

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  • Posted By: Megpie3 @ 10/31/2007 6:42:08 PM

    I'm not a Christian but I never quiet understood why people believe there's a contradiction between science and Christianity. Can't a Christian believe, if they must, that God made His life forms out of this energy? How else are good Christians going to get to heaven, under their paradigm? And what's to say we can't get "stuck" here before we make it to our Christian destination? Science has shown me things that to me, prove there's an afterlife and that we can capture it on film, audio and with our own sights.

  • Posted By: denggina @ 10/31/2007 5:54:25 PM

    I think she needs to go to the third world countries and experienced it for herself... like africa, asia, etc. I believe that there is the third realm, satan, evil, and the One who is bigger than us... so sad how people think they are open minded but actually they are close minded...

  • Posted By: yogadawg @ 10/31/2007 6:36:27 PM

    This is spooky stuff that is great for Halloween. I think there might be some material here for yogadawg.com website.

  • Posted By: frackel @ 10/31/2007 6:36:11 PM

    Unless you actually have experienced somethng I guess you cannot believe. I believe because I have seen.

  • Posted By: frackel @ 10/31/2007 6:33:51 PM

    Unless you actually have seen something that cannot be explained, you do not believe in ghosts.

  • Posted By: Soojin201 @ 10/31/2007 6:32:55 PM

    Parapsychology is actually a well-respected field of psychology among researchers, but it doesn't change the fact that many of their hypotheses would/will be impossible to test with the anticipation of accurate results. Everyone with some amount of philosophical interest has wondered at least once in their lives where they actually come from and where they would go; this area of science just happens to be parapsychologist's way of explaining things.

  • Posted By: laruedae @ 10/31/2007 6:31:20 PM

    Well, according to the Bible, there are angels. Angels are God's servants. There is also satan and his evil spirits/ or demons. And it says that Satan is the prince of this world, meaning that the INFLUENCE of satan is in human actions (sin). Satan's work is to keep people away from God by making them think they need no God. Now, Jesus came to deliver the world from sin. Meaning that those who believe in Him will be delivered from the power of sin in their lives. The Holy Spirit/ Ghost is the power at work that helps a person say NO to sin. The fact that a person turns from a life of sin is a miracle in itself.
    Satan and his demons exist in the spirit world we don't see and his purpose is not necessarily to scare people just for the heck of it... eventhough these beings would be very scary to see. And maybe some people have. But we definitely see their influence everyday!

  • Posted By: autm515 @ 10/31/2007 6:25:11 PM

    I read through about half of these comments. The beliefs are as legion as the people commenting. I am also a Christian. I think whatever some people DON'T believe is because they fear it. Not understanding something leads to fear. You don't want to believe it so therefore it doesn't exist. It's called denial. Example in point: You don't know me, have never seen me, so therefore I do not exist? How shallow is that? We would be a very conceited planet to think we are the only forces that exist in our universe. Spirit life, other civilizations, ghosts, demons....I'm sure they are out there. We, as a people, have lived centuries quite comfortable among these other entities so why start rationalizing it now.? Science can only confirm or deny something through data. Science says ghosts do not exist, but how do we know for certain that particular scientist just didnt happen to experience anything? Nearly every entry comment says that it doesn't happen regularly. It's more of a hit and miss thing and they can't make it happen if they try. Why would a scientist trying to find out the 'truth' have any more luck than the average person who has experienced these things? It's ok not to know everything. It's ok not to have the answers, someday we will.

    • Posted By: John Igo @ 10/31/2007 6:30:21 PM

      this is absurd!!! i bet you dont believe Santa Clause but i also bet you're not afraid of him either. Also science can explain what thease people experance and this article did a prety good job of explaining how it does it.

  • Posted By: partypeople @ 10/31/2007 6:28:37 PM

    I think we all need to consider wheather these so called experiences are JUST spirits or likewise, or wheather there could actually be a hole other creation out there. We can't let the work of one sciencetis in the year 2007 change our views on other biengs, after all people have been talking about this kind of thing for centuries and possibly melleniums. Many people talk about different experiences an yes, many of them could just be psychologcal however others may not be, especialy when it comes to deja vu or something of the sort. We need to consider that there could be another hole creation which we do not know about. However we must not be scared when having experiences or even believing in other creations, this is because we have religion. Relegions teach us about other beings like the satan and Angels and also the Al-mighty supreme being which is of course, God. if we turn to religion and we firmly believe in God then surely God wil protect us from other beings which could harm us, including the satan and a hole other creation. Some religions do believe in another creation and i agree with them. They are living like us however maybe not in the same fom. For Example Those Muslims out there believe in another creation like the one i have just mentioned as the Jinn. You should take this into account and look further into it.

  • Posted By: joy57111 @ 10/31/2007 6:28:24 PM

    I can't say I'm a bible thumper, or that I can conjure up the dead, or that I "see" people who shouldn't be there however here is my experience: my dad had terminal cancer, he did the usual with chemo and radiation and lived for alittle over 2 yrs from the time he found out until he died. I live in another state from where my father was at the time just so you knoe this fact. On the night he passed away I was awakened by a bright light. My father was there standing just inside my bedroom door, and he spoke to me, he said, "everything will be alright now" and I stretched my hand out to him and cried," daddy don't go!" he smiled and then he was just gone.. I put on my robe and went to the living room an paced by the phone, within the hour it rang and my brother said my name and I quickly said, "he's gone isn't he?" My brother asked who had contacted me as it had just happened. I told him about dad's visit. I think my father wanted me to know he was fine and not to worry. He said his last good-bye to me. Someone hear claims this sort of thing is the work of the devil, I think it was a visit of love before he went to his next plane of existence. Is there a scientific reason for this? No, its something unexplainable and unforgettable. Believe what you want.

  • Posted By: angel58 @ 10/31/2007 5:35:37 PM

    I too have seen many things and experianced many things that I can not explain. But knowing that there is something out there other than our selves makes you feel like wow mabey there is more after this rock is gone. I hope so.

    • Posted By: harlequin @ 10/31/2007 6:27:51 PM

      Hmmm I'm not sure what to believe. I was raised Christian, but that ended when I turned 13. So I don't believe in a Heaven nor Hell, as for ghost's, I am a skeptic, meaning I'll believe one when I see one, however I believe to see something, you have to want to. Which I don't (want to see a ghost) because if theres one thing I remember from the bible it was that getting a visit from an angel or a spirt was a bad thing(more specificly a warning that something needs to change). However now angels are seen as cute. Very odd and confusing for me when I was a child. Well now a days I tend to believe more in science than anything else, but I still know that science can't and will never be able to explain everything, so instead of fighting or speading time thinking up theorys on lifes greatest mysterys I just sit back and say," Ah what a crazy yet wonderful world we live in." And if I do ever seea ghost well I'll just add it to all of my life experiences,and if there is an after-life and I do go to Heaven or Hell then I'll just add it to my after-life experiences.

    • Posted By: NJGreenBudd @ 10/31/2007 5:40:29 PM

      exactly people can't accept that they don't know everything. and how intelligent is it to pretend to know, or better yet claim that god knows? people want to believe that there is more to this than what meets the eye, but the sad, cold truth is that this is the one chance we have to make the most of life. I'm sure as heck not going to go around claiming that we'll be reunited with loved ones after death, that we'll have a saving grace. this is how people are led to accept things forced upon them, just cause you read it on a message board or just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's devine. ignorance abounds in todays day and age.

  • Posted By: MEEE @ 10/31/2007 5:11:59 PM

    this lady is out of her mine!! supernatural is true, ghosts, devil, god, angel n demons, they believe in u wether u do or not. ghost are real, that is bull *** sayin that is objects behind ur head, thas bullshit, i mean how u think emily rose got possesed??? because the evil spririt or the DEVIL!!, THERES NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF FOR THESE MATTERS, I MYSELF HAVE SEEN THE DEVIL WIT MY OWN EYES! SINCE THE AGE OF 13 I COULDNT ERASED THAT MEMORY, how u think amityville house was possesed by the devil n the murders inside of it, peoples says that ghost cant hurt you, no that is bull *** too, ghost anybody any were anytime, watch judgement day is coming, u wanna b save by god?? start praying start goin to church start having FAITH, unless u wanna burn in hell!!, PEOPLES GHOST R REAL!, BELIEVE IT, THEY WILL HURT ANYBODY, SUPERNATURALS R REAL!! IT HAPPENS EVERY WERE BELIEVE!!

    • Posted By: lvdancer @ 10/31/2007 6:25:48 PM

      K i hate to question anyone because I don't want 2 b the person that doesn't believe something when it's true, but seeing the DEVIL?? I'm not so sure u r legally sane. Have you checked lately??

  • Posted By: Gabe23 @ 10/31/2007 6:25:31 PM

    i agree with Brit. There are many paranormal researchers who continue to study and make incredible discoveries in areas that deal with the paranormal. They have found many connections to energy, such as changing temperatures, electromagnetic fields, and even infared detection. We people have energy that exists, and when we die, where does it go? If energy can not be destroyed then it must go somewhere, or stay here on earth. So does traditional science contradict itself? Or is it just that we are still at the tip of the iceburg when it comes to scientific discoveries. And speaking of which, Einstein's theory of relativity is widely accepted, even though it is still not proven because we don't have the technology available to. So, just because something isn't proven yet, doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. Ghost and spirits may just be some kind of left over energy, and there are researchers in the field who take this stuff seriously and are actually taking a scientific approach to it. I might just be rambling on, but thats just my opinion.

  • Posted By: sld21 @ 10/31/2007 5:37:55 PM

    To the people who don't believe in a higher power: Wouldn't you rather have some sort of faith while you're living rather than finding out that there is something more AFTER you die? I'd rather have faith. Honestly, who is it hurting? I'm not pushing my beliefs on you and telling you that you sound stupid so why do you do it to other people who have faith? The Milky Way is not the only galaxy, so who's to say that there aren't other living "creatures" out there and that there aren't ghosts (it's very hard to believe that Earth is the only planet in all of the galaxies that have living creatures)? Where does our energy go after we die then? Science can't explain it and science can't explain a lot of things so how can science say that there isn't something higher our there and there aren't things such as ghosts?

    • Posted By: Heloise @ 10/31/2007 5:52:03 PM

      Wouldn't you rather live a fulfilled, meaningful life without relying on the afterlife only to find that there's something more when you die? If you think that sounds rediculous, it's truly just as insane as the post you made.

      • Posted By: sld21 @ 10/31/2007 5:58:16 PM

        That didn't even make sense. Good try! Get an education and then come talk to me!

        • Posted By: Heloise @ 10/31/2007 6:23:27 PM

          If that did not make sense to you, then perhaps you are the one in need of an education and an open mind. Science neither approves nor disapproves the existance of creatures from other galaxies. They simply do not know. They only claim that life (life such as our own) does not exist on planets that they know for a fact cannot fulfill our own requirements for life. Science does explain where your energy goes when you die. Maybe this is something you can research and if you disagree you can use that research to back up your claims. I find this to be, simply, an interesting article that opens the reader to new ideas on that which the mind, without realising, is capable.

    • Posted By: Lafem @ 10/31/2007 5:46:45 PM

      i could not agree more with you. Just from the things in my own life I have seen i know there are ghost out there, I do feel that not all are good or bad but they are there.

  • Posted By: OhSheetItzAGhost @ 10/31/2007 5:07:17 PM

    Hmmm.... GHOSTS?

    There Are ghosts? No there AREN'T. You're right. Wait, No! I'm right! Who is right? How does ANYBODY even know?

    When they clean my house and bring me breakfast in bed, I'll truly believe! And when a psychic picks the winning lottery numbers for me, I'll believe in them too.

    It's a money business. The bed 'n breakfast is "haunted". Now won't you please have a PAID visit - and while you're at it, spread the word to others! Better yet, let's make a documentary on the Travel channel too! That way we'll reach hundreds of thousands of people and our rooms will be rented for seasons to come!

    BOO!

    Boo-who?

    • Posted By: Lafem @ 10/31/2007 6:22:49 PM

      Hate to tell you this but a psychic wont pick the winning lottery numbers for you because it would be personal gain for you. not allowed

  • Posted By: mygreybear @ 10/31/2007 6:18:05 PM

    It's funny how people who claim the afterlife does not exist, try to make it a fact. When in reality they don't know it's not real just as much as the people who believe it is. But try to Astral Project sometime. It's very insightful.

  • Posted By: WitchyMel @ 10/31/2007 5:39:34 PM

    CommonDialog, I agree and I have no problem with the article. I think that this is a subject that most people want to talk about whether they admit it or not. Mention anything about spirituality and people run with it. People who are afraid that science can subtract from their faith get upset.

    • Posted By: ninacherie @ 10/31/2007 6:16:51 PM

      I agree with your comments that most people either run from spirituality, or get upset at anything that might be construed as a threat to their faith. What we all need to remember is that much of science is based on theory; every scientific 'fact' that has actually been proven as an indisputable truth, without any basis on other theories, actually supports the gospel as written in the scriptures. There are many truths, but they all support one another. If you really look, you will find that all things that contradict truth are actually based on some theory of man. These things are real: spirits, both good and evil, God, bacteria. Do you believe in bacteria even though you can't see it? Do you believe that the sun is made of gaseous substance? Do you not believe in God just because you haven't seen or physically touched him? Truth is truth, whether we're ready to comprehend it or not.

  • Posted By: prettypinkclam71 @ 10/31/2007 5:15:37 PM

    Okay first thing is first they are not ghost they are spirits.Weather they be good or bad.There is very much so things called spirits.They are souls for what ever reason has not passed over.I have felt many of them in my life.Mostly a family members.I have had a few things strange happen.One is the coins on floor one minn they arent there next they are explaine that one its not all the time but has happen.And as God has put it when we do die our souls leaves our body which in return would be our spirit only the body remains.So if you are a bible thumper which there is nothing wrong with it,but you would know God's Word's!!!!Am not a what ya call a real hype religion person i do believe in God's word.And i believe as God put it your soul,spirit leaves ur body and only flesh remains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Posted By: lvdancer @ 10/31/2007 6:16:40 PM

      i agree with u but like the Bible also says u either go 2 Heaven r Hell so I don't think it suggests wiggle room. Or does it?? Idk cuz im not ultra, ultra religious either but i still Believe and that stuff.

  • Posted By: nicolet @ 10/31/2007 6:13:58 PM

    My friend who took his own life a little over three years ago came to me and 4 other people after his death. Nobody can ever tell us we're wrong. Miracles are something only a few will ever experience and they must be experienced first hand to really make sense. I pray more people are lucky enough to feel only a fraction of what I did; even though it has made me feel so utterly alone in my beliefs, it has changed my life for the better. I love everyday of this life, something I couldn't say before knowing of an after-life.
    R.I.P John Kyle Risher

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