The Ghosts We Think We See

It's always hilarious to hear what people believe about "the after life" when they've never even SEEN the other side and wouldn't know JACK about it...for instance, psychics and paranormal investigators...Christ, on the other hand, did come from "the other side" and is in fact THE OWNER of it. And because He's the one and only witness who has ever actually been there, maybe we ought to listen to Him when He speaks. In Luke Chapter 16 He clearly stated that once we die, we go to one of two places. And once we go there, we are not allowed to "astro travel" back and forth, not even to pay your relatives one last visit, or to "watch over them". So, what are all these ghosts and apparitions that people are seeing all over the world? Christ and the Prophets of the Bible clearly identified them as Satan, the devil. Because his origins come from Eternity, Satan has limited information on EVERYONE ALIVE. And that means he has the ability to take on the likeness and apparition of dead people. It wasn't your Aunt Martha that showed up at your house in the middle of the night...it was a demon who took on her likeness. Oh, and just so you know, demons do not have to obey to "Catholic Priests". When you call on priests to "cleanse your house" you're taking your life into your own hands because you have NO CLUE what dark and scary habits they get into when no one's looking behind closed doors (know what I mean?). And that's why demons usually stomp on those priests and send them packing. If you have demon activity in your house, run to your nearest non-denominational, Bible-teaching church and get help from them. And isn't it funny, how many times these ghosts start as "little children"...but before too long they scratch you to shreds and almost destroy your house. This should serve as a warning to you...DO NOT ROMANTICIZE these creatures as former living beings. They are nothing of the sort. You need to deal with them for what they are. Demons from hell. If anyone needs help, contact me at skelly007@juno.com.

As a physician, trained to be a skeptic, I am still aware that there are phenomena that are real that cannot be explained by currently accepted theory. Ghosts and apparitions, UFOs, telekinetic and clairvoyant events have been experienced by so many individuals (including a few skeptics) that these phenomena must be 'real', in the sense that they have 'really' impacted on some observers. If you have followed the recent cosmological theoretical outbursts, some of the theories that seem to be 'correct' in terms of the current evidence appear to me about as strange as ghosts, maybe a touch stranger. We should also remember Clarke's famous comment that any technology (or science) not understood by the observer is indistinguishable from magic.

Of course I believe in Ghosts and Heaven.. We have the Father , Son and Holy ... What? Ghost... the very idea that we carry on after death, in some form or another is fundemental to countless of religious creeds. The world of Science, concludes that energy is a constant, altered, or changed, but will continuously exist. I believe that our energy can rise unto the Heavens, or have a purpose to stay, or be trapped by circumstances that have left them confused, and not knowing where to go. The Catholic Church teaches openly of Spirits, and blesses houses for activities that are unexplained. As in all things, I also believe there is a balance of evil that exists that is constantly 'at war' with us, and those with out knowledge or just foolish dabble in that realm, find events or even worse occurances happen. I grew up in Britain, where 'seeing' and 'hearing' things is not considered to be unusual, as it tis rather an accepted part of the continuance of 'life' after the body dies.
Just a few thoughts..

some people think of ghosts as angels. i think i've experienced both in my life time.

Some people believe 'ghost' is just another word for 'angel'. Something to think about...

The fact that some people are more receptive to seeing objects in patterns based on the level of dopamine their body produces doesn't address whether ghosts are real. Throughout the history of people, ghosts have been a recurring theme. The article also states that if you feel that someone is staring at you, and you look up to find someone looking at you, it could mean that the person looked at you because they saw you looking at them. That statement is true; however, I have noticed that 'homeless' people are particularly sensitive and will look at you when you stare at them from a distance, even when you are not in their line of sight. As homeless people are living on the streets, they need to be more aware. It would be extremely difficult to prove the existence of something as random and ethereal as a ghost. Especially since it's more common for sitings to occur when one is alone.

I think she needs to go to the third world countries and experiences it for herself. Like in Africa or southeast asia...many witchcraft happens. My mom experienced it for herself...
So sad. I bet she doesn't believe in God also... but one day evey knee will bow down and every tounge will confess that Jesus is Lord.

To NJGreenBud (if you're still on): I think you might need the education that you talk about. Just because you watch CNN once a week doesn't mean that you are indeed educated. Police murdering people? I'm from Wisconsin if you're talking about that specific incident and also have a fiancee who's a police officer, a brother who's a police officer, and many friends who are. Stop complaining about everything you said and go out and do something about it...if it's education then go educate, if it's murder go be a police officer, if it's a priest you're worried about be a lawyer. It's people like you who sit and complain about all the bad things in this world but that's all you do! I'm sick and tired of people like you-I'd like to see how you'd feel in a town where there aren't police officers. If you're unhappy about our country and won't do anything about it then move. Don't waste our air and space. Oh by the way, I'm liberal as well but at least I have the education to do something about our country and have a voice instead of just complaining to other people! God be with you!

Perhaps his students didn't want to wear the sweater after learning that it was worn by a mass murderer, because now they wondered whether the sweater was clean; maybe the murderer was dirty (didn't bathe) or had a physical disease etc that, even though unlikely, was still lingering in the material. Or maybe they just didn't want to be known around campus as the one that put on the murderer's sweater. Regardless of age, students don't let things like that go by...even adults in the work place. I doubt seriously that most of the students thought that the murderer's essence remained on the sweater and they will now be affected somehow. Granted a few people may think that way. Maybe a strong sense of morals (morality) is more at play with the first example. Perhaps the thought of a murderer is so repugnant to alot of the professor's students and the sweater symbolized the murderer and that is why most put down their hands.