The Ghosts We Think We See

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.

Science states that the first law of thermodynamics (often called the Law of Conservation of Energy) suggests that energy can be transferred from one system to another in many forms. Also, it can not be created or destroyed. Thus, the total amount of energy available in the Universe is constant. Einstein's famous equation (written below) describes the relationship between energy and matter:

E = mc2
In the equation above, energy (E) is equal to matter (m) times the square of a constant (c). Einstein suggested that energy and matter are interchangeable. His equation also suggests that the quantity of energy and matter in the Universe is fixed.

So, if energy cannot be created or destroyed (according to Einstein), what happens to the soul (i.e., energy) when the body dies? The above law of thermodynamics suggests that it is merely transformed.

200 years ago, people thought Van Leeuwenhoek was insane when he suggested that tiny creatures invisible to the naked eye were responsible for disease. Then he proved the existence of bacteria through the use of the microscope. Allow me to point out that he was not a scientist, but an uneducated tradesman with an open mind and endless curiosity.

What I am saying is that I see a parallel between the 17th century university-educated scientists who mocked Van Leeuwenhoek for believing in something he could not see and the 21st century scientific skeptics who make fun of people for their beliefs in something that can???t be quantified.

I personally believe in ghosts, having witnessed one. However, I am not stating a case for ghosts here. This is simply a request for people to keep an open mind on the subject.

Sorry, but there are no such thing as ghosts, ESP, angels, etc. This is all just a wish for Something for Nothing. No psychic phenomena has ever been verified; no ghost, god, angel or demon except by people who really wanted to believe. Why can't people just enjoy the life we have, there are so many positive things in the world, if we just put in some effort.

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Funny how evidence of the supernatural and spirits have been common knowledge to some for years, but it takes until 2007 for one scientist to come up with a "biological explanation" and we are supposed to throw all of the other evidence out the window. Maybe science can explain how a branch on the window sounds like the boogeyman, but not how cancer patients heal after prayer, psychics help solve murders, or houses shake when an exorcist arrives. People are more keen and observant than science gives us credit for. However, we lose credibility in the fact that we are easily deceived into believing spirits are whatever we want them to be, rather than facing the music of what they really are.

Dreams that come true: I had a dream of the death of a brother, two weeks later he die I had not told anyone of the dream until after he had died. when I was 14 my father died and I had told everyone he was going to and they told me I was being a brat and should not say things like that but I knew it was going to happen. My mother did a year later and I also knew that she was going to die. I dont know how I know these things but I know when things are going to happen, however I cant just pick things out and know they are going to happen. Its more like a feeling when Im awake or it comes to me in a dream like with my brother. Keep in mind that I was under the age of 16 at the time of these deaths.

Here's one more for the "weird happenings" vs. brain chemistry debate -

My friend's younger brother died several years ago in a car accident. I was friends with him growing up, but hadn't seen him or been in close contact for a few years before his accident. A few months after the accident, I started having weird dreams. In them, he would be talking directly to me, or I would be in a group of friends and he would be there, but no one else could see him.

After the third or fourth dream, I was sitting alone and thinking, "Why am I having these dreams?". I distinctly heard, "I want you to look after my friends". It should be noted that I was an engineering student at the time, and not the type of person predisposed to hearing random voices.

A year later I met a girl who I had never known (she had lived outside the US most of her life) but who had known the friend who had passed away. We started talking about him, and she recounted the same experience, reciting verbatim the words "I want you to look after my friends". I hadn't shared the story with anyone, nor had I prompted her in any way, so it came across as a very strange experience.

I'm not sure what my internal brain chemistry levels were doing at the time, but I'm pretty sure they had nothing to do with the experience. I obviously cannot prove where people go / what happens at death, but it is evident to me that it is more complex than dopamine and imagination.

The same goes for believing in God . Someone can tell you that it's true but until you have your own personal experience, it is only an opinion of someone else or something you know you're 'supposed' to be believe. But when you reach out for help from God and you receive it, then it becomes fact to you.

This article does touch on that some people are more receptive to 'seeing' patterns due to dopamines. We are all very similar and very different in terms of physiology. It's kind of thought provoking to think that there are systems of energy that are random and that appear as a human. I wonder if anyone has ever seen an animal ghost? I wonder if there has ever been a group siting of a ghost or spirit? It seems as though these experiences happen when a person is alone. Could that be due to people distracting one another from seeing something that has physical form? These kinds of articles are interesting but only create more questions.

Question: How would Satan benefit from convincing people that part of them would live on after death? I would think that this would favor God's side more since people are more inclined to do good. Also, even in the Bible, Satan doesn't have to lie, he simply tempts. He works in accordance with the laws of God, not outside of them. Anyways, fear is your worst enemy and the biggest trick the devil has every played was to make someone scared of him....if he even existed. I know that ghosts and other supernatural entities exist but most people have to see and feel it for themselves to be convinced. AbdTo be con

I agree with roney427.

Question: How would Satan benefit from convincing people that part of them would live on after death? I would think that this would favor God's side more since people are more inclined to do good. Also, even in the Bible, Satan doesn't have to lie, he simply tempts. He works in accordance with the laws of God, not outside of them. Anyways, fear is your worst enemy and the biggest trick the devil has every played was to make someone scared of him....if he even existed. I know that ghosts and other supernatural entities exist but most people have to see and feel it for themselves to be convinced.

In July 2004 my mother passed away in Sydney, Australia. I live in St. Louis. I said my final goodbye to her on the phone prior to my flight home. The first night staying at my parents home I had just turned off the light to go to bed and my mothers spirit passed through the wall, looked at me and smiled. I started to talk to her but she turned and disappeared. While I have an open mind on the subject and until then never had any experiences with the supernatural this changed my mind. I had mixed feelings too. I was so happy to see her but was also terrified at what I had just seen. I layed there for some time before I could even think of sleeping. Just food for thought.

In July 2004 my mother passed away in Sydney, Australia. I live in St. Louis. I said my final goodbye to her on the phone prior to my flight home. The first night staying at my parents home I had just turned off the light to go to bed and my mothers spirit passed through the wall, looked at me and smiled. I started to talk to her but she turned and disappeared. While I have an open mind on the subject and until then never had any experiences with the supernatural this changed my mind. I had mixed feelings too. I was so happy to see her but was also terrified at what I had just seen. I layed there for some time before I could even think of sleeping. Just food for thought.

I find it hard to categorize the way the human mind works. Experiences we go through have an impact on us both physically and mentally. These descrepencies may enable one to "see" or "perceive" out-of-this-world occurences. Who really has the authority, nevertheless, audacity to proclaim his or her beliefs are the only correct ones floating around? It is up for each independent person to decide whether they believe in the supernatural.