HDC Weekly Debate #8: Do you believe in ghosts?

[fortunato]

Well, since _V_ is still enjoying his hibernation, I figured I'd pick up where he left off and submit another HDC Weekly Debate.

Since the UFO debate illicited the most responses and some really good arguments, so I decided to pose a question in the same vein.

So, members of HDC, do you believe in ghosts or not?

If so, have you had an experience of your own?
If not, are there any particular reasons?

In the words of Linda Richman,
"Discuss."

[Rayne]

I don't really think so, I'm a 'show me' kinda person...If I SEE one, however, I will believe :)

I love the idea of it

[Leprucky Cougar]

Originally Posted by Rayne

I don't really think so, I'm a 'show me' kinda person...If I SEE one, however, I will believe :)

I love the idea of it

I'm like that two for the most part, however I do believe they exist; I haven't physically seen one, but I've sensed their presence. Whenever I do, I acknowledge them that I do believe they are among me, tell them that I mean no harm and they usually go by their way.

I remember visiting the Eastern State Pennitentiary in Philadelphia, where lots of big time criminals in the states where held. One of the cells I visited was Al "Scarface"Capone's cell. It was mindblowing a bit. We were allowed to enter in it, explore it, a couple of us took pics. Weeks later, Maury Poulvich sent producers there with special tracking communicating devices to track audio and visual images--to see if it was really haunted. They spent the night, waited til it was late, used their devices and asked any of the spirits to reveal themselves. Many did and in very distorted yet feasible voices, they respnded with emphatic "I'm Real." Then they went to Scarface's cell asked him how long was in for, his name, and the crimes he committed, and he did.

Many of there reactions, just like mine were surreal. :eek:

[Bub the Zombie]

Nope .

[Azazel005]

Yes, why yes I do.

Though not to sound rude, there little to zero chance of me ever explaining the circumstances surrounding it (chiefly because I never share such things except to people whom know me well enough to realise that I am more likely to stick a pen in my eye then to make something up)

Well to be fair I am not sure I beleive in ghosts specifically i.e. dead spirits haunting the living. I sure as shit believe in something though.

[Dude Guadalupe]

I'd love to believe in ghosts. I'd also like to believe in UFO's, Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, and that Gene Simmons didn't really suck on his solo albums. Without proof, I just can't.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

I stayed at a friends house for about a week a few years ago and whenever I would be about to nod off I could hear men arguing and the sound of digging right outside my window. I'd jump out of bed and look out the window, the sound stopped and there was nobody out there. It happened every night I was there.

Do I believe in ghosts? it depends on what you think a ghost is. I think if ghosts exist they are just faint images of the past, maybe if a nurse walks down the same hospital hall for 50 years and you get a faint replay now and then. I don't believe ghosts are around us or in haunted houses haunting people, I think they are about the same as dead actors on film, except with a different medium. Also I think only certain people can see "ghosts", being inbred helps a lot I think.

I've always really wanted to stay at the lizzie borden bread and breakfast.

250$ to spend a night in Andrew Borden's room totally recreated as it looked when he was murdered? I don't know why I've been putting it off really... I don't know if my boyfriend would go for it though.

[urgeok2]

no - not a chance.

just another byproduct of man wanting there to be more than there is.
(and in some cases to conveniently explain some unexplainable events)



if nothing else - look at it this way :

how many people have died since the beginning of time ?
even if the tiniest percent died in whatever special circumstances that would produce a ghost - can you imagine how many there would be ?

it wouldnt just be the crackpot down the road seeing them ... they'd be absolutely everywhere. you wouldnt be able to sleep at night - the fuckers would be packed in like sardines.

show me a ghost - i'll believe - but until then, file them under magic, fairies, ogres, leprechauns, vampires, and peter fucking pan.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Originally Posted by urgeok2

no - not a chance.

just another byproduct of man wanting there to be more than there is.
(and in some cases to conveniently explain some unexplainable events)



if nothing else - look at it this way :

how many people have died since the beginning of time ?
even if the tiniest percent died in whatever special circumstances that would produce a ghost - can you imagine how many there would be ?

it wouldnt just be the crackpot down the road seeing them ... they'd be absolutely everywhere. you wouldnt be able to sleep at night - the fuckers would be packed in like sardines.

show me a ghost - i'll believe - but until then, file them under magic, fairies, ogres, leprechauns, vampires, and peter fucking pan.

you have to be inbred to see ghosts.

[Bub the Zombie]

Originally Posted by X¤MurderDoll¤X

you have to be inbred to see ghosts.

I thought it was a right solely exercised by paganists and wiccans.