Ghosts

[Nercer -]

Insipred by a post I made on a thread: Do you believe in ghosts/spiritis?

Damn you people, vote!!!

[Dyakovo]

Insipred by a post I made on a thread: Do you believe in ghosts/spiritis?

No, although if I was to encounter compelling evidence I would probably change my mind.

[Alancar]

No, the existence of such things seems so improbable to the point of ridicule

[Nercer -]

Then you are not open minded.

[The Beautiful Darkness]

No I don't, but if I did, I'd probably think this house is haunted. It creaks and stuff all the time.

[Brutland and Norden]

Insipred by a post I made on a thread: Do you believe in ghosts/spiritis?

There may be ghosts, but I don't know what these "spiritis" are.

[The Valepian Lands]

Kinda don't, but I've had some experiences after my grandma died. Footsteps downstairs when my parents where asleep.

But I usually think they don't exist and it's all in my head.

[Tezdrian]

Yes, end of story.

[Soyut]

Nope

EDIT: One time the light switch in my old bedroom turned on by itself and it woke me up. I have no idea how that happened cuz I was home alone and my light switch was the kind that you turn like a knob. I don't think I was sleepwalking either cuz when I woke up, I was buried under several blankets. It was cold. That was spooky as hell but I'm not going to jump to conclusions and say it was a ghost or some such supernatural superstitious stuff.

[Alancar]

Then you are not open minded.

If open minded to you means that I should acknowledge and give credit to things for which there isn't a shred of evidence, then yes, I'm not open minded.

However, I should point out, your definition of open mindness is seriously flawed

[H N Fiddlebottoms VIII]

Insipred by a post I made on a thread: Do you believe in ghosts/spiritis?

There may be ghosts, but I don't know what these "spiritis" are.

It's an infection where your soul becomes inflamed and itchy. Hurts like all fucking hell, especially since you can't scratch a metaphysical concept. The only way to cure spiritis that I know of is to become a nihilist and hope that your soul falls off on its own from lack of use.

[Brutland and Norden]

Insipred by a post I made on a thread: Do you believe in ghosts/spiritis?

There may be ghosts, but I don't know what these "spiritis" are.

It's an infection where your soul becomes inflamed and itchy. Hurts like all fucking hell, especially since you can't scratch a metaphysical concept. The only way to cure spiritis that I know of is to become a nihilist and hope that your soul falls off on its own from lack of use.

Oh, but they say I can also eat the body of Jesus to feed and cure my soul.

[Soyut]

Insipred by a post I made on a thread: Do you believe in ghosts/spiritis?

There may be ghosts, but I don't know what these "spiritis" are.

It's an infection where your soul becomes inflamed and itchy. Hurts like all fucking hell, especially since you can't scratch a metaphysical concept. The only way to cure spiritis that I know of is to become a nihilist and hope that your soul falls off on its own from lack of use.

Voodoo helps. Just make sure you use real goat intestines when you make the sacrifice.

[Balans]

I think what they meant by 'you are not open-minded' is how you said in your post that the existence of ghosts/spirits is 'improbable to the point of ridicule'. Open-minded means that you are open to any/many ideas, at least that's what it means to me. So, to me it seems like you aren't open-minded, in the way that you think its completely silly and 'ridicule-worthy' to believe in Ghosts, even though you have no solid evidence for either side, and therefor would mean you just aren't open to the idea that they exist.

Me, well I believe, kind of. I believe that ghosts/spirits exist, but I think all these TV shows/movies are mostly rip-offs to make money. :/

[Soyut]

Insipred by a post I made on a thread: Do you believe in ghosts/spiritis?

There may be ghosts, but I don't know what these "spiritis" are.

It's an infection where your soul becomes inflamed and itchy. Hurts like all fucking hell, especially since you can't scratch a metaphysical concept. The only way to cure spiritis that I know of is to become a nihilist and hope that your soul falls off on its own from lack of use.

Oh, but they say I can also eat the body of Jesus to feed and cure my soul.

That's only if you have the holy ghost. I'm not sure it works for other kinds.

[Soyut]

I think what they meant by 'you are not open-minded' is how you said in your post that the existence of ghosts/spirits is 'improbable to the point of ridicule'. Open-minded means that you are open to any/many ideas, at least that's what it means to me. So, to me it seems like you aren't open-minded, in the way that you think its completely silly and 'ridicule-worthy' to believe in Ghosts, even though you have no solid evidence for either side, and therefor would mean you just aren't open to the idea that they exist.

Me, well I believe, kind of. I believe that ghosts/spirits exist, but I think all these TV shows/movies are mostly rip-offs to make money. :/

I believe the burden of proof lies with those who claim ghosts are real.

[Bitchkitten]

Silly superstition. As with Santa, UFO's and the sky fairy.

[Balans]

I think what they meant by 'you are not open-minded' is how you said in your post that the existence of ghosts/spirits is 'improbable to the point of ridicule'. Open-minded means that you are open to any/many ideas, at least that's what it means to me. So, to me it seems like you aren't open-minded, in the way that you think its completely silly and 'ridicule-worthy' to believe in Ghosts, even though you have no solid evidence for either side, and therefor would mean you just aren't open to the idea that they exist.

Me, well I believe, kind of. I believe that ghosts/spirits exist, but I think all these TV shows/movies are mostly rip-offs to make money. :/

I believe the burden of proof lies with those who claim ghosts are real.

Lack of proof for one side is not the proof for the other.
Remember, you can't prove that Ghosts /don't/ exist, and if your only proof is that there isn't any proof that they /do/ exist, well... That's very thin, and not very open-minded. :/

[Alancar]

I think what they meant by 'you are not open-minded' is how you said in your post that the existence of ghosts/spirits is 'improbable to the point of ridicule'. Open-minded means that you are open to any/many ideas, at least that's what it means to me. So, to me it seems like you aren't open-minded, in the way that you think its completely silly and 'ridicule-worthy' to believe in Ghosts, even though you have no solid evidence for either side, and therefor would mean you just aren't open to the idea that they exist.

Ok. Well, I believe that an immaterial monkey-like-creature exists within the anus of humans, and that this creature will concede you eternal happiness if you offer him a banana once every week for 4 years (you can guess how the offer would be made).

Now unless you have some evidence this thing doesn't exist, it seems to me you would be close minded to think it's ridiculous....

[LOL ANARCHY NUBZ]

I'm not sure, but my girlfriend swears blind that they are.

[Balans]

I think what they meant by 'you are not open-minded' is how you said in your post that the existence of ghosts/spirits is 'improbable to the point of ridicule'. Open-minded means that you are open to any/many ideas, at least that's what it means to me. So, to me it seems like you aren't open-minded, in the way that you think its completely silly and 'ridicule-worthy' to believe in Ghosts, even though you have no solid evidence for either side, and therefor would mean you just aren't open to the idea that they exist.

Ok. Well, I believe that an immaterial monkey-like-creature exists within the anus of humans, and that this creature will concede you eternal happiness if you offer him a banana once every week for 4 years (you can guess how the offer would be made).

Now unless you have some evidence this thing doesn't exist, it seems to me you would be close minded to think it's ridiculous....

I have no evidence this doesn't or does exist, so I cannot really say that your idea is crazy/ridiculous/true/false, now can I?
So yeah, by my reasoning, I do mean to say that yeah, I believe anything could potentially exist, whether its an immaterial monkey, ghosts, unicorns, or religious deities.

[Soyut]

I think what they meant by 'you are not open-minded' is how you said in your post that the existence of ghosts/spirits is 'improbable to the point of ridicule'. Open-minded means that you are open to any/many ideas, at least that's what it means to me. So, to me it seems like you aren't open-minded, in the way that you think its completely silly and 'ridicule-worthy' to believe in Ghosts, even though you have no solid evidence for either side, and therefor would mean you just aren't open to the idea that they exist.

Me, well I believe, kind of. I believe that ghosts/spirits exist, but I think all these TV shows/movies are mostly rip-offs to make money. :/

I believe the burden of proof lies with those who claim ghosts are real.

Lack of proof for one side is not the proof for the other.
Remember, you can't prove that Ghosts /don't/ exist, and if your only proof is that there isn't any proof that they /do/ exist, well... That's very thin, and not very open-minded. :/

Well, would you believe me if I told you there was a teapot orbiting the sun?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell's_teapot

[Vectrova]

There is evidence of magnetism, temperature spikes, and so on occurring in locations that are considered 'haunted', but anything beyond that sort of correlation has no support. That doesn't necessitate dismissal, however, because understanding what can be attributed to superstition and what cannot is a thing science does quite well.

[Balans]

I think what they meant by 'you are not open-minded' is how you said in your post that the existence of ghosts/spirits is 'improbable to the point of ridicule'. Open-minded means that you are open to any/many ideas, at least that's what it means to me. So, to me it seems like you aren't open-minded, in the way that you think its completely silly and 'ridicule-worthy' to believe in Ghosts, even though you have no solid evidence for either side, and therefor would mean you just aren't open to the idea that they exist.

Me, well I believe, kind of. I believe that ghosts/spirits exist, but I think all these TV shows/movies are mostly rip-offs to make money. :/

I believe the burden of proof lies with those who claim ghosts are real.

Lack of proof for one side is not the proof for the other.
Remember, you can't prove that Ghosts /don't/ exist, and if your only proof is that there isn't any proof that they /do/ exist, well... That's very thin, and not very open-minded. :/

Well, would you believe me if I told you there was a teapot orbiting the sun?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell's_teapot

If you mean a teapot in the way Bertrand Russell said it, then I would, again, choose to remain in the middle, because no evidence of it, or against it, is shown.
And a bit off the topic, but Bertrand Russell is amazing. xD

[Alancar]

I have no evidence this doesn't or does exist, so I cannot really say that your idea is crazy/ridiculous/true/false, now can I?

Yes you can (well admittedly, you can't actually say it's true or false...not with absolute 100% certainty at least...but then again what can?).

So yeah, by my reasoning, I do mean to say that yeah, I believe anything could potentially exist

Of course anything could potentially exist, the point is whether or not it's believable. And how you determine that? By evidence.

Being open minded isn't about believing anything, it's about being able to look past your pre-conceived notions and accept reality for what it is, no matter how you may feel about it.

An open minded person isn't one that says: "I will believe in anything", it's one that says: "I will believe in anything, for as long as I can reasonably justify it"