Which of the following would most interest you? - Page 3

**Rain Man** · 06-03-2006, 08:10 AM

Great mysteries explained.

Note that I am intentionally excluding any religious discoveries. Let's keep this secular, unless of course one of the above impacts religion.

Poll coming...or maybe not. How can you really know for sure?

**Rain Man** · 06-03-2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

I like your thinking on this point and I agree.
But we need not just rely on ghosts alone for this since more of the earth's population accept this idea that we are not chained to bodies eternally or even believe we come back. It's mainly not accepted by the Judeo-Christian and secularist west.

Yeah, but a lot of them also believe that the earth is balanced on giant tortoises, too. I think the big change would come when science confirms the belief and makes contact.

BucEyedPea · 06-03-2006, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, but a lot of them also believe that the earth is balanced on giant tortoises, too. I think the big change would come when science confirms the belief and makes contact.

They do? I never heard of that. We've had our supersitions in the west too.
I mean just look at football players and wearing the right socks before a game etc. Or people who believe in their horoscopes for that matter.

Some already claim evidence though. It's just not widely accepted.

BTW, have you ever had an out of body experience?

58-4ever · 06-03-2006, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

BTW, have you ever had an out of body experience?

patteeu · 06-03-2006, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

BTW, have you ever had an out of body experience?

Talk to Big Daddy about that. He's into that stuff and IIRC, he says he's had an OBE or two.

angel · 06-03-2006, 03:21 PM

so whichever one gets the most votes, you'll make it happen?

c'mon everyone! vote for the ghosts! I want to see some ghosts!

BucEyedPea · 06-03-2006, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by patteeu

Talk to Big Daddy about that. He's into that stuff and IIRC, he says he's had an OBE or two.

Cool. We discussed it on my Buc Board once.
There were quite a few that claimed this.
It's happened to me twice. My cousin while on an operating table. My ex said as a child it happened to him every night. My daughter asked me about this sensation she had of rising toward the ceiling in her room and coming back down. Actually, it's not uncommon in children. I know someone who gives piano lessons and children are freer about mentioning it. But I think society runs such heavy skepticism on it that they abandon the idea.

**Rausch** · 06-03-2006, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by angel

so whichever one gets the most votes, you'll make it happen?

c'mon everyone! vote for the ghosts! I want to see some ghosts!

Given enough time to think about it you'd change your mind.

angel · 06-03-2006, 03:26 PM

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Given enough time to think about it you'd change your mind.

no, I've thought about it quite a bit-- ask mcan, he's been involved in our many discussions about it-- I think it would be neat

**Rausch** · 06-03-2006, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by angel

no, I've thought about it quite a bit-- ask mcan, he's been involved in our many discussions about it-- I think it would be neat

Have you considered the religious implications?...

angel · 06-03-2006, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

Have you considered the religious implications?...

this thread isn't religious

**Rausch** · 06-03-2006, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by angel

this thread isn't religious

Just logical deduction.

If there are ghosts these souls aren't in heaven or hell.

There are reports of the ghosts of children. Personally, the idea that the soul of some child is running around saying "help me" or some such thing would bother me...

angel · 06-03-2006, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

Just logical deduction.

If there are ghosts these souls aren't in heaven or hell.

There are reports of the ghosts of children. Personally, the idea that the soul of some child is running around saying "help me" or some such thing would bother me...

I just see ghosts more as weird shadows of a person that lead you to clues and stuff like that...

it's not an actual person or "soul", it's just a reflection of someone that got left over and now can lead you to all sorts of neat things-- like buried treasure or fossils or something

**Rausch** · 06-03-2006, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by angel

I just see ghosts more as weird shadows of a person that lead you to clues and stuff like that...

it's not an actual person or "soul", it's just a reflection of someone that got left over and now can lead you to all sorts of neat things-- like buried treasure or fossils or something

So, more like a physical memory, or something?

Doesn't fit the classical definition in most people's minds, but I see what you mean...

angel · 06-03-2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

So, more like a physical memory, or something?

Doesn't fit the classical definition in most people's minds, but I see what you mean...

I'm not most people's classical definition

ask me about other things. I'll show you

**BigMeatballDave** · 06-03-2006, 03:57 PM

'ESP is a real phenomenon.'

I like this one. because I KNEW you were going to create this thread. With a poll...

View Poll Results: Which of the following would most interest you?
A lost valley containing live, large dinosaurs is found in remote central Africa.	8	11.94%
Amelia Earhart is still alive and living in Tahiti.	0	0%
An augment is found to the Mayan calendar that mentions a giant meteor strike in a couple of decades	1	1.49%
Atlantis is found under the ocean.	7	10.45%
Bigfoot and/or yetis are real.	1	1.49%
Bill Gates is really paying people $241 for forwarding a special e-mail message.	3	4.48%
Disney’s head exists and is alive, and he still runs the company from his vault.	1	1.49%
ESP is a real phenomenon.	4	5.97%
Ghosts really exist.	6	8.96%
Hitler's detailed diary is found, describing all of his major decisions and thought processes	2	2.99%
Scientists discover that there are indeed forces in the Bermuda triangle that occasionally sink ships.	1	1.49%
Scientists learn that the pyramids really were built with the help of a lost advanced civilization.	2	2.99%
The Loch Ness monster is real.	3	4.48%
They really do find a rat in a coke bottle.	0	0%
UFOs exist, and they’re aliens from outer space.	22	32.84%
Undeniable records are found showing a second Kennedy shooter and a Cuban/Russian/mafia connection.	1	1.49%
It turns out that Carl had a bad typo in his five-year plan that completely changed it, and now he's fixed it.	5	7.46%
Other non-religious mystery (Please specify...if you dare.)	0	0%
None. This whole knowledge thing is overrated.	0	0%
Voters: 67. You may not vote on this poll

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