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I consider myself a skeptic. I believe in science and logic. Yet almost everyone (even people I consider very intelligent and sensible) seems to have (or know someone who has) a ghost story. How can SO MANY people be wrong?
I guess I have to face facts: there are some things out there I just can't explain.
So what are your ghost stories? My mind is open.....
I have never met a person with a ghost story, or maybe they do have one but it certainly hasnt come up as a discussion. The thought never even occurred to me. so MANY? Haha I dont know about that I dont think your contact pool is an indicator of that. Maybe there's a crowd of ghost believers in Australia and your town lol. But if you go to my country I dont think you would find many ghost stories and then I would tell you how can so MANY people be wrong about their not being any ghost stories?
I do have an open mind and ghost stories could very well be real and ghosts could exist. But personally I have been given no reason to believe in them or think of them.
Very few people actually have legit first hand experiences. And even then they're generally quite dodgy and easily explained.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jasanime
Don't give in to pseudoscience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jasanime
Take this one for example http://www.castleofspirits.com/websi...spothotel.html The owners of that hotel at the time were my Aunty Christine and her husband Rick. People I've known my whole life. Taken by a professional photographer (my Aunties brother-in-law) and then my uncle Rick (a detective and a man of science) had forensics test them. I saw the first original prints and they creeped me out! I have also visited that hotel, and something really didn't feel right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eris
It's still not enough to convince me of the existence of ghosts, I'm just saying there are things not so easily explained...
@mayushii - Maybe it is an Australian thing but seriously, just about every person I have met in my life has had 'an experience' or knows someone who has. Every on has a story to tell and quite often it's people who are non-believers in all other aspects.
I've been in some creepy places, even worked on supposedly haunted planes (where mechanics and passengers have died on). Never seen a ghost or had something weird happen to me.
It's real easy to fake photos like that (with negatives and all). Easy as multiple exposure. Has been used to create hoax ghost photos for about as long as photography has been around.
@Eris I know it can be done, But I know these people very well, and I would just about bet my life savings that they did not fake the photos. There is no doubt another explanation. I just don't know what it is. :-)
I'm a skeptic when it comes to ghosts. I need to see it to believe it, first of all, and number two, there is evidence for everything. So far, I haven't come across an apparition and I don't plan on to, either. However, I do believe in demons. They're two completely different spirits so... yeah.
An experience I don't consider as a ghostly encounter, it's only weird and just plain creepy. When I was 16, I was in a family vacation and my aunt brought all of us to Vegas and stayed in one of the hotel/casino there. Since I've went there, I kind of had willies of the place. Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful and luxurious but it seemed very... off. It started off with a picture I took of my mom, there was a few orb like thing next to her. And I told my mom to be in another pose, and I see mist, white lines and more orbs around her. The lighting wasn't bad, I fixed out the camera AFTER the first picture so I was not sure what the hell happened but, it's weird. And freaky that one of the orbs formed a face right next to my mom. I could post a picture of it, I just don't have the camera with me. >_>; Two, I don't feel comfortable posting a picture of my mom here on AF.
You see, just a few days later, we had a tour to Madame Tussauds Museum where the wax figures are at. Even how cool it is, that same feeling is something is very off. I didn't think nothing of it, I think maybe it's just because there is a lot of wax figures around. Until years later, it was mentioned to be one of the most haunted places. XD Hah! Oh man, I was very amused.
But it gets weirder on that very night, my aunt and uncle were taking my parents to go in the casinos down stairs. It was around 10 at night, I was by myself in the "living room" of our suite, my sisters were sleeping in a different room. I keep on seeing shadows underneath the door which lead out of the room of the suite we were staying in. I opened the door and no one was around. Legit. I mean, there was no sign of people around the hallways, and it was dark out there, too. It only lights up if someone is walking in the hall. But no sign of anyone. Anyway, I was thinking that it was really nothing, and I'm blind. After all my eye sight is so bad. Anyway! Moments later, in the corner of my eye, the shadow under the door was moving around and it was still dark. Like, what the hell? Kidding me? I was freaked out so badly. I opened the door and again, it was dark and no one was around. No shadows, nada! I checked on my sisters to see how they were doing, they were still sound asleep and I wanted to stay up more, watch more TV and I called a friend back in Florida who was still up. It then went to 1 AM, I'm still up with a friend on the phone still watching TV with a laptop on the table. I saw the light outside of our suite turned on. So, there was someone out there. I see a single shadow near the door, and it sounded like my uncle. He called my name, I said hold on and he was still talking to me while I telling him how happy I am he's back. It took me about a few seconds while I was getting the door. Opening the door... there was no one. Around. I swear... I thought I'll melt like a candle when it happened. I ran back inside and slept with my sisters. I didn't care what happened, I was horrified. I told my mom, she believed me.
I can't explained what had happened that night, as far as I know if I come back there, I'll be aware of things. I'm better off dealing with it than seeing something. It's freaky knowing I was communicating with... I don't even know what it was. I still think I was trippin'.
When you say it like this I completely understand. My sister told me a story about a miracle healing of some sorts. Because I know her so well, just as you know your friends so well, I listen to her story and can actually believe in it, because I dont think she would lie like that. And so I believe you when you say that you dont think your friends would fake such photos. It could very well possible... anything is in my opinion :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Jasanime
@Feferi Great story! Thanks for sharing :-)
I am not skeptical.. as I am open to the possibility of experiencing a ghost sighting for myself.
But as of now, I have no stories to tell.
I like to keep an open mind, but I take what I hear with a grain of salt. That being said, I LOVE hearing ghost stories (I generally just like stories, but when you add in something paranormal, then I am sold).
I feel almost embarrassed for people who actually believe in ghosts. I mean, bad evidence and superstitions aside, let's analyze what you're really doing here.
1. See or hear something you cannot explain.
2. Normal, satisfying, expected explanations are difficult to apply to what you saw.
3. Therefore, ghosts.
So basically, you go from not knowing the explanation to instantly knowing the explanation, with the only support for your position being your lack of an explanation. This is not how it works.
Every Human being alive used to think the world was flat. How could they possibly have all been wrong? Ignorance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jasanime
Wow you explain it so eloquently. Yeah just wow ^^ didnt think of it that way hehe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cless Alvein
Actually, If you read my posts, I clearly said I'm not convinced, and never claimed to believe in ghosts. It's just I would LOVE to be able to solve the mysteries!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cless Alvein
Wasn't meant to be taken as accusing you directly. On the other hand, while it's good to have an open mind I would advise you not to keep it so open that your brain falls out. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jasanime
The most likely explanation for Feferi's story is that she was half-asleep when she overheard one of the other guests returning to their room nearby. Not exactly something to get excited or freaked out about. Any shadows she saw moving were probably due to her own TV watching. I'm curious why you think you believe in demons though, Feferi. You're not a very good skeptic if that's the case.
And what does Mardi Gras have to do with this?Quote:
Originally Posted by heathaze
im glad you have an opend minde about ghost storys. when we were at the old place we were evited from one of my neces said she saw a little girl in the closet down stairs,one night my sister and i were watching tv in the living room and we heard somone run around downstairs and heard some people talking when we were the onleys ones up and inside the house at the time, one time i was the onley one in the house i was in my room and i heard foot steps and every now and then i heard a tap on the window that lasted i think the 4th mouth we lived there and till i think 2 weeks befor we were evicted. another time i saw a girl in a white dress apear and disaper infront of me, and this happend when i was 15-19 me and my antie were watching my sisters baby in her house and we heard crying and my antie went to check on the baby but she was sleeping and i was looking for the crying and it was coming from the floor. and when i was cleaning out the house befor we moved to owe new apartment i was alone with owe bird jewl and i left the back door unlocked and it locked on me while i was inside and when we were living downstairs and noone was upstairs i would hear foot steps[/COLOR]
now wheres your precious sciance
I dont know about the others but my dark blue background does not sit well with your dark red text colour. It makes it very difficult to read o_oQuote:
Originally Posted by darkrider21
I love a good ghost story and I have visited a few, supposedly, haunted places. I have yet to see a ghost.
Even if I did see a ghost, I probably would be too scared to "Take a picture" at that very moment.
If i had a camra around 11 or 12 i would have taken a picture of the girl in white. She didnot scair me she intresed me. They say kids can see ghosts becouse they might be more senciteve to them then adultsQuote:
Originally Posted by Alice Lost
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One night i was walking to my bestriends house with him and we were walking down a streat with ligt poles across us and we looked across the streat and we saw 3 full body shadows if onley i had a cama morment big time. Another time i was at my best friends house him and i were by his dogs house who was shot and we saw red eyes by the dog house after
@darkrider21 please tell me English is not your first language...
Sorry i might have ben on my itouch and its hard to chose colots for me and my big fingersQuote:
Originally Posted by mayushii
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English is my onley language but i have a disability so i dont know how to spell rightQuote:
Originally Posted by Jasanime
@darkrider21 - OK that's fair enough.