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Originally Posted by tore
I think that, when filtered through the superstitious psyche of man, a sound that initially came in as a mouse or rat rummaging around may be interpreted as the sound of f.ex footsteps. And I think that happens more easily than many are aware of.
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If anyone remembers, I posted a thread like this back when I first joined and the discussions here mirror almost exactly what happened in mine. A couple more years have been put between now and my "incident", so I've had more time to let the memory haze over and now I'm more able to pass it off as perhaps my "superstitious psyche".
Anyway, I've also since started grad school and have thus been required to use a much more analytical mind. While it has made me more critical of the things that are going on around me, I still don't want to lose the open mind I was proud to have before. I feel the major discoveries in science happen because of big thinkers and not because of people who are incredibly concerned with every minute detail conforming to a theory. I feel coming off as a little "eccentric" to other academics is an asset rather than a flaw. Still, before I dedicate anything to fact or a personal belief, I make sure I have evidence that is at least personally convincing to myself.
My question to you is...what would it take for YOU to believe in supernatural phenomena? At the very least, what would it take for you to admit the possibility? I only ask because I feel we are both at relatively similar levels in our career paths and I run into all sorts of people in this field...the rigid see it to believe it types and the open minded types. I feel like I know where you fall (at least to me), so I'd like to know what you need to be convinced.