Anyone here ever seen a ghost? Or something strange like that?

Howard the Duck · 05-15-2012, 04:20 AM

when i hear any weird noise, i sorta figure it's emanating from my brain as i'm schizophrenic

Guybrush · 05-15-2012, 05:09 AM

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Yes. But some of the noises people hear don't really adhere to those. Although a lot of the noises I hear in my house can be.

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.

Mondo Bungle · 05-17-2012, 09:17 PM

I've never seen a ghost, but I've seen a Slender Man looking figure in a picture I took, and he's not even real.

The most ghostly thing that's happened to me: I was lying in bed trying to sleep, and my bed shifted exactly as if someone had stood up from sitting on it. It was weird.

duga · 05-18-2012, 11:39 AM

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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.

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.

FETCHER. · 05-18-2012, 12:42 PM

When I hear noises in my house I know it's not mice, I've had mice in my house before and they weren't very loud or anything. It was more of a faint sound.

Guybrush · 05-18-2012, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

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.

I already admit the possibility. Anything is possible, but in order for me to become a true believer .. Scientific coverage and documentation. If we can physically experience the supernatural - if it really exists outside our own minds, then we can test the supernatural and figure out how it works and perhaps why.

Mojo · 05-20-2012, 07:07 AM

I don't believe in ghosts. I also wouldn't say I particularly disbelieve either. I just haven't ever had an experience that required me to put much thought into it. I would say the paranormal could be described as an interest of mine but I have never been interested enough to pick it apart and force myself to make a decision and take a side.

I do, however, think that our opinions can be heavily influenced by our state of mind. We can make more of something than is necessarily and tell ourselves that we thought we saw or heard is real. Also, do you WANT to believe in ghosts? if you do then you are far, far more likely to do this.

Just the other week at work I was one of the last out of the office. I hung around for a little longer than I wanted to cause there was only one person left at this point, this girl who didn't want to be alone cause the office creeps her out when shes alone. I couldnt wait around any longer and so I left and she said she was gonna get ready to leave too. I saw her the next day and she told me that she went into the kitchen and as she did, out of the relative silence there was a loud, high-pitched screaming. She said she grabbed all of her stuff and actually fled the building.

I explained to her that the extractor fan in the kitchen is broken and often, if it has been powered down for a long time, makes a loud, schreeching sound when its first turned on and, as she switched the light on, she turned it on. I reported it.

Had she not been alone she wouldnt have been alarmed. She wouldnt have been frightened and she wouldnt have described it as a "screaming". She might also have been more aware of the fact that the bloody thing stopped making noise when she turned the light back off again as she fled the office in hysterics.

Guybrush · 05-20-2012, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mojopinuk

I don't believe in ghosts. I also wouldn't say I particularly disbelieve either. I just haven't ever had an experience that required me to put much thought into it. I would say the paranormal could be described as an interest of mine but I have never been interested enough to pick it apart and force myself to make a decision and take a side.

I do, however, think that our opinions can be heavily influenced by our state of mind. We can make more of something than is necessarily and tell ourselves that we thought we saw or heard is real. Also, do you WANT to believe in ghosts? if you do then you are far, far more likely to do this.

Just the other week at work I was one of the last out of the office. I hung around for a little longer than I wanted to cause there was only one person left at this point, this girl who didn't want to be alone cause the office creeps her out when shes alone. I couldnt wait around any longer and so I left and she said she was gonna get ready to leave too. I saw her the next day and she told me that she went into the kitchen and as she did, out of the relative silence there was a loud, high-pitched screaming. She said she grabbed all of her stuff and actually fled the building.

I explained to her that the extractor fan in the kitchen is broken and often, if it has been powered down for a long time, makes a loud, schreeching sound when its first turned on and, as she switched the light on, she turned it on. I reported it.

Had she not been alone she wouldnt have been alarmed. She wouldnt have been frightened and she wouldnt have described it as a "screaming". She might also have been more aware of the fact that the bloody thing stopped making noise when she turned the light back off again as she fled the office in hysterics.

Great story, mojo

And a very good example of how different people interpret stuff.

Garrett · 05-20-2012, 07:37 AM

I have never seen a a ghost, a specter or phantom and I spend a lot of time in Cemeteries.

Guybrush · 05-20-2012, 09:15 AM

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I spend a lot of time in Cemeteries.

Why is that?

05-20-2012, 07:07 AM	#57 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	I don't believe in ghosts. I also wouldn't say I particularly disbelieve either. I just haven't ever had an experience that required me to put much thought into it. I would say the paranormal could be described as an interest of mine but I have never been interested enough to pick it apart and force myself to make a decision and take a side. I do, however, think that our opinions can be heavily influenced by our state of mind. We can make more of something than is necessarily and tell ourselves that we thought we saw or heard is real. Also, do you WANT to believe in ghosts? if you do then you are far, far more likely to do this. Just the other week at work I was one of the last out of the office. I hung around for a little longer than I wanted to cause there was only one person left at this point, this girl who didn't want to be alone cause the office creeps her out when shes alone. I couldnt wait around any longer and so I left and she said she was gonna get ready to leave too. I saw her the next day and she told me that she went into the kitchen and as she did, out of the relative silence there was a loud, high-pitched screaming. She said she grabbed all of her stuff and actually fled the building. I explained to her that the extractor fan in the kitchen is broken and often, if it has been powered down for a long time, makes a loud, schreeching sound when its first turned on and, as she switched the light on, she turned it on. I reported it. Had she not been alone she wouldnt have been alarmed. She wouldnt have been frightened and she wouldnt have described it as a "screaming". She might also have been more aware of the fact that the bloody thing stopped making noise when she turned the light back off again as she fled the office in hysterics. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

05-20-2012, 07:37 AM	#59 (permalink)
Garrett Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 478	I have never seen a a ghost, a specter or phantom and I spend a lot of time in Cemeteries.