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Ghost??? Spirits??? Extraterrestrial???

Started by LukevanVeith, September 25, 2011, 08:16:23 AM

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LukevanVeith

Sometimes this is bothering me...
Do you believe in ghosts, spirits, or ET?


Well from myself, what I believe most is the existence of ET, because there are a lot of evidence proofing it. About spirits or ghosts, there are a lot of spiritual "practice" (I don't know any other suitable word), such as pesugihan (my language) which works like a voodoo but it's for attract someone or luck to come to those who use it. But, the user have to sacrifice something like their family (they don't want this) which most of the case the whole family and the user died one by one (well, I haven't checked this for sure).

How about you?

Will

Ghosts? No evidence. Spirits? No evidence. Extraterrestrial life? It's likely, but we still don't have any scientific evidence. Intelligent extraterrestrial life that's visited earth? No evidence.
I want bad people to look forward to and celebrate the day I die, because if they don't, I'm not living up to my potential.

Tank

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Stevil

I'd have no problems spending the night in a haunted house if given the opportunity. Although it wouldn't make any effort to find an opportunity.

Life outside of earth is most likely, but I have no belief either way.

MariaEvri

personally, I do not believe in the existence of spirits/ghosts, since I do not believe there is a soul. As far as aliens go, I believe there is a big chance that they are out there (after all the number of planets out there is unimaginable). I just dont think they will be like anything close that those they show on tv/movies.
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OldGit

What Maria said.
Extraterrestrials would not be supernatural; ghosts and suchlike would be and therefore do not exist.

Whitney

The only partial evidence for ET is that life evolved on Earth so it would make sense to assume that it could evolve elsewhere given the right conditions; and since the universe is quite big there are a lot of elsewheres for that to happen....but we don't actually have any evidence of ET.  Sketchy videos that almost always are proven to be hoaxes and rednecks claiming to be anally probed is not evidence.

There is also no proof of Ghosts.  Since they would be supernatural I wouldn't even place them in the same category as ET.

xSilverPhinx

I'm going to echo what basically everybody said. Spirits of any form? No, there's no evidence that there is and no reason to believe that there is. As for ETs, I do believe that unintelligent lifeforms are common throughout the universe, whereas intelligent ones like us are less likely. There's no reason to believe that we've been visited by aliens, though.
I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey


OldGit

Mind you, if aliens ever do drop in for tea, it'll be interesting to find out how they got here.  But however they do it, I refuse to believe that it will be supernatural.
Thought - maybe those neutrinos will provide a method.

Asmodean

Quote from: LukevanVeith on September 25, 2011, 08:16:23 AM
Do you believe in ghosts,
Not without evidence, which is to say I assume they do not exist until proven otherwise

Quotespirits,
Alcohol-variety, yes. For the rest, look above.

Quoteor ET?
I assume there is life beyond Earth until proven otherwise or until some discovery makes the opposite assumption a safer one.
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LukevanVeith

Mind if all of you take a challenge about ghost and spirits? Like stay in a so-called haunted house?

Sandra Craft

Quote from: LukevanVeith on September 25, 2011, 08:16:23 AM
Sometimes this is bothering me...
Do you believe in ghosts, spirits, or ET?


Well from myself, what I believe most is the existence of ET, because there are a lot of evidence proofing it. About spirits or ghosts, there are a lot of spiritual "practice" (I don't know any other suitable word), such as pesugihan (my language) which works like a voodoo but it's for attract someone or luck to come to those who use it. But, the user have to sacrifice something like their family (they don't want this) which most of the case the whole family and the user died one by one (well, I haven't checked this for sure).

How about you?

No, no and maybe but we'll probably never see one.  Mind explaining what your evidence is for all these things?
Sandy

  

"Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet."  Sarah Louise Delany

xSilverPhinx

Quote from: LukevanVeith on October 08, 2011, 03:07:27 AM
Mind if all of you take a challenge about ghost and spirits? Like stay in a so-called haunted house?

I live in one already ;D Just kidding ;)
I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey


Sandra Craft

Quote from: xSilverPhinx on October 08, 2011, 03:55:46 AM
Quote from: LukevanVeith on October 08, 2011, 03:07:27 AM
Mind if all of you take a challenge about ghost and spirits? Like stay in a so-called haunted house?

I live in one already ;D Just kidding ;)

I've been told that cats can see spirits, and that's what they're looking at when they stare into space for no apparent reason.  Based on that, my apt. is either loaded with spirits or invisible mice.
Sandy

  

"Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet."  Sarah Louise Delany

MathKat

I don't believe in ghosts.  I wouldn't have a problem spending the night in a supposed haunted house.  I don't believe in spirits.  Extraterrestrial... I'm sure there's life out there somewhere.  Weather or not there is intelligent life, as much as I'd like to think so I'm skeptical.