Posts tagged skeptics

FELLOW SKEPTICS!!! How can I not seem like a jerk?

Aug 14th

Posted by GHC in Ghost Hunting Questions

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Question:
Crop circles. Dowsing. “The Secret.” EVP. Ouija. Tarot. The Bible. Like many of us I used to believe in almost all things “para-normal.” In the past few years, I stumbled across freethought and the concept of critical thinking. I began looking into all of those things beyond the books and tv shows profiting off of these beliefs and though disappointed at first to learn none of them are real, it didn’t take me long to find a far greater happiness in embracing truth.

But now I have a problem. Most of my friends and family still DO believe in some or all of those things. I must have a terrible approach because anytime I point out that “this” or “that” thing has no evidence of truth or legitimacy and what evidence there is all points to “NOT TRUE” I really set people off. One contrary statement is usually enough to get people angry at me and I’m treated like a close-minded cocky know it all for even suggesting that they, like me, have been fooled by various types of “bs” as Penn & Teller might say.

I want to share what I have learned with the people that matter most, but I can’t even broach these subjects without being attacked. I don’t call people stupid or foolish or ridicule them but the result always seems to be the same. Is it because they want to believe so badly they dismiss any thoughts to the contrary? How can I point these things out to people without coming across as a jerk?

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Is there any way a person could prove it to skeptics?

Aug 3rd

Posted by GHC in Ghost Hunting Questions

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Question:
What I mean is, pretend for a moment that you believe in the possibility of paranormal activity for the sake of answering this question.

Let’s say person A has a real experience and cathches everything on camera, EVP etc… Person B is the skeptic. Person A shows person B the evidence.

Would person B (being a skeptic and all) really accept the evidence, or do everything in their power to disprove it?

Yes. People who don’t believe will naturally try to find a way to find a logical explanation for things. This is understandable, but when asking for evidence, how can a person really give undeniable proof to a skeptic? Are skeptics really asking for proof when all they will do is try to call it all a lie or craziness?

Forgive me for my trouble in finding a way to express point.

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Will skeptics accept a challenge?

Sep 5th

Posted by GHC in EVP evidence

17 comments

Question:
I would like to challenge skeptics to try something. Most of us have a voice recorder laying around. Please, just for ten minutes open up your mind and try recording evp. You might feel silly doing it but ask a few questions while you record. Listen to what you have recorded and let us know if you got any answers. I would dearly love to hear from people that are nonbelievers and have tried it. What do you have to lose except ten minutes of your time?
EVP is electronic voice phenomena. It is the recording of voices that can only be heard during playback.

I guess I should have said a recording device. A cell phone will work. It is easier to hear evp with headphones.
Totally Me: Good luck! I did try it too years ago and got nothing. I decided it was just dumb and would never work. Then about three years ago I tried it again and it blew me away. There were people talking in complete sentences, answering my questions. Since then I have recorded literally hundreds of EVP. It is such a shock to get your first one.
Wiccan, I’m sorry you haven’t recorded your first one yet. I don’t understand why that would be, but keep trying. My hope was that if at least 10 people would just give it a shot maybe, just maybe, one of them would actually be able to record something valid. It looks like it is something beyond their consideration. Oh well, life goes on. I will keep recording and maybe one day science will be able to find a way to prove that the voices we are getting aren’t of human origin. I know that giving links to my recordings will not prove anything to anyone. Most people will say that they are a hoax.
Since I was asked I am sharing an EVP here that I recorded in an empty home last year. There was no person in the building,I left my recorder running and went outside. There was no electricity so no other sources of sound. The building is very isolated with no nearby homes or businesses. Here is the link

http://www.4shared.com/file/65797345/5e2f41f7/Have_you_met_my_father_Were_dead_0807.html?dirPwdVerified=59a17f5b

I hope this works, never tried this site before.

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Why dont skeptics beleive in ghosts?

Aug 4th

Posted by GHC in Ghost Hunting Questions

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Question:
it always makes me laugh when people say they dont believe in ghosts when they have never even tried to disprove it themselves? when there have been alot of skeptics who have been to a very active haunted location and changed theyre tune very quickly.
how about a serious answer
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