ghosts/spirits Options

[madgamer]

I been wondering about this for quite a while.Do ghost/spirits exist? Can they possibly be one next to you right now but you just cant see it?

[NoSex]

"The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder." - - - David Hume

Generally, I think the whole paranormal community, in relation to honest scientific inquiry, healthy skepticism, and a sophistication in peer review or methodology of research, is painfully lacking. I think the largest appeal to the supernatural and paranormal is emotional, and, because of this, the study of these fields is often bastardized and unsatisfactory.

I certainly believe there exists a multitude of unknown and peculiar phenomena which our modern natural sciences can not even begin to imagine, let alone detect. However, I don't believe in the same success most hardcore paranormal investigators relate in reguards to the supernatural existence of "ghosts" and or "spirits."

When I was younger, I was sure my home was haunted. I could share a plethora of fanciful and frightening stories with you in reference. But, as I was young, I had quite the imagination, and further, quite the impression. Although I still find my past experiences to be odd and often difficult to decipher, I certainly do not believe that any of them could be defined as being a visitation or manifestation of the modern conception of the "spirit." I grew up.

When calculating and analyzing the modern conceptions of "ghosts" and "spirits" it becomes painfully obvious these models are very man-made and mythological archetypes. They represent and reflect perfectly our human fears, insecurities, mysteries, and curiosities. But, more seriously, the complete and utter lack of sufficient evidence, despite the centuries devoted to mediation towards, for the existence of these concieved mystical beings demands a suspension of belief.

All evidence anecdotal and easily reduced by the rationalist theories of David Hume or the swift blade of Occam's Razor.

If "they" do exist, which they may certainly, they would be so unlike what we have already imagined that their existence may forever go unnoticed (quite possibly a discovery in modern physics will lend a hand?). However, as of now, we haven't a reason to believe such beings exist, so, I must abstain from such a belief. Not to say, I wouldn't want to believe, cause, f**k, that would be super cool? Huh?