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Most debunkers are terrified it's all real and are desperate to prove otherwise.
shareDesperate? In what way? Because being a gullible fool is the better option when there is no evidence for belief in the first place?
shareThanks for proving my point.
Have fun. Lifes' too friggin' short.
Yeah, I can really see how paranormal would be terrifying, if you are from some primitive culture or have mental issues when trying to cope with reality.
shareThe more snide and pointed your arguments, the more terrified you are. It's okay, man. We're all a little afraid of one thing or another. I was like you for a good portion of my life. But I learned that denying it doesn't make it non-existant. You should really try to embrace the concept of the many MANY unseen things in our reality. It'll make you feel better, my friend, seriously. It'll make those shadows you see out of the corner of your eye not quite so troubling. If taking derogatory shots at me helps, please be my guest.
Have fun. Lifes' too friggin' short.
Interesting, you see MY comments as snide, and your offending comments about those who don't believe "terrified" are interesting. I see you walk down a one way street where you are entitled to call people names and mock, but when it comes back, you skip over your rudeness and only notice other people coming back at you AFTER YOU STARTED IT!
Also, please explain what there is to be afraid of in not believing? To make a comment like that, one should also have reasons to back it up. So, because I've never seen anything paranormal, what is it that terrifies me in the disbelief?
I'll tell you what really terrifies me, people believing that illness of the mind and believing delusions of paranormal things being reality is terrifying. Unstable people are terrifying. Not things that make sounds like a house is settling, or peripheral darkspots which are a common occurrence to people.
That said, I want your snide take on why skeptics are so scared.
I truly meant no offense and I apologize if it seemed as if I did. Saying you are terrified was not intended as an insult, only an observation. My original post was not meant to start any hostilities, only discussion. Since your walls against believing anything you can't immediately quantify are fully up, I'd be wasting my time debating with you and that only serves to support my theory. It's not the disbeleif itself that you are afraid of, though. It's what you cling to when you wonder deep down if the paranormal is real. I used to be just like you, man. To clarify, BTW, I am not merely speaking of "things that go bump in the night" or "cold spots". I've been reading and researching this subject since I was a school kid. I'm talking about truly weird unexplainable stuff here.
Let me ask you a question. What was your motivation in replying to my original post? The fact that you felt strongly enough to do so tells me the issue of the unseen is something that troubles you. For that matter, if you're totally convinced it's all fantasy, why were you even on this board? What is your motivation in arguing so hard against it? If none of it is real, why does it concern you so? Why does it frighten you if I believe in it?
I've tried in earnest to keep my tone pleasant here and again apologize for offending you.
Have fun. Lifes' too friggin' short.
See, you keep mentioning NOT being able to believe, and this is not the truth about any skeptic. SHOW SOME HARD EVIDENCE! Do you think any skeptic doesn't want to believe? Who wouldn't want to believe in anything as interesting as a possible afterlife??? Seriously, who wouldn't want to believe there is something out their after this life, or something we don't or can't understand?
It's not like paranormal isn't an interesting subject, but there is NEVER an ounce of repeatable or measurable evidence.
So, I'm not going to step from the skeptics box into the gullible box because people "THINK" I'm closed minded.
I'm very open minded, I'm saying "anything is possible" however, I need evidence to support that possibility. I think everyone should be skeptical of any extraordinary claims.
Now, you say you were a skeptic, but how skeptical could you really have been if you mentioned your interest was learning about this as a kid in school? You're basically admitting you have never been skeptical. The term "kid" suggests "up too age 12", so, throw away any age up to possibly age 8, because most people don't have a clue till that age about what paranormal might be other than tv shows, and because reading starts around age 6-7 in school, and then you have someone who was basically a child claiming to be a skeptic.
My motivation towards your original post is because you are throwing blanket statements over a group of people who are skeptical, while claiming that you "once" were a skeptic. It's not about what's "unseen", it's about whats never been shown other than hearsay and ridiculous tv shows which are made for entertainment purposes to cash in on the commercials ever 12 minutes.
As for WHY I discuss this, because I can not understand someone who's mindset is to dismiss rational conclusions before jumping to the paranormal for everything that happens. The fact that people let tv shows change a person's views on reality. People watching entertainment, then calling it truth.
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