Thread: Ask me about the paranormal.

What have been the most upstanding 'examples' of paranormal activity - recognized by the mainstream - which have yet to be debunked?

Hmmm I'm not sure that I understand your question. Rephrase??

I mean, what do you know about famous examples of suggested paranormal activity? Are there any good, documented cases of it, which have been investigated and yet not explained away as 'normal', 'scientifically explained' phenomena?

I would also like to know the answer to O's question.

Also, have you expirenced any good paranormal activity?

If paranormal is real - then isn't it just good old normal?

What happens if slayer and an alien cat girl get it on, Would it be human, catgirl or alien?

Originally Posted by slayer

I would also like to know the answer to O's question.

Also, have you expirenced any good paranormal activity?

One: I'm not, sure of O's question, searching now.
Two: I'm way too into the paranormal, and way too paranoid to know what's actually paranormal and what's not. However, I am at least 98.99% sure that my dad's old house was haunted.
and Indigo: Why don't we try that out??

You said that you know everything about it. If you have to search they might as well just do it themselves.
Do you be believe entities can contact humans or even sense their presence.

Why has nobody claimed the James Randi million dollar challenge prize?

Originally Posted by guitarboy

You said that you know everything about it. If you have to search they might as well just do it themselves.
Do you be believe entities can contact humans or even sense their presence.

Rephrase please?? What exactly do you mean by entities, like spirits/ghosts??
Replicon: Maybe they're all fakes. Maybe the real ones don't want to be noticed. Maybe I'm just crazy. Maybe everyone who believes in the supernatural is crazy. Maybe, maybe, maybe. Maybe we'll never know.

Originally Posted by Replicon

Why has nobody claimed the James Randi million dollar challenge prize?

Because it's BS.

Originally Posted by TheLucid

I know it all

Oh reeeeeally?

Do ghosts exist?

There is something you do not KNOW.

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

Because it's BS.

What do ya mean O?

You mean the show itself is BS?

I don't want to be harsh, but it seems, so far, you've failed to answer any questions properly.

Originally Posted by Dizko

What do ya mean O?

You mean the show itself is BS?

I mean the Randi challenge is the equivalent of the thread someone posted in R/S about "I would probably give $1,000,000 to anyone who could convince me that God exists." Randi has a well-documented history of moving the goalposts, when testing his subjects. If he's not satisfied with an outcome, he will raise the stakes, and make the tests progressively harder, until he's come up with a way to pass off even so much as a reasonable doubt that the person is actually using the ability they are claiming they have.

The final word usually comes down to that old tag-line that "skeptics" use, whenever they can't explain a phenomenon: "Well, there has to be some rational explanation for it." Even if overwhelming evidence is in front of his/their face, a refusal to accept it is as easy as saying "Well, I might not be able to analytically debunk it, but there's an answer there somewhere. You haven't proven that what you've done is paranormal."

Such is the nature of the Randi Challenge.

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

I mean the Randi challenge is the equivalent of the thread someone posted in R/S about "I would probably give $1,000,000 to anyone who could convince me that God exists." Randi has a well-documented history of moving the goalposts, when testing his subjects. If he's not satisfied with an outcome, he will raise the stakes, and make the tests progressively harder, until he's come up with a way to pass off even so much as a reasonable doubt that the person is actually using the ability they are claiming they have.

The final word usually comes down to that old tag-line that "skeptics" use, whenever they can't explain a phenomenon: "Well, there has to be some rational explanation for it." Even if overwhelming evidence is in front of his/their face, a refusal to accept it is as easy as saying "Well, I might not be able to analytically debunk it, but there's an answer there somewhere. You haven't proven that what you've done is paranormal."

Such is the nature of the Randi Challenge.

I see. Thanks

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

I mean the Randi challenge is the equivalent of the thread someone posted in R/S about "I would probably give $1,000,000 to anyone who could convince me that God exists."

That was my thread. Second one of my threads mentioned today!! Also, I have failed to answer one serious question properly. The other two were joking or I'm searching for. One question I'm waiting for clarification. The James Randi show one, that question remains unanswered. And as said before, he raises the challenges diffuculty. The people could be tired from previous challenges, or maybe they do have powers, just not that much ability. Do you honestly think that any living being could live without limits??

what can you tell me about this video?

If Tarzan is a wild man, why doesn't he have a beard?

obviously he shaves with a rock...

I would love to believe in an afterlife, but I havnt seen enough evidence of ghosts to give me hope, what is the most compelling evidance to you?

There is a lot of proof out there. The problem however, is that technology is good enough now a lot of people can't tell the difference between what is real and fake. Even when something is real, its easy for a person to go, "No way that is fake."

I mean if I showed you a video of someone suddenly lifting off the ground and flying. Even if it was real, there is no way most people would believe it and it simply isn't practical for everyone to see everything first hand either.

Until someone is able to catch a ghost something and put it into a cage for everyone to look at it and study people are not going to believe it.

Originally Posted by tkdyo

obviously he shaves with a rock...

I would love to believe in an afterlife, but I havnt seen enough evidence of ghosts to give me hope, what is the most compelling evidance to you?

Probably the fact that there is just so, freaking many reports and cases. It's just hard to believe that these people, mostly non-believers, would just make something like this up. some of it is beyond imagination!! Too bad ghosts (spirits, entities, whatever) just seem to defy all means of capture and so are mostly impossible to actually study....

You didn't answer my question.

Originally Posted by TheLucid

Rephrase please?? What exactly do you mean by entities, like spirits/ghosts??
Replicon: Maybe they're all fakes. Maybe the real ones don't want to be noticed. Maybe I'm just crazy. Maybe everyone who believes in the supernatural is crazy. Maybe, maybe, maybe. Maybe we'll never know.

It's actually fairly obviuos for anyone with a 5th grade reading level.
Do you think ghosts can contact people?
Jesus H