Ghosts

[Segovia]

I'll try to steer away from religion but in the case of poltergeists, some experts say that they are caused by either an extreme amount of violent energy or teenage angst.

[Dr. Sticks]

that's dumb. do you watch the show that comes on the Discovery channel? I think they show it at around 1:00 EST

[D-puff]

that's dumb. do you watch the show that comes on the Discovery channel? I think they show it at around 1:00 EST

Usually travel channel has more ghost shows, but I haven't watched travel in a long time.

[RocketGirl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPqerbz8KDc

[Segovia]

Not really but I do watch the programs on the Travel Channel. I would call my self an expert because I can play the devil's advocate and use my knowledge of ghosts and logic in order to figure it out. Remember my Dad's a plumber so I do have some backround in wiring and plumbing. I am a believer but I don't fall for everything I hear or see.

[nickspoon]

However it's not as easy to explain photos like this.

I disagree. All I see is a few white marks on a grainy old photo; there's nothing there. Anything you might see can be put down to the incredible power of your brain to construct things that you want to see.

[Segovia]

People! play the Devil's advocate once in a while! It'll help you understand things more clearly.

[Ibun]

However it's not as easy to explain photos like this.

I disagree. All I see is a few white marks on a grainy old photo; there's nothing there. Anything you might see can be put down to the incredible power of your brain to construct things that you want to see.

It's not a schooner, it's a sailboat.

[Rooster]

I would agree with Nick that some photos like this can easily be explained as mist or some kind of relection.


However it's not as easy to explain photos like this.

The second one is double exposure, and the first looks like it's a mark on the lense.

Personally, I'm not a believer in ghosts. Every account I've read/watched can have a logical explanation. Also, it seems like most photographical "proof" looks more like piss-poor cameramanship than anything else.

[RocketGirl]

Y'ever notice how almost all "proof" is ambiguous, at best? You'd think someone, somewhere, just once would catch something like this on film or video in such a way that trickery is precluded and the evidence is all but undeniable...but no. No, every last scrap of "proof" is blurry, in shadow, or debunked as a fake.

That ought to start cluing some folks...and yet...

[Segovia]

I am not surprised that not to many people believe in ghosts.

[Burning Sheep Productions]

Not a big fan of NIN personally; but whatever floats your boat there.

That's the first thing I thought of too. :<

[D-puff]

I am not surprised that not to many people believe in ghosts.

Its because of the lack of legit evidence. Pictures, videos, et cetera are barely proof with how many editing tools they have for it all, and that seems to be the only thing people have to show. Its the same thing with aliens, loch ness (though nobody cares about that anymore), bigfoot, and so on.

[Segovia]

I am not surprised that not to many people believe in ghosts.

Its because of the lack of legit evidence. Pictures, videos, et cetera are barely proof with how many editing tools they have for it all, and that seems to be the only thing people have to show. Its the same thing with aliens, loch ness (though nobody cares about that anymore), bigfoot, and so on.

That's not the reason I was thinking about but yeah.

[D-puff]

Maybe something will show up in the future to eventually prove at least some of these myths true. Its ironic though; There really isnt a way to disprove them, so if we don't solve it, it will be a mystery forever. It at least gives people something to think about.