Do you believe in spirits?

sweetpea27 · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:40 am Post subject: Do you believe in spirits?

Do you believe in life afer death?and why?

Frank 013 · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:52 am Post subject:

I would not rule out the possibility, but I do not “believe” in anything that has no measurable evidence.

Later

Ophelia · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:43 am Post subject:

Like Frank, I can't rule out the possibility of a life after death.

I can live my life without needing to know what happens next: I will do the best I can on earth regardless of whether there is a next stage.

In such a simple (for me) question, you have a 50 % chance of being wrong whatever you choose. Whatever is in store for me after death, I will have to face it whether I've made a "decision" about what I believe or not.

I view it as a blessing to know that other people believe in life after death (and have sometimes spent their lives discussing the fine points of it) and not be affected by that possibility, not even feel the need to choose camps.

Penelope · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:02 am Post subject:

I live in quite an old house - built in 1834. I have lived here for almost thirty years. We have a very sweet and peaceful ghost - a soldier, a very young man in uniform.

We call him George. He has been seen by people other than myself.

He has a certain smell - not unpleasant and he turns up often if we are decorating or doing any house alterations or improvements.

He has a very peaceful and reassuring presence and is not the least bit spooky.

Constance963 · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:37 am Post subject:

I am energy, therefore I can be neither created nor destroyed. I can only change form......... Very Happy

DWill · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:26 am Post subject:

I don't live with any doubt about this question: when my body dies, my existence as Will is over. That is the only existence that has meaning to me. If something "impersonal" survives after death, as some say, that's fine. But I'm indifferent to that.

Chris OConnor · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject:

One of the most common mistakes is to assume that every situation that has two potential outcomes means there is a 50/50 probability of either occuring. I don't have time to elaborate much on this right now, but I'll ask a quick question to make my point...

A man claims he can shoot 16 pound bowling balls out of his ass at 600 mph. Either he can or he can't. There are two mutually exclusive outcomes. He cannot both do and not do this.

Make a rough estimate of the probability that this man can actually fire the bowlings balls out of his ass at close to the speed of sound.

Frank 013 · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject:

Even if the man could... would he want to?

That action sounds very painful! Mad

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Mr. Pessimistic · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:18 am Post subject:

Mr. Pessimistic · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:20 am Post subject:

Constance963 · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:30 am Post subject:

Mr. Pessimistic · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:22 am Post subject:

Constance963 · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:11 am Post subject:

Science truly can be amazing. I think whether you fall into the realm of the religious or into the realm of the scientific, existance itself intrigues everyone. No matter what my beliefs, I am still amazed at the birth of a baby or at a seed growing into a tree.

Penelope · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:58 am Post subject:

I agree, it is the most wonderful thing to experience.

BUT - what about when the baby is born - not perfect....malformed in fact.. what happens when it is is your own baby....and you feel 'relief' as much as grief when that baby dies.

That is when you need to find some spiritual hand to hold......that is when you know you don't have the inner resources and need help and assurance from somewhere 'other'.

Mr. Pessimistic · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:10 pm Post subject:


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