Have you ever had a supernatural experience?

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by rachMiel

Have you ever had a supernatural experience?

Originally Posted by horcrux2007

I don't believe in the supernatural, so I would have to say no.

I'm just kidding around with you, cause I thought your answer's sentence structure was interesting...

Your answer reads like, "I don't believe in the supernatural" "therefore a supernatural experience cannot happen to me."

You know, as if you believed your own personal decision to believe one way or another could have an effect on the actual existence (or nonexistence) of demons, angels, all manner of ESP, space aliens, God, etc. You do realize your belief can't make any of things blink into, or out of, existence, right?

Originally Posted by horcrux2007

I'm pretty sure my post made it clear that I don't believe in ghosts, demons, angels, gods, etc.

Do you mean you're a skeptic, meaning you've never seen anything as of yet, that makes you certain ghosts, demons, angels, God exist?

Or do you mean you're a man of faith, that is, even though you can't know/prove ghosts, demons, angels, God don't exist, you still make the leap of faith to believe they don't exist?

[horcrux2007]

Originally Posted by Sculpt

I'm just kidding around with you, cause I thought your answer's sentence structure was interesting...

Your answer reads like, "I don't believe in the supernatural" "therefore a supernatural experience cannot happen to me."

You know, as if you believed your own personal decision to believe one way or another could have an effect on the actual existence (or nonexistence) of demons, angels, all manner of ESP, space aliens, God, etc. You do realize your belief can't make any of things blink into, or out of, existence, right?

Do you mean you're a skeptic, meaning you've never seen anything as of yet, that makes you certain ghosts, demons, angels, God exist?

Or do you mean you're a man of faith, that is, even though you can't know/prove ghosts, demons, angels, God don't exist, you still make the leap of faith to believe they don't exist?

I don't believe in any of it because the idea of that stuff just sounds incredibly stupid to me. It's not that I need to see it because I can't see bacteria, but I know they exist.

[MichaelMyers]

So, Sculpt, prithee tell us about your experiences with supernatural phenomena.

[Sculpt]

= ) Just making sure I understand your response...

Originally Posted by horcrux2007

I don't believe in any of it because the idea of that stuff just sounds incredibly stupid to me.

You faithfully don't believe in, let's say demons, because they "sound stupid"?

Originally Posted by horcrux2007

It's not that I need to see it because I can't see bacteria, but I know they exist.

And, hmm... this part is tough to understand. You know bacteria exist, even though you can't see them... I got that part. It's not that you need to see a demon... to know they exist?

I noticed you ignored my question asking you which of these two (mutually exclusively) options you were: "skeptic" or "man of faith"... which is fine, you don't have to answer that if you don't want to. ...if it confuses you, or makes you uncomfortable .

Originally Posted by MichaelMyers

So, Sculpt, prithee tell us about your experiences with supernatural phenomena.

I have a few biggies. But I'll pass. I love reading about them. But we know if you didn't experience them yourself, or someone you trust, it doesn't doesn't mean much.

[hammerfan]

A few years ago, I was working at a jobsite in Connecticut. On Superbowl Sunday 2010, there was an explosion at the plant, and 6 men were killed. A few weeks after the explosion, I'm sitting at my desk in the trailer, and I feel like someone is standing in my doorway, and kind of saw a "shape". You know when you see something out of the corner of your eye, and you're not sure if it's real or not? Anyway, I look up and there's nothing there. Kinda weirded me out after what had happened there.

[Dead Bad Things]

Demons? He'll I got got a few... one in my bed, one in my pipe, one in my gin bottle, and another one in my coffee pot!😈

[The Bloofer Lady]

Originally Posted by Dead Bad Things

Demons? He'll I got got a few... one in my bed, one in my pipe, one in my gin bottle, and another one in my coffee pot!😈

I like you.

[rachMiel]

Back when I was around 20 or so I got myself a tarot deck and started doing readings for people. (I worked at a summer camp at the time.)

At the beginning, I felt like I needed to put creative energy into the readings, to connect the dots of the cards so to speak, weave a plausible story from them.

But then the stories began to create themselves (or so it felt). It wasn't as if I were reaching for a connection between the cards and the person being read, it was like the person's story (or answer to their question) became clear to me, like I was merely reporting, not creating.

At some point I became so confident in what I said and the people I was reading said I hit it so squarely on the head ... that I got spooked and backed off. I figured either it was the power of suggestion (which is creepy, kind of like a con game) or I was in fact getting a real insight into their private lives via the cards. Either way, it felt uncomfortable.

[Dead Bad Things]

Gave up on cards years ago...seems like they always were tellin' me things I already knew.Nowadays I use the I-Ching,less complicated more philosophical...

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by rachMiel

Back when I was around 20 or so I got myself a tarot deck and started doing readings for people. (I worked at a summer camp at the time.)

At the beginning, I felt like I needed to put creative energy into the readings, to connect the dots of the cards so to speak, weave a plausible story from them.

But then the stories began to create themselves (or so it felt). It wasn't as if I were reaching for a connection between the cards and the person being read, it was like the person's story (or answer to their question) became clear to me, like I was merely reporting, not creating.

At some point I became so confident in what I said and the people I was reading said I hit it so squarely on the head ... that I got spooked and backed off. I figured either it was the power of suggestion (which is creepy, kind of like a con game) or I was in fact getting a real insight into their private lives via the cards. Either way, it felt uncomfortable.

You must have looked into the various theories of where the info comes from. (I used to read about it in books, & grill people in the know, but now of course there's the internet, including parapsychical research.) Where do you feel you were getting the info? And what theories do you think are most likely?