I don't think I've ever seen a discussion about ghosts before.
I had been a non-believer in ghosts, then a skeptic (I suppose that's more of an open-minded non-believer). Maybe 6-8 years ago, my best friend and I worked at the same job. He was trying to get into ghost hunting, and one of our managers was very into it -- had his own e.v.p. recordings, kept up with famous and local hunters on social media, had a few of the tools involved in such a thing. That manager left before my buddy really went out and did anything, but it caught my interest that he would be so intent to go because he's really not the kind of person to go breaking into abandoned buildings. Ghost Hunters was really popular on tv around then, but it was evident that they were making a lot of money doing what they were doing, eventually spawning off some satellite investigation groups in other countries and states and such. Like a company. One year, they had a Live Halloween special. I watched it. Me and a lot of other people actually saw them fake a physical interaction. I was pretty done at that point.
Then I had caught a few episodes of another show, Ghost Adventures. They were slightly more compelling. As a writer, I tend to look between the lines at people's actions and words on television. I could find no inclination that they were acting at all -- there are three guys (four if you count their tech guy, who goes in on the hunt on rare occasion) they all have separate motives for ghost hunting, and those remain true throughout the seasons. The main guy is really douchey, but he intends to prove ghosts' existence because he had an encounter one time. One guy (Nick) is searching for questions to the afterlife, and he remains true to this by the types of questions he asks into the air. "What can you tell me about how you died?" "What's it like?" "Do you believe in a higher power?" these are questions only Nick asks, especially when he's alone.
But I had only caught a few episodes here and there. Last week, I came home and my roomate was watching the first season on netflix. I sat down and watched the marathon with him. I have to tell you, it completely changed me into a believer. I consider myself a man of scientific intellect. I could easily work out a possible debunk for any of the events captured on Ghost Hunters, but on every single episode of Ghost Adventures, there was at least one or two things I simply could not get my head around.
I would go into those if you'd like. But really, I just wanted to hear your opinions. Do you believe in ghosts or not? What does your faith say about ghosts? (and please, if someone puts up a faith-based statement, ignore their post and respond only to me. I do not want this to be a debate for anyone)
I had been a non-believer in ghosts, then a skeptic (I suppose that's more of an open-minded non-believer). Maybe 6-8 years ago, my best friend and I worked at the same job. He was trying to get into ghost hunting, and one of our managers was very into it -- had his own e.v.p. recordings, kept up with famous and local hunters on social media, had a few of the tools involved in such a thing. That manager left before my buddy really went out and did anything, but it caught my interest that he would be so intent to go because he's really not the kind of person to go breaking into abandoned buildings. Ghost Hunters was really popular on tv around then, but it was evident that they were making a lot of money doing what they were doing, eventually spawning off some satellite investigation groups in other countries and states and such. Like a company. One year, they had a Live Halloween special. I watched it. Me and a lot of other people actually saw them fake a physical interaction. I was pretty done at that point.
Then I had caught a few episodes of another show, Ghost Adventures. They were slightly more compelling. As a writer, I tend to look between the lines at people's actions and words on television. I could find no inclination that they were acting at all -- there are three guys (four if you count their tech guy, who goes in on the hunt on rare occasion) they all have separate motives for ghost hunting, and those remain true throughout the seasons. The main guy is really douchey, but he intends to prove ghosts' existence because he had an encounter one time. One guy (Nick) is searching for questions to the afterlife, and he remains true to this by the types of questions he asks into the air. "What can you tell me about how you died?" "What's it like?" "Do you believe in a higher power?" these are questions only Nick asks, especially when he's alone.
But I had only caught a few episodes here and there. Last week, I came home and my roomate was watching the first season on netflix. I sat down and watched the marathon with him. I have to tell you, it completely changed me into a believer. I consider myself a man of scientific intellect. I could easily work out a possible debunk for any of the events captured on Ghost Hunters, but on every single episode of Ghost Adventures, there was at least one or two things I simply could not get my head around.
I would go into those if you'd like. But really, I just wanted to hear your opinions. Do you believe in ghosts or not? What does your faith say about ghosts? (and please, if someone puts up a faith-based statement, ignore their post and respond only to me. I do not want this to be a debate for anyone)
