Monday, January 23, 2012

About Paranormal: Paranormal and Belief Don't Mix

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From Stephen Wagner, your Guide to Paranormal
This week's feature is something that's been on my mind for some time. It comes out of the realization that some paranormal believers can be just as inflexible and close-minded when it comes to a set of ideas. To me, that just doesn't make sense because we're dealing with mysteries that no one quite understands. See my article for more. Then take a look at a "ghost" video that's been in the news and get my opinion on that. Take this week's poll on cases of weird rain, and don't miss the latest news roundup.

Paranormal and Belief Don't Mix
Do you believe in ghosts? I don't. I don't need to BELIEVE in ghosts... or Bigfoot or psychic phenomena. There is enough evidence for me to conclude that these phenomena are very real possibilities. We don't understand what they really are, but they are part of the human experience worthy of investigation. So we should not get caught up in rigid beliefs about these mysteries. The paranormal should not be a belief system, but an ongoing journey of exploration.

Ghost of Lady Di video
In this currently circulating video, a tourist videotaping the inside of a church in Glasgow, Scotland, believes he might have captured the ghostly image of Lady Diana in a stained glass window. Is it really a ghost or just an optical illusion? Watch the video and read my opinion.

Poll: Rains of Fish and Frogs: What's the Cause?
Every year there are several documented reports of rains of small fish, frogs, or some other small creatures. There was just such a report in this past week's news from Agusan del Sur in the Philippines, where it rained a species of small fish. Similar accounts have come from all over the world for centuries. What could possibly be the cause?

News: Streep Haunted, Mounties and Sasquatch, Poltergeists
Streep's haunted house... The Mounties and Bigfoot... William Roll's poltergeist... Courthouse ghosts... Japan earthquake victims haunted by ghosts... Abuser claims "ghost" injured his wife... Obituary: Dr. William G. Roll... Projects show it's easy to create fake memories... Green children from outer space... Howling noises, Bigfoot or hoax?... Sasquatch: Not just an animal?... Is This The Minnesota Iceman?... Psychics divulge unknown... Did oldest tree spontaneously combust?... Ghost story guarantees you'll be spooked.

 


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