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I Don't Believe In The Paranormal

People that do tend to say I should "open my mind to the possibility." They seem to act like the paranormal makes things more interesting or that reality without it would be somehow boring.

I don't understand that. There's plenty of real things that are almost like magic. Quantum entanglement, neutron stars, black holes, time dilation, superposition, string theory, m-theory...

Perhaps they're drawn to ghost and spirits because they are easier to understand? Or more importantly since they aren't real then "answers" can be derived very easily. Mere supposition and confirmation bias will confirm everything for them as opposed to rigorous study that may or may not yield results in your lifetime. To be honest I lump it in the same category as religion: it is the easy answer.
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I dont believe you should open your mind to the possibility haha you get to choose what you believe in, its your life so if you dont want to believe in ghosts or spirits dont haha, but dont be the person who goes hating on people who believe in them either
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JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F
Spirits and such is about the only thing that I tend to overlook in terms of calling people out on crazy beliefs...I used to be a big paranormal believer..in fact I spoke to a medium who did eerily tell me things no one could have known(and said he was speaking to my father who i never knew)...and then i sudeenly lost the only photo of my father i had. For years i believed it was missing because my dead father took it.

Just a few months ago I found the photo and had forgotten I had used it elsewhere .....

Before finding it I started to realize maybe i just heard things i wanted to hear and that the words that medium told me were comforting to me somehow.... I tend not to "hate" on paranormal believers for this reason ...
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Justpeaceandlove · 61-69, F
@MalteseFalconPunch: on belief if God.... It's just that a belief but I see God totally different today than what I was told to believe...
@MalteseFalconPunch: Haha yeah i was speaking in general, you have all right to share you opinion
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Justpeaceandlove · 61-69, F
@MalteseFalconPunch: when I speak of God today I see God as a higher power within me. A positive energy if you will that comes from myself within my mind. As I keep an open mind about what others think or believe or suggest my mind seems to expand. I'm not totally sure what is going on except that as I allow others to share what they think I consider many possibilities.

I certainly do not believe in a God in the sky belief at all... But then I've heard that what you believe makes it so for the person believing it.

There are so many possibilities... I'm not sure what is right except that I definitely have a faith in love. Knowing what love is is another story. :) I know what love is not.
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Justpeaceandlove · 61-69, F
@MalteseFalconPunch: I don't feel you understand what I'm saying or perhaps it's not explainable. Who knows.
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Justpeaceandlove · 61-69, F
@MalteseFalconPunch: it is what it is. :)
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Justpeaceandlove · 61-69, F
@MalteseFalconPunch: never heard that word before but then again there are a lot of words I've never heard before. Lol
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Justpeaceandlove · 61-69, F
@MalteseFalconPunch: I never understood why people use certain words. I suppose there are many reasons.
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Justpeaceandlove · 61-69, F
@MalteseFalconPunch: okay I believe you believe that. I just feel to lazy to look into further right now. Lol