Do you believe that everything can be explained rationally or do some phenomena defy scientific explanation?
My belief is that everything has a reason or an answer behind it. The fact is, that we have known more about anything and everything than we have ever known. I think that is because of the beauty and brilliance of science. Science approve and disprove many things. But some things do slip through the fingers of science. There are plenty of things that science hasn't been able to prove yet: ghosts, demons, UFO's, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, and many other things. Some believe that these subjects are just myths and urban legends, but I believe that things subjects just haven't had enough research done on them to be proven or dis-proven. To me, they don't necessarily defy scientific explanation, they just haven'y been researched thoroughly enough to have a real yes or no answer.
What is a ghost?
A ghost, by definition, is a deceased person's apparition that appears to have manifested into a living person. It is believed that a ghost comes into existence when their living self dies from a very traumatic, highly emotional, or an unusual death. Most often times, the spirit does not seem to know that they are dead and are now a spirit. A ghost is not only limited to being a person; animals are sometimes ghosts too. Some individuals report sometimes seeing there deceased pets roaming around. They observe unusual activities that replicates their dead pets behavior. Not every ghosts is friendly so be careful if you ever see one, or rather, think you see one. They're sneaky.
Source: http://paranormal.about.com/cs/ghosthunting/f/blfaqs_ghosts01.htm
Have you ever seen a ghost? How would react if you ever saw one?
I have never seen a ghost with my own eyes. Sometimes people talk about being children and seeing a ton of ghosts. I don't recall much from my childhood so I'm sure I didn't see any ghosts even when I was a child. I'm very glad I haven't seen any ghosts because if I ever did, I would panic and never want to return to the sight where the traumatic event took place.
I have had unusual things happen in my house. I recall I was just playing my video games, eyes glued to the TV. I was thirsty so I decided to finally get up after hours of sitting and talking to my online friends. Now I usually have the door to my room closed but this time I noticed it was open. I didn't think much of it since at the time I thought, "my cats know how to open the door it's nothing". I completely ignored the fact that the door was closed all the way and my cats aren't that smart with door handles. So I looked towards the kitchen and had a second thought about going to the kitchen. I don't know why I had that second thought. So I returned to the endless frustration of video games. After a bit, my mouth told me I was no longer thirsty; I was parched. Again, I stood up, but this time when I looked toward the kitchen, a chair that sits close to the table was on the other side of the room. Immediately I denied what I saw and returned to my video games.
I still don't know what happened or why the chair was moved, but it was pretty spooky.
Of course more things have happened since then. I mean things haven't been moved around, but weird things have happened. My doorbell sometimes rings. Either in short bursts or a long tone. People playing ding-dong-ditch is ruled out because I always look out about 4 seconds after the bell rings. And since my room is on the second floor overlooking the front gate, I would be able to tell whenever someone rings the door bell. Also, when you press the button to ring the door bell, it doesn't ring. The button doesn't work. So it sometimes rings in the middle of the night or just at random times in the day.
My neighbors have also said that they've seen a ghost of a little girl in the floor below me. It might be the little girl playing tricks and wanting to play. However, it could also just be that the bell is malfunctioning.
Point is, I haven't seen a ghost but my house may be haunted.
I guess this leads to the next section...
I would feel scared. I don't like haunted places and haunted things and ghosts. I don't ever want to come across a ghost. If I did, I don't know how I would react. So sleeping in a haunted house is a no for me. I can't even go in the woods at night because I have this gut feeling that something or someone is going to grab be and take me to an unknown place. I'm sure it's a common fear.
I can't even go inside the fun haunted houses in amusement parks. I'm don't think i'm scared of the people in fake outfits. I just don't like being jump scared and I'm positive that that's what the majority of the haunted houses are going to do. I can't even watch scary movies because most modern scary movies are so heavily relying on jump scares. The most recent horror movie I've seen is the remake of Evil Dead. It was a good movie. It wasn't really reliant on jump scares unlike your typical found film movies. Now I'm getting off track. No I would not sleep in a haunted house because if there's a demon, I might get possessed or killed or something that I wouldn't like.
Of course more things have happened since then. I mean things haven't been moved around, but weird things have happened. My doorbell sometimes rings. Either in short bursts or a long tone. People playing ding-dong-ditch is ruled out because I always look out about 4 seconds after the bell rings. And since my room is on the second floor overlooking the front gate, I would be able to tell whenever someone rings the door bell. Also, when you press the button to ring the door bell, it doesn't ring. The button doesn't work. So it sometimes rings in the middle of the night or just at random times in the day.
My neighbors have also said that they've seen a ghost of a little girl in the floor below me. It might be the little girl playing tricks and wanting to play. However, it could also just be that the bell is malfunctioning.
Point is, I haven't seen a ghost but my house may be haunted.
I guess this leads to the next section...
How would you feel about spending the night in a haunted house?
I would feel scared. I don't like haunted places and haunted things and ghosts. I don't ever want to come across a ghost. If I did, I don't know how I would react. So sleeping in a haunted house is a no for me. I can't even go in the woods at night because I have this gut feeling that something or someone is going to grab be and take me to an unknown place. I'm sure it's a common fear.
I can't even go inside the fun haunted houses in amusement parks. I'm don't think i'm scared of the people in fake outfits. I just don't like being jump scared and I'm positive that that's what the majority of the haunted houses are going to do. I can't even watch scary movies because most modern scary movies are so heavily relying on jump scares. The most recent horror movie I've seen is the remake of Evil Dead. It was a good movie. It wasn't really reliant on jump scares unlike your typical found film movies. Now I'm getting off track. No I would not sleep in a haunted house because if there's a demon, I might get possessed or killed or something that I wouldn't like.
What is the history of the Ouija board?
The Ouija board was created and sold by the Kennard Novelty Company. in the 19th century, spiritualism arrived in America and brought wonder and excitement to all Americans alike. There were people holding seances fascinated by contacting their dead loved ones. People were getting really into the whole contacting the dead fad. It was too much work for some people though. In some instances you'd have to gather around a table holding hands with a candle in the center while trying desperately to summon a deceased relative. There's also the one scenario where each person grabs hold of a table and it starts shaking and supposedly that's also a ghost doing that. Or a demon. Whatever the case, it would sometimes be too inconvenient. So in order to make fast money off the popular new trend going on, the Kennard Novelty Company took advantage to provide those entranced by the spirit world a new way of contacting the dead. They came out with a simple, yet mysterious device called the Ouija board. It allegedly got its name when the creator of it asked the board what it should be called. The board then replied Ouija. According to Wikipedia, the word is an ancient word that means "good luck". That sounds pretty coincidental to me. Playing with a device called good luck that can connect you to the dead. Good luck as in, "I hope you talk to whoever you're looking for!" or good luck as in, "Good luck trying to get rid of the ghost you summoned. However you want to interpret it, it's pretty spooky. So the board is composed of all the letter in the alphabet, the numbers zero through nine, and a yes on the top left, and no on the top right. It even has a goodbye written on it. So you use the planchette provided by placing only your finger tips on it. You have to then ask a question and the spirit will respond by moving your fingers to any of the options. If it's taking your fingers to the letters, then it's spelling out a word. Sounds creepy and unrealistic. But I can't really say anything. I haven't tried it nor do I think I ever will. Like I said, the game is simple yet mysterious because it's hard to determine whether a spirit is actually in your presence moving your fingers, or if your friend is just a very good liar. Ouija boards are scary to me.
Source: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/?no-ist=&=&preview=&page=1
Source: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/?no-ist=&=&preview=&page=1
