RE: No God - No Boogeyman?
April 11, 2011 at 4:28 pm
(This post was last modified: April 11, 2011 at 4:30 pm by Violet.)
Philosophy tangent hidden.
Not a nerve here, well maybe a small nerve in my philosophies, but nothing serious.
Don't be surprised if people don't touch something for an hour, it's for a day that you should be worried
Religious people are not necessarily fools. Not a whole lot is what I have to say about ghosts. I've never seen one in life, and have faith that I never will, and also faith that nobody else ever will.
Yes, there are atheists that think this. I am not one of them though.
Firstly, it is natural. 'Unnatural' has meaning only when a thing cannot happen and does. Which isn't possible of course, so unnatural is a word to describe the impossible.
Secondly, why do you presume that they are trapped, in a position between life and death (i would argue they are alive, others would say they are dead), and why only occasionally?
Thirdly, I don't actually care about the subject. I'm settled in my position with the gods, and so with ghosts. I'll certainly discuss it if you insist, but my position is not going to be changing any time soon.
Quote:Hmm, did I hit a nerve??
No one seems to want to touch this.
Not a nerve here, well maybe a small nerve in my philosophies, but nothing serious.
Don't be surprised if people don't touch something for an hour, it's for a day that you should be worried
Quote:So yeah, this isn't a thread for you religious fools. I'd really like to know what the atheists have to say about this, mostly cause of my own curiosity ... I've never asked the question before.
Religious people are not necessarily fools. Not a whole lot is what I have to say about ghosts. I've never seen one in life, and have faith that I never will, and also faith that nobody else ever will.
Quote:My wife and I were watching that show on AMC called, A Haunting. It's a documentary series about people who have experienced paranormal activity in their own homes. My wife said she believed "ghosts" could exist even though she is undecided on the existance of God - claiming the two are not connected. So, my question: Are there those amoung you atheists that believe that it may be possible for a human being to become a "ghost" despite the fact that you don't believe in the existance of a God?
Yes, there are atheists that think this. I am not one of them though.
Quote:("ghost" being defined loosely as the spirit of a formerly alive human trapped between life and death and able to occasionally make his presence known by unnatural means)
Firstly, it is natural. 'Unnatural' has meaning only when a thing cannot happen and does. Which isn't possible of course, so unnatural is a word to describe the impossible.
Secondly, why do you presume that they are trapped, in a position between life and death (i would argue they are alive, others would say they are dead), and why only occasionally?
Thirdly, I don't actually care about the subject. I'm settled in my position with the gods, and so with ghosts. I'll certainly discuss it if you insist, but my position is not going to be changing any time soon.
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
