RE: Why are Christians so uneasy about the paranormal
May 4, 2017 at 9:48 am
(This post was last modified: May 4, 2017 at 10:15 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(May 4, 2017 at 7:32 am)chimp3 Wrote:(May 3, 2017 at 10:16 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: That's kinda mean. Maybe I shouldn't have told you guys what happened if ppl are you going to insult my husband.I agree Catholic Lady! That was a shot to the groin. Penalty box for me. Sorry.
It's cool

(May 3, 2017 at 11:45 pm)Grandizer Wrote:(May 3, 2017 at 8:22 pm)Grandizer Wrote: Would help if the "great" nations of the world stopped sucking up to Saudi Arabia and actively condemned the governmental oppression of women and atheists there.
By the way, why it's not called Saudia in English instead of Saudi Arabia is beyond me.
Forgot:
And Christians and other religious groups, along with LGBT and such.
Basically everyone who is not Muslim following Sharia Law.
(May 4, 2017 at 6:59 am)Cyberman Wrote:(May 3, 2017 at 1:26 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Meh... I think if anything, it makes more sense to say he imagined it than to say he was actually asleep the whole time and the whole thing was just a dream that he thinks actually happened.
Quote:Hypnagogic hallucinations can occur at the onset of sleep, either by day or at night. They are usually quite vivid and visual.
Visual hallucinations usually consist of simple forms such as coloured circles or parts of objects that may be constant or changing in size. A formed image of an animal or a person may appear and it is often in colour.
https://patient.info/doctor/hypnagogic-hallucinations
I have personally experienced many such hallucinations. I've spoken about the most striking one before. I had turned in for the night while Sam was visiting Shell three floors above. I wasn't even dozing off when I distinctly heard Sam's voice outside the bedroom, calling for me weakly and then groaning. I immediately jumped up and threw open the door but there was nobody there. I even opened the front door and checked the landing and stairwell. Some time later, she came trotting down the stairs happy as anything.
I knew about hypnagogia so I immediately recognised it, but it's still a remarkably convincing experience.
Yeah, it could have been his imagination due to being tired and the stress of basic training, etc. The convincing part about it to me though is how upset he described being. He's not the type of person to lose his cool. I don't think he would have unless the experience felt very, very real.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh