(April 8, 2018 at 11:34 pm)Transcended Dimensions Wrote: I would like to add one last thing here which I think is important. I think my personality plays a big role in my lack of conviction towards any given claim whether it be the claims of skeptics of this being the one and only life or claims of the paranormal. When, for example, fundamentalist Christians tell me to use a shortcut to arrive at the truth that we are all sinners worthy of hell unless we repent, I tell these Christians that I will not be trapped inside their box. As a result, I do not buy into their shortcut methods. The same idea applies to the skeptics.
I also don't buy into their shortcut methods at arriving at what they think is the truth. Even though I would really want there to be the blissful afterlife of my dreams, I have to also apply this same mindset to paranormal researchers who claim that there is a blissful afterlife for all of us. As you can see here, I do not fit into any one's box. I am outside of the box which means no shortcut method can ever trap me into any one of these boxes (worldviews). Thus, I am put into a position where I think that the only true way to arrive at the truth is not through these shortcut methods, but instead through full research.
I don't plan on doing any research since I have no interest. I am just saying that, in order for me to arrive at the truth as to whether the skeptics are right or the paranormal researchers are right, then that would require me to do full research into both the skeptical field, the paranormal field, as well as all the objections being said and addressed by both sides of the debate.
You're either too lazy or not applying your mind properly. Research has been done into paranormal/supernatural, if you're not even interested then why jump to conclusions? You take these shortcuts yourself.
How can you claim to not be interested in doing the research then claim people took shortcuts? You really try your best to be special. You'e just ignorant. I would say you're actually trapped in a box intellectually. All your forum posts and threads prove so.