Apr 9, 2006, 04:35 PM
Local time: Apr 9, 2006, 03:35 PM
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I think spirits and the like are just explanations for things we don't understand. This is true of most mystic type things, like UFOs ghosts and (I think, don't get on to me) religion.
I didn't always think this way, but through the years I have become more scientific in thinking and personally think that absolutely everything can be explained with enough evidence and study. The problem with this kind of stuff is the lack of evidence and study. Since it is so sporradic and unexpected, it is nearly impossible to study properly, and it's usually over in a few seconds or minutes on top of that.
Someone I know told me stories about UFOs and encounters with demons that were very real and frightening. They freaked me out for a long time. Later, it was discovered that he has some schizophrenia in him, and that he hallucinated these things.
Of course, I sincerely doubt that all ghost sightings can be attributed to this, but it made me realize how powerful the brain is, and how easy it is for it to create and alter perception.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
A koopa never lived who had an ounce of integrity.
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