The Electronic Sideshow

There are a handful of me and my friends that really get into these paranormal talks and one friend joins in but she dismisses ideas of ghosts and hauntings saying they are all demons. She's a little religious, but I'm not. I think people are evil. But her perspective kinda adds to the talks, brings up other things that I wouldn't consider from a non-spiritual standpoint.

Jinsei, It's fear of the unknown. Honestly, I'd love the chance to interact with "them", but I more than realize I still am superstitious and believe in things that'd probably make me have at least some sense of fear. People fear death(I don't care what you say. ) and the dead coming back is just a reminder of our own mortality.

Perhaps so. But on the flip side I think such concepts linger because they also offer hope that there is more than just this life. Heh... finding hope in a fear.

Belief does not have to equate religious. Scientists have faith before they have undeniable proof. We all have faith, I have faith that I'll wake up tomorrow, but I don't have proof just yet.

Scientific theories hold as much ground with paranormal as religious beliefs do. Being that both are grounded in theories, both attempt to explain things differently. The difference is science grows and evolves while most religions collect dust. If I were to put money on one or the other to solve some of life's mysteries, I'm betting on science for the simple reason as I see using religion and spiritual beliefs as a cop-out explaining how we arrived from point A to point B. Religion has faith the line is there while science finds the properties that make that line exist even if it's unknown. The thing is, when I was a kid, I didn't have a phone with a camera to try to document what I was going in search of-even if I did, at the time that wouldn't have been something I even considered doing. The thing that happened at my office, I was just there to work and something happened. This is why I say you can't convert skeptics. I'm not even trying to but ultimately I know what I heard and saw all those times and I really don't care if anyone believes me or not. Infernal just happened to ask, so I shared.

Oh I believe you on everything Veruc, I've experienced fairly similar things as well in my time (The weirdest for me was seeing a large white hand or wing or something clutching around my bedroom doorframe and slowly retreating when I notice it. I went to chase it and nothing was there. I didn't feel any presence nor could my mind really figure out what I saw. It was just so bizarre yet strangely cool! I don't imagine shit in clear daylight so I know that was something). A lot of weird and creepy shit goes down even in places you don't expect, especially in hospitals, I can only imagine the things your mom must've experienced :I For me I just feel presences and like you, I sometimes hear someone say my name or whisper "Hi" or "Hello" in my ear despite nobody being there. It's scary as hell with all the paranormal stuff that goes on around me but at the same time it's really exciting too! Like you said though, you can't convert a skeptic until they really experience something themselves - so it just has to happen to them. Honestly I really enjoyed reading your experiences Veruc! Have you ever considered writing a blog or something about this kind of stuff? I'd reckon you would be really good at it! Talking about your experiences and beliefs in the paranormal in great detail would be something I'd definitely read o/ And thanks for posting the video, I appreciate it XD

I would run out of things to say pretty quickly. I've only gone "ghost hunting" once and it yielded nothing. Plus I don't have any equipment to do it. I do however think I would get more results alone than being with a group of people. The only thing that happened while someone else was around was the filing cabinet but I discount it because I wasn't there in the room when it happened.