The 'supernatural'

IAm5toned

IAm5toned

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meh.

in 400 years science will look back and they will think we are retarded for believing in quantum mechanics just as we look back at scholars from 400 years ago for believing in the copernican system.
 
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sarah22 said:
no. i dont know what you're trying to say. every person on this planet is capable of doing these things. these "normal" people you speak of can do it too. its not a gift, its not a power, its simply a learned skill just like singing or painting or woodworking. the more you practise the better you get.
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I guess i must have been wasting my whole life doing it wrong then! never worked for me no matter how hard i try.

i can guess your resonse ;)
 
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IAm5toned said:
meh.

in 400 years science will look back and they will think we are retarded for believing in quantum mechanics just as we look back at scholars from 400 years ago for believing in the copernican system.
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i think some things will, but on the whole things will be expanded upon and improved or built on rather than replaced with completely new concepts or ways of thinking. new areas will be born that neither you or i could conceive. but i do not believe QM will ever seem retarded. i may be wrong though. we have yet to see.
 
sarah22

sarah22

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why would you even bother starting this discussion? simply to argue that you're right and im wrong? go ahead hun, if you think that you're right, by all means think that you're right. im not here to try and change your mind, like you are very obviously trying to do with me. many things in life hold significance for me. i dont care if you think they're mundane coincidences or not. i dont require your belief to feel validated. my experiences validate my theories. and thats all i need.
 
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sarah22 said:
why would you even bother starting this discussion? simply to argue that you're right and im wrong? go ahead hun, if you think that you're right, by all means think that you're right. im not here to try and change your mind, like you are very obviously trying to do with me. many things in life hold significance for me. i dont care if you think they're mundane coincidences or not. i dont require your belief to feel validated. my experiences validate my theories. and thats all i need.
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discussion for the sake of discussion. no i'm not here to just prove a point. i like a good debate or argument. i'm not here to put anyone down or prove anything. but when i disagree with someone i will say so. sometime you can't do this without treading on peoples' toes.
 
blazin256

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i think what it boils down to is control. you cant control the supernatural so most think it doesnt exist and outright flame anyone for thinking such things. some fear what we cant control, see, etc. so what do we do? some pray and hope for the best. some set up experiments and hope for the best. i like to try the psycomanteum thing one day. supposedly you set up a room with all mirrors and have a dim light and you see dead relatives or something
 
sarah22

sarah22

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blazin256 said:
i think what it boils down to is control. you cant control the supernatural so most think it doesnt exist and outright flame anyone for thinking such things. some fear what we cant control, see, etc. so what do we do? some pray and hope for the best. some set up experiments and hope for the best. i like to try the psycomanteum thing one day. supposedly you set up a room with all mirrors and have a dim light and you see dead relatives or something
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i've never heard of that before, sounds interesting. ;-)
 
juleswinnfield

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blazin256 said:
i think what it boils down to is control. you cant control the supernatural so most think it doesnt exist and outright flame anyone for thinking such things. some fear what we cant control, see, etc. so what do we do? some pray and hope for the best. some set up experiments and hope for the best. i like to try the psycomanteum thing one day. supposedly you set up a room with all mirrors and have a dim light and you see dead relatives or something
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Agreed. And your not going to get anywhere on a debate about whether being psychic is real or not, it's all just peoples opinions anyways.
 
sarah22

sarah22

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blazin256 said:
i think what it boils down to is control. you cant control the supernatural so most think it doesnt exist and outright flame anyone for thinking such things. some fear what we cant control, see, etc. so what do we do? some pray and hope for the best. some set up experiments and hope for the best. i like to try the psycomanteum thing one day. supposedly you set up a room with all mirrors and have a dim light and you see dead relatives or something
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people tend to be afraid of things that they dont understand. and even more fearful of things that they cant understand and cant control. and im not in any way saying anyone here is afraid...im just making a generalization. personal experiences are sometimes very frightening. its easier to pretend that it was just your mind playing tricks on you, than to consider the alternatives. i try to live with full acceptance of things i cannot understand or control, and live with as little fear as i can.
 
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sarah22 said:
people tend to be afraid of things that they dont understand. and even more fearful of things that they cant understand and cant control. and im not in any way saying anyone here is afraid...im just making a generalization. personal experiences are sometimes very frightening. its easier to pretend that it was just your mind playing tricks on you, than to consider the alternatives. i try to live with full acceptance of things i cannot understand or control, and live with as little fear as i can.
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i know you're making a generalization but i want to say my opinions are most certainly not motivated by fear. Only logic which may or may not be correct.

fair enough, if someone wants to believe in the paranormal, fair enough. i do however believe that it is wrong for people to make out that it is an accepted science that is based on documented studies showing something it is def not.

we can agree to disagree. unless there's more someone else wants to discuss.
 
sarah22

sarah22

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i know you're making a generalization but i want to say my opinions are most certainly not motivated by fear. Only logic which may or may not be correct.

fair enough, if someone wants to believe in the paranormal, fair enough. i do however believe that it is wrong for people to make out that it is an accepted science that is based on documented studies showing something it is def not.

we can agree to disagree. unless there's more someone else wants to discuss.
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hahaha who sees this as an accepted science? do you know people who think that this is measurable by science? :shock: i know that its not scientific...not even close. i can barely explain how my weird events even come to happen in the first place. then to try and explain them in a way others can understand...theres nothing documented to prove any of this. people record interesting experiences, but they're not documented definite pieces of proof...just simply a documented experience that is "unexplained"

have you really never had a weird experience that you arent able to explain? i've had so many...have you never seen or experienced anything "ghostly"?
 
sarah22

sarah22

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yes. partly my reason for posting.

thanks.
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ah. i dont make that mistake. im going to go to university for sciences. not to try and prove any of this though, lol. i want to do other things. i like chemistry and the prospect of blowing up lab tables :D haha

have a good night, thank you for the discussion :hug:
 
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sarah22 said:
ah. i dont make that mistake. im going to go to university for sciences. not to try and prove any of this though, lol. i want to do other things. i like chemistry and the prospect of blowing up lab tables :D haha

have a good night, thank you for the discussion :hug:
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good on you. i wish we had more varied and less restricted individuals like you at uni.
 
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