Believers weird/paranormal/religious

[jambo372]

A question for believers :

[TLN]

An odd place to ask a question of believers, no? How about http://www.johnedwardfriends.org or something? I'm not saying you can't ask here mind you, just that it's really, really odd.

[turtle]

Fun poll, but it only lets you answer to one question. What's a woo to do?

And I always find the question "Do you believe in UFOs?" to be odd; sort of like asking, "Do you believe in airplanes?"

But I'll say yes to all of them.

(now ducks, for the onslaught of posts saying "of course she does") :)

[Interesting Ian]

I voted for "psychic ie mediumship/spiritualism, psychokinesis,ESP".

I don't believe that UFOs are nuts & bolts alien spacecraft. As for divination and alternative healing practices, I simply don't know.

[Anders W. Bonde]

The lack of a Planet X option is either:

a) Proof of the paranormal
b) Proof of a conspiracy to suppress the paranormal

Spoooooky...

[c4ts]

What kind of a poll is this? Where's my Planet X option?

[Operaider]

Originally posted by turtle
But I'll say yes to all of them.


of course she does :rolleyes:


:D

[c4ts]

Hey, lots of UFO's out there! Mostly birds and runaway kites too far away to be identified, and the occasional stealth bomber lit up like a Christmas tree to avoid collisions with civilian aircraft. And some high altitude weather balloons which, if you didn't know what you were looking at (and lacked a pair of really good binoculars), really look like hovering flying saucers.

It's not a matter of belief, really, unless you believe you are looking at an alien spacecraft. Again, if you could identify it as a flying saucer, it would cease to be a U.F.O.

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Am I the only one who doesn't know what the question is?

~~ Paul

[Nex]

Where's the "god" option?

Omibob, Jambo! You forgot about god!! Shame, shame... :nope:

[c4ts]

WITCHCRAFT, ALL OF IT! YOU ARE SATAN IN DISGUISE! ALL WHO FALL FOR QUACKERY OTHER THAN THE KIND BASED ON THE BIBLE ARE DOOMED TO BURN IN HELL!!!!

[LotusMegami]

I'm still not entirely convinced that crystals do not have certain beneficial powers...


And Elijah's story does kind of sound like a visit from aliens.:eek:



:w2:

[c4ts]

Originally posted by LotusMegami
I'm still not entirely convinced that crystals do not have certain beneficial powers...


What beneficial powers would they have? Can you describe them in detail?

[Open Mind]

I voted alternative medicine, only because no one else has :) If that includes nutrition/vitamins/minerals, stress avoidance, positive thinking, etc. definitely yes …of course along with conventional medical advice when required.

Mediumship? Yes, I’ve had some personal proof. I don’t think mediumship is anywhere near perfect (and many are useless), so people should not value what is said unless good evidence is provided with it.

Spiritualism? I’m not keen on the idea of any organized religion or labels ( if people adopt labels, one fraud can destroy it and people end up defending a label) ……. The philosophy of Silver Birch was interesting philosophy to read though :) …….but I’m more interested in evidence . New Age? I really dislike this umbrella term. It mixes everything and anything mystical, alternative or ancient together and destroys the credibility by association of the specifics areas it engulfs ……. and causes bias against PSI research. :(

Psychokinesis. Don’t know.

ESP? Yes, weak

UFO craft? Don’t know. I find it hard to believe all the reports are imagination or hoaxed pictures …perhaps some are secret human craft? I think alien abductions are sleep paralysis/lucid dream especially if they are taken from their bed

Divination? Don’t know

[Ashles]

If that includes nutrition/vitamins/minerals, stress avoidance, positive thinking, etc.
Those are all part of convential medicine.
There's nothing controversial or scientifically doubted about them and doctors would routinely recommend those practices.

I was assuming alternative therapies were comprising homeopathy, crystal healing and laying on of hands etc. That type of thing.

[jambo372]

I could probably vote for the 2nd and 4th options.

[Interesting Ian]

Originally posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos
Am I the only one who doesn't know what the question is?

~~ Paul

Look just above the poll. It says:

"If you consider yourself a believer, what do you believe in ?"

[Anders]

Ha!? UFO belivers on the board. I assume they support the ET-hypothesis. Long time we had any UFO debates here.

[turtle]

Originally posted by Anders
Ha!? UFO belivers on the board. I assume they support the ET-hypothesis. Long time we had any UFO debates here.

Why do you assume UFO 'beleivers' support the ET-hypothesis?

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Thanks, Ian, I didn't see that.

As turtle says, UFO believers don't necessarily support the ET hypothesis. There is also the transdimensional hypothesis and the government shenanigans hypothesis. And, of course, given the fundamental lack of evidence, just about any other hypothesis would do as well. I favor the invisible green hamster who used to live in the Hollow Earth but now orbits Neptune hypothesis.

ET hypothesis: old and tired.

~~ Paul

[juninho]

Originally posted by c4ts
What beneficial powers would they have? Can you describe them in detail?

Well there's always the crystal I grind up and have wirh vinegar on my chips :D

[Blondin]

Ah bleeve Ah'll have another big orange.

I'm not sure what is the point of asking a group of people what they believe unless the next question is "why?"

What does the actual existence of UFOs, mediumship, God or fairies have to do with how many people believe in them? When ever I meet someone who claims to believe in the power of astrology or that the Apollo landings were faked or that UFOs are really visitors from 'out there' I am always interested to hear their reasons for believing just in case they have some real, incontrovertible evidence or experience. So far, I have been disappointed.

Many people seem to believe what they want to be true and it's not unusual to find that they support their beliefs with 'evidence' like how many other people believe.

[Anders]

Originally posted by turtle
Why do you assume UFO 'beleivers' support the ET-hypothesis?
Yeah sure, make fun of my spelling disability! Hey, I'm, swedish and have never spent more then 4 weeks in an English speaking country. ;) No worries mate.

About the UFO business:

Well, if they didn't, UFO is just Unidentifed Flying Object, intresting as last weeks paper.

I know that some people thinks that UFOs are inter dimensional enteties, time travellers, demons, or the like. I regard those as stupid as the believers in the ET-hypothesis.

People that believe UFO's sometimes are prototype aircraft tend to be right though.

[Temp3st]

You neglected to add the 'anything I am told' option.