Do you believe in the paranormal?

[Jerkface]

I'll sleep in a haunted motel / mansion / house.  Just need one near me.

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[Colten]

I was watching Paranormal TV and then they talked about The Jersey Devil. That story was so incredibly cheesy I am not taking that show seriously anymore.

Is cryptozoology considered paranormal?

Either way yeah Jersey Devil is just a story people outside of Jersey spread, I hadnt even heard of it until I was about 6-7

[Kearn]

i don't

if you look into Christianity, though, paranormal activity would make sense because the Bible states that demons are loose on the earth for now

[carolcat]

This place is supposedly extremely haunted, its an abandon insane asylum 20 minutes away from my house:

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What state is that in?

[hankyje]

Yes.

[TeslaCoil]

[ChappersTeddy]

Yes. I even read books about demons and zombies and vampires etc. I'm not religious though.

[Destroyer]

What state is that in?

Pennsylvania.

[Wedge]

if you look into Christianity, though, paranormal activity would make sense because the Bible states that demons are loose on the earth for now

Well that really depends on what sort of church you attend. Most churches differentiate between temptation (murdering someone out of anger) and possession (murdering people because Satan is literally inside your body). Quite a few of Christian denominations today don't really believe in physical possession. The exact meaning in of "don't really believe" is kind of fuzzy and you would probably need to consult someone who knows more about the subject than me. It might have happened in the Bible but they don't really believe it happens today.

Of course, how a church interprets the Bible by doctrine can be different from what the individual members of a church believe, so the number of people who do believe in demonic possession could be quite higher than the number of churches that specifically include it as a part of their set of beliefs.

[Mega-Bear]

(My ecks key is broken, bear with me)

I don't have proof that ghosts eist, nor have I ever had an eperience with one. Though, I still think they eist. Being atheist, it is kind of sad do think that once you're dead, you're dead. After death, being able to just float around would be an interesting way to spend eternity.

[carolcat]

Pennsylvania.

...Pennhurst asylum?

[Isjix]

I believe it's real but I don't fear it.

[Mysteroo]

Well that really depends on what sort of church you attend. Most churches differentiate between temptation (murdering someone out of anger) and possession (murdering people because Satan is literally inside your body). Quite a few of Christian denominations today don't really believe in physical possession. The exact meaning in of "don't really believe" is kind of fuzzy and you would probably need to consult someone who knows more about the subject than me. It might have happened in the Bible but they don't really believe it happens today.

Of course, how a church interprets the Bible by doctrine can be different from what the individual members of a church believe, so the number of people who do believe in demonic possession could be quite higher than the number of churches that specifically include it as a part of their set of beliefs.

What I believe is that Demons are around causing such events to cause people to believe in the paranormal, and ghosts, rather then the Bible.

[Destroyer]

...Pennhurst asylum?

No, Allentown State Hospital.

Though I'm going to look into the Pennhurst asylum now haha.

[Colten]

What I believe is that Demons are around causing such events to cause people to believe in the paranormal, and ghosts, rather then the Bible.

Demons are paranormal though :o