Is there any “haunted house” in the world that hasn’t been turned into a bed & breakfast, or some similar tourist trap?
The Amityville House was remodeled and had its address changed to dissuade tourists.
I love how people on this thread say “Ghosts aren’t real” " the afterlife doesn’t exist" “It goes against physics” “If you believe than your delusional” Haha I am jumping in my seat right now laughing , you people make it seem like you have some credibility or something but their is nothing special about you, who died and made you god, what makes you think you know all the answers to the universe or in your case there is no universe, were all just a bunch of bones on a meatsuit right? and the universe is just some anomaly that happened out of nowhere? and feelings and consciousness isn’t real its just a figment of our imagination right? we are all worthless beings with worthless lives, and when we die we remain worthless right? your just scared and in denial, you don’t want to accept the fact that the paranormal is real, so you make up all these elaborate stories about how its all a hoax, and how it must all be fake, but in reality your the one that’s living a hoax, this universe is way too vast and complex, to be boxed into one fixed realty , to claim that the paranormal doesn’t exist just because you don’t believe it exists is delusional, its like saying bubble gum ice cream doesn’t exist because you never tried it, you all claim to be rational yet the most rational people out there always considers all options and possibilities, if you don’t than your not as rational as you claim you are, and your definitely no scientist a scientist who doesn’t ponder, who doesn’t think, or question, or considers all possibilities, who always doubts, discredits, and discourages and always thinks he knows all the answers, is not a scientist at all, but he is rather a cynical skeptic nothing less and nothing more.
As far as the show goes I personally think its real , its too complex to be a hoax, there are too many factors involved, even if some of it was staged or over-dramatized a bit it can’t be like that all the time, I find that those who are open to the paranormal will find the paranormal, and those that don’t like those on Ghost hunters will come up with nothing because that’s exactly what they expect , to those who don’t like the show or who thinks its stupid I have an idea don’t watch it then! There problem solved.
And please don’t bother replying back to me giving this long explanation of how you think your right and I am wrong because really it just makes you look more idiotic and even less credible than I think you are.
Shorter Ghostlover: NYAHNYAHNYAH I CAN’T HEAR YOU!!!
"Shorter Ghostlover: NYAHNYAHNYAH I CAN’T HEAR YOU!!! "
Who says I wanted you to hear me? just because you have hearing problems and obviously no brain it doesn’t mean others do.
You can’t insult other posters here. Don’t do it again.
So its okay to call someone stupid or gullible for believing in the paranormal , yet I mention how someone doesn’t have a brain and that makes me disrespectful umm okay, and as far as the hearing comment I was referring to ignorance not actual hearing.
Ghostlover, have you ever made love to a ghost or spectre? My friends all tell me it can’t be done, but I think they are just closed-minded.
He has a ghost girlfriend in Canada. You wouldn’t know her.
Wait, they have ghosts that are Canadians?
You’re the only person in this thread who has said “stupid” or “gullible.” From what I saw, the most insulting word directed at ghost believers was “kooky.” The rule here is that you can’t insult other posters, and you did that. So stop.
What about this comment that cmyk said "They’re shows that are only for the credulous and gullible to capture more ratings. "
Now that comment wasn’t directed to me per say but it was still insulting none the less , he is basically insinuating that anybody who watches these shows are credulous and gullible, now the word gullible is just another word for stupid, and by the way I never called anybody stupid or gullible I just mentioned how somebody doesn’t have a brain stop twisting my words to make it seem like I’m the bad guy.
That was written five months before you joined the board. The rule is this: you can call the show stupid, you can make comments about its ideas and audience, but you cannot directly insult other posters. You did that earlier, so don’t do it again.
I get what your saying and I wont say anything else about anybody there’s no need to keep on telling me to not do it again, even though I don’t see how what I said was insulting I was just just pointing out someone’s ignorance I don’t see how that is disrespectful, I just find it a bit hypocritical that someone can say that a certain group of people are stupid and gullible, yet I mention how one person doesn’t have a brain and somehow I’m the bad guy just doesn’t make much sense, and just because that comment was from 5 months ago it doesn’t make it any less insulting, but okay I get it rules are rules.
Nobody said those things. A bunch of people ridiculed the idea of ghosts, but nobody called anybody stupid or gullible.
Cmyk said and I quote "They’re shows that are only for the credulous and gullible to capture more ratings. "
Isn’t he calling a group of people gullible and stupid? It might not be aimed towards me, but it is aimed towards a certain group of people, so why is it okay for someone to insult a whole group of people, but I mention how one person might not have a brain and that’s not okay ? I am not trying to start a fight or anything it just makes no sense to me, my intention was not to insult anyone but to rather point out their ignorance that is all.
I did overlook that comment, but I did explain why that’s allowed and why you’re not allowed to say an SDMB poster doesn’t have a brain. That’s not a way to say someone is uninformed, it’s a way to call them stupid.
How do you know for sure though that was the way I intended to say what I did though? When you look at what I said in a literal sense yes it seems like I am calling him stupid,but when you look at it from a subjective point of view it could simply mean that I am pointing out his ignorance nothing more, if I wanted to call him stupid then I would have.
Look, arguing with the mods, who are the ultimate arbiter of board rules, is a mug’s game.
Take the hint, learn the board culture, and get on with the topic at hand.
Going back to the thread, do you have any actual, you know, evidence for anything you assert?
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Some shaky, grainy, shopped camera work by a TV company that requires disclaimers that it the show is for “entertainment purposes only” (go ahead and check the credits) is not exactly earth shattering or convincing. Worse, argument by incredulity (“the universe is just too complex to ‘blah blah blah’”) is no more convincing. Once upon a time, people were incredulous about the earth going around the sun (we don’t feel like we’re moving, do we?). That’s why science took hold. Stuff that’s backed up by experiment and evidence is accepted. Otherwise, it’s not. That’s pretty friggin’ simple.
Plenty of people in this thread have said they are willing to entertain actual evidence. But until and unless you show some, they’ve got absolutely no reason to just take your word for anything.
This is nonsense, and I am tired of discussing it with you. I don’t care what you intended to say and I’m not interested in your subjective (or rather “made up”) interpretation of your own post. I’m looking at what you actually said, and it was an insult. And since you keep making excuses, I will say this one last time: don’t do it again or you’re done here. If you have any other questions or comments, you can start a thread in the About This Message Board section or you can send me a private message.