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FOR FUCK’S SAKE, DIO!! What is your major malfunction???
I’ve only just read this pair of threads to amuse myself while the boards were down, so let’s recap to make sure I’ve got this right:
(1) Meenie7 claims to have a ghost friend. She admits this in a IMHO thread which was soliciting personal anecdotes only.
(2) When pressed for further information, Meenie7 admits to having severe abandonment issues, typically manifest in close personal relationships which abruptly end with no warning or explanation.
Okay, even I get it. The most likely scenario (applying Occam’s Razor here) is that “Marcus” is imaginary. It’s a bit of an oversimplification, but that’s the gist of it. Who knows, perhaps there’s even a germ of truth to Marcus’ previous incarnation as a human being – though I’d be more apt to wager that the “ghost” part of Marcus comes from a slice of Meenie7 psyche that she just now reconnected with. (Which isn’t all that different from a so-called “real” ghost, when you think about it.)
I think it’s quite admirable, really. Meenie7 has a social need which she fulfilled via imagination. Who cares about flesh & blood people, anyway? Real people are unpredictable and annoying. Problem solved, and she didn’t have to pay thousands of dollars to a shrink to get there. I’m a bit jealous, really – I’d love to share movie night with a 19th century Emo teen!
Ah, but that’s not good enough for you, apparently. In your unwarranted opinion:
Those are your exact words. Later you amended it to say, “either deceptive or delusional,” and now you’ve dropped the whole “possibly schizophrenic” angle in favor of suggesting she might have a brain tumor instead. You and your RandiFanatic cronies continue to jeer and pester her until she starts to break down. Very nice, very nice. :rolleyes: Where the fuck do you get off??
You state unequivocably that meenie’s story is “impossible”, and you say that “ghosts have no place in science.” (Forgive me if those aren’t your exact words, but in any case that’s the essence of what you said.) Perhaps you can cite the appropriate peer-reviewed scientific study that thoroughly disproves the existence of ghosts, once and for all?
You say that you’ve worked with schizophrenics in a professional setting, and imply that this experience grants you insight into meenie7’s personality…and yet you completely miss the fact that she is female, calling her “he” on multiple occasions.
Did it ever occur to you that meenie’s delusion – if that’s what it is – might be entirely benign, perhaps even beneficial? It’s quite common for perfectly rational people to sublimate their emotions and experiences into an “imaginary” form; just ask any Christian who believes in Jesus Christ without all the bullshit fundie claptrap. (I’m as anti-religious as they come, but even I’ll concede that all major religions have at least SOME germ of truth to them. If nothing else, believing in a personal savior or guardian angel is infinitely comforting. Trust me, I used to live that life.)
Bottom line…to the objective observer, “Marcus” may be completely imaginary. However, it is blatantly apparent that Marcus is very REAL to meenie (at least in a subjective sense) and he is also REAL to the friend who expressed interest in him. Like it or not, imagination is a very REAL part of humanity – after all, it’s a product of brain neurons, when you get right down to it. (You do believe in brain neurons, don’t you??)
Okay smartypants, time for you to fess up. What IS your professional and educational background? Many of us already know some of it (you’ve talked about it before) but we could all use a refresher course. (And I don’t want to put words into your mouth, in case anything’s changed recently.) What makes you qualified to even discuss this matter?
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Bravo.
