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Originally Posted by Barewolf
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So what else is left?
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a pinch of salt? not being funny, but I'm sure you don't believe everything you read in the newspaper, yet you appear to be taking these stories as gospel. seems odd. did you think, perhaps, that some of these stories may actually be just that - stories. fabrications of an individual or group of people in order to gain publicity or notoriety, perhaps? I think this thread is lending itself well to the theory that humans do tend to see what they want to see in things without taking the situation as a whole into account or giving reasonable thought to seek a conclusion.
sure, some things in life are odd and cannot be explained away immediately, either because of our level of understanding, or because all the facts are not present. it would be naive to think we as a species know everything and everything. but when things can be explained away through a logical thought process or physical fact, I think we would do well to agree that logic is the path to stick to. I'm sure there are some fascinating stories of NDE out there, but this thread is about you and your experience and belief thereof. you shouldn't really attribute thruth to your belief of your experience because you found a story or two on the internet regarding something completely different. it's like saying you know for a fact Santa exists because you heard a story about a 5 year old who got 20p for their tooth from the tooth fairy.
how do you know for a fact these stories you are reading are even true? who's to say some kid in his room didn't write them and stuck a few photos of randoms in there to add some kind of weak credibility to their blog? anyone could have written the stories. just because someone says it's true doesn't mean it is - especially when it's on the internet.
I think perhaps you may be trying to find something that will add support and weight to your own belief in the hope it will convince not only others, but also yourself wholeheartedly that what you experienced was a ghost. unfortunately, I do think it is misguided. instead of looking for pages that support your theory, search and read some where people have proven ghostly sightings or events were not all they appeared to be at first glance, as damien did previously. I understand your wish to believe it was a ghost, but I don't think it will come of any good to you or your family to do so. some beliefs, like God, serve to help some people and indeed do make the individual feel comforted and lend support. choosing to believe you have a poltergeist in your home is not going to do the same for you.