Comments on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings: More or Less Skeptical?

Good article.For me, I have recently hit what I am...

2008-11-03T17:48:00.000-07:00

Good article.

For me, I have recently hit what I am calling a "paranormal crisis of faith". I have been an investigator for 4 years, been in 2 groups, traveled all over the country investigating, have hundreds of hours of audio and thousands of photos.

Overall, you can distill it down to 4 or 5 class "A" EVPs and maybe 3 or 4 decent photos. That's it for all my time and effort.

I know the paranormal can't be made to happen on command. But it does beg the question: What am I doing in such a low-success field?

Oh, and as for orbs (I almost forgot), I was doubt...

2008-11-03T13:45:00.000-07:00

Oh, and as for orbs (I almost forgot), I was doubtful from the beginning when I watched fellow investigators snapping pictures and could see particles of dust in the flash coinciding with the "orbs" they captured. I was a bit more hesitant with colored orbs, though, and some of them still make me wonder. But still, I avoid them just as much now as I did back then...

It's a very interesting question. Though I haven't...

2008-11-03T13:19:00.000-07:00

It's a very interesting question. Though I haven't taken diligent notes on my own opinions, I would have to say my thoughts haven't changed drastically. In the beginning, I was the "curious hypothetical believer". For years, I went about investigating locations and experiencing nothing. Then I had a few experiences that definitely swayed me toward believer. Still, I keep one hand grounded in reality while letting the other wander into undefined, supernatural territory.

In some ways, my thoughts have followed some key phrases from X Files: from "I want to believe" to "the truth is out there" to "trust no one". But does that mean I've grown weary and skeptical? Yes and no. While I still believe such phenomena is a real thing, I eliminate the illogical, preposterous, and absurd. I have that need to see and experience something myself to validate it. I keep an open mind while trying to balance belief and logic.

Of course, my mind could always change again. Though I'd rather not imagine a world without some mystery, supernatural elements, and fantasy. None of us want to face the idea that our lives could be for one purpose only: propagate and die.