Kyuu Nye

I don't resist the idea, I resist believing it without proof. There is a difference. Again, science has shown plenty of reasons why ghosts and supernatural things are fabricated, but not ONE piece of evidence to the affirmative. Also, there could have been OTHER reasons why they would have wanted to change rooms that could have been looked down upon by others. There are always reasons for people to lie. Also, it could have been a auditory induced hallucination as well with the image of someone else, and since they let KNOW what they saw, it wouldn't be hard for someone else to be affected by the same frequency and think they see the same thing. And Pepper's Ghost only requires a window that allows for reflection of imagery, which every hotel room has, unless it in a basement and without any windows.

Actually I preferred that, because it is what the show already was... Deadliest CHARACTER. I hope they continue in that direction, it was far more fun and entertaining.

I'm not going to answer because each warrior culture has its good and bad. Though there is nothing good about ninja, pirate, mafia or yakuza. Ninja (real ninja) were peasants who decided to become spies and assassins with their farm tools that they eventually modified for battle. The overall perception of the ninja has been skewed by the media, and that is a shame. Their special technique was merely disguise and knowing the layout of the land. They also fought dirty, using powders and hidden knives to best better skilled warriors (samurai). Granted they more often than not ambushed samurai, and would avoid facing them in direct combat. Again, they were peasants whom decided to become spies and assassins and samurai were seasoned warriors who were trained from birth. There would be no contest. Pirates were former navy crewmen whom decided that it was not profitable to remain in the navy, either because they were forced to join or because they were over worked, and severely under paid. Funny thing is that they almost NEVER stole money, they stole SUPPLIES. Why would they bother stealing money when they couldn't use it? Surely you don't expect wanted men to just stroll into a port city and go on a shopping spree. So they stole what they could use and what they needed at the time. Not to mention that allows for far more targets than waiting for a boat loaded with money on it, because all ships have supplies on it, and pirates needed said supplies. Again... media has screwed with people's perceptions of pirates far too much. (And Deadliest Warrior did NOT help the situation at all, in fact they only worsened it because they come off as a show that does their research, which they clearly did not) Do I even need to mention Yakuza and the Mafia? There is a reason why they were both knocked off in the prelims for the final battle... They aren't trained, they just have guns and surprise. They didn't fight trained armies, they usually fought each other or unarmed or sometimes armed civilians. I have to say, I pity Gladiators though... I could go on with the misconceptions created by the show Deadliest Warrior, but I'll be here all day... It is a decently entertaining show, but should not be taken seriously. It is the worst kind of pseudoscience.

^ This. It is a legal issue. So you have a choice, either the watch section goes, or DCW goes.

Definitely an anecdotal story, and I don't see how lying would pose any negative consequences as you suggested. Besides, from what it looks, the "ghost" was always seen in the dark. And it looked like it was someone who was in another room. If the windows were properly positioned in respect to lighting then it is possible they saw a projection of the girl from another room. Of course I don't know where her room was in respect to theirs, but it is certainly possible. Here is the concept behind that: Pepper's ghost. Naturally there is not enough information to determine that. And the story sounds like its more than a week old so it has probably changed over time and lost and gained some information to support the notion of ghosts. Kleene, I'm sure you are tired of hearing this, but... Occam's Razor. That is all... OH! And while I'm at it! Time for SCIENCE! Yes, there is the law of conservation to consider, but that energy doesn't just float around, it returns to other organisms for nourishment. Its the cycle of life. And not to mention that human consciousness doesn't work that way. Information is stored in the neurons of the brain which mediate ligand gated ion channels, which send information. So no information is stored in the electrical energy that is in our bodies, but in the cells. The electrical energy is just the carrier. Coma is the lack of brain activity, the reasons for it are many, and medical science knows the cause, but at times cannot correct or determine the cause. Naturally comas caused by brain damage is dependent on the severity of the damage and if the brain could repair itself. After that it is a waiting game... It has nothing to do with energy but with physical damage to the brain and neurons. If there is no damage then there is an underlying cause, whether or not medicine can determine that is another story.

Rohit... According to the first post... You are incorrect... Based on the fact that opinions were asked on the matter, supporting beliefs would be a part of this conversation. And on the point of religion, it was only brought up because of the question posed of why I am so against this. I didn't speak negatively of religion or anything, I did state however negative things that the Church has done in the past. I never said a thing about modern religion, nor would I ever in a forum unless it was a theological forum. Forums are not the places for theological or political debates, they never lead anywhere good. If you noticed, I didn't bring it up, and I tried to end it quickly, which I did. Your concern is appreciated, but ghost topics always lend itself towards debate. And as long as the debate is civil I see no problems with it occurring.

Right, so the money situation is more skewed than in the USA, which is bad. When 50% of children are malnourished it isn't good. It is just not... The top brass in the country may have money, but that means next to nothing. The only reason why America isn't as bad as it is because at one point America set up institutions (that are now falling apart) to provide people with certain things across the board. India does not have that. So as much money as the country may have, it still isn't a rich nation. Neither is America anymore either. As for hating people... there are very few people in this community that I hate. During the time I have been a part of the DC community I have only hated maybe 3 people. And of those three people, 2 of them seems to have disappeared. And we should get back on topic, though I don't have anything to say...

I know >_> which is why I said that they DON'T have access to things like that. The majority of people in India DON'T have access to modern medicine and science. In general it is a very poor nation. So of course the majority of people will believe in the supernatural because they know no different. We are talking about a nation that had a problem with beef in its history, and due to the lack of education of its populous, instead of trying to explain why not to eat beef, they made cows sacred, integrating that decree into their religion to save their population from disease. And if you didn't believe it, why did you bring it up as a point of argument? Were you playing devils advocate? I don't get it.

You know... I love it when people bring third world countries and what they perceive to be the truth based on their limited resources... in other words, the places where people don't have access to things like a modern hospital, advanced laboratories or things like that. Don't you find it odd that stories of possession don't happen in modern nations, you know where people have access to advanced medicine, brain scanners, and everything that can be used to analyze the atypical behavior exhibited by those whom are possessed? Surely you don't think that it doesn't happen in those places, and surely you don't believe that it is covered up... There is no benefit to covering those things up. Most likely it is something CATEGORIZED in the DSM-IV (psychological) or something physical that is affecting brain chemistry. Hence SCIENCE HAS EXPLAINED IT! Just because one area of the world does not have the tools to explain it does not make it unexplainable! People, please use logic. Believe it or not, most cases of "possession" can be explained with one word... "crazy," yes people can be INSANE, CRAZY and otherwise NOT MENTALLY NORMAL, which could be mistaken for possession. It is a crazy ludicrous notion, but there has been NO case of possession that has been acknowledged by the medical or scientific field as unexplainable. @im abcd: Yes, until there is evidence of supernatural phenomena existing I'm highly opposed to the notion. My reason is very simple, believing that something just is without the presence of any evidence blinds you from the truth. You cannot see the truth if you believe something else to be true that is inherently unexplainable or supernatural. People place the blame on something that doesn't exist, and then the actual problem remains untreated. People have died at the hands of people like you, who believed that a person was evil because they were slightly different in manner of acting. The Church has burned people whom they thought were possessed by demons and were unable to be saved, and then you have the Salem Witch Trials in which people were tortured and killed for being different than the majority. It is despicable to think that honest and good people were killed in the past because of beliefs that the majority held.

I request that you go back and read my lengthy post and all links within it. You'll be surprised at how much science has explained. Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk

That is anecdotal kklt. Besides, by you knowing those involved it creates a bias. There are also several factors to consider when determining story validity as well, and my guess is you broke all three. First is first hand experience, second is time span since the incident (the more time, the more fabrication occurs, whether you intended it or not), and third is of there is possibility of bias. There are more, but those are basic. I've been well trained as a skeptic, so I wish you luck convincing me. Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk

Find me a non-anecdotal example please. This is all theoretical. I have heard of stories like that, but they are never first person accounts that were documented completely separately, they are always a THIRD party telling the story or told in hind sight. This allows for fabrication. I have seen more than enough UM to know that people quite often fabricate things, or exaggerate.

Did I mention something about preconceived notions? I think I did. Usually when those stories overlap the story is set and they are seeing what they are expecting to see. Whether it is due to stress from being in the "haunted" area, a certain natural frequency, or your mind tricking you into seeing what you want to see. The human brain can do many great things including making you believe something is there when its not. Again, science has proven all of these as possibilities, and unlike ghosts, can be reproduced in a controlled setting.

That frame of mind is wrong. At that point you start over thinking and affixing fictional reasons to satisfy your own preconceived notions on WHY something is occurring instead of observing and deducing the actual cause, as simple as it may be. Or it could be very much not be simple and instead be a combination of things that is quite complex. Like the added presence of stress and your psyche tricking you into thinking you are seeing or hearing something that isn't there. There are such things as visual and auditory hallucinations. However, such occurrences are quite explainable in some form or another.

Doors don't "just open." If the door was initially ajar, and it is say a closet, likely it was the aircon or heat creating negative pressure that opened it. Hell, it wouldn't need to be a closet, that can happen with any door. There are other explanations other than "wind" to explain why things happen. Then you have the spring in the latch that could push the door open. "You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear." In order to understand one must first observe. Most people are not willing or do not know how to observe and they miss the simple explanations.

You have seen too much ghost related things, especially the Ghostbusters... As far as I know, no legitimate college offers it outside of the movies.

Still explained by science, in some way or another... Likely through theoretical science, but it is still explained. And as I said, I don't discount any possibilities, but once explained not only are they no longer supernatural... And yes, science is usually quite certain of its findings once properly analyzed. It is always subject to revision, but usually the basis of the study that was proven still holds true. Also... Just because I want to say it here before anyone else beats me to it... The truth about ghosts is...