Serendipity wrote:A little judgmental don’t you think Krystal Raven? To say things like, “I also believe all skeptics have the right to live in their self-created darkness...†or to say that just because “offended by those who believe unusual spiritual events are based on inner perception rather than actual exterior forces.â€
***I was actually being a bit ironic, since skeptics believe those who have demonic/incomprehensible experiences choose to live in a self-created darkness. ****
And why do we assume that the grave you fell on belonged to a soldier who died in Vietnam and that his wife survived him and had her name put on the stone at the time it was set for him? I’m not saying it didn’t happen, I’m just saying that just because that is the way you remember it doesn’t mean that was the way it was.
***This is an interesting way to dismiss any possible experience as subjective and perhaps untrue. A dangerous tool and one I overused to hide my traumatic past experiences for a long time. Not saying it should be forever unused, but I find it uncaring at the least to take a childhood memory and subject it to possible oblivion at every turn, for any reason. ***
I personally don’t believe in “supernatural†but I do respect your right to believe in it.
***I wish everyone had half of your integrity behind this sentence. The world would be a truly better place. ***
Just because I don’t believe in the supernatural that doesn’t mean that I believe that humanity has all the answers to everything all the time. I’m more than willing to admit that there are things that exist beyond our current understanding of the universe and the things in it. But, I do need more that somebody just saying that they believe in something to cause me to believe in it.
***Personal experience is the only true validation when it comes to things that cannot be "proven" by conventional means. I believe there are Karmic and mystical reasons for people with innate abilities to remain untouched by supernatural phenomena... for example... I often wish I could be like you.... simply to dismiss the images that haunt me forever.....
Take all the people who believe in UFO abductions because they’ve had the experience of waking up and being unable to move and seeing a bright light and hearing sounds they couldn’t explain. That is a fairly well know phenomena that has a couple of different causes, none of which have anything to do with aliens.
***I don't accept this as a reason to dismiss all proof that aliens could have or are currently visiting our world............ but I do understand that this is a common occurrence, just like mistaking a dirty dog for a chupacabra, ***
When we see or experience something we don’t understand we’re better served by just admitting it is something currently beyond our level of understanding than trying to invent explanations that have no basis in reality.
***I agree with this completely. So completely in fact I'd be in the loony bin if I didn't use this as a guide for my behavior. ***
Again, I know there are people who feel very differently from the way I do and that’s fine, I completely respect their right to have their own opinion, but this is a forum for all of us to express our different ideas and I wanted to express my thoughts on this topic. Hopefully without slamming those people who feel differently than I do since belittling people seldom facilitates communication and understanding. I don’t “live in darkness†and I’m not being “offensive†just because I have an opinion that is different from someone else’s.
***I'm truly sorry if you felt "slammed" by my comments or opinion. I have many, many experiences involving the paranormal and have suffered greatly at the hands of those who are all too eager to dismiss/belittle my every statement. Also, you don't have to be intentionally offensive to hurt someone's feelings. I don't believe for a moment that you are mean-spirited or out to belittle others. ***
)O( May the Cosmica known unto us by millions of names bless you with the ecstasy of Her Bliss. Namaste. )O(