The situation in the United States in 2005:

http://home.sandiego.edu/~baber/logic/gallup.html

How many believers do we have on sciforums?

Note: the poll above asks only for belief. If you are not sure or undecided about whether the given phenomenon exists, do not mark it in the poll. You can discuss it below, though, if you like.

Polls are meaningless!

Baron Max

I aknowledge the possibility that reincarnation may exist. Mainly because I remember thinking of life like a Mario game when I was little(and wishful thinking, of course).

Yes, I am a believer.

Here is my list of beliefs:

-God exists

-Jesus Christ was the savior

-The bible was written by people whom never witnessed these events, so I cannot be an exact interpertation

-Ghosts exist

-Demons exist

-Satan exists

-Ghosts are not either angels nor demons and that they are trapped here on Earth because either that of a tragic death, or unfinished business

-Poltergeists are not demons either, only malevolent spirits of which their will is unknown

-Ghosts also give off EM readings (supposedly) and their energies can be recorded, via camera, camcorder, or cassette tape (see EVP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_voice_phenomena))

I believe that USS Enterprise-B exists, but I'm not sure where.;)

Reincarnation, ESP, telepathy (which is ESP), Clairvoyance (I have clayrovayance...I can see the future), and other ESP's

Its all true for the most part, but it doesn't sound true

Its all true for the most part, but it doesn't sound true

weren't you the one claiming God exists...or does this go with your beliefs in God?

weren't you the one claiming God exists...or does this go with your beliefs in God?

Gautama Buddha also had these beliefs...aren't you a Buddhist? Oh wait thats right, you're not, you're just an Alan Watts fanatic

But yeah, it doesn't contradict the belief in God...

Gautama Buddha also had these beliefs...aren't you a Buddhist? Oh wait thats right, you're not, you're just an Alan Watts fanatic

But yeah, it doesn't contradict the belief in God...

whats with the attitude? And who is this Alan Watts?

whats with the attitude? And who is this Alan Watts?

What's with YOUR attitude? You're the one who started out with the attitude if you go check these posts....

Alan Watts is a western white Buddhist, they believe you should ignore anything that sounds supernatural that Gautama Buddha says, and only accept the things that don't sound supernatural

What's with YOUR attitude? You're the one who started out with the attitude if you go check these posts....

Alan Watts is a western white Buddhist, they believe you should ignore anything that sounds supernatural that Gautama Buddha says, and only accept the things that don't sound supernatural

well I am no Alan Watt's follower, I do believe in supernatural...like reincarnation.

well I am no Alan Watt's follower, I do believe in supernatural...like reincarnation.

Well if you believe in Gautama Buddha, Gautama Buddha says:
"And what is the miracle of telepathy? There is the case where a bhikku reads the minds, the mental events, the thoughts, the ponderings of other beings, other individuals, [saying,] 'Such is your thinking, here is where your thinking is, thus is your mind"

"Sariputta, there are these five destinations. What are the five? Hell, the animal realm, the realm of ghosts, human beings and gods"

Well if you believe in Gautama Buddha, Gautama Buddha says:
"And what is the miracle of telepathy? There is the case where a bhikku reads the minds, the mental events, the thoughts, the ponderings of other beings, other individuals, [saying,] 'Such is your thinking, here is where your thinking is, thus is your mind"

"Sariputta, there are these five destinations. What are the five? Hell, the animal realm, the realm of ghosts, human beings and gods"

its just a mind thing not an actual thing that happens in this life. Its a choice made by a soul as a result of self-reflection

its just a mind thing not an actual thing that happens in this life. Its a choice made by a soul as a result of self-reflection

What? What do you mean something that doesn't happen in this life?

What? What do you mean something that doesn't happen in this life?

well have you seen many ghosts lately? and mainly...do you want to see ghosts?

well have you seen many ghosts lately? and mainly...do you want to see ghosts?

:rolleyes: You can't see ghosts, they're not made of matter

Gautama is correct, all these things are true, he also spoke of ghosts existing

Never experienced anything paranormal or supernatural!

There is however some very strong anecdotal evidence.

Researchers Dean Radin and Rupert Sheldrake have devoted their life's work to discovering scientific evidence of such. I recommend Radin's book 'The Conscious Universe'.

http://www.deanradin.com/NewWeb/TCUindex.html

Btw, heres a funny video of Rupert Sheldrake's telephone telepathy experiment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdOi3s-tBzk

http://www.sheldrake.org/homepage.html

Can one experience ghosts ? I mean, since they can't be seen how do you know they exist ? How do you experience ghosts and how do you know it's ghosts that you are experiencing ?

Vital ?

VitalOne will love this documentary on morphic resonance, illustrating Sheldrake's ideas on how plants and animals manifest the shapes and behaviors which cannot be explained by genetics alone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38fMME8IAI0

total nonsense

I'm probably the only scientist round here that has marked off them all part from last two :)

Morphic Fields... one of my biggest subjects.

I somewhat believe in reincarnation in a non-spiritual way: that people have basic essences of character that will come again in others. Possibly sometime in the span of the universe that will not be only in humans.

I somewhat believe in reincarnation in a non-spiritual way: that people have basic essences of character that will come again in others.

kind of sounds like recycled people?

VitalOne will love this documentary on morphic resonance, illustrating Sheldrake's ideas on how plants and animals manifest the shapes and behaviors which cannot be explained by genetics alone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38fMME8IAI0

They can be explained by science, but not yet.
Everything can be explained by science in principle.

They can be explained by science, but not yet.
And Sheldrake would probably agree...believing that morphic resonance is a scientific phenomena.

He believes very much in the 'extended mind', that mind forms can radiate far beyond the confines of the brain. And has spent his life designing scientific experiments to prove it.

And Sheldrake would probably agree...believing that morphic resonance is a scientific phenomena.

He believes very much in the 'extended mind', that mind forms can radiate far beyond the confines of the brain. And has spent his life designing scientific experiments to prove it.

Yup, he's really kind of cool :)

Check this out. I was using one of those crystal balls to ask about my ex and this is what it said. It was soo funny but eerie too.

Guest lol
Fleance You're a wreck on the shore of my mind.
Guest lol
Fleance I especially like a part of you.
Guest lol
Harmonanx And now a comment on your past … if it wasn't for the love, it would have been indecent exposure.


LOL

Harmonanx We go together like graveyards and bodies.
Guest mmm
Harmonanx You know, you’re not average.
Guest thank you, i needed you to realize that since..
Shakespeare Remember, "to me you cannot reach, you play the spaniel, and think with wagging of your tongue to win me".
Guest why
Harmonanx This can help extend life ... like putting more spaces between the highs.
Guest really
Shakespeare By the way, “My mistress when she walks treads on the ground”.
Guest i see u don't discriminate
Fleance Yes, I will leave you now for a micromoment.

This is the most interesting conversation i've had all day and the most personal..*coughs*

Check this out. I was using one of those crystal balls to ask about my ex and this is what it said. It was soo funny but eerie too.

Guest lol
Fleance You're a wreck on the shore of my mind.
Guest lol
Fleance I especially like a part of you.
Guest lol
Harmonanx And now a comment on your past … if it wasn't for the love, it would have been indecent exposure.


LOL

I don't get it. :shrug: Crystal balls talk?
(and you really need to let your ex go.)

I don't get it. :shrug: Crystal balls talk?
(and you really need to let your ex go.)

Thanks but i didn't ask u for advice. i find this amusing.

Like this:

Guest Mistress???
Harmonanx Your imagination is overactive, like a smokestack at 4 AM.

Thanks but i didn't ask u for advice. i find this amusing.

Like this:

Guest Mistress???
Harmonanx Your imagination is overactive, like a smokestack at 4 AM.

You're right, I'm sorry.

But I still don't understand what the crystal ball is saying? And how does it talk?

It's a pity that the list for the most part sounds so moldy, and that the items are all so miraculously accessible to regular people. Ha—perhaps that's why it all sounds so moldy!