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In reply to the discussion: Are ghosts real? [View all]shrike3
(4,077 posts)71. A hospice worker giving a TED talk discussed the visions seen by the dying.
Last edited Tue Apr 30, 2024, 11:10 AM - Edit history (1)
She said it didn't really matter if they were real, because they were real to the person having them. As long as they were comforting and not frightening (sometimes family members get freaked out by them) there's no need to take any action. And they can indeed provide comfort to the patient. She told of a gentleman who'd been on a rugby team, and during his last days he was visited by his late teammates. His granddaughter, who took care of him, asked, "Who's here today?" He would tell her, then launch into the memory of a very happy time in his life.
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I'm surprised it's not more than 18% that believe they have seen ghosts. But, people do have other
mucifer
Apr 29
#1
A relative of mine was home alone one night, and suddenly saw a longtime family friend.
shrike3
Apr 30
#21
The hospice worker said if loved ones can go with the flow, it can be a positive experience all around.
shrike3
Apr 30
#86
There is a great book that addresses the phenomenon of interacting with deceased relatives before death.
phylny
Apr 30
#51
Oooh, somebody slept through Physical Chemistry! T-symmetry is absolutely a thing...
sir pball
Apr 30
#62
Time is irreversible because of the 2nd law (i.e. entropy) - time itself, not physical directionality/symmetry
dalton99a
Apr 30
#125
But if a ghost is an apparation, a vision, an experience of an observer, the direction of time isn't relevant.
Doodley
May 1
#150
The existence of ghosts, and the nature of consciousness, are currently outside of science.
sir pball
Apr 30
#67
Science, broadly speaking, is simply a methodology to make sure you aren't fooling yourself
Silent3
Apr 30
#77
A scientist said that according to Quantum Mechanics it's possible memories and thoughts survive death.
shrike3
Apr 30
#79
The nature of consciousness is not "outside of science" - many scientists are investigating it
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 30
#91
Why couldn't a soul be impaired by brain damage? If the soul is generated by the brain, why not?
Doodley
May 1
#156
What if the brain was a transmitter, like a radio? Instead of transmitting sound, it would transmit a soul?
Doodley
May 1
#162
The brain---conciousness, memory, innate knowledge is still outside the understanding of science.
Doodley
May 1
#154
when i get to ireland, i'm planning to stay in a castle that is supposed to b the 5th most haunted
mopinko
Apr 29
#13
My husband is. He's seen things. He's not religious and is not sure there's an afterlife.
shrike3
Apr 30
#23
My cousin, who was very close to my mother, had a visit from my mom when she died.
phylny
Apr 30
#53
Please elaborate if you wish. If no one else wants to hear about the spirits, I do.
shrike3
Apr 30
#139
Our five senses are physiological by nature. They are mere instruments that feed information
Beastly Boy
Apr 30
#28
I am simplifying stuff for brevity. It's a whole spectrum of perceptions and sensitivities.
Beastly Boy
Apr 30
#92
I've been searching for evidence that Einstein ever claimed anything about ghosts. I can't find it.
Silent3
Apr 30
#33
I don't think we will ever be able to answer this question in a scientific basis. At least in the near term.
Xolodno
Apr 30
#31
A few years ago we woke up in the middle of the night because the bedroom light turned on by itself.
betsuni
Apr 30
#45
LOL. I'd suggest you put your big boy pants on if you're going to hang around here.
shrike3
May 16
#190
I've read "Where Bigfoot Walks"! Bought it at a Pike Place Market shop during a visit back to Seattle.
betsuni
May 4
#180
If ghosts aren't real, what the hell is my dog always freaking out about? He sees them everywhere.
Midnight Writer
Apr 30
#57
No. Unicorns, Easter Bunny, Great Pumpkin, Hades, Santa, Angels, Devils. Just, no.
lindysalsagal
Apr 30
#65
I don't know what Einstein quote people are referring to; it might be his reference to the death of Michele Besso.
Jim__
Apr 30
#122
Dead is dead, gone is gone. Ghost, like religion, are an attempt to undo the first sentence.
Chainfire
Apr 30
#90
The burden of proof is on the claimant. Ghost stories go back as far in time as we can reach, yet
Chainfire
Apr 30
#124
"Albert Einstein's suggestion of a scientific basis for the reality of ghosts" - no he didn't suggest any such thing.
Voltaire2
Apr 30
#110
The ONLY thing I give a slight chance to being supernatural, is that we live in a simulation
Quixote1818
May 2
#173