Do Ghosts exist?

[Musician in His house]

It's on the Travel Channel on Friday nights. It does have a "creep factor" because of the music and voiceover tones they use. It is entertaining, to say the least. I'm not a big fan of watching too much of it in the dark on a Friday night.

Similarly, "Most Haunted" from England is entertaining. They usually have a guest medium that will sometimes "channel" ghosts. Much of it, though, seems to be close ups of the cast in night vision -- very "Blair Witch." They do use ouija boards and other occult-type devices, so that is different from "Ghost Adventures." Not a big "creep factor," so I have watched it in the dark.

"Ghost Hunters" on Sci-Fi is, I have to say, the most "believable" of the three. The reason I say that is that they seem to try to debunk and prove the absence of ghosts. Whether it is real or not, that at least gives it the air of believability, plus the fact that you've got 2 guys with a "regular" job, that of Roto-Rooter guys. It's funny to me how accepting their Roto-Rooter bosses seem to be of their going all over the country to chase ghosts. No "creep factor" here. The "Ghost Hunters International" is just more Ghost Hunters, only in other countries. I do like the guy with the Irish accent, though.

Yes, I admit a guilty curiosity about these shows. I know its entertainment coupled with the "what if" of ghosts, same as with UFO's, monsters, and the Bermuda Triangle. Still, I know what's what, and I know that it's just entertainment. I know to not dwell on the "what if" because that would allow a stronghold to form.

[MrMannn]

I'm just an evil skeptic. I've been laughing all through this.

[CircleSlide]

I love their evp's they are so made up, it sounds like water or static but they totally make it into a long sentence like "I am coming down the stairs to get you Zak".

[MrMannn]

I love their evp's they are so made up, it sounds like water or static but they totally make it into a long sentence like "I am coming down the stairs to get you Zak".

Amazingly they never misinterpret it. Its never a ghostly voice of, "Big Mac Attack, Zak."

[KBKMNN]

I sort of listened to it while ironing last night. I looked at their 'evidence' and didn't see what they were talking about. As far as the orbs of light in their pictures, we've had those appear in our pictures. It's a camera thing. Nothing to see here folks.
And I did get to thinking, while they were taunting the 'spirits', just exactly 'what' they were taunting. I think they'd be horrified and terrified if they saw a glimpse of what was truly there. Those guys on there are just so arrogant.
It does make for some interesting TV, especially when there is nothing else on.

[Amber Lynne]

BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Hehehehehehehehe!!!

I am waiting for a ghost to break into song...a tap dance would be gravy...ya know with a top hat and a cane!

[Musician in His house]

Hehehehehehehehe!!!

I am waiting for a ghost to break into song...a tap dance would be gravy...ya know with a top hat and a cane!

"Hello, my baby, hello, my honey, hello, my ragtime gal . . . " (WB frog)

[Rhon]

"Hello, my baby, hello, my honey, hello, my ragtime gal . . . " (WB frog)

[KaiafromBergen]

Hehehehehehehehe!!!

I am waiting for a ghost to break into song...a tap dance would be gravy...ya know with a top hat and a cane!

[KaiafromBergen]

This is a totally loser show. for the first half they tell lurid ghost stories, and then they enter a haunted prison. They have a schitck: They annoy the ghosts. They call em names, make fun, and taunt them. My kind o' ghost hunt.

But the whole thing they build on is fake. The show depends on one of the guys suddenly saying, "Something touched me." They use fake sound effects, fake shadows. Every place they go ALWAYS has ghosts.

The main tough guy screamed like a little girl when (during the day) he encountered a couple of rattlesnakes.

They have no real special effects budget. So the audience has to pretend actual evidence is obtained. They will close up on a wall and say, See? that shadow just moved...and there is NO shadow moving.

I am more entertained by the total fabrication than any ghost I might see.

Isn't it interesting that more and more, people are fascinated by "what goes bump in the night!"

Now, I realize that, this type of thing has been around since the beginning of Time . . . trying to understand what is, I believe, imprinted on every human being . . . there is something "more" than this physical existence . . . there is more than the five senses can discern.

Unfortunately, Lucifer has, once again, done what he can to pervert this "longing" in humans by creating the illusion of one of the following:

1. Yes, there is a "spirit world" and your loved ones who have "passed" can come back and tell you "there is nothing to fear, that they are at peace . . . blah, blah, blah."

2. Yes, there is a "spirit world" and it can be exciting! There are "good spirits" and "bad spirits" and YOU CAN HELP THESE SPIRITS FIND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR!!!!"

3. Yes, there is a "spirit world" and by tapping into this "power" you can become more than human, you can alter everything from your life to the lives of others!!

How sad, that this longing for things Unseen (ie: FAITH in the One who Purchased our Redemption) has been totally altered into a "parlor game" to amuse and entertain!!!!!

[Musician in His house]

And yet, it's like a bad car wreck -- we can't turn away or keep from watching out of curiosity. I confess it, myself!! It's the curiosity of the unknown possibilities.

There's another one that comes on A&E, I think, called "Paranormal State," where college students investigate "hauntings." They even have a self-professed pagan in their group who is their "occult specialist." They sometimes consult the lady who was the medium in the "Amityville" case, so I guess that's their bid for respectability. I wonder if she does the consulting on a pro bono basis, or if she charges for her appearances/services. Supposedly the "Ghost Hunters" guys don't charge (probably all their expenses have been taken up by Sci-Fi Channel).

Isn't it amazing how MANY of these programs are on nowadays, and on such a wide range of channels?

[MrMannn]

Isn't it amazing how MANY of these programs are on nowadays, and on such a wide range of channels?

These are programs that are really cheap to produce.
No real special effects. no expensive lighting or sets. Just people telling lurid stories and night shots and existing locations. With commercials its nearly 100% profit.

[Amber Lynne]

It was a dark and stormy night at Happy Hills Home for the Terminally Dead...

[Nene]

I have to admit I love Ghost Hunters. I laugh my rear off at it sometimes. They are hunting ghosts bur freak out when anything strange happens.

Paranrmal State on the other hand--they always manage to "find" something and it is usually a deamon or bad spirit--strange isn't it? LOL

[Rmf3175]

Go without sleep for as long of periods as I do sometimes, and you start seeing things without having to pay for cable/satellite, or rent the series from blockbuster.

[Iruntherace4Him]

I have to admit I love Ghost Hunters. I laugh my rear off at it sometimes. They are hunting ghosts bur freak out when anything strange happens.

Paranrmal State on the other hand--they always manage to "find" something and it is usually a deamon or bad spirit--strange isn't it? LOL

Why are people so interested in ghosts today? Even Christians? The paranormal is nothing but demonic entities that have been invited in .

[Gideon300]

I've seen this show advertised on TLC, it looks really bad! I like Man Vs Food!

[tlword]

DH and I have watched some of these on occasion. We came to the conclusion that the people exploring these "haunted" locations are really just scaring themselves, "hearing" and "seeing" what they want. The human imagination is a wonderful thing.

[Lisa in OK]

I saw paranormal state once.

It ended up with a walk through the dark in a forested area, with the requisite trip and fall accident due to something scary. Then they came to a clearing and one guy started "feeling" something. Then he started talking to the air and telling it they meant no harm and they wanted it to stop doing scary things. Then the "feelings" went away and they all walked back to their cars without incident and drove away. The End.

Uhhhhhhhhh . . .

[Mrsppmrxky]

I caught the show on the Travel channel one night. The guy, Zak, was asking a 'spirit' to bring it on.......give me the best that you've got, I'm not scared of you'. The reaction was truly something that seemed demonic. They took the tape to a priest and were asking him for his opinion. Before he saw the tape, Zac, was telling the priest about what all he thinks and how he isn't afraid and what he says to the 'spirits'. The priest basically asked him if he had lost his mind. He said, you know not what you are tangling with. He said you are begging to be possessed and will need an exsorsism. Zac scoffed. The priest's parting words were, 'you need to keep my number handy because if you continue, you are going to need it.'

I find it very interesting that so many channels are now airing these types of shows and also on History Channel and the A&E or NG channel, they are playing the end time themed shows and info on the rapture.

I think that time is getting short and the delusion is very strong right now. The truth is there, you just have to 'look around satan's lies that are thrown in there to explain it away.' When I watch these shows, I find it very interesting to think in my mind the scripture that refutes the situation and then, they put a twist on it so that it is watered down to being a lie, but appears to be truth.