What do you believe?

Dave! · 20-03-2008 12:32am #1

Hey folks,

was just having a geez about the Paranormal and Spirituality forums (as I tend to do!) and thought I'd try and see what most people on boards think of this kind of stuff.

I'll add a poll now..... just wondering if you believe there is any truth in these beliefs, etc.

Just tick the ones that you believe in, and justify your belief if you're so inclined!

(I added alot of different options which may be unrelated and/or contradictory, but just go with it

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Rb · 20-03-2008 12:36am

I'm not sure what I believe atm tbh.

I'm one of the people who believe 9/11 was done by the Americans though, if that counts for anything.

Fremen · 20-03-2008 12:37am

I don't believe in anything that can't be tested by experiment. That includes god, love, string theory and things I see on the news.

WoollyRedHat · 20-03-2008 12:38am

I'm one of the people who believe 9/11 was done by the Americans though, if that counts for anything

Well they're flawed goverment of the time

Creamy Goodness · 20-03-2008 12:39am

i believe in karma, but i've yet to reap the benefits of it yet.

plonk · 20-03-2008 12:39am

You need an option "none of the above"

Rb · 20-03-2008 12:41am

I voted for the stuff I'd like to believe are true.

Dave! · 20-03-2008 12:45am

rb_ie wrote: »

I voted for the stuff I'd like to believe are true.

Well I was more interested in what you ACTUALLY believe is true, but okay...!!!

plonk wrote: »

You need an option "none of the above"

Any mods want to add that?

Also atari jag!

Raspberry · 20-03-2008 12:45am

I voted in all of them because it's a checkbox poll.

cornbb · 20-03-2008 12:49am

plonk wrote: »

You need an option "none of the above"

Seconded. Great idea for a thread though! Reading/replying to posts in most of the Religion forums usually leads to gnashing of teeth on my part.

Plus this poll will let us figure out just how many plonkers there really are on AH...

slipss · 20-03-2008 12:52am

Have to agree with the other two, the poll isn't really that expressive if you don't allow for a none of the above option. (I made that mistake on a poll before too, kinda annoyed me after).

2Scoops · 20-03-2008 12:55am

Make this poll public - name and shame! :pac:

CallMeMiss · 20-03-2008 12:55am

I defo believe in Karma ..... what goes around comes around!

JC 2K3 · 20-03-2008 1:00am

dsmythy · 20-03-2008 1:03am

I believe in a couple of things above. But even i can't understand how people believe things like astrology which have been proven to be untrue.

leninbenjamin · 20-03-2008 1:09am

none of the above. can a cat in a box really know he's in a box if he hasnt seen it from the outside?

dr.bollocko · 20-03-2008 1:17am

Why the smeg cant I just worship the Fonz and beer like every other normal person in the world?

Holsten · 20-03-2008 1:18am

Hahaha going through your list I don't believe in any of that.

All total bollox.

Sangre · 20-03-2008 1:20am

Thankfully God gave me the gift of logic and rational enquiry so I don't believe in any of the above nonsense.

JC 2K3 · 20-03-2008 1:25am

Sangre wrote: »

Thankfully God gave me the gift of logic and rational enquiry so I don't believe in any of the above nonsense.

LOL the ironlike.

Dave! · 20-03-2008 1:28am

JC 2K3 wrote: »

LOL the ironlike.

hmmm... think that one passed your head mate

JC 2K3 · 20-03-2008 1:36am

nah, it was me being ironic about the fact that he was being ironic.

d^2 irony/dx^2, if you will.

Fremen · 20-03-2008 1:44am

d^2 irony/dx^2, if you will.

No, I won't.

Naikon · 20-03-2008 1:49am

None of the above:)
No hard evidence == no belief in my book.

Agonist · 20-03-2008 1:55am

plonk wrote: »

You need an option "none of the above"

cornbb wrote: »

Seconded. Great idea for a thread though! Reading/replying to posts in most of the Religion forums usually leads to gnashing of teeth on my part.

Plus this poll will let us figure out just how many plonkers there really are on AH...

JC 2K3 wrote: »

Thirded, fourthed, whatever --None of the above; Flying Spaghetti Monster; Atari Jaguar... etc.
And the people who would have voted for these won't have voted already so you'll get a fairly accurate result.

Interesting topic. I don't believe in any of that stuff but I believe that some microwaves are time machines.

Fremen · 20-03-2008 1:59am

Agonist wrote: »

... but I believe that some microwaves are time machines.

Unfortunately, some time machines are microwaves, too. That's how Christopher Lloyd met his tragic end.

Chunky Monkey · 20-03-2008 2:05am

I did believe in karma until tonight when I used the last of my change to buy apple crumble and tea for a homeless lady and then my card was denied when I went to buy ciggies. Not fair!

My dad's ghost stories were so convincing I can't help but believe him and my ultra religious, ex priest granddad even begrudgingly admitted once that he saw 'a woman who appeared to walk through a wall' so I believe in thems things too.

Oh and past lives though I ain't telling you why.

plonk · 20-03-2008 2:08am

If there was "None of the above" thats what i would have said but i went for evil because of star wars, the force, Darth Vader etc... and coz some people are just mental.

Oh and also

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"All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, we are all one conciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves"

Ruu_Old · 20-03-2008 2:10am

Lizard people.

MrJoeSoap · 20-03-2008 2:11am

JC 2K3 wrote: »

+1 from here. And to anyone who does believe, I shall opress and torture you until you don't, you silly person.

Voodu Child · 20-03-2008 2:12am

The percentages don't add up

It's witchcraft I tells ya..!

MrJoeSoap · 20-03-2008 2:13am

voodoo_child wrote: »

The percentages don't add up

It's witchcraft I tells ya..!

Nah, it's a "multiple choice poll". Science wins again.

Krsnik87 · 20-03-2008 2:13am

My beliefes are a little hard to put into words but I'll give it a go...

Its like, 'we are in the box, we are outside the box and we ARE the box'. Makes no sence to most but will make far too much sence to some... I believe in the collective subconcious, everything is linked and has purpous(sp?) be it good or evil in any sence of the term.

monkeyfudge · 20-03-2008 2:19am

Eh... Ouija boards and Tarot cards and such do exist... you can't actually deny their existence. They also have a a strong affect on people, now the belief factor comes into play if you believe that effect is psychological or spiritual.

Having an interest in the paranormal doesn't mean a person has to believe in ghosts and aliens. It just means they accept that a lot of strange things happen out there and want to study why they happen.

Fremen · 20-03-2008 2:40am

All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, we are all one conciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves

Yeah, but only if you drop a load of acid before going to a Bill Hicks gig.

Rb · 20-03-2008 2:54am

It's interesting to see the highest voted beliefs, given the background/religions/beliefs some of them derive from and how they're mixed together here.

Kold · 20-03-2008 4:12am

Erm, I don't particularly believe in any of the things you put up there. I clicked the soul simply because it's still pretty abstract.

Lordsnutchi · 20-03-2008 4:14am

cells

Beruthiel · 20-03-2008 8:14am

DaveMcG wrote: »

Any mods want to add that?

I added "none of the above" as I needed to click on that one.

Wook · 20-03-2008 8:21am

what about the 'flying spaghetti monster' ?

Terry · 20-03-2008 8:30am

Cremo wrote: »

i believe in karma, but i've yet to reap the benefits of it yet.

I believe in karma too.
The only thing is, I must have had it really good in a past life.

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Eh... Ouija boards and Tarot cards and such do exist... you can't actually deny their existence. They also have a a strong affect on people, now the belief factor comes into play if you believe that effect is psychological or spiritual.

Having an interest in the paranormal doesn't mean a person has to believe in ghosts and aliens. It just means they accept that a lot of strange things happen out there and want to study why they happen.

Yes, they exist.
Whether they actually do or mean anything is another deal altogether.
Their effect on people is akin to that of any religious belief.
Some people feel good when they pray. It gives them hope. The same can be said for tarot cards and the like.
Yes they exist, but in my humble opinion, the knowledge of their existence and the effect they have on others negates they power they have.

Fremen wrote: »

Yeah, but only if you drop a load of acid before going to a Bill Hicks gig.

Best of luck at that next Bill Hicks gig.

Edit: What's the deal with the "Life after love" option?
Dave, are you a big Cher fag?

Dave! · 20-03-2008 12:05pm

Terry wrote: »

Edit: What's the deal with the "Life after love" option?
Dave, are you a big Cher fag?

Whatever mod edited the poll obviously put that on! I'm looking at you Ber :mad:

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Eh... Ouija boards and Tarot cards and such do exist... you can't actually deny their existence. They also have a a strong affect on people, now the belief factor comes into play if you believe that effect is psychological or spiritual.

Within the context of this thread you can take it that I'm asking if you believe they have any 'spiritual' dimension to them, and not merely psychological.

I wonder can a poll be made public retrospectively? If it can, fire away Terry/mod!

Collie D · 20-03-2008 12:08pm

I voted Karma but not because I believe in some higher force levvelling the universe or whatever...Just think if you go around acting a c*nt then you'll get yours eventually because people won't put up with it.

Pompey Magnus · 20-03-2008 12:37pm

Collie D wrote: »

Just think if you go around acting a c*nt then you'll get yours eventually because people won't put up with it.

If only that were true, from my experience it seems to be the opposite and the c*nts seem to be the ones who always get what they want, I think I shall call it anti-Karma.

20-03-2008 12:51pm

The Devil

Earthhorse · 20-03-2008 1:16pm

I don't really believe in anything listed on the poll, at least not in the sense intended, but so deeply engrained were my Catholic beliefs when I was young that I can easily see myself recanting on my deathbed.