I don't believe in ghosts. The human brain is incredibly good at detecting patterns, to the point where it often detects patterns that aren't there. Plus a good chunk of our brains are devoted to recognizing human faces, leading us to see faces on random pieces of toast or water towers or whatever.

It is the politicians who deserve the grief.

And once you're a disembodied spirit you get to employ that sort of direct justice. Reason enough to stick around I'd say.

My BFF, who believes in all sorts of stuff which to me is total craziness, like reincarnation and pet psychics and other woo-woo ideas, cured me of going all "Let me prove you wrong" which I used to do when she or other folks I knew started bringing it up. She told me it was what she believed and I may think it's stupid, but telling her that wasn't going to change her OR me, so what was the point? Plus it made her feel bad.

When people talk about stuff I don't believe, I'll say "Hmm. I don't believe that, but that's me." and stop there. It is reallly hard when I am COMPLETELY RIGHT, but I am not the thought police and I don't want to be Ms. Buzzkill. Of course, if they want to have a discussion of our mutual beliefs, then the gloves are off.

Plus a good chunk of our brains are devoted to recognizing human faces, leading us to see faces on random pieces of toast or water towers or whatever.

I'm always sort of amused that all female faces are the Virgin Mary and all male faces are Jesus -- even with no one knowing what they could have possibly looked like.

And the water stains and odd potato chips never seem to look like each OTHER. That would be cool, actually...

I don't know or really care if they're real, but I love creepy things.

Daisy is me.

I believe in ghosts that come with Winchesters chasing them.

What?

I'm always sort of amused that all female faces are the Virgin Mary and all male faces are Jesus -- even with no one knowing what they could have possibly looked like.

Oh yeah - speaking of Jesus and water towers - once in a small town, people started to see the face of Jesus on a water tower. Almost as if there was an image of Jesus under the paint on the water tower. Which in fact there was - there had been a picture of a face painted on the tower and it was painted over at some point, and years later the face started showing through. Except it wasn't a picture of Jesus, but of Kenny Rogers.

My BFF, who believes in all sorts of stuff which to me is total craziness, like reincarnation and pet psychics and other woo-woo ideas, cured me of going all "Let me prove you wrong" which I used to do when she or other folks I knew started bringing it up. She told me it was what she believed and I may think it's stupid, but telling her that wasn't going to change her OR me, so what was the point? Plus it made her feel bad.

I think that is true to a point. Some things can do real harm. For example, if people believe that water can provide medication they could harm themselves or people they convince by not getting proper medication. For lots of stuff, I pretty much go the same way though. Actually, it would be seriously cool if ghosts are real, but I'm not seeing the evidence that elevates ghosts past the Loch Ness monster or Alien abductions.

Kenny Rogers

Kenny isn't our lord and savior?

::faints::

I believe in ghosts that come with Winchesters chasing them.

What?

If we suddenly end up living in a SPN-type world, I just need to find the people who can fire shotguns. I can be their go-to person for spooky research.