I get that there is no solid evidence that can prove the existence of an afterlife, God, ghosts etc. but based of my own experiences and the experiences of others, I am open to the idea. I'm not trying to convince a grand juror, I'm just voicing my opinion. Yes there is no solid evidence but there is also no strong effort to find evidence. It's an off-limits and largely taboo subject in the scientific community. Any scientist that would hope to find funding for such research would be ridiculed and mocked, and probably rightfully so, because if such a thing existed, it would be impossible to even know where to start in trying to prove it. People like me, close-minded loons, are able to consider that such a thing might exist and that modern science just may not be advanced enough to be able to properly explain it. It's completely understandable that you may find this kind of stuff not worth discussing, that's fine, but there are lots of intelligent people that do.
I don't think it's fair to say that discussing this kind of stuff is at the same level of discussing the possibility of unicorns and space fairies. Throughout history, there haven't been millions of eyewitness reports and anecdotal accounts of encounters with unicorns and space fairies. That's in stark contrast with things like ghosts and UFOs which have historically been reported on and speculated about since the dawn of man. It's easy to dismiss these countless claims of supposed interaction with the supernatural as typical human delusion, sure, but for people who have experienced the same kind of unexplainable phenomena, we find some of these accounts worth considering.
There are countless videos out there I can link that have captured unexplainable figures, shadows, UFOs etc. and while you may be hard-pressed to provide an exact explanation for them, you would likely still be able to claim confidently that, "well there is a logical explanation to it somewhere" based off your unwavering assumption that there is no such thing as the supernatural, which is based off the fact that there is no strong evidence for it. It kind of becomes a snake eating its own tail at some point.
And for the record, I never accused anyone here in the community to be close-minded in a general sense - I am far from qualified to ever make such a statement - but I did mean to suggest that the vocal majority of posters here are quite dismissive of the subject, and I stand by that.
Anyways, I hope I was able to express my view on the matter clearly. I understand that I'm treading on thin ice as it is, as not being able to back up claims with strong evidence is a bannable offense, as is derailing a thread. Assuming I'm not already banned, if anyone would like to continue the conversation, I'd be happy to do so over PMs.
