Have you ever changed your belief about the paranormal?

Question

If a believer were you ever a skeptic or vice versa?

Answer 1

I've gone from maybe believing a tiny bit to not believing at all, I reached that conclusion when I realised all the intelligent well educated people on science forums thought supernatural stuff was a load of BS.

Edit

Sorry I missed a word out. Sane.

Intelligent, well educated and sane.

Answer 2

I began as a believer.  When I was a kid and a young adult I would devour books on the paranormal.  You name it, I was on board as a believer.  However, at some point I chose an evidence-based life, so I could no longer ignore my sneaking suspicion that perhaps the ghost thing wasn't being represented accurately.  Now I'm more of a skeptic.  However, because I value objective evidence, I am willing to consider any and all evidence supporting the paranormal.

Answer 3

As a child I believed any and everything. As an adult I was curious but skeptical. As of recently, I have had an experience, so yes I know the paranormal exists.

P.S. Jonquill, I am educated and have also had an experience.

Answer 4

I've always believed in the paranormal for as long as I can remember. I lived in a haunted house the first five years of my life. I would always wake my parents up and tell them that the angels wanted me to play with them.

Answer 5

Lol, I used to not believe a word. Which is kinda odd, because I grew up in a place where the paranormal was accepted. But I never believed in ghosts or spirits or anything like that. I wouldn't even consider the possibilities of fairy tale creatures (dragons, unicorns, mermaids etc).

But I went to a friends place once and everything changed. That house was strange...and haunted...badly haunted. You can't go to that girls house and not believe in the paranormal. After I opened my mind even a little, things came poring in.

I started hearing a voice (I'm not crazy, 2 of my friends heard it too) and seeing things. I started researching things like psychic powers and powers of the mind as well as ghosts, spirit guides and all the stuff.

Now I believe in some things I never thought I would and almost never close my mind to the other stuff I hear about.

So I am a full on believer grown from a full on skeptic.

Answer 6

Yes, I used to be a "believer" in things like UFO, vortexes, Nessie, ancient astronauts, and psi of various kinds.  Of course, I also used to believe in Santa Claus and the Christian God too.

I am no longer a believer in any of the above as the evidence is completely lacking.  What most believers find convincing is easily refutable once one takes off their "belief" tinted glasses..

Answer 7

when the laws of physics cannot describe experiences which i have shared with others, than just myself, then i begin to wonder, but i never try to reach a conclusion. what if it was like a wrinkle in the fabric of time wherein a surge of energy was present at that point in space? well just rambling......

Answer 8

Most children,believe in the paranormal.Santa,tooth fairy,ghosts etc.Gradually as they get older and learn more about reality.They give up belief in the supernatural.Some cling to it longer then others.As a rule of thumb.If you reach adulthood and still believe.Nothing will convince you otherwise.You will remain close-minded for life.A skeptic can change their mind.All you need do is show them.Not tell them about it or swear it's true.An adult believer will rarely change their mind.

Answer 9

I've allways believed, i used to have visions all the time, i very rarely get them now, and even more rarely rember them, i get du ja vu alot now where as before i knew when and where things would happen but then i was told off and ppl thought i was crazy so i stopped acting on what i saw and it went away for ages. now i mainly just get empathic stuff, like who is feeling what, and i can get visions of others if i'm near them when they are alone or using tarot on them and tap into them, but i'm more post than pre-cognitive. With all things i have seen and done i  have no doubt the supernatural and paranormal do exist.