Why do people want to believe in things such as haunted houses, Bigfoot,

[raccoon]

ESP, astral projection, etc.?

[LynneSin]

1. Republicans that believe in small government & less spending - that's an urban legend for sure

:eyes:

[TZ]

2. +44-6!

:rofl:

[jobycom]

8. +5-0!

[TZ]

10. I'm SOOO not asking you about your sig line

Cause I know what it means..BTW, your fellow Cowboy nut is somewhere in downtown DC walking around with a Dallas lanyard around his head....Lets hope he gets out of the city before dark for his sake...:rofl:

[jobycom]

11. He'd better hope the fans treat him like the DC team would.

The safest place for someone in Cowboys' gear is on the field with a bunch Washington players. They wouldn't even be able to find him.

[TZ]

12. Lets hope nobody draws a white line in front of him..

He'll never get home...:P

[jobycom]

13. He would, too.

His nose might be white...

[LynneSin]

14. Notice the clownface in the sigline

Sums it up perfectly!

[sammythecat]

3. I think people like to think there is some magic in the world.

I would anyway.

[redqueen]

6. I think somewhat the same thing...

but I'd say mystery rather than magic.

[amitten]

7. I don't consider ghosts magic. I consider them sad.

I saw a ghost once and it was a frightening, but ultimately sad experience. I don't know what ghosts are or anything but I will say they don't seem to know where they are or why. If there is an afterlife, I don't want the ghost version.

[rcrush]

4. Why not?

[amitten]

5. Hauntings are very common and are more or less a given.

They've been talked about since the dawn of man. When you experience one, you stop questioning. And it isn't a "want", believe me! Who the hell wants to be scared? I sure didn't. I don't want for ghosts or whatever to exist, the whole idea sucks. I just know I saw one, and I know many many other people who have as well (they would never mention it unless I had brought the subject up).

The rest of your list--who knows.

[jobycom]

9. You'd know if you ever saw Bigfoot, mannn!

He's freaking TERRIFYING!!!1 And he don't care if you believe in him, he'll rip your goldarn head off and use your skull as a bong if you mess with him.

Haunted houses are just stupid, though.

[Mojambo]

15. Because reality can be pretty goddamn boring. n/t

[cemaphonic]

16. Because haunted houses at least are *really cool.*

I'm a total skeptical/materialist/atheist type, but I've always loved ghost stories and haunted house stories. I don't believe in either, but I totally get the appeal on an emotional level.

[TZ]

17. Yeah I get that. I'm a skeptic on all this stuff too

But some of it, like Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Yeti etc...I think they would be really cool if they were real. (I've always loved the theory that Nessie is a plesiosaur..)

[geomon666]

18. I don't believe it.

I just think ghosts are a cool idea. Being scared is fun.

[JonLP24]

19. I watched Paranormal state

It has some pretty good evidence on occasion. Most of the time they don't find anything which I think adds credibility to the show. I'm just more open minded to the idea. More then likely Skinwalkers, nearly every Native I have talked to claims to have seen one and it's hard to doubt so many that claim they have seen one. Anyways it's not that I want to believe, I'm just open minded to the idea. I'd like to go Skinwalker hunting someday to see for myself. I've read Skinwalker ridge in Utah is a hotspot. Anyways I haven't seen 100% proof of anything. However when it comes to bigfoot, all the hunt for bigfoot shows come up with nothing.

[cwydro]

20. But.

I DO believe in ghosts.