Reply to: The ghost mystery

[darmstadt]

Just came across this local news item about a McDonalds haunted by an 1800s woman:

VIDEO: Is Eltham McDonald's haunted by ghost of headless pregnant woman? (From News Shopper)

Can anyone who believes in such claptrap explain why ghosts always seem to be from the past? Surely people these days can die in the same traumatic circumstances, with the same sense of unfulfilled duties etc. Why are there no ghosts wandering around in hoodies or onesies looking at their IPhones???

Maybe the religious can also explain why god never appears to mortals anymore now we have cheap devices to record his presence?

I have to admit, I've never seen a ghost from the future but I have spoken to god many a time on the great white telephone although he (or she) has never deemed me important enough to answer...

[barrydidit]

I don't think the burning bush was really burning, just smoking gently.

You've obviously never met AndyW's mum...

[SueEllen]

Apparently, even if some bloke died and came back to life, people still wouldn't believe...

Some people claim they have near death experiences.....

Other people for medical reasons or they do something stupid like hide on a plane, are frozen, thaw and live....

[xoggoth]

Or maybe Moses saw Cthulhu went mad and claimed he saw god

What? How dare you make fun of HP Lovecraft, the only true prophet? Cthulhu and the other elder gods definitely exist.

[GlenW]

Or maybe Moses saw Cthulhu went mad and claimed he saw god

I don't think the burning bush was really burning, just smoking gently.

[MicrosoftBob]

Indeed. Assuming the story has any basis, nobody saw god up the mountain except Moses. Beats me why the rest of the Israelites were daft enough to believe him.

More modern "messiahs" or "prophets" like Hubbard or Smith were frauds or deluded. Most evidence concerning the older religions has been lost in the mists of time but it has probably always been thus.

Or maybe Moses saw Cthulhu went mad and claimed he saw god

[xoggoth]

It's in the bible that nobody has seen God bar a very few

Indeed. Assuming the story has any basis, nobody saw god up the mountain except Moses. Beats me why the rest of the Israelites were daft enough to believe him.

More modern "messiahs" or "prophets" like Hubbard or Smith were frauds or deluded. Most evidence concerning the older religions has been lost in the mists of time but it has probably always been thus.

[NotAllThere]

Apparently, even if some bloke died and came back to life, people still wouldn't believe...

[d000hg]

Maybe the religious can also explain why god never appears to mortals anymore now we have cheap devices to record his presence?

It's in the bible that nobody has seen God bar a very few.

On the other hand, you can find footage of alleged miracles on Youtube (well on the internet so I assume they're on Youtube)... even though I believe these things can happen I'm pretty sceptical so it's not something I spend any time looking at, but I remember a fair few years ago we watched a video of someone supposedly supposedly being raised from the dead. But then really would video 'evidence' sway you or wouldn't you, like me, just assume it was either faked or that it didn't prove anything either way?

You need not just a video camera but some trusted experts on hand to testify to the authenticity. And even then, you'd be dubious.

[NotAllThere]

Interesting that the time count at top right is overwritten by some Chinese characters just before this "teleportation". Curious too that the teleported bike/man are so poorly defined compared to the lorry that almost hits them and the car that turned just before. Somebody needs to try a bit harder when doctoring videos.

Curious too that the Chinese characters are the logo of a popular game in China where you play the hero...

[barrydidit]

Until man got tempted away by the shiny Apple.

Boom!

[Uncle Albert]

That generated quite a lot of prophets in it's early years, you know.

Until man got tempted away by the shiny Apple.

[Platypus]

Except his operating system is using advanced crystal technology

FTFY

Haven't you seen Stargate Atlantis FFS ?

[barrydidit]

Except his operating system is stained glass windows

That generated quite a lot of prophets in it's early years, you know.

[BA to the Stars]

God is all powerful, so he can control all forms of electronic devices that might capture his image
He is even more powerful than the iphone x
and he supercedes all versions of windows.

Except his operating system is stained glass windows