What percentage of Americans believe in ghosts?

[zoobyshoe]

According to your logic, that would be an entirely unjustified choice, correct? Why isn't the others valid then?


Yes. Science is simply the human activity of explaining facts with methodological naturalism (+ some more technical things that isn't necessary for the discussion).

This is off topic but I have noticed you several times making the grammatical error of using singular verb forms with plural subjects. It's remarkably jarring given the otherwise articulate posts.

What's causing this? Are you a non-native speaker? Do you throw this in deliberately for some effect? I can't account for it.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I suppose both are true.

Have you ever tried being hypnotized?

 

[rewebster]

some people(s) believe dreams are real---in a way, they're hallucinations

 

[Moridin]

This is off topic but I have noticed you several times making the grammatical error of using singular verb forms with plural subjects. It's remarkably jarring given the otherwise articulate posts.

What's causing this? Are you a non-native speaker? Do you throw this in deliberately for some effect? I can't account for it.

Non-native speaker. It should of course be "aren't" (Shame on me, I have a CAE from Cambridge).

 

[zoobyshoe]

Non-native speaker. It should of course be "aren't" (Shame on me, I have a CAE from Cambridge).

Ah, so that's it.

Incidentally, I don't know what a CAE is.

 

[zoobyshoe]

some people(s) believe dreams are real---in a way, they're hallucinations

You sound high on something.

 

[rewebster]

You sound high on something.

nooo--we don't have marijuana cafes in our state

 

[Moridin]

Ah, so that's it.

Incidentally, I don't know what a CAE is.

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/cae.htm

Needed it as a qualification for education.

 

[Huckleberry]

Have you ever tried being hypnotized?

Only once. Didn't work. I didn't really want it to. Still don't.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Only once. Didn't work. I didn't really want it to. Still don't.

I think nearly anyone can resist a direct frontal attempt at hypnosis. I didn't come remotely close to being hypnotized the one time I went to a professional. On the other hand, I think I'm extremely suseptible when I don't realize it's what someone is up to.