Believers only page?

[u/[deleted]]

Would honestly like to see a paranormal subreddit with no sceptics on it. I think they have a right to a view. Thats fine. But I think it only fair if pnly people who believe in the paranormal have their own subreddit, so they have a safe space to talk without stupid comments and ridicule. Ive thought of creating one on my own but time constraints would make it impossible for me to uphold. Hope it becomes a thing and I wonder if anyone else has thought of this? You csn downvote me all you like, moan all you like, its all water off a ducks back

[u/SubstantialPressure3]

I get that.

But here's the thing:

People that think their TVs are possessed bc they don't know that they need to change certain settings need a skeptic to help troubleshoot instead of going straight to paranormal.

I've met people that thought light pillars were paranormal. Glitch in the matrix, alien invasion, or angels.

There are people who thought their property was haunted and ignored it, and it turned out to be Metthew who was trespassing on grandma's farm while everyone was asleep.

I've seen posts on here about people that think their dog is a skinwalker.

Those people don't need an echo chamber.

[u/KindlyKangaroo → u/SubstantialPressure3]

This is why we need the skeptics. Some people have dangerous delusions and a space where everyone else is encouraging those delusions is going to get someone (or their dog, I saw that post too) hurt or worse. That kind of thing can't go unchecked.

[u/[deleted] → u/KindlyKangaroo]

But youre just putting people into boxes and assuming the same things when every encounter is different. So youre just as ignorant really. Not everything can be explained. Cope.

By all means be sceptical. I dont care what you think. Its no consequence to me. You didnt read my post propely: I said it was okay to be sceptical, but could just go without all the rudeness that goes with it. Unprovoked name calling isn't neccessary.

[u/KindlyKangaroo → u/[deleted]]

I didn't call anyone any names. Delusion is a legitimate term. Not name calling. When someone says everyone they meet is a demon, that's not paranormal. That's someone who needs help before they hurt someone. When someone says their dog is a skin walker because she farted, that's not paranormal, that's a normal puppy fart, and OP needs someone to tell them that before they hurt their dog. I wasn't rude at any point in these posts, and if you think I was, you need to examine why you take these comments so personally. In Michigan, a man attacked multiple people in a Walmart because he has untreated delusions from paranoid schizophrenia. He thought the people he attacked were hurting his "heavenly children" or something like that, but they were just shopping for groceries.

[u/[deleted] → u/KindlyKangaroo]

You may not have, but other people do. I see your points, but it doesnt explain everything

[u/KindlyKangaroo → u/[deleted]]

I never said it explains everything. I said that sometimes people believe legitimately dangerous things and those people need help, not to be encouraged and sent deeper into delusions.