It is particularly interesting to me when I hear a person tell about their skepticism whether ghosts or spirits are real. Even if you have never had an encounter, to me it would seem appropriate to be open to the possibility since, within certainty, we are WITHOUT PROOF that they do not exist.
My history, along with my families, is littered with the paranormal. I come from a very loving and spiritual family as so I believe our openness to the super or paranormal is as matter-of-fact as going to work everyday. There is one particular encounter I will mention here that while it is not the most disturbing encounter (which I have found to be easier for people to try to down play or deny), it is the most mundane of sorts in how this spirit or entity manifested itself, and therefore, continually reminds to me of it's reality.
I was in the house I grew up in, and in the bedroom that had become a hot-spot for activity. There were some issues and difficulties at home during this time, hence I believe that attributed to the rise in activity. So, I was asleep. It was the middle of the night and I woke up to hearing a very particular and unique sound: I kept my backpack by the side of my bed, and within one of it's exterior pockets I kept a plastic bottle of vitamins. Well, I woke up to hearing the sound of each of those tiny pills within the bottle falling, as in the bottle being turned repeatedly such that the pills kept falling and turning within the bottle while still within my backpack! Well I did nothing but become a petrified little girl laying in my bed scared stiff until I grew so tired, I don't remember falling back to sleep and I don't remember hearing when the pills stopped either! But....it is so strange to me because it seems like such a mundane and almost silly way for an entity to make itself know. Nonetheless it happened, and I will never forget it!
When I say that I am interested in a person's skepticism, I mean I want to understand, not just persuade another to embrace another view. Perhaps, a more logical mind or logically dominated mind, that is less familiar with the texture and feeling of the spiritual would be naturally skeptical by default. And it is thoroughly understandable to feel confident in relying on the well established practice of observation, prediction, and ultimately proof that science can yield.
So what would it take to influence a more science and fact based mind?
Seeing an inanimate object levitate on it's own?
Turning upon a full body apparition?
Or waiting until your very own passing?
Well, I have a radical view point: I think Science vs. Faith is a misnomer. I firmly believe that it is science that confirms faith!For those that study certain sciences, they can attest to such things as time itself being flexible; the probability of a certain molecule being located in more than one location versus only one exact point in time in space; invisible forces such as gravity and electromagnetic fields; and so on and so forth. These are a few examples that to me, hint at the non-physical world and our inability to observe it and experience it collectively on a daily basis such that it would become just like all that is already physically common in our terrestrial world.
In closing, I profess my love and respect for both science and the supernatural. For me, both facets make for a more enchanting life here on earth and a more peaceful departure onto what's next!