[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

LOL, I was just thinking the opposite, how people open to the existence of God are close minded about ghosts and the paranormal.

I think what it is, at least for me, I don't necessarily NOT believe in "God" rather I don't believe in the God as he / she / it is portrayed in any of the big / popular texts.

The other thing is people who are open minded about ghosts and the paranormal in general feel that way based on a personal experience, something more tangible than being asked to believe just on word of mouth and pure faith.

I can see why you would thing that. I wonder whether you've talked to genuine Christians (check the box but don't pray, read the Bible, attend church...) or if you are making an assumption based on opinion. I don't say that as an attack against you. I just know that it is easy to project my opinion into my assumption / observation of what others think. When I think that the movie was a dud I am quick to expect everyone else to see it as I did.

My experience is that many Christians I know believe that "ghosts" are actually demonic spirits in sheep's clothing. Hence, that "ghost" of grandma in the seance is actually a familiar spirit.

Likewise, I also understand your skepticism about God because of no personal experience. I admit that I had to come to Him by faith but after that, I have a lot of personal experiences where He has shown up in my life but that is a conversation for a different board.