mstricky, allow me to explain something. When I was younger I believed in the paranormal and the ocuult. Ley lines, telepathy, pyramid power, telekinesis. You name it, I believed it. In particular I believed that I could dowse with a pendulum. When I started I had some lucky hits. I used to shuffle a pack of cards and then dowse the top card, I used to try and dowse how many matches were in a box and various other futile things. Then I started keeping a record and I soon discovered that my hits were no more than expected by chance. So I started doing real research into the paranormal. I've always had access to a good reference library. Over the years I discovered that there was not a shred of real evidence for all the woo that I believed in. I am a skeptic in the true sense of the word. Somebody comes here with a paranormal claim, I say ''Prove it. Show me the evidence''. I do not say that the paranormal does not exist, only that I have never seen any evidence that would convince me. I'm a member here because I enjoy the company, I learn a lot from people who know what they are talking about and hopefully encourage others to be skeptical about occult and paranormal claims.
