Wow-Dan . That was actually a kinda good and coherent post.
I will try to answer without being a hypocrite...I frequent these sites as entertainment, looking for answers my inquisitive mind, and looking for answers to perceptions I have had. Experiences of a corrupted human brain organ.
First, I have seen visual proof plus us things--but absolutely zero of gods. If anything--our existence, our nature and our human doings highlight the lack of gods. The unspeakable crimes; the things parents to to children, man does to man, etc--has no redeeming value, no miraculous silver lining, no goodness what so ever. Monkeys killing monkeys over a spot of land with a club. Devious, evil animals. Descendants of simple organisms we are.
As to ghosts...I think I have seen some, believe I have heard them, and actually have a photograph of what I feel is one on/around me in a family cemetery. As ambiguous as they were...my human mind is beyond faulty and prey to emotion and memory. I see what I want to see...not what is there. However--I believe they were real. Energy of the past person, perpetual psychic energy or some bs. Either way--more anecdotal and empirical data to support a ghost than a god. If I hadn't heard them myself--it would be crazy. In fact it might JUST BE crazy, lodged deep in my subconscious that my conscious mind won't accept. But I feel I am sane--a tad 'different', but I am not diagnosed as clinically neurotic, psychotic, schitz or otherwise. I am up in the air on souls. Energy yes--we are electro-chemical creatures. Not magic...shocking.
I remember seeing a being--(but I will not discuss that here--I have only told one or two people ever--I can't remember if I told Mur or not)--but saw a craft/orb with two pals. If they were not there, I wouldn't believe me. The only reason it is validated was was they saw the exact thing. The question is whether it was a UAV or an alien craft. Being in a suburban area of Dallas Texas--I doubt the military had a bus sized orb doing recon on the neighborhood kids. Or Aliens for that matter. SO wtf? Hence my interest. I really don't care about hearsay any more--no matter the source--as we are ALL liars, corrupt, gullible sinners. That is how we survive as a species...winner takes all, no matter how.
Honestly I feel most are nutters. Fore is certainly looney--and I would not be surprised if he had a tumor consuming his brain. Ultradimensional beings are smart to not stick around. Cholton is a motard-the Drake equation and Hawking say he is wrong. There is no comparison of intellect there--hence Chodeton is moot.
I believe in relationships and dialectic. Interaction and handshakes. Nuts and bolts. Memories change, perceptions lie, organs fail. No wings, no miracles. The fallacy of our under-utilized brain organ.