The spooky weirdness

[krela]

Despite what neuroscientists and psychiatrists will tell you, we still haven't the slightest clue how the brain actually works...

 

[godzilla73]

Most offences, certainly in the UK, require the prosecution to demonstrate both act and intent - the actus reus (guilty act) and the mens rea (guilty mind). .

Aaaaargh - I'm back there! Trapped in that undergraduate lecture on the philosophy of law that seemed to go on for days.Nooooooooooo!

 

[PaulPowers]

Paul, I've read a lot of stuff abou that by the infamous Anton LaVey, but still i design buildings on a daily basis that are slightly off square! usually to form a large crescent. I can't think of any famous crescent buildings with an negative history off the top of my head tho!

The works of the Anton LaVey might be a discussion for another time in a less public place



I'm more interested in Fallon's work from a private point of view after being diagnosed with Anti-social behaviour disorder, I totally agree that a predisposition to an act does not mean that the act will be carried out, I'm predisposed to violence due to my condition but I control it without any of the SRI medication or cognitive therapy.

I can get the adrenalin rush I need from crawling around a drain/mine which keeps any unwanted symptoms in check

The human brain is indeed a thing of wonder

 

[RichardH]

Aaaaargh - I'm back there! Trapped in that undergraduate lecture on the philosophy of law that seemed to go on for days.Nooooooooooo!

Well, misery loves company and all that. Now, let's talk about Karl Llewellyn. :wacko:

 

[Flexible]

Hey people,
Does anyone else get the heebie geebies ever ?

I visited Island Farm POW camp a few times and never really got the heebie geebies but . . . there was something that never felt quite right. Stupid really, because to the best of my knowledge nothing bad went on there. I tend to get more of that sort of 'creeped out' feeling at disused airbases for some daft reason. But I still can't explain why I never heard birds singing though, despite the place was in the middle of a woods.

 

[ljarrald]

yeah, i get a weird feeling in some derps too.

i do believe that us humans have other senses we don't know how to use yet... like when you are thinking of a song in your head and the person next to you starts singing it...

in a couple of thousand years or something if humans still exist then, language will be a thing of the past. we will all communicate with our minds. i wouldn't be surprised if some secret service somewhere already knows how to do it to be honest.

 

[Seahorse]

in a couple of thousand years or something if humans still exist then, language will be a thing of the past. we will all communicate with our minds.

PAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Aye, OK. If you say so. Is it just me, or is this thread now entering the realms of the ridiculous?

 

[The Archivist]

Back to the topic at hand, yes, I often feel tense, jumpy or nervous when exploring. Usually because I'm worried about falling through the floor/getting caught/meeting the wrong sort or person. The places where I feel this most strongly therefore tend to be places with an active security presence or absolute death traps.

As to unexplained goings on, I've experienced them myself (heard a disembodied but quite clear voice say 'hello' on entering a derelict school in the middle of the Welsh mountains a few years ago and have also caught glimpses of unexplained movement in various old buildings), but I don't think calling them 'ghosts' or 'hauntings' is always particularly helpful or productive as there could be a perfectly sensible scientific or psychological explanation as yet undiscovered. Until someone comes up with evidence one way or the other, to me they're still just unexplained phenomena.

I'm also a great believer in the idea of psychogeography - the way in which the physical environment affects one's emotions, thoughts and behaviour, which together with our preconceived ideas of certain types of spaces (lunatic asylums or graveyards, for example) probably goes a long way to explaining the 'aura' or 'atmosphere' of some sites.

 

[highcannons]

Any minute now......

 

[Seahorse]

OK, thanks for all the input. I'd say it's the subject has been done to death (again), so hopefully nobody will try to resuscitate it.

And hopefully it won't come back to haunt us all in the future.