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ForgoTheConsequence

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2. As an "atheist" what do you think these "orbs" are?

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2024, 11:52 PM

Apr 1

I say this with genuine curiosity.

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Have you ever seen ghosts or orbs when a person dies? [View all] BigmanPigman Apr 1 OP

No. elleng Apr 1 #1

As an "atheist" what do you think these "orbs" are? ForgoTheConsequence Apr 1 #2

Energy BigmanPigman Apr 1 #6

What type of energy? N/T Big Blue Marble Apr 2 #13

This sums up where I stand... BigmanPigman Apr 2 #21

I appreciate your open mindedness Big Blue Marble Apr 2 #30

Automobile headlights from the street below. Mister Ed Apr 2 #37

I have to correct myself now that I've viewed the video on a larger screen. Mister Ed Apr 2 #38

My sister and I were with our mother leftieNanner Apr 1 #3

My late husband used to pop in from time to time. Phoenix61 Apr 1 #4

Amazing! Jamesm9164 Apr 1 #5

No. Aussie105 Apr 1 #7

Well with UFOs the size and speed and distance to the observer are easy RockRaven Apr 2 #8

Nope....and I've been upfront and personal with more than a few deaths in my life. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2 #9

From the comments on You Tube BigmanPigman Apr 2 #10

Maybe I just wasn't tuned in to see the spiritual exit of family and friends when I shared their moment. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2 #12

There is a term for this phenomena: "Shared Death Experiences." Big Blue Marble Apr 2 #14

Yes, I have read a lot of his stuff BigmanPigman Apr 2 #20

Exactly, he would never say with any certainty that life continued after death Big Blue Marble Apr 2 #33

Pretty sure those are still dust Diraven Apr 2 #11

The question is were these orbs seen by the people in the room Big Blue Marble Apr 2 #15

She was the only one in the room besides her mother. BigmanPigman Apr 2 #19

It looks like there is a window to outside or to an adjacent room Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2 #26

I would guess dust, too. Being that someone is in the room, their breath could be pushing the dust around. C Moon Apr 2 #23

I saw a ghost woman in my hotel room a few years ago. Elessar Zappa Apr 2 #16

I was 100% awake too. BigmanPigman Apr 2 #18

Looks like a flashlight to me Bayard Apr 2 #17

I've been doing a ghost podcast for close to a couple decades, and learned that orbs are usually dust, bugs or moisture. C Moon Apr 2 #22

I worked at a cemetery, and even though that's not a place a ghost would want to be... C Moon Apr 2 #24

When I was teaching 4th grade the students BigmanPigman Apr 2 #29

Great story! I've been there a few times myself. Well, mostly out front and walking through that awesome cemetery. C Moon Apr 2 #32

I took my niece there when she was about 7. BigmanPigman Apr 2 #35

Wow! C Moon Apr 2 #36

Never have seen an orb. bamagal62 Apr 2 #25

An old boyfriend said he saw ghosts BigmanPigman Apr 2 #31

It's not supernatural. It's not dust. It's reflection of some kind Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2 #27

I'm skeptical of orbs...however forgotmylogin Apr 2 #28

That sounds similar to BigmanPigman Apr 2 #34

''How to make ghost orbs ... Very easy special effect'' n/t Donkees Apr 2 #39

Ambiguous shadows in a random YouTube video? JoseBalow Apr 2 #40