I was laying in bed with my sinuses stuffed to the roof because of a cold; and while laying here I started thinking about past discussions on some paranormal forums and wondered why believers were trying to prove the existence of the paranormal. For one thing, they already believe so why try to prove it’s existence to themselves? The other thing I don’t understand is if they are trying to prove it to the world then why not use methods that are acceptable to those they are trying to convince?

This also made me wonder why many investigators don’t try to figure out what makes the paranormal tick. If they are so convinced the paranormal exists, why do they keep going through the same motions? What could they possibly expect to achieve? After all, they are not gaining any ground or knowledge. Proof of that is in the fact that we don’t know anymore about the paranormal now than we did 100 years ago, which is basically nothing other than the fact that people are still reporting experiences that have yet to be confirmed.

So, what do investigators expect to gain in their efforts? They certainly are providing anything that could be considered proof of the paranormal, and they aren’t testing any of the theories or dogma in a way that could confirm or deny those theories and dogma. So, what do they expect to achieve? If it’s to have a successful spook hunt then I can somewhat comprehend, since spook huntin’ can be fun and exciting. At least for a while. I have to wonder if deep down many of these investigators aren’t hoping to be the next ParaCeleb. If that is true then it is a shame. From what I’ve seen there are a miniscule number of ParaCelebs that have a clue, and those aren’t the ones that investigators seem to try and emulate.