Hell Hound stalks couple at anniversary party?

**Skeptical**

A number of months ago, the UFO Iconoclasts made a profound observation - they noted that people who had been through what should have been life-changing UFO or paranormal events, almost invariably picked up with their lives where they left off - no better and no worse for their experience.

Here, however is the exception to that rule. A weird photo taken at a anniversary party may have been the incentive needed to help a man kick drugs:

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=AED2ADB9E79DFE396E52B617BA2D2292?contentId=4787322&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

I imagine this is really just another example of our human tendency to seek order out of chaos and faces out of random patterns. But if it takes the head of Cerberus to get a man off drugs, then I say, good dog! Smile

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Ataraxik · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject:

Why can't it just be a dog?
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**Skeptical** · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject:

Now, Atar, if it were just a dog, it might have turned out something like this -

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**Somerville Changeling** · Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 311 Location: Central Texas

I read the story somewhere else, but the link doesn't work. The story I read had a "demon" appearing over the shoulder of a man at a party, and he saw it as a warning to go drug free.

Photography is odd, as seeing is not always believing. Odder still is seeing patterns in light and shadow, which leads to questions whether or not the patterns actually exist. IMHO, the difference between skeptics and believers is hardwired in the brain. Skeptics often miss real patterns, but seldom see false patterns. When they do, they give it a jocular spin, not taking it seriously.

Believers often create patterns out of light and shadow, and imbue them with meaning. They do this rather often, but they never miss a pattern that is actually there. Which has greater survival value according to evolution?

I'm with those who see Mary in a tree, even if such a phenomena hearkens back to ages before the image would ever have been identified as Mary. I'm with those who see demons, ghosts and spirit dogs in photos, and I'm with those who investigate the Fortean patterns that skeptics deride.

When all is said and done, the patterns subjective, but the meaning the patterns are imbued with tell us much more about being human than does the cold reason that's allegedly just a biochemical process in the brain.
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**Skeptical** · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:01 pm Post subject:

I guess that original link was dropped from the source website. I remember the photo very well, however. If it was a trick of light and shadow, it was a very bizarre one indeed. Atar suggested that the alleged hell hound may actually have been just a plain old dog. Obviously, that's possible but it doesn't seem likely.

Somer - interesting observation about how different personality types show different aptitude for pattern perception.

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**Skeptical** · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject:

Interesting stuff about smell and disbelief. I remember reading an article a few years back about the biochemical causes of the tunnel vision we sometimes experience when we fall in love (incapable of seeing another's faults or shortcomings - even when they are obvious to everyone else). Now if someone could come up with an antidote, it might save billions in divorce proceedings.

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**dr wu23** · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2254 Location: Indiana

As I suspected, nothing concrete to say but more philosophical ramblings of a faith based believer.
Why don't you just admit you are scared ,want to believe , and hope to be saved by 'God'?

Emotional level..? You must either be joking or hopelessly confused. That's exactly what faith based belief is all about and where you are.

Rolling Eyes

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