Do you believe in Angels ?

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edited December 2012 in A Moving Train
Belief in angels is actually quite widespread in certain parts of the world, though far from universal. While Italians and Croatians are on par with Americans, for instance, no more than a third of Danes believe in angels—somewhere between 25 and 33 percent, according to the European Values Study. The English are similarly low; just 36 percent believe in angels, according to Gallup.



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  • YES.......
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
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  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    edited October 2012
    Absolutely, they exist.

    ETA: I refuse to read/hear/see anything Fox News. Angels have nothing to do with the news, let alone Fox News.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Fox News told me to believe in them so I did.
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  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Cool... :-|
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
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    Yes.
  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    I want to believe in them...I'm just not sure if I do.
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    "I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
  • no. even if god exists, I don't think angels do.
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Not angels, per se...but I do believe our spirit, our energy, lingers about and comes around from time to time after death.

    I've felt/sensed my father since he died.

    Was it my perception or real?

    I don't know, but it felt real. So I guess for me it was.
  • whygohomewhygohome Posts: 2,305
    No way in hell..... :D

    Is this a serious question?

    Things, for lack of a better word, exist in our minds, and, as Richard Dawkins states, "The Human mind is prone to hallucinations."
  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    hedonist wrote:
    Not angels, per se...but I do believe our spirit, our energy, lingers about and comes around from time to time after death.

    I've felt/sensed my father since he died.

    Was it my perception or real?

    I don't know, but it felt real. So I guess for me it was.
    I had this experience with my grandmother too...and have had the same thought about it being her energy. It felt very real
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    "I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
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  • dignindignin Posts: 9,336
    Working on getting my post count up. So to answer your question, no.
  • dignindignin Posts: 9,336
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    Brilliant!
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    hedonist wrote:
    Not angels, per se...but I do believe our spirit, our energy, lingers about and comes around from time to time after death.

    I've felt/sensed my father since he died.

    Was it my perception or real?

    I don't know, but it felt real. So I guess for me it was.
    I had this experience with my grandmother too...and have had the same thought about it being her energy. It felt very real
    Danny felt it with his mother as well.

    ...and for those who see it from another angle - you're entitled, of course; who isn't - but is it so difficult to show just a bit of respect to those who've felt otherwise?
  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    I believe Nick Cage is an angel...

    but seriously... no.
    I'm just flying around the other side of the world to say I love you

    Sha la la la i'm in love with a jersey girl

    I love you forever and forever :)

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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    I believe in Time and we are all Angels :D
  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    Zoso wrote:
    I believe Nick Cage is an angel...

    but seriously... no.
    I think you felt a presence on two occasions...what do you make of that?
    tumblr_mg4nc33pIX1s1mie8o1_400.gif

    "I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    Zoso wrote:
    I believe Nick Cage is an angel...

    but seriously... no.
    I think you felt a presence on two occasions...what do you make of that?

    that was sweet pea doing her sleep meows.. I think :shock:
    I'm just flying around the other side of the world to say I love you

    Sha la la la i'm in love with a jersey girl

    I love you forever and forever :)

    Adel 03 Melb 1 03 LA 2 06 Santa Barbara 06 Gorge 1 06 Gorge 2 06 Adel 1 06 Adel 2 06 Camden 1 08 Camden 2 08 Washington DC 08 Hartford 08
  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    Zoso wrote:
    Zoso wrote:
    I believe Nick Cage is an angel...

    but seriously... no.
    I think you felt a presence on two occasions...what do you make of that?

    that was sweet pea doing her sleep meows.. I think :shock:
    uh huh :roll: :lol:

    I think there are some things we just don't understand...that doesn't mean we won't find an answer...but sometimes it's ok to not know ;)
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  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    don't out my spiritual occurrence.. I'm meant to be a man of science ;)
    I'm just flying around the other side of the world to say I love you

    Sha la la la i'm in love with a jersey girl

    I love you forever and forever :)

    Adel 03 Melb 1 03 LA 2 06 Santa Barbara 06 Gorge 1 06 Gorge 2 06 Adel 1 06 Adel 2 06 Camden 1 08 Camden 2 08 Washington DC 08 Hartford 08
  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
  • chadwickchadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    of course i believe in angels. i have many guardian angels myself. my grandmother is one of my angels as are several others. i have seen my grandmother's ghost and other ghostly sightings. are ghosts angels? not necessarily. i've been having unreal experiences with the other side since i was a baby. i am into this stuff bigtime. it makes me very excited as well. recently spotting orbs on my videos i've made of myself playing guitar and whatnot. are orbs angels? i do not know but they sure are badass and fast as fuck. i believe orbs are spirits or something like that.

    but yeah i've had guardian angels do their job keeping me guarded. it is nice to be protected by the other side.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."

    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,088
    I tend not to give names to things I can't explain but I've been pulled out of at least a few dicey situations by what could be described as guardian angels.

    I've also met a few who pronounce their name "Ahn-hel".
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Hmmmm... who or what ARE Angels? Where do they come from? What is their purpose?
    Like, if we are at war with someone... and someone has an angel on their side... does that mean his side is the good side and the other is the evil side? And it doesn't have to be war... war was just a simple example. If you are at odds with someone and good fortune shines upon your foe... he claims Angels protected him.. does that mean you are evil or unworthy of good fortune?
    ...
    Me personally... you already know I am going to say, 'I don't know'... because, in fact, I don't know. I believe we have a hand in the opportunities and obstcles that we present ourselves with our own decisions... but, luck has a something to do with it... sometimes. And it is belief, not knowledge. Just because I may not believe in Angels does not mean they do not exist, right?
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  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    chadwick wrote:
    of course i believe in angels. i have many guardian angels myself. my grandmother is one of my angels as are several others. i have seen my grandmother's ghost and other ghostly sightings. are ghosts angels? not necessarily. i've been having unreal experiences with the other side since i was a baby. i am into this stuff bigtime. it makes me very excited as well. recently spotting orbs on my videos i've made of myself playing guitar and whatnot. are orbs angels? i do not know but they sure are badass and fast as fuck. i believe orbs are spirits or something like that.

    but yeah i've had guardian angels do their job keeping me guarded. it is nice to be protected by the other side.

    We all have angels protecting us. I guess it's only when you get into a real close spill that you get a chance to realize that there has to be something else there saving us. I've experienced mine and yeah, all of the photos I take have orbs in them. I could be in the middle of nowhere and there are orbs in the photos. It happens all the time. It's not dust.
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,088
    Cosmo wrote:
    Hmmmm... who or what ARE Angels? Where do they come from? What is their purpose?
    Like, if we are at war with someone... and someone has an angel on their side... does that mean his side is the good side and the other is the evil side? And it doesn't have to be war... war was just a simple example. If you are at odds with someone and good fortune shines upon your foe... he claims Angels protected him.. does that mean you are evil or unworthy of good fortune?
    ...
    Me personally... you already know I am going to say, 'I don't know'... because, in fact, I don't know. I believe we have a hand in the opportunities and obstcles that we present ourselves with our own decisions... but, luck has a something to do with it... sometimes. And it is belief, not knowledge. Just because I may not believe in Angels does not mean they do not exist, right?

    My guess would be that Angels are not like God being on somebody's team or for their country. I'd guess it's more of a one on one kind thing, regardless of race, creed, color, sexual preference and hair color. Probably the same is true of demons.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
    Democracy Dies in Darkness- Washington Post













  • chadwickchadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    Jeanwah wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    of course i believe in angels. i have many guardian angels myself. my grandmother is one of my angels as are several others. i have seen my grandmother's ghost and other ghostly sightings. are ghosts angels? not necessarily. i've been having unreal experiences with the other side since i was a baby. i am into this stuff bigtime. it makes me very excited as well. recently spotting orbs on my videos i've made of myself playing guitar and whatnot. are orbs angels? i do not know but they sure are badass and fast as fuck. i believe orbs are spirits or something like that.

    but yeah i've had guardian angels do their job keeping me guarded. it is nice to be protected by the other side.

    We all have angels protecting us. I guess it's only when you get into a real close spill that you get a chance to realize that there has to be something else there saving us. I've experienced mine and yeah, all of the photos I take have orbs in them. I could be in the middle of nowhere and there are orbs in the photos. It happens all the time. It's not dust.
    hugs your way, miss. awesome feeling one gets when orbs are present in the pictures or videos. i was completely enthralled just yesterday because of the orb(s) on my video.

    psychic ability? yeah i have that too. in other words... yeah i'm a wreck :mrgreen:
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."

    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • chadwickchadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    brianlux wrote:
    Cosmo wrote:
    Hmmmm... who or what ARE Angels? Where do they come from? What is their purpose?
    Like, if we are at war with someone... and someone has an angel on their side... does that mean his side is the good side and the other is the evil side? And it doesn't have to be war... war was just a simple example. If you are at odds with someone and good fortune shines upon your foe... he claims Angels protected him.. does that mean you are evil or unworthy of good fortune?
    ...
    Me personally... you already know I am going to say, 'I don't know'... because, in fact, I don't know. I believe we have a hand in the opportunities and obstcles that we present ourselves with our own decisions... but, luck has a something to do with it... sometimes. And it is belief, not knowledge. Just because I may not believe in Angels does not mean they do not exist, right?

    My guess would be that Angels are not like God being on somebody's team or for their country. I'd guess it's more of a one on one kind thing, regardless of race, creed, color, sexual preference and hair color. Probably the same is true of demons.
    i've saw demons before too. lil devils on fire in my attic. fuck off. run downstair and crawl in bed with grandma. but yeah, the fucker was on fire in a pile of wood in our attic. that was scary as i had to walk by it to get to the stairs. sucker was only a matter of 12 inches tall or so. again as usual, gray/white & transparent.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."

    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    brianlux wrote:
    Cosmo wrote:
    Hmmmm... who or what ARE Angels? Where do they come from? What is their purpose?
    Like, if we are at war with someone... and someone has an angel on their side... does that mean his side is the good side and the other is the evil side? And it doesn't have to be war... war was just a simple example. If you are at odds with someone and good fortune shines upon your foe... he claims Angels protected him.. does that mean you are evil or unworthy of good fortune?
    ...
    Me personally... you already know I am going to say, 'I don't know'... because, in fact, I don't know. I believe we have a hand in the opportunities and obstcles that we present ourselves with our own decisions... but, luck has a something to do with it... sometimes. And it is belief, not knowledge. Just because I may not believe in Angels does not mean they do not exist, right?

    My guess would be that Angels are not like God being on somebody's team or for their country. I'd guess it's more of a one on one kind thing, regardless of race, creed, color, sexual preference and hair color. Probably the same is true of demons.

    Read the link I posted above Brian, the author explains it really well. (not that I know for sure, but he was a skeptic neurosurgeon, his brain was practically dead, and he experienced angels and "Heaven").
  • SmellymanSmellyman Asia Posts: 4,524
    no...
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