Debunk Paranormal

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This is something that I have been asking myself a lot lately. 

Two and a half years ago, I started searching the internet for information about the paranormal because of experiences I had as a child as well as some throughout my life.  Without even really being sure what it was I was looking for at first, I began to look over some of the paranormal-related websites with people looking for the same kinds of answers.   This in turn got me interested enough to join a couple, Debunk Paranormal being one of them.  And somewhere in my interest of the paranormal and what might be 'out there', I gained a whole wealth of information and a brand new perspective.  Now I examine the many causes for symptoms or activity that may seem paranormal.  Debunking is now something that I automatically set out to do when I hear someone ask for advice or help about something 'weird' going on.  I've learned a lot and I like to share what I learn.  I'm by no means done, and yet I am feeling somewhat at a crossroads.

I see burnout happen to really good people who this field needs.  I also see people who start out looking for the truth and end up selling out for the politics of television and media.   I see people hawking 'paranormal unity' when all it means is unity among people who are like minded anyway...not about bridging differences or learning from one another.  In an ideal world, there would be unity among people in all things, not just the paranormal..and a look around the world will show you how well THAT is working out.

I don't want to burn out, nor do I ever see myself selling out.  I am not so naive to believe that paranormal unity can be achieved as long as people are going to present absolute bullshit and call it a demon or an 'energy ribbon' or whatever.  In my opinion, data should be presented as 'we don't know what this is' and then be open to sharing EXIF information and other clearer pictures of the same area at different times.  But that is often not what I see when I look around at what is presented as paranormal.  I can't be okay with that, and I will speak out against it on any platform that lets me.  I appreciate sites like this because truth is promoted rather than a bunch of BS.

Sooo....I guess I answered my own question.  Where do I go?  The answer is forward.  I will continue to speak up.  I will continue researching to find answers.  I will not go along with the crowd to please others.  I may not ever know things like where did we come from or why are we here in the first place.  But I am finding answers and reasons for what causes people to think they have experienced something spiritual or paranormal.  I have been able to put a lot of 'ghosts' to rest, so to speak.  And I still believe after all of that, there are things that don't fit into an explainable box.  But we are never going to get closer to finding out what those explanations might be if poor photography and claims of being 'warriors' or worse 'demon hunters' continue.  Things like this are misleading, and just plain wrong.

And I for one am not going to shut up.