Castle Bran and the Legend of Dracula

[IndyJr.]

One day, I plan to put on my Indiana Jones outfit and go to Romania to Castle Bran and explore it. I'm still in the research process... I want to go to the castle that everyone's afraid to go in because of "spirits" and "ghosts" and whatnot. I want to explore it some day.

Is there any information on any of this that you guys could help me with?

[ClintonHammond]

"Is there any information on any of this that you guys could help me with?"
Well, the #1 piece of information I think you should have is that there's no such thing as ghosts, or spirits....

I don't doubt that the castle would be fun and informative to explore otherwise

[IndyJr.]

Well I must argue that there are spirits. The hollywood ghosts, with the white sheets over their heads are fake. But there are demon spirits in the world.

I do not beleive in the Count Dracula stories, but I do beleive demons could infest the place. I've had firsthand experience with demons and spirits. It's not laughing matter.

[ClintonHammond]

"there are demon spirits in the world"
Interesting supposition, but I'd need to see some pretty spectacular evidence to support such a wild claim.

If you have such evidence, (Doubtful in the extreme) James Randi has a million bucks with your name on it.

"It's not laughing matter."
I'm laughing, long and hard right now!

[Attila the Professor]

Yeah, Indy Jr., I have to admit that for as many times as I've seen people claiming firsthand experience with the supernatural, considering for the moment the simple confines of the Raven, I've never seen any evidence or even just a narrative recounting alleged experience.

[ClintonHammond]

If I came here and claimed that I could close my eyes and levitate my butt up outa this chair, I'd like to HOPE the people here would require WAY more evidence than my say-so.....

[Attila the Professor]

I don't disagree, Clinton, but even that much would begin to suggest at the merest hint of evidence (bad evidence, in all likelihood, but nevertheless).

[ClintonHammond]

I'm afraid I don't quite follow you AtP.... (I never claimed to be very bright)

[IndyJr.]

Ok, first of all, Martians are proven to not exist. There's evidence and I could go over it. But yet there are proven viewings of UFO's in the sky. My theory is that it is demons festering the skies (as the Bible tells us, in the New Testiment). Now with the modern crowd it's easy to lead them astray, so satan uses his demons to "imitate" UFO's to make people beleive them...

this is my own opinion and I do not expect the rest of you to beleive it. The Bible speaks of the spiritual world... I do not beleive we are capable of levitating and such nonsense. We are simple humans. There are two worlds. The human world and the spiritual world. Inside the human world we exist as meer mortals. In the spiritual world live demons, angels and various spirits. I do beleive this.

Now I beleive in the Bible, which is rare on this site, I can assume, but it's my opinion and I'll leave it at that. ;)

[ClintonHammond]

There's a guy in the "Home" across the street who believes that Mickey Mouse sends codded messages to him through his Alphabit cereal... So that's what "belief" is good for....

"Martians are proven to not exist"
WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot does that have to do with anything in this conversation?

"My theory is that it is demons festering the skies"
More likely it's geese, weather balloons, swamp gas and a host of other mundane explanations... At least there's evidence to support those.... I've never seen ANY evidence to support the existence of "demons", let alone evidence that THEY are responsible for UFO sitings...

"the Bible tells us"
Ya... well, what the "bible" says and $1.50 will get you a small cup of lousy coffee...

But you're welcome to your 'opinion'

[whipem]

The question isn't about whether Martians exist, it's whether they existed, etc....
As for myself, I don't believe in the supernatural, although I'd be extremely happy if any of it was proven. I'm not exactly looking forward to death and the eternal void that immediately follows, but I don't really have any say about it, do I? ;)

[Indy fan 235]

I really enjoyed the novel Dracula and always wanted to visit Transylvania. There is actually a "Dracula Tour" that goes there twice a year and takes you on the route Jonathan Harker took in the novel. You see where Vlad Tepes was born, is buried, and you visit the castle. I don't have the information with me at the moment, I am at work now, but I can post a link later if anyone is interested.

The tour is about Vlad Tepes the man.

And, to make an Indy connection here, does anyone else fondly remember the Find Your Fate Indy book with a vampire in it? What was that one called? Cup of teh Vampire?

[Indy fan 235]

Here is the link for the Dracula Tour: http://toursandevents.com/2005Dractour.htm

[adventure_al]

there was a programme called mysterious journies on discovery knowledge the other week. i recorded it. it was all about the myths of dracula and what they were based on. did any one see it? it was very interesting.