Ghosts
Why do people believe in ghosts ?
According to the Skeptics Dictionary, “a ghost is an alleged disembodied spirit of a dead person. Ghosts are often depicted as inhabiting haunted houses, especially houses where murders have occurred. As per a popular belief, ghosts are the souls of those who have passed away. They stay on earth, unable to make it to the higher realms, because of some unfinished jobs on earth. In case you haven’t observed, ghosts usually appear either in graveyards or in places where they met their ends. Certain religions have also put forward the view that ghosts are, in reality, the assistants of the devil.
1] People believe in ghosts because they might have feelings that spirits are in their own home......I'm terrified of them.....
2] I believe in ghosts but are scared of them. People believe in ghosts because they read and see things about them that builds up their belief of ghosts. So, when they start seeing and hearing things in the night, they think it is a ghost.
3] Many people still believe in ghosts because they fear death. They are afraid of dying themselves, and they are saddened when others who are close to them have died. The idea of ghosts is a psychological coping mechanism, a relief in the form of a false idea that a "spirit" is capable of transcending death.
4] Ghosts have never been proven to exist, so it is intellectually responsible and prudent to conclude they do not exist. For something to exist it has to be proven. This is how we escaped the dark ages - using reason and logic. So, for now, ghosts do not exist.
5] The belief in ghost is not based on your intelligence, but on your ability to understand what you witness
6] One of the things that most of the people I have ever talked to about this topic claim to believe in is; the existence of ghosts. All over the internet there is “proof” of ghosts existing, which causes scientists to bang their head up against the wall and again ask the question, “Why do
According to the Skeptics Dictionary, “a ghost is an alleged disembodied spirit of a dead person. Ghosts are often depicted as inhabiting haunted houses, especially houses where murders have occurred. As per a popular belief, ghosts are the souls of those who have passed away. They stay on earth, unable to make it to the higher realms, because of some unfinished jobs on earth. In case you haven’t observed, ghosts usually appear either in graveyards or in places where they met their ends. Certain religions have also put forward the view that ghosts are, in reality, the assistants of the devil.
1] People believe in ghosts because they might have feelings that spirits are in their own home......I'm terrified of them.....
2] I believe in ghosts but are scared of them. People believe in ghosts because they read and see things about them that builds up their belief of ghosts. So, when they start seeing and hearing things in the night, they think it is a ghost.
3] Many people still believe in ghosts because they fear death. They are afraid of dying themselves, and they are saddened when others who are close to them have died. The idea of ghosts is a psychological coping mechanism, a relief in the form of a false idea that a "spirit" is capable of transcending death.
4] Ghosts have never been proven to exist, so it is intellectually responsible and prudent to conclude they do not exist. For something to exist it has to be proven. This is how we escaped the dark ages - using reason and logic. So, for now, ghosts do not exist.
5] The belief in ghost is not based on your intelligence, but on your ability to understand what you witness
6] One of the things that most of the people I have ever talked to about this topic claim to believe in is; the existence of ghosts. All over the internet there is “proof” of ghosts existing, which causes scientists to bang their head up against the wall and again ask the question, “Why do