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Do you believe there are such things as ghosts?

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  • John
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
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    No I don't believe in ghosts (i.e., spirits, demons, etc.) There are way too many natural explanations to be considered for any reported ghost sighting, and there is never any hard evidence for ghosts that withstands scientific scrutiny. The simpler and more likely explanations should always be considered before the more unlikely ones. Mischievous invisible floating dead people would be an extremely unlikely explanation for anything.

  • 7 years ago

    I do believe in ghosts. I didn't for most of my life until I enlisted in the military, and spent some time in supposed "haunted" locations. I had 2 experiences while stationed in Pensacola, FL, one in the barracks that has confirmed deaths (not just myths), and the Pensacola Lighthouse. The lighthouse experience came first. Some friends & I were on a tour and I was pretty bored. I was in the room where a lady was murdered, and I said "C'mon this is stupid, there's no such thing as ghosts, let's leave." And I'm not joking, something grabbed my arm, no one was behind me as I was the last of the group. Freaky. Second, I saw a "shadow person" I guess you can say at the barracks, right by the room which is permanently closed... I also do believe in the electromagnetic field anomalies that have been documented, and I do believe there are scientific evidence that supports the existence of something supernatural. I also believe that many people lie and hype things up unfortunately.

  • Mr. P
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Yes but nobody will convince you until you see something yourself. What I like to do when I see something is to research as much as I can about it which usually brings the result that there was a good reason to see it.

    For example I was in the basement of a shop in town looking at furniture and I saw a man getting crushed under blackened timbers as they fell on him. I couldn't find any evidence myself but I gave the information to a local paranormal team who uncovered first that there was a fire about 40 years ago, but it was another 2 weeks before they found that a workman clearing up after the fire was in the basement when a roof support gave way causing the 3 floors above to collapse killing him. This explains why the timbers I saw were blackened. The current workers do not know of this ghost and is not noted anywhere. There is also no evidence of any fire now.

  • 7 years ago

    I have seen a ghost of a little girl so yes,she was standing on the stairs and it was amazing the feeling was of love it was so cool

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  • 7 years ago

    I don't know if they're ghosts or not but I've recorded a lot of voices that "shouldn't be there" on my recordings.

  • Jim
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Yes

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    I Believe in An Unknown (so far) phenomenon we CALL "Ghosts". There is no evidence that they are actual "Spirits of the dead" --That's the traditional Folk Explanation for the phenomena anyway., but there IS evidence for the PHENOMENON we CALL a "Ghost"---As it can be seen by more than one person, and is measurable and detectable, instrumentally in terms of small, moving Thermal and Electromagnetic anomalies.

    Don't confuse the Folk explanation with the observable Phenomena itself. Its really most likely a "Natural" phenomena that our Science has not Catalogued yet.

    Source(s): Scientist with years of "paranormal study on the side, Physics, experience
  • 7 years ago

    i hate the ghost idea because of thinking they are jinns that fool people.

    definetly believe in jinns.

    ımm and we are missing the point that important is not believing or not believing but if there are avaiable than it will be have consequences.

    which most sad and important now i can think is missing children.(learn protect your children from jinns,dont let them out after evening,after sun disapeared,dont have to be completely dark)

    cause suicide,effecting psikiyatrik disease,effecting all people

    be careful when have a gun in hand!...

    and other warnings...

    stay away from ouja board and sth other,you can watch them already from tv.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    I have seen a demon so therefore i believe. You can never truly believe 100% until you see one for yourself.

  • eri
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    No, there's no evidence for ghosts.

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