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Do you believe in ghosts?
Topic Started: May 22 2007, 03:43 PM (1,772 Views)
Loona
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Gladstone
May 25, 2007 06:10 AM
There is no scientific proof for ghosts. None. Zilch. Zero.

I think that at this stage in science it is impossible to scientifically prove ghosts (maybe in the future, who knows, but now: no way). You can't exactly trap a ghost/spirit in a bottle and measure it's physical characteristics. It is also quite difficult to capture any sort of evidence without having an alternative explanation. Any photographs are automatically photoshopped, any audio/video recordings are automatically staged, and any EMF readings are automatically caused by something other than ghosts. With or without these means it's extremely difficult to prove it is a ghost because nobody really knows what a ghost is, what it's made of, how ghosts can be seen and how they can interact. People have theories, but nobody knows how to test it in a way that the scientific community will approve.

At this point, science doesn't know how to touch this subject. You can't exactly prove it or disprove it (many phenomenons are that way). You can definitely disprove isolated cases, however in general, it isn't possible. Everyone will have their own opinions, and in large, it is faith-based. You can either have faith in ghost/spirits or not. It's like believing in God. Some people need hard-core facts to believe in something, while others don't. Having faith isn't a bad thing, and it certainly doesn't make you stupid.
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Aaron
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A blast from the past.

Due to the varying nature of the many types of ghosts, some of which only appear on a certain date, some that replay events, some which move physical objects and cause harm to humans, to types that can not make physical contact with anything of a "natural state". It is hard to come across one theory and due to types of these reports break laws of physics and other laws of science how could science prove they are real? Also for most ghost sightings or encounters there seems to be some physical possibility like being in a sub-sleep state, looking for ghosts, if you see something at the corner of your eye chances are it was a person who turned a corner, or animal or such since the edges of you eye is really just good for movement not for actual sight. Like I said before I have not taken a side on this yet just stating facts I have seen in my research on this issue.
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According to a poll conducted in 2005 by the Gallup Organization, only 32% of Americans (a very small percentage) believe in the existence of ghosts. Personally, I'm with the other 68% who don't believe in them. There is always a reasonable explanation for everything, even if we can't find it. An entity that defies all laws of physics is purely impossible. I've been taking a look at some reported ghost sightings, and a lot of the cases come from places that are extremely dark and/or scary by nature. The human mind is a brilliant tool, but it can be a toxin to our senses, making us see, hear or feel things that aren't really there. I believe that when you're scared, your mind can play crude jokes on you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fremant...dowIllusion.JPG

Does this image (taken from this article) show the face of a ghost? Or is possibly just a trick of the light? According to Wikipedia, this picture has not been edited, but that doesn't make it true.
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A read somewhere the human brain will always try and pick out shapes of faces...?
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da_man2006
May 26, 2007 10:58 AM
According to a poll conducted in 2005 by the Gallup Organization, only 32% of Americans (a very small percentage) believe in the existence of ghosts. Personally, I'm with the other 68% who don't believe in them. There is always a reasonable explanation for everything, even if we can't find it. An entity that defies all laws of physics is purely impossible. I've been taking a look at some reported ghost sightings, and a lot of the cases come from places that are extremely dark and/or scary by nature. The human mind is a brilliant tool, but it can be a toxin to our senses, making us see, hear or feel things that aren't really there. I believe that when you're scared, your mind can play crude jokes on you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fremant...dowIllusion.JPG

Does this image (taken from this article) show the face of a ghost? Or is possibly just a trick of the light? According to Wikipedia, this picture has not been edited, but that doesn't make it true.

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False image of a ghost created using image manipulation software


Answer :)

Not all ghost pictures are fakes either ;)

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May 25, 2007 11:10 AM
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I felt this shock and I woke up a few hours later and apparently I had passed out.


Has it not occured to you that what you saw was relating to the fact you passed out?

Does anyone here agree with me thats its an amazing co-incidence most ghost sightings happen at night? When the brain is tired and more likely to make mistakes? When the eyes are also tired, and if its dark you'll only be able to see in black and white. Everyone knows that peripheral vision is somewhat dodgy as well.

There is no scientific proof for ghosts. None. Zilch. Zero.

You could also argue that in daylight, ghosts are simply harder to see. :ph34r:

But no, you are right, and in many cases, telling ghost stories and imagining them at night makes them seem scarier.
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Nope.
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Kore019
May 26, 2007 10:21 AM
da_man2006
May 26, 2007 10:58 AM
According to a poll conducted in 2005 by the Gallup Organization, only 32% of Americans (a very small percentage) believe in the existence of ghosts. Personally, I'm with the other 68% who don't believe in them. There is always a reasonable explanation for everything, even if we can't find it. An entity that defies all laws of physics is purely impossible. I've been taking a look at some reported ghost sightings, and a lot of the cases come from places that are extremely dark and/or scary by nature. The human mind is a brilliant tool, but it can be a toxin to our senses, making us see, hear or feel things that aren't really there. I believe that when you're scared, your mind can play crude jokes on you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fremant...dowIllusion.JPG

Does this image (taken from this article) show the face of a ghost? Or is possibly just a trick of the light? According to Wikipedia, this picture has not been edited, but that doesn't make it true.

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False image of a ghost created using image manipulation software


Answer :)

Not all ghost pictures are fakes either ;)

Show me a real ghost picture then. ^_^
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