Do you believe ghosts are real?

I've been watching Ghost Hunters perhaps a little too much lately. At first me and my friends watched it because it was hilarious and so fake, but so many million episodes later I'm starting to wonder if it's real. I actually did an experiment last night and left my microphone recording all night in my office room and just went through all of it looking for any noises or voices while I slept, a disturbing thought :(. Other than my air turning on every so often and strange click, there's nothing. You would think if ghosts were real, they'd be everywhere..even in my house. What do you all think?

I believe it's possible.

I believe its possible in the same way that it's possible that the whole world is secretly run by Samoa

There is currently no evidence to suggest that ghosts are real.

I believe its possible in the same way that it's possible that the whole world is secretly run by Samoan

toast_burner

The Samoans are secretly ruling the world?!

I believe its possible in the same way that it's possible that the whole world is secretly run by Salmon

toast_burner

That was way better before the edit... :lol:

I find it hard to believe that ghosts are dead people, so no.

Nope.avi

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I believe its possible in the same way that it's possible that the whole world is secretly run by Salmon

BrianB0422

That was way better before the edit... :lol:

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I believe its possible in the same way that it's possible that the whole world is secretly run by Salmon

toast_burner

That was way better before the edit... :lol:

You've disappointed these two...

I am in no way religious and not very spiritual. But even so, I find the paranormal fascinating.....and I still sort of remember a certain experience I had when I was about 3 or 4 (trust me, I've got a good long term memory...) so I really don't know...

Nope, I don't believe in anything like that.

I do believe in parallel dimensions though so perhaps when people think they're experiencing a ghost it may just be a crossover from another Earth. Who knows, but there's no such thing as ghosts in that sense.

There's a small illogical part of me which doesn't dismiss the idea entirely.

Nope

Yes.

How can people say they exist?
How can people say they don't exist?

Nobody knows the truth!

This was about five years back..My kitten had passed on xmas eve..Dec 24th for all none american folk )..Any how the next few weeks..We heard a cat playing like she used to do..Both i heard it and my wife did..A few weeks later..We heard scratching of a litter box..Funny thing about that was..I had tossed her box out the same week she passed away..We also both had heard that..Now if one of us had heard it and not the other..Id have said some thing like i dont believe you..But we both heard what we heard..Now it may be her spirit lingered a few weeks than passed on..It was very strange..Ever since that day yes i believe in ghosts..We have two new kittens now and havent heard her in a very long time..So yes i do believe in ghosts...

yes, i believe

This was about five years back..My kitten had passed on xmas eve..Dec 24th for all none american folk )..Any how the next few weeks..We heard a cat playing like she used to do..Both i heard it and my wife did..A few weeks later..We heard scratching of a litter box..Funny thing about that was..I had tossed her box out the same week she passed away..We also both had heard that..Now if one of us had heard it and not the other..Id have said some thing like i dont believe you..But we both heard what we heard..Now it may be her spirit lingered a few weeks than passed on..It was very strange..Ever since that day yes i believe in ghosts..We have two new kittens now and havent heard her in a very long time..So yes i do believe in ghosts...

Gladestone1

That sounds like you may have mice in your house,

Let's just say that I think it's impossible, but I'm scared of them.

No.

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No, though all them documentaries about ghosts will make my brain tick for a little while after watching one.

I'm skeptical. At least with everything I have seen on the cable shows. I definitely think everything in shows like Ghost Adventures is fake. It's hilarous how Zak can "cleary" interpret a bunch of static into definitive words. And they ask more questions than they answer. It's always strangely convenient that strange noises happen only after the guys seperate. But hey, if it's entertainment then more power to them.

I think it's possible that remnants of a person's energy/frequency(what have you) may linger in this realm of reality well after they have gone to the ether

Ghosts were created by humans. Just like dragons, Unicorns and mermaids.

but if you think the death of a being manifests itself in some form that doesn't exist within the 4 dimensions of time and space, then that's possible, however it would impossible for it be detected within the 4 dimensions nor will they ever be able to interact with us in any way. They wouldn't be ghosts they'd be something else and any being, whether human, cat, cricket or bacteria would exist in this form.

While I find the whole concept fascinating, and enjoy hearing about such stories. I've found most of these stories stems from two things. The first being that unlike other animals, we have imaginations. The second being that not all of us have a very firm grasp with the inner workings of the natural and modern world.

Not saying that everyone who thinks they see a ghost is stupid. It's just that the logical and rational answer isn't always instantly apparent, and out mind tends to jump to conclusions in the moment.

Something as simple as a house settling can cause groans, creaks, thumps, and bumps in the walls, ceilings, and floors. In some cases it can cause objects to fall off shelves and tables for no apparent reason. "It was just a trick of the light" may sound cliche but It's often all too true. In my early 20's I did a bit of urban exploration/ghost hunting. I can't tell you how many times I thought I saw something because a light was bouncing off a shattered window pane or caused the shadows to move in unusual ways. It's especially startling if you don't realize there is a light source doing it in the first place.

The time doing this that I had an "encounter" also turned out to be a hell of a lot scarier than seeing a ghost. Being caught by a cop or security guard when you see them first and not realizing what you're looking at being the least of them.

I had two personal encounters where it turned out to be wild animals. Being stalked by a pack of wild coyote while walking through a rather lengthy span of wooded area from an abandoned building is not fun let me tell you.

The last and easily most terrifying, being chased down by an unknown person in a series of long abandoned underground tunnels connecting a series of buildings in an abandoned hospital complex. I'm in no way making that up. There were rumors that weird cultist ritual sort of things happened down there, but I'm more likely to believe it was some homeless person "marking his territory" so to speak.

No. Although all of my friends believe that they are and in an amazing statistic I found (not sure if credible but still) 40% of Americans beleive in ghosts. Just goes to show you how gullible people can be. Although that's nothing compared to the 76% of Americans who believe in the Holy Ghost :P

No.

I don't believe that any kind of supernatural beings or energies exist.