Do ghost exist?
Whether or not ghosts actually exist is a question that has been debated in almost every culture and region around the world since times immemorial. Those who believe in ghosts point to countless instances of unexplained phenomena in which strange sightings and paranormal happenings have taken place. The skeptics on the other hand dismiss such suggestions about "ghosts" as figments of human imagination that have no scientific basis or proof. This essay explores the question: whether ghosts really exist?
The popular Western concept of ghosts is that souls that could not find rest after death, or have some unfinished business in the material world such as seeking revenge, linger on Earth and sometimes appear as apparitions. A broader concept of "ghosts" includes any paranormal or unexplained happenings like the spontaneous movements of an object, strange noises heard in "haunted" places, or even the feeling of a "presence" in one's surroundings. Certain specific buildings or areas are said to be "haunted" where sightings of various ghosts are known to have taken place. For example, the Tower of London1 is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of Anne Boleyn Furthermore, there are many people who claim to have had ghost experiences but many people would not believe what they had to say. The first story is from one my friend’s mom who used to teach at Aiea High School and lived with us at Hickam Air Force Base. One day when she was dropping me off at school she was telling me one of her scariest ghost stories that she had experience back in Texas. She said that her sister, their three friends and I went to this graveyard. This one psychic told them they must where this cross and all five of them must be blessed before they stepped foot into the graveyard. When they went into the cemetery they were joking around with the graves and were flashing lights throughout the cemetery and she personally believed that they angered the dead souls laid to rest there so she convinced
The popular Western concept of ghosts is that souls that could not find rest after death, or have some unfinished business in the material world such as seeking revenge, linger on Earth and sometimes appear as apparitions. A broader concept of "ghosts" includes any paranormal or unexplained happenings like the spontaneous movements of an object, strange noises heard in "haunted" places, or even the feeling of a "presence" in one's surroundings. Certain specific buildings or areas are said to be "haunted" where sightings of various ghosts are known to have taken place. For example, the Tower of London1 is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of Anne Boleyn Furthermore, there are many people who claim to have had ghost experiences but many people would not believe what they had to say. The first story is from one my friend’s mom who used to teach at Aiea High School and lived with us at Hickam Air Force Base. One day when she was dropping me off at school she was telling me one of her scariest ghost stories that she had experience back in Texas. She said that her sister, their three friends and I went to this graveyard. This one psychic told them they must where this cross and all five of them must be blessed before they stepped foot into the graveyard. When they went into the cemetery they were joking around with the graves and were flashing lights throughout the cemetery and she personally believed that they angered the dead souls laid to rest there so she convinced