Are Ghosts Real? (Unexplained: What's the Evidence?)

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Today, many Chinese people think it's possible to contact spirits of their forebears through a medium; if the ancestors are honoured and rewarded, it's thought that they can help their descendants. A woman named Eleanor Sidgwick was an investigator (and later president) of that group, and could be considered the original female ghostbuster. So, you won’t find me camping out somewhere with a night-vision camera and some gadgets, in fact, I can make a solemn promise that you won’t see night vision once this series.

We are both paranormal psychologists but where Ciarán considers himself a hardcore sceptic I am more open minded. The Renaissance saw a renewed interest in the occult (supernatural beliefs that fall outside the realm of science and religion). Much of this is due to the hit Syfy cable TV series "Ghost Hunters," which aired 230 episodes and found no good evidence for ghosts.The ghosts were thought to be souls that appeared to the living to ask for prayers to put an end to their suffering. I feel like I would love to see evidence of the paranormal, and, sometimes, when I have been in supposedly ‘haunted’ locations, I have found myself almost willing something to happen, thinking “come on spirits, chuck a plate at me,” but then, when I really consider it, I think “be careful what you wish for,” because when I see the impact of these experiences on the witnesses I talk to, I realise they really have been life-changing, both in terms of the level of fear they feel, but also the implications of what this means, how it changes your very concept of reality.

But I also think there are some very definite reasons why there is a particular boom in interest in ghosts and the paranormal right now. To find an answer, Danny must track down Heather’s housemates to find out what they remember about events. Belief in ghosts is also common in the US; the results of one 2005 poll found that around 32% of Americans believe in ghosts.

The evidence provided in personal haunting experiences confirms life after death and this, in a way, can be comforting to some. He also found that paranormal believers generally have greater confidence in their decisions, meaning they're less likely to let go of them. While ghosts are a nebulous concept, there are different archetypes and categories that reappear in fiction. The idea of the dead remaining on Earth in spirit is a popular trope in literature, and has featured in texts as renowned as the Bible and Macbeth. In the end (and despite mountains of ambiguous photos, sounds, and videos) the evidence for ghosts is no better today than it was a century ago.