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Originally Posted by Stuart
Ghosts are not possible according to our current understanding of physics. That does not mean they are impossible. 200 years ago, it was impossible for man to fly. Before that, it was impossible that the world wasn't flat. We now know that neither is true.
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They are only not 'impossible' in the way anything isn't 'impossible'. That is if we discover some new fundmental aspect of our universe it could be true. That is the same basis on which we 'could' be living inside a computer simulation.
I think things need more substance than that, which is why I am comfortable ruling out the existence of ghosts. I don't want to work on the assumption that everything should be considered until we categorically rule it out because such a task is impossible. When we start getting into changing the laws of the Universe then, indeed, anything is possible. Probably isn't though.
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We could. Do I believe in ghosts? Yes and no. I seek proof, so I am open to the possibility they do exist. I have even experienced things that could be considered ghosts. In my case, however, a lot of what I have experienced could be caused by other things.
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Certainly were caused by other things. The mind sees patterns where they do not exist. This is not pseudo-physiology, it's a known, documented and observed part of the mind. As an example when Stairway to Heaven is played backwards it's gibberish. When it's played backwards but you have the lryics suggested to you your mind hears those lyrics. It's a cool trick.
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Even if they do exist they could be caused by an interaction between the brain of the watcher and something in the environment. That is speculation on my part, and while it doesn't explain how ghosts move things, it could explain why we can't record proof.
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If they make a physical impact on the world and manifest themselves then proof shouldn't be hard. There are interacting with our world in a way that other paranormal entities to do not. They should be very easy to detect.
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I do find it interesting that people who are certain that God exists are also certain that ghosts don't..
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Well I don't think a god exists but I find a belief in god a far more rational belief than ghosts. There is a respected history and theology behind the major religions and, unlike ghosts, it doesn't matter if that theology is physically impossible because the concept of a god exists outside the universe.