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Do you believe in ghosts?

Asked by Feta (930points) May 25th, 2013 from iPhone

This is just a question for fun.

I was a strong believer as a kid because I used to see things and my mom was very into spiritual things.

But when I moved in with my dad, his family is very Christian and I stopped having experiences so I just figured it was my imagination before.

But over the summer I went to Savannah and stayed in a dorm for a summer program.

The dorm is actually a converted hotel circa the 30’s or so. I knew Savannah is supposed to be the most haunted city in America, but I didn’t even bother looking up any stories about the hotel because I wasn’t into that stuff anymore and I’ve stayed in Savannah before and didn’t have anything happen.

But I remember laying in bed every night and hearing a ball roll across the floor above our room. And it was late and we had “lights-out” at 11. The people above us were guys so I figured they were just messing around. But it was every night for the week I was there.

And then like the fourth day I was there, I heard high heels walking across the floor upstairs. And at first I thought it was funny because I knew there were only guys above us!
I actually told some of friends about it the next day.

The first time anyone started talking about possible ghosts was the day before we left, and people were just saying that they’d heard weird things or saw something weird.

It wasn’t until a few days after that I decided to look up if the dorm was haunted.

Some previous students had reported the exact same things I heard. They even nicknamed the ghost “Heels”.

I was hearing this stuff on the first night I was there. So I just don’t think it was the guys messing with us.

What do you think?

I’ve been looking into spiritual things and I’ve become much more open to it since then.

A lot of you guys seem very wise and intellectual and it always seems like intelligent people are more focused on what’s in black and white.

So I’m interested to know if you believe in ghosts or not.

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23 Answers

FutureMemory's avatar

I think that when things go bump in the night one’s imagination can get the best of them.

I don’t believe in ghosts or any other form of supernatural beings.

I did watch a movie recently called Grave Encounters that was pretty good.

Crumpet's avatar

I believed in ghosts when I was a kid, but I also believed in the tooth fairy.
Both are just as likely to exist as each other. The likelihood being nil.
The human mind is extremely susceptible to hallucinations.
So no, I don’t believe in them.

augustlan's avatar

Not really, but I’m open to the possibility that ‘ghosts’ will eventually prove to be an entirely natural phenomenon. Something we don’t understand yet, but someday might.

Some_Ghost's avatar

There are definitely ghosts on here, creeping you out!

Jeruba's avatar

No, not even a little bit.

Some_Ghost's avatar

Come on, lady! I’m dyin’ here!

Jeruba's avatar

Sorry, sweetie. I believe in you. You’re my favorite haunt.

augustlan's avatar

I do believe in Fluther’s ghost.

Some_Ghost's avatar

Now you ladies are alright. I would grace your hands with a kiss, but being physical doesn’t work much for me anymore. I can do a little ghostly dance, however. :)

whitenoise's avatar

I only believe in a very select group of ghosts. Some are (is) actually pretty cool.

Bellatrix's avatar

I do believe in @Some_Ghost. He’s my favourite ghoul.

I’ve experienced a few weird things over the years that have left me going…. could they be real? My logical mind says no though.

ucme's avatar

No, they’re notorious liars, I see right through them.

Pachy's avatar

I don’t consider myself closed-minded to most things—after all, none of us can possibly know what we don’t know—but about the “supernatural” I believe it’s only natural things we can’t or don’t yet don’t understand. Like the stars were to prehistoric man. And Sarah Palin is to Democrats.

The only ghosts I believe in are the ones that lurk in the past. Talk about scary.

RealEyesRealizeRealLies's avatar

The only ghosts I believe in are the ones I allow to haunt my questionable past. I hope to soon realize they are also non existent.

WillWorkForChocolate's avatar

I never can decide for sure, but I’ve definitely had some bizarre, creepy experiences that don’t seem to have a natural explanation.

OpryLeigh's avatar

As far as I am aware I have never seen or heard a ghost so I can’t be sure what I believe but I certainly don’t dismiss the fact that other people believe to have seen/ heard them. Infact, I love hearing about people’s experiences with such things so I really enjoyed your story about Savannah.

Blondesjon's avatar

No I don’t and am often surprised at the number of folks that don’t believe in God yet believe in ghosts.

It all seems like the same story to me.

Sunny2's avatar

I have a friend who gets rid of ghosts when they bother people. Talking to him is fascinating. I’m not a believer, but I asked questions and listened. He says ghosts may inhabit a person’s home because they aren’t ready to “cross over.” He gets hired to make them leave. First he asks the homeowners if they want all the ghosts removed or just the one bothering them. Maybe they don’t object to Uncle Henry. Then he “talks” to the offensive ghosts and convinces them they need to “let go.” I asked him how he knows they left.. He says, because the noises or whatever annoyed the homeowner, stopped. I’m very skeptical, but he seemed sincere. (end of report)

Jeruba's avatar

Oh, surely not a ghoul, @Bellatrix. Just a nice, clean, harmless spirit, right?

Ron_C's avatar

I don’t believe in ghosts, alien landings, Big Foot, or Jesus. I don’t believe in anything that can’t be proven or that I haven’t seen.

Dr_Lawrence's avatar

While I do not believe in ghosts, if at some point the phenomena attributed to ghosts turn out to be causes by something currently unknown to science, I would be willing to reevaluate my opinion.

Paradox25's avatar

I’ve read a great deal about all types of paranormal phenomena, researched cases/evidence, experienced odd occurences as well as listened to the experiences of others that I knew so my answer here will be different. You’re asking whether or not I believe in ghosts. My answer is that based upon my research of various paranormal phenomenon I think it is very likely that ghosts exist and are very real. I don’t ‘believe’ in anything, at least without a very good reason.

mattbrowne's avatar

I believe in the reality of lit up pixels on a screen showing a ghost movie.

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