Do you Believe in Ghosts?

[Kurben]

No. It doesn't really fit with how i see the world. That said i do believe that there are things that science, as it stands today, can not explain. And i have actually seen two ghost, one elderly couple dressed in old times clothes when i was on a walk in the Forest. I later learned, from the local Farmer, that just where I saw them there once was a little Farmer cottage-type of house of which just the over grown foundation could be seen today. Just saw them once though. Still dont know what I saw but i know the few people that live nearby (about 6 persons in toto) and it sure was not any of them.

 

[Arcadevere]

i was into paranormal stuff but i'm in limbo to believe if there is a ghost or nah, because i myself wants to believe but doesn't want to.

 

[lowman]

Let me first off start by saying that I' a religiously minded person. I believe humans have a spirit that lives on after they die. I've always rejected, however, the notion of hauntings, of ghost stories because I fail to see how they fit in with my religious beliefs. Questions about why they didn't 'cross over' are hard to answer, so despite my belief in the spirit world, I've always considered myself somewhat of a skeptic in this department.

But...

In the late 90s, my parents purchased what used to be an old school house and began making renovations on it. And almost since we bought it, there have been a number of strange occurrences I'm having a hard time rationalizing away. There are the old stand bys, strange noises, household items inexplicably disappearing, etc. One time our remote control went missing in the middle of the night, and we found it the next morning in the driver's seat of our car. I thought that was pretty weird.

Another time, my sister was certain she saw someone staring at her through the window while she was waiting for the bus. No one was there, of course. I remember once hearing the distinct sound of beating hooves and the neighing of a horse inside the house. This was at 3:00 in the morning and I'm not afraid to admit that it freaked me out a little.

In my parent's bedroom, there was a certain wall that my Mom refused to put the bed up against. Sometimes, if you stood too close to it, you could smell the scent of pipe tobacco, even though no one in the family smoked. That same wall, once, I had an extension cord plugged into the outlet, running it outside. I was working on something when the power cut out. I went inside and found that the cord was not only unplugged, but neatly coiled up in a pile on the floor.

In more recent times, I have a four year old niece who has been going on about two people in the house, one she calls Bob and the other just, the Girl. Bob is a mean adult, she says, and the Girl lives in our walls because she is afraid of Bob. I would think that they were just figments of her imagination, imaginary friends, or something. But too often, I would see her and her one year old brother "interacting" with something that's not there. Opening the door and waving someone in. Both talk to someone that cannot be seen, etc. Last summer, there was a period where my niece said that Bob went away. But recently, she has started up again saying that he's back and he told her not to tell Grandma because Grandman doesn't like him.

All very strange, to say the least. There has never been anything threatening or dangerous, but it got me thinking about it a little.

What do you think? Do you believe in Ghosts? Ever had some strange things happen that defied logic?

Im also religious minded and dont believe in ghosts, i think once your gone your spirit goes to one place or the other not stuck in between. Im one of those that if i see one in person ill believe it. I have a few theories about ghost but wont share them here,but they make good stories anyway.

 

[no bounce no play]

I mostly just believe in leftover energy. My in-laws had a ghost but there was no interaction - the ghost merely appeared occasionally. I do think it's interesting that young children and dogs see something though.

 

[Out of Order]

I am a ghost of my former self...........

 

[imaginary friend]

have to believe in ghosts as i saw one when my family was staying with my granddad & grandma. they lived in an ancient rural farmhouse, no indoor plumbing, a pump just out back, outhouse way out yonder. it was a man dressed in work clothes, i remember i could see thru him. no idea who it might have been, he was just passing thru the bedroom, pretty much hid under the covers the rest of the night, i was seven at the time.

 

[GNTLGNT]

 

[GNTLGNT]

 

[carrie's younger brother]

Absolutely.

 

[Dana Jean]

These guys crack me up. Someone is always being demonically possessed.

 

[danie]

These guys crack me up. Someone is always being demonically possessed.

Damn demons. Well at least they do it when being filmed so everyone in the world can see.

 

[Dana Jean]

Damn demons. Well at least they do it when being filmed so everyone in the world can see.

Thank God.

 

[danie]

Thank God.

Yes, let's.

 

[Patricia A]

I have a fertile and active imagination, but I am also very logical and skeptical. Ghosts or whatever they are can be seen but not proven. The fact that they cannot "yet" be explained, doesn't mean they are not there.
Human beings like explanations, we like to pin facts to things. Science doesn't know everything yet, that's exciting to me. Ghosts are not unscientific, they are just waiting for science to prove them.
Some of the experiences I have had have been shared with others, so I know I'm not running away with my imagination. Not always.

 

[Arcadevere]

i thought this dude was Porter from Ghost Asylum

 

[GNTLGNT]

i thought this dude was Porter from Ghost Asylum

...Porter is better looking, but less comically goofy....

 

[Arcadevere]

...Porter is better looking, but less comically goofy....

god i agree, Porter i think was a little bit hot in his age lol, and don't get me started on his moustache lol

(somewhat, i wonder why THIS DUDE

never thought me of either Chasey or Doogie lol)

 

[Tery]

Ghosts are not unscientific, they are just waiting for science to prove them.

This. I have heard and seen things that can't be explained. But I don't expect anyone to believe based on my anecdotal evidence.

 

[Patricia A]

This. I have heard and seen things that can't be explained. But I don't expect anyone to believe based on my anecdotal evidence.

I know. I don't deny that I've seen unexplainable things, but then I don't expect people who haven't experienced it themselves to believe me. Good thing, or I might get hurt feelers.

 

[mcpon14]

have to believe in ghosts as i saw one when my family was staying with my granddad & grandma. they lived in an ancient rural farmhouse, no indoor plumbing, a pump just out back, outhouse way out yonder. it was a man dressed in work clothes, i remember i could see thru him. no idea who it might have been, he was just passing thru the bedroom, pretty much hid under the covers the rest of the night, i was seven at the time.

How scary.