Why Do So Many of Us Still Believe in Ghosts in this Age of Technology?

Question

Science and technology have advanced so much that if there were such things as ghosts then surely there would be reams of CCTV footage, sound recordings, energy readings. In this age of great certainty of how science and nature work, why is there such an upsurge in programmes such as Ghost Hunters and Most Haunted? Why do we still have this need to believe in ghosts? Is it fear of the unknown, are we bored or is it a religious thing?

Answer 1

Maybe its because so many claim to have seen them. I have never seen a ghost myself, although I have longed to see my late wife again. I have talked to people who claim to have seen ghosts and they all seem to be normal rational people. I would not presume to call them liers. I have watched Most Haunted and think its just an effort to make good TV. I get annoyed when Evette Fielding calls on the spirits to make a sign to let them know they are there, then if there is the slightest noise she screems and runs away, it all seems a bit phony to me. So to try to answer your question, ( which is not an easy one ). We want to believe in ghosts or spirits because we would like to think our loved ones are in some way still with us at least in spirit. We would also like to think that in some way we leave our mark or footprint on this world. No matter how far science and technology advances there may be some things we will never understand.

Answer 2

There are several parts to this answer for you: The answer to your question is yes it is a religious thing. For many people it can be a need to believe that there is something else out there. A hope if you will that their love one are still alive some where in a better place.Sadly this is not so. Another part is that there are forces beyond us that have thier own agenda in creating the need for a belief of this nature. In any event the answer this is in your Bible. SEEYA!

Answer 3

People believe in ghosts for the same reasons as they believe in any other type of myth or legend. Ghosts are an old myth compared to aliens or alien space craft. Any sitings of ghosts are widely publised and it leaves people to make up their own mind. Believe or not believe! It is their choice and there is no law against it so they simply can. Humans will do anyting they can do e.g walk, believe, listen, pray. The belief in ghosts is not unlike a belief in God, pure faith and passed on through culure and literature.

Answer 4

only yet yet another argument from lack of expertise. First, the link under will take you to a real stay unicorn. Secondly, empirical is defined as ": originating in or per commentary or adventure" (link under). In that experience ghosts that have been stated in each lifestyle for which there are written information have quite some empirical info as people have stated/experienced them. specific, the perception in ghosts could be argued on rational grounds. Psiexploration

Answer 5

Well I died nearly 3 years ago and I can type, us PC's and the modern technology, its easy when your dead, thats how we avoid detection, why dont you believe??? Do you need me to arrange a visit, Im sure I can get hold of someone in your area to drop round, maybe rattle a few pans, change the TV channel and make your rooms go icy cold. Would that be enough or maybe you need a vision perhaps to sit at the end of your bed, just as you doze off, the bed will sink and .....Ohh best not spoil the spooky bit had I..........Muhahahaha

Answer 6

I've seen & heard them, so I must believe in them. It's not like the hollywood hype. Some are just there like a photograph or a memory. Others are there, but they're not all evil. In fact I think a really small percentage are. I've only encountered one in my whole life. My daughter is also sensitive to spirits. It's not a need. It's a personal reality. There's a difference. Some folks deny what's right in front of them & others accept it. Recently one of my best friends died. I saw him standing in my house for a few seconds. I was talking to a mutual friend about this the other night & she said that several other people told her the same thing. I don't think we were all halluncinating. Ironically, the guy who died didn't believe in this. He died suddenly. I think he came to say good-bye.

Answer 7

Truth will never die from human consciousness no matter what superstition this or that culture throws up to obscure it. Healers working with energy did not disappear in Europe in the Middle Ages despite the cultural superstitions about witchcraft, and perception of our friends (and enemies) living in the Otherworld is not disappearing in the 21st century despite the cultural superstition that what can be measured and is detectable to instruments is all that exists.

Answer 8

People are fascinated by something they don't understand. It adds excitement to their lives to believe in the paranormal. Of course, hundreds of years ago, people did not believe in bacteria and thought illnesses were caused by 'ghosts'. When it was discovered that they were caused by bacteria not 'ghosts', people did not want to lose face - and insisted that ghosts STILL existed.

Answer 9

Anyone that doesent believe in ghosts, is probably because THEY have never SAW one! If you have seen one, you ARE most definitely a believer. I have seen 2 in my life. I have sensed they have been around me, and have dreampt of being with my parents that have passed on. I cant help but to believe in them, because of my experiences.

Answer 10

We need an element of mystery - the unknown - in our lives to help alleviate the apparent lack of purpose. The paranormal offers comfort and hope of a promised ever-after, even if it embodies uncomfortable traditions like ghosties and ghoulies and snotgoblins.

Personally, there's nothing that scares me more than the likes of Derek Acorah and his showmanship pandering. Fakers like he give psuedo-sciences like the paranormal an even worse name than they already have.