Atheists ignore proof of God?

Question

If Christianity isn't true, then how do you explain all the ghost sightings? How can thousands and thousands of people have been mistaken about seeing a ghost?

When I was younger, I saw a ghost. It was an old man in a rocking chair. Years later, someone else I knew brought up seeing a ghost and it turned out they saw the same ghost in the rocking chair. What are the chances of two people seeing the exact same hallucination (assuming ghosts aren't real)?

Don't ignore the evidence.

Answer 1

What do ghosts have to do with christianity? Just because the spirit world exists doesn't mean that the Christian version about god, sin, heaven, hell, the end of the world.... is true.

Answer 2

I don't recall that Christianity and ghost sightings are related at all. Seeing a ghost would not prove that Christianity is true.

As for people seeing the same thing, the most unreliable evidence is eye-witness evidence. They recently did a test where people were asked to watch a film of an auto accident. After they watched the film, an interviewer mentioned a stop sign at the accident scene. The majority of the people recalled seeing a stop sign in the film. You guessed it, there was no stop sign in the film. So, what are the odds of two people seeing the exact same non-existent thing? Pretty good, as it turns out.

And FYI, ghosts do not exist. Neither does god.

Answer 3

The fact that the very concept of ghosts exists explains such sightings. Certain minds are impressionable and/or easily deceived, and they can convince themselves that they see things if they believe in them strongly enough. It's the same thing as people who claim to have been abducted by UFOs. Same thing with religious experiences. Further, what you've presented is not evidence of anything. It's you typing on the Internet, claiming you saw a ghost. Doesn't quite meet the standard of proof.

Answer 4

Since when has the supernatural been exclusive to Christianity. There are many religions which have ghosts.

The institute that investigates paranormal events has no evidence of ghosts, yet you believ some random people. Choclate teapot.

Answer 5

ghosts aren't real. you think you saw a man in a rocking chair because you are paranoid about ghosts. And tell me again how proving that ghosts exist would proove that God exists?

Answer 6

How do Ghost sightings equal proof of a God?

Answer 7

How come everyone who sees a ghost is a kid, old man, drunk, doped, mentally unstable, or prone to self suggestion?
How come there isn't a single ******* reliable witness in those millions of sightings?
How come that just people who believe in ghosts see ghosts?

Answer 8

Ghosts are a manifestation of satan, don't get it confused, but there are other ways to tell that God is real. Like if your driving down the road and the light turns yellow, and usually you would try and beat the light, but today you decide not to, and as soon as you stop a big ol' 18 wheeler zooms by at the exact same time you would be going threw the light. People say that it's just a coincidence, but if you believe in God, you know better.

Answer 9

I didn't know Christianity was about ghosts sightings. How interesting. That's all the proof I need to know your delusional.

Answer 10

Yes, I have experienced "things" in a previous home, things that I can't explain.

But tell me, how exactly does the possibility of "ghosts" somehow confirm the existence of YOUR particular god?