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By *avexx OP   Man
over a year ago

cheshire

anybody ever seen a ghost,,

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By *ilas RoweMan
over a year ago

Ammanford

Does being ghosted count?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"anybody ever seen a ghost,,"

A couple of times.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Does being ghosted count?"

Ah good old Ammanford, is it still boring as fuck?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stayed in a flat briefly in which one of the bedrooms felt like a fridge.

No one could stay in that room for long.

A feeling of dread and utter sadness would come over you every time night or day.

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By *avexx OP   Man
over a year ago

cheshire

yes sadness seems to be a link,,

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By *ilas RoweMan
over a year ago

Ammanford

When was the last time you were here? Cause even more shit's been shut down since the pandemic. XD

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When was the last time you were here? Cause even more shit's been shut down since the pandemic. XD"

I left in 2000

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By *oelDorianMan
over a year ago

vanaheim

Too many times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No but I’ve had the willies put up me a few times!*

(* I haven’t. I’m straight straight not Fab straight )

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes. I’ve seen things I believe to have been ghosts or spirits of people.

I’m one of them weirdos.

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton


"anybody ever seen a ghost,,"

Nope.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I haven't seen any apparitions or anything, but definitely some strange goings on in different nursing homes I've worked in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"anybody ever seen a ghost,,"

No, because they don't exist.

I have seen goats though. They're very real and quite lovely.

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By *avexx OP   Man
over a year ago

cheshire

all the people that have said they have seen a ghost,, they all cant be liars surley

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By *avexx OP   Man
over a year ago

cheshire

surely

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This place is full of caspers.

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

No seen a ghost but seen shadows, smelt smells and heard unexplained noises in my workplace. Also things have moved without when nobody was close by.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

It depends what we mean by ghost.

Do I think that dead people walk about for hundreds of years after they die? No

I do believe that for a short period after you die you're able to somehow be present with people and have had several experiences that bear that out

I don't believe that the people who claim to be mediums actually are talking to dead people either.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Stayed in a flat briefly in which one of the bedrooms felt like a fridge.

No one could stay in that room for long.

A feeling of dread and utter sadness would come over you every time night or day. "

Sounds like A Travellodge

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, many times and shadow people

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By *aughty but nice...Man
over a year ago

Staffs

The area I work in is pretty grim the walking dead are everywhere...does that count

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By *avexx OP   Man
over a year ago

cheshire

yep that counts..

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

No but I think departed loved ones still guide us in some form.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I ghosted this bloke years ago, then met him on a hook up site not realising it was him.

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By *red and Wilma 75Couple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

There was supposed to be a spiritualist on at our local pub. However it got cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. I’ve never believed ever since

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never seen but had a hell of a time with spiritual goings off when i bought this house, from being pushed, held down, things thrown, moved allsorts. Everything is calm now though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Stayed in a flat briefly in which one of the bedrooms felt like a fridge.

No one could stay in that room for long.

A feeling of dread and utter sadness would come over you every time night or day. "

I stayed in a house like that.

But I left the psycho ex, and things got better.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

over a year ago

East Sussex


"Never seen but had a hell of a time with spiritual goings off when i bought this house, from being pushed, held down, things thrown, moved allsorts. Everything is calm now though "

Whoa that would scare the life out of me.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

No

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No but i used the force

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't believe is ghosts. But I have an ipen mind when it comes to other possibilities, stuff that science can not fully explain yet, such as a 2 dimensional universe that partially exists with our own.

Saying that I have had an unusal experience while uninstalling medical equipment from the house of a deceased patient.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, me and mate saw someone walk out of the living room when living in Camberwell. It was just us two, although we were having a “smoke” at the time. It wasn’t a scary experience, just bloody odd

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Never seen but had a hell of a time with spiritual goings off when i bought this house, from being pushed, held down, things thrown, moved allsorts. Everything is calm now though

Whoa that would scare the life out of me."

I was a firm non believer but bought the house derelict and completely renovated it i had a hell of a time, my partner refused to come in the house after being held down, my brickie left site, i had so many experts over to try and subdue it. I have candles lit all the time and just tell it to 'fuck off' if i sense anything and ignore it.

The house was known locally as the 'murder house' many years ago '60's a guy pushed his wife down the stairs and she left in a ambulance he hung himself, no one lived here until i bought it from auction

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By *avexx OP   Man
over a year ago

cheshire

i take you didnt know history of the house,,,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"i take you didnt know history of the house,,,"

Yeh as kids it was known as th murder house but didnt know the why untill the old timer in the village told me what had happened.

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By *avexx OP   Man
over a year ago

cheshire

is everthing ok now settled down,, it would freak anybody out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve had a few experiences I can’t really explain, but think about them rationally.

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By *TMA that man againMan
over a year ago

worester


"all the people that have said they have seen a ghost,, they all cant be liars surley"

But they can be mistaken, wrong, insane or any of a number of things. Ghosts, spirits etc simply do not exist.

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By *hortarseWoman
over a year ago

Norfolk


"Yes. I’ve seen things I believe to have been ghosts or spirits of people.

I’m one of them weirdos. "

I wouldn't say weirdos. Just fucked up minds

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By *mma29Couple
over a year ago

wirral


"It depends what we mean by ghost.

Do I think that dead people walk about for hundreds of years after they die? No

I do believe that for a short period after you die you're able to somehow be present with people and have had several experiences that bear that out

I don't believe that the people who claim to be mediums actually are talking to dead people either. "

I want to believe in ghost but if they was real we would have proper evidence by now.

Plus why are they always dressed in old clothes? Tou never hear of a ghost wearing a football kit or Jean's and Gucci top.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

over a year ago

East Sussex


"It depends what we mean by ghost.

Do I think that dead people walk about for hundreds of years after they die? No

I do believe that for a short period after you die you're able to somehow be present with people and have had several experiences that bear that out

I don't believe that the people who claim to be mediums actually are talking to dead people either.

I want to believe in ghost but if they was real we would have proper evidence by now.

Plus why are they always dressed in old clothes? Tou never hear of a ghost wearing a football kit or Jean's and Gucci top."

The ones I've seen have been people who've recently died but I haven't found out until after I've seen them. They were dressed as I knew them in life

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

over a year ago

East Sussex


"Never seen but had a hell of a time with spiritual goings off when i bought this house, from being pushed, held down, things thrown, moved allsorts. Everything is calm now though

Whoa that would scare the life out of me.

I was a firm non believer but bought the house derelict and completely renovated it i had a hell of a time, my partner refused to come in the house after being held down, my brickie left site, i had so many experts over to try and subdue it. I have candles lit all the time and just tell it to 'fuck off' if i sense anything and ignore it.

The house was known locally as the 'murder house' many years ago '60's a guy pushed his wife down the stairs and she left in a ambulance he hung himself, no one lived here until i bought it from auction "

Interesting.

We stayed in a house in Wales. I wouldn't go upstairs alone, Mr N had to sit with me while I had a bath . Our daughter was thrilled that a cat laid on her bed each night (there wasn't a cat)

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By *mma29Couple
over a year ago

wirral


"It depends what we mean by ghost.

Do I think that dead people walk about for hundreds of years after they die? No

I do believe that for a short period after you die you're able to somehow be present with people and have had several experiences that bear that out

I don't believe that the people who claim to be mediums actually are talking to dead people either.

I want to believe in ghost but if they was real we would have proper evidence by now.

Plus why are they always dressed in old clothes? Tou never hear of a ghost wearing a football kit or Jean's and Gucci top.

The ones I've seen have been people who've recently died but I haven't found out until after I've seen them. They were dressed as I knew them in life "

Oh wow. So you had a real conversation with them and later on found out they had died?

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough


"Yes, me and mate saw someone walk out of the living room when living in Camberwell. It was just us two, although we were having a “smoke” at the time. It wasn’t a scary experience, just bloody odd"

"Withnail and I" meets Supper's ready""

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

over a year ago

East Sussex


"It depends what we mean by ghost.

Do I think that dead people walk about for hundreds of years after they die? No

I do believe that for a short period after you die you're able to somehow be present with people and have had several experiences that bear that out

I don't believe that the people who claim to be mediums actually are talking to dead people either.

I want to believe in ghost but if they was real we would have proper evidence by now.

Plus why are they always dressed in old clothes? Tou never hear of a ghost wearing a football kit or Jean's and Gucci top.

The ones I've seen have been people who've recently died but I haven't found out until after I've seen them. They were dressed as I knew them in life

Oh wow. So you had a real conversation with them and later on found out they had died? "

No I didn't speak to them

One was a woman I hardly knew I saw standing outside a shop, I recognised her by a particular coat and headscarf she wore. When I got home I told my mum I'd seen her and she said she'd died.

Another was a cleaner at work

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By *mma29Couple
over a year ago

wirral


"It depends what we mean by ghost.

Do I think that dead people walk about for hundreds of years after they die? No

I do believe that for a short period after you die you're able to somehow be present with people and have had several experiences that bear that out

I don't believe that the people who claim to be mediums actually are talking to dead people either.

I want to believe in ghost but if they was real we would have proper evidence by now.

Plus why are they always dressed in old clothes? Tou never hear of a ghost wearing a football kit or Jean's and Gucci top.

The ones I've seen have been people who've recently died but I haven't found out until after I've seen them. They were dressed as I knew them in life

Oh wow. So you had a real conversation with them and later on found out they had died?

No I didn't speak to them

One was a woman I hardly knew I saw standing outside a shop, I recognised her by a particular coat and headscarf she wore. When I got home I told my mum I'd seen her and she said she'd died.

Another was a cleaner at work "

That gave me chills up my spine.

Did it freak you out?

I spoke to a friend that died in my dreams but it felt so real

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Never seen but had a hell of a time with spiritual goings off when i bought this house, from being pushed, held down, things thrown, moved allsorts. Everything is calm now though

Whoa that would scare the life out of me.

I was a firm non believer but bought the house derelict and completely renovated it i had a hell of a time, my partner refused to come in the house after being held down, my brickie left site, i had so many experts over to try and subdue it. I have candles lit all the time and just tell it to 'fuck off' if i sense anything and ignore it.

The house was known locally as the 'murder house' many years ago '60's a guy pushed his wife down the stairs and she left in a ambulance he hung himself, no one lived here until i bought it from auction

Interesting.

We stayed in a house in Wales. I wouldn't go upstairs alone, Mr N had to sit with me while I had a bath . Our daughter was thrilled that a cat laid on her bed each night (there wasn't a cat) "

My 6 year old niece kept saying she didnt like her bedroom the man in the corner, he just stares she wont stay in her room now she stays in another room

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

over a year ago

East Sussex


"It depends what we mean by ghost.

Do I think that dead people walk about for hundreds of years after they die? No

I do believe that for a short period after you die you're able to somehow be present with people and have had several experiences that bear that out

I don't believe that the people who claim to be mediums actually are talking to dead people either.

I want to believe in ghost but if they was real we would have proper evidence by now.

Plus why are they always dressed in old clothes? Tou never hear of a ghost wearing a football kit or Jean's and Gucci top.

The ones I've seen have been people who've recently died but I haven't found out until after I've seen them. They were dressed as I knew them in life

Oh wow. So you had a real conversation with them and later on found out they had died?

No I didn't speak to them

One was a woman I hardly knew I saw standing outside a shop, I recognised her by a particular coat and headscarf she wore. When I got home I told my mum I'd seen her and she said she'd died.

Another was a cleaner at work

That gave me chills up my spine.

Did it freak you out?

I spoke to a friend that died in my dreams but it felt so real "

No it didn't freak me out because I didn't know they were dead. I'm not claiming they were sentient or capable of communicating with me although the cleaner did wave. In fact I make no claims in connection with my experiences at all.

I think it's quite common to speak with people who've died in dreams, that's probably our minds giving us comfort

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

over a year ago

East Sussex


"Never seen but had a hell of a time with spiritual goings off when i bought this house, from being pushed, held down, things thrown, moved allsorts. Everything is calm now though

Whoa that would scare the life out of me.

I was a firm non believer but bought the house derelict and completely renovated it i had a hell of a time, my partner refused to come in the house after being held down, my brickie left site, i had so many experts over to try and subdue it. I have candles lit all the time and just tell it to 'fuck off' if i sense anything and ignore it.

The house was known locally as the 'murder house' many years ago '60's a guy pushed his wife down the stairs and she left in a ambulance he hung himself, no one lived here until i bought it from auction

Interesting.

We stayed in a house in Wales. I wouldn't go upstairs alone, Mr N had to sit with me while I had a bath . Our daughter was thrilled that a cat laid on her bed each night (there wasn't a cat)

My 6 year old niece kept saying she didnt like her bedroom the man in the corner, he just stares she wont stay in her room now she stays in another room"

I find it endlessly fascinating

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By *mma29Couple
over a year ago

wirral


"It depends what we mean by ghost.

Do I think that dead people walk about for hundreds of years after they die? No

I do believe that for a short period after you die you're able to somehow be present with people and have had several experiences that bear that out

I don't believe that the people who claim to be mediums actually are talking to dead people either.

I want to believe in ghost but if they was real we would have proper evidence by now.

Plus why are they always dressed in old clothes? Tou never hear of a ghost wearing a football kit or Jean's and Gucci top.

The ones I've seen have been people who've recently died but I haven't found out until after I've seen them. They were dressed as I knew them in life

Oh wow. So you had a real conversation with them and later on found out they had died?

No I didn't speak to them

One was a woman I hardly knew I saw standing outside a shop, I recognised her by a particular coat and headscarf she wore. When I got home I told my mum I'd seen her and she said she'd died.

Another was a cleaner at work

That gave me chills up my spine.

Did it freak you out?

I spoke to a friend that died in my dreams but it felt so real

No it didn't freak me out because I didn't know they were dead. I'm not claiming they were sentient or capable of communicating with me although the cleaner did wave. In fact I make no claims in connection with my experiences at all.

I think it's quite common to speak with people who've died in dreams, that's probably our minds giving us comfort"

If the place where you saw the person. If you could get CCTV footage of said person and it be confirmed that that person was already dead. Then you can prove ghosts exist.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Id like a guy to stay overnight in a haunted house with me please.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

over a year ago

East Sussex


"It depends what we mean by ghost.

Do I think that dead people walk about for hundreds of years after they die? No

I do believe that for a short period after you die you're able to somehow be present with people and have had several experiences that bear that out

I don't believe that the people who claim to be mediums actually are talking to dead people either.

I want to believe in ghost but if they was real we would have proper evidence by now.

Plus why are they always dressed in old clothes? Tou never hear of a ghost wearing a football kit or Jean's and Gucci top.

The ones I've seen have been people who've recently died but I haven't found out until after I've seen them. They were dressed as I knew them in life

Oh wow. So you had a real conversation with them and later on found out they had died?

No I didn't speak to them

One was a woman I hardly knew I saw standing outside a shop, I recognised her by a particular coat and headscarf she wore. When I got home I told my mum I'd seen her and she said she'd died.

Another was a cleaner at work

That gave me chills up my spine.

Did it freak you out?

I spoke to a friend that died in my dreams but it felt so real

No it didn't freak me out because I didn't know they were dead. I'm not claiming they were sentient or capable of communicating with me although the cleaner did wave. In fact I make no claims in connection with my experiences at all.

I think it's quite common to speak with people who've died in dreams, that's probably our minds giving us comfort

If the place where you saw the person. If you could get CCTV footage of said person and it be confirmed that that person was already dead. Then you can prove ghosts exist. "

That would certainly work.

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over a year ago


"Id like a guy to stay overnight in a haunted house with me please. "

Oh my God, just imagine us not getting any sleep, scared out of our wits, and eventually disemboweled with no one knowing what happened. Relationship goals

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Id like a guy to stay overnight in a haunted house with me please.

Oh my God, just imagine us not getting any sleep, scared out of our wits, and eventually disemboweled with no one knowing what happened. Relationship goals "

I'm game!!

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By *imi_RougeWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth

I often smell scents that I can associate with certain people I know, who have passed.

I often see little "signs" from spirit, that just gives me some comfort.

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By *avexx OP   Man
over a year ago

cheshire

i stayed in a farm house converted villa in spain,, woken up by footsteps around the bed but couldnt se anything,, my partner was fast asleep i didnt tell her would of freaked her out,, only happend the once on the 7 day break

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By *ife NinjaMan
over a year ago

Dunfermline

I frequently say.....is anybody there. Especially here

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By *vasexperimentWoman
over a year ago

huddersfield


"Never seen but had a hell of a time with spiritual goings off when i bought this house, from being pushed, held down, things thrown, moved allsorts. Everything is calm now though

Whoa that would scare the life out of me.

I was a firm non believer but bought the house derelict and completely renovated it i had a hell of a time, my partner refused to come in the house after being held down, my brickie left site, i had so many experts over to try and subdue it. I have candles lit all the time and just tell it to 'fuck off' if i sense anything and ignore it.

The house was known locally as the 'murder house' many years ago '60's a guy pushed his wife down the stairs and she left in a ambulance he hung himself, no one lived here until i bought it from auction

Interesting.

We stayed in a house in Wales. I wouldn't go upstairs alone, Mr N had to sit with me while I had a bath . Our daughter was thrilled that a cat laid on her bed each night (there wasn't a cat)

My 6 year old niece kept saying she didnt like her bedroom the man in the corner, he just stares she wont stay in her room now she stays in another room

I find it endlessly fascinating"

Me too

I’ve been studying near death experiences for a few years now

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By *avexx OP   Man
over a year ago

cheshire

get the house blessed its a naughty one,, they seem to have an attraction to children

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton


"all the people that have said they have seen a ghost,, they all cant be liars surley"

They can be mistaken.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"all the people that have said they have seen a ghost,, they all cant be liars surley

They can be mistaken."

Exactly this.

We all have a spot right in the centre of our field of vision where we can't see a thing and our brain literally invents what it thinks we can see there. Spend 5 minutes Googling visual illusions and you'll soon realise that believing you have seen something is not the same as knowing it is real.

Mr

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By *mp411Man
over a year ago

chester


"anybody ever seen a ghost,,"

I've seen loads of UFOs no ghosts though

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By *mp411Man
over a year ago

chester


"Id like a guy to stay overnight in a haunted house with me please.

Oh my God, just imagine us not getting any sleep, scared out of our wits, and eventually disemboweled with no one knowing what happened. Relationship goals

I'm game!!

"

Me too

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

A supernatural force yes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Certain mushrooms will lead you there

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
over a year ago

Lanson

I've not seen a ghost per se - but I saw some"thing" one night in rural France that I can't explain (I had a mate with me & he saw it too)

Also saw an item move in my kitchen once - again I had a witness (daughter) we both looked at each other & at the same time said "did you see that"!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"all the people that have said they have seen a ghost,, they all cant be liars surley

But they can be mistaken, wrong, insane or any of a number of things. Ghosts, spirits etc simply do not exist."

You sound so sure

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"all the people that have said they have seen a ghost,, they all cant be liars surley

But they can be mistaken, wrong, insane or any of a number of things. Ghosts, spirits etc simply do not exist.

You sound so sure "

It's called evidence. Given the size of some of the prizes offered for proving anything paranormal and the utter failure by anyone to do so, the only rational conclusion is they don't exist. I've no doubt people 'see' stuff that they can't explain but this doesn't prove ghosts exist, it just proves they're either not very good at thinking of plausible explanations or they are seeing things that don't exist. We all give our brains far more credence than we should. Our brains and senses are not the infallible recorders of reality we think they are. They are just a system that is designed to keep us alive. Our sight is incredibly complex, honed by evolution to see the shape of a dangerous animal camouflaged in the shadows, it invents colours, patterns and shapes that aren't there, interprets a few random 2d lines as a real 3d object and tricks us constantly. Then, our memory isn't the simple recording feature we assume but it's changeable and proven to routinely be wrong. Combine these two together and you'll get people absolutely convinced they saw/ experienced something they simply didn't.

This weekend her ladyship and I found ourselves on a section of road we have driven many times - me probably 30 or more. We approached from a different direction to normal but, despite the map being clear where we were, neither of us recognised any of the road - including a massive orange church and would both have sworn blind we had never been there before. We drove it again from the usual place a few days later and all the features we had sworn we didn't recognise were still there. So how do I explain that? Maybe one of us saying we didn't recognise the road triggered a series of similar thoughts in the other, maybe, when we've driven it previously it has coincidentally always been at a stage in a long journey where we have both been running on auto pilot, who knows. One thing I'm sure of is that despite the completely surreal feeling, the totally shared experience, the utter conviction that we couldn't surely both totally fail to recognise or remember any feature in about 5 miles of driving, the explanation is certainly to do with our own minds and not that some supernatural entity has randomly changed a big chunk of mid Wales just to freak us out

Mr

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"all the people that have said they have seen a ghost,, they all cant be liars surley

But they can be mistaken, wrong, insane or any of a number of things. Ghosts, spirits etc simply do not exist.

You sound so sure

It's called evidence. Given the size of some of the prizes offered for proving anything paranormal and the utter failure by anyone to do so, the only rational conclusion is they don't exist. I've no doubt people 'see' stuff that they can't explain but this doesn't prove ghosts exist, it just proves they're either not very good at thinking of plausible explanations or they are seeing things that don't exist. We all give our brains far more credence than we should. Our brains and senses are not the infallible recorders of reality we think they are. They are just a system that is designed to keep us alive. Our sight is incredibly complex, honed by evolution to see the shape of a dangerous animal camouflaged in the shadows, it invents colours, patterns and shapes that aren't there, interprets a few random 2d lines as a real 3d object and tricks us constantly. Then, our memory isn't the simple recording feature we assume but it's changeable and proven to routinely be wrong. Combine these two together and you'll get people absolutely convinced they saw/ experienced something they simply didn't.

This weekend her ladyship and I found ourselves on a section of road we have driven many times - me probably 30 or more. We approached from a different direction to normal but, despite the map being clear where we were, neither of us recognised any of the road - including a massive orange church and would both have sworn blind we had never been there before. We drove it again from the usual place a few days later and all the features we had sworn we didn't recognise were still there. So how do I explain that? Maybe one of us saying we didn't recognise the road triggered a series of similar thoughts in the other, maybe, when we've driven it previously it has coincidentally always been at a stage in a long journey where we have both been running on auto pilot, who knows. One thing I'm sure of is that despite the completely surreal feeling, the totally shared experience, the utter conviction that we couldn't surely both totally fail to recognise or remember any feature in about 5 miles of driving, the explanation is certainly to do with our own minds and not that some supernatural entity has randomly changed a big chunk of mid Wales just to freak us out

Mr"

As long winded as your argument was. And I did read it, and appreciate it.

You know you can’t ‘prove’ a negative that ghosts don’t exist simply be saying “we couldn’t find one!”

It’s like that - have you ever seen a million dollars with your own eyes.?

I just feel when arguments like your own are thrown about, it’s as ridiculous to me in the same way my explanations must seem ridiculous to you.

I like hearing peoples views about it. I like those that sit on both sides.

I see dead people

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By *roop69Man
over a year ago

St Columb Major

I have several times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"all the people that have said they have seen a ghost,, they all cant be liars surley

But they can be mistaken, wrong, insane or any of a number of things. Ghosts, spirits etc simply do not exist.

You sound so sure

It's called evidence. Given the size of some of the prizes offered for proving anything paranormal and the utter failure by anyone to do so, the only rational conclusion is they don't exist. I've no doubt people 'see' stuff that they can't explain but this doesn't prove ghosts exist, it just proves they're either not very good at thinking of plausible explanations or they are seeing things that don't exist. We all give our brains far more credence than we should. Our brains and senses are not the infallible recorders of reality we think they are. They are just a system that is designed to keep us alive. Our sight is incredibly complex, honed by evolution to see the shape of a dangerous animal camouflaged in the shadows, it invents colours, patterns and shapes that aren't there, interprets a few random 2d lines as a real 3d object and tricks us constantly. Then, our memory isn't the simple recording feature we assume but it's changeable and proven to routinely be wrong. Combine these two together and you'll get people absolutely convinced they saw/ experienced something they simply didn't.

This weekend her ladyship and I found ourselves on a section of road we have driven many times - me probably 30 or more. We approached from a different direction to normal but, despite the map being clear where we were, neither of us recognised any of the road - including a massive orange church and would both have sworn blind we had never been there before. We drove it again from the usual place a few days later and all the features we had sworn we didn't recognise were still there. So how do I explain that? Maybe one of us saying we didn't recognise the road triggered a series of similar thoughts in the other, maybe, when we've driven it previously it has coincidentally always been at a stage in a long journey where we have both been running on auto pilot, who knows. One thing I'm sure of is that despite the completely surreal feeling, the totally shared experience, the utter conviction that we couldn't surely both totally fail to recognise or remember any feature in about 5 miles of driving, the explanation is certainly to do with our own minds and not that some supernatural entity has randomly changed a big chunk of mid Wales just to freak us out

Mr"

Cool story just nothing whatsoever to do with ghosts.

More a lack of observation?

Just seeing something you're so familiar with from a different perspective?

By the way ...don't look behind you.

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Back in the 90s I worked in a place where they were all into spiritualism. These were science types with degrees and qualifications.

The instrument maintenance man was a Druid and even the tea lady read palms and didn’t like the Druid as she said he had the evil eye!

It all got too much with incredible stories of things that were happening to them all.

One night I had a vivid dream about witches and awoke to feel a dread in the room. I called out to it and a picture fell from the wall. I jumped out of bed!

I think it was a warning to not meddle and I never did preferring a rational approach to life but knowing there is something beyond the day to day…

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Spirit world?

I thought it was a theme park for heavy drinkers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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As long winded as your argument was. And I did read it, and appreciate it.

You know you can’t ‘prove’ a negative that ghosts don’t exist simply be saying “we couldn’t find one!”

It’s like that - have you ever seen a million dollars with your own eyes.?

I just feel when arguments like your own are thrown about, it’s as ridiculous to me in the same way my explanations must seem ridiculous to you.

I like hearing peoples views about it. I like those that sit on both sides.

I see dead people "

No, you can't prove a negative bit then you can't prove a positive either.

You can sit a glass of water in front of me and tell me it proves glasses of water exist but it doesn't. It simply says you believe what you're seeing is a glass of water, you cannot prove that it isn't in fact a ghost pretending to be a glass of water because as you so helpfully point out, you cannot prove a negative and for every "positive" you believe you can prove, I can come up with a negative that contradicts your belief that you are unable to disprove. We are each left to sum up the evidence and come up with the most plausible explanation.

The argument that you cannot prove a negative is one used by people who don't understand logic - invariably it will be someone arguing for the existence of something supernatural whether that's a ghost or a god.

Given that there is no evidence ghosts exist Okhams Razor says the simplest explanation should be the preferred one. Why invent a world that has ghosts in but leave no evidence of their existence when a world without ghosts is a simpler explanation?

Mr

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.


"Spirit world?

I thought it was a theme park for heavy drinkers."

Tough crowd

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