Are you scared of ghosts? They're the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal
Yeah I am scared of ghosts, mostly because I don't understand it I think
It is believed that they haunt locations, objects, or people that they were associated with in life
That is what I have already heard I just wonder why they do that?
I'm not sure, but many probably try to find out when they attempt to contact spirits in a séance
Now I am really scared of seances
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The belief in the existence of an afterlife, as well as manifestations of the spirits of the dead, is widespread, dating back to animism or ancestor worship in pre-literate cultures. Certain religious practices—funeral rites, exorcisms, and some practices of spiritualism and ritual magic—are specifically designed to rest the spirits of the dead. Ghosts are generally described as solitary, human-like essences, though stories of ghostly armies and the ghosts of animals rather than humans have also been recounted. They are
believed to haunt particular locations, objects, or people they were associated with in life. According to a 2009 study by the Pew Research Center, 18% of Americans say they have seen a ghost.
The overwhelming consensus of science is that ghosts do not exist. Their existence is impossible to falsify, and ghost hunting has been classified as pseudoscience. Despite centuries of investigation, there is no scientific evidence that any location is inhabited by spirits of the dead. Research has indicated that ghost sightings may be related to degenerative