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Pros And Cons Of Skeptics

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Skeptics have discovered much evidence to not believe in ghosts. “To the materialist and the professional skeptic - that is to say, people who do not wish to be disturbed in their belief that death is the end of life as we know it - the notion of ghosts is unacceptable. No matter how much evidence is presented for the reality of the phenomena, they will argue against it and ascribe it to any of several “natural” causes(Holzer VIII).” Skeptics use many different reasons to back up their arguments against the reality of ghosts, such as they saw a mirage, or a hallucination, or even that it is all a fake(Holzer IX). Skeptics can also retaliate the evidence gathered about electromagnetic fields being used by ghosts in their side of the argument …show more content…

In 1972, a research team set out on a new case about Philip Aylesford; the catch is that it was all made up. The team from the Toronto Society for Psychical Research was trying to prove that some paranormal activities were actually the result of peoples brains using psychokinetic energy. After weeks of firm believing, things began to happen that weren’t before, such as the table moving. This helps with the hypothesis that what other people think and say about ghosts might have a stronger effect on a person’s personal beliefs than is thought(Gudgeon 20). Harry price is one of many people who lived to disprove ghosts and to prove paranormals wrong. He was born in 1881, and years later started unveiling the fakes in the world of mediums and paranormals. As word spread about him and over time, he became widely famous, and he then founded the Laboratory for Psychical Research. Only two of his cases he could no prove to be hoaxes (Gudgeon 21-24). In 1882, the Society for Psychical Research was founded for many scientists and other influential people to dive into the science behind paranormals. Still around today, the organization has published much research and books, and has brought to light the fakes in the ghostly world of believing. The group has also been combined with others from the United States, Canada, and many other groups(Gudgeon 20-21). The IMI …show more content…

“Ghostbusters” is a movie from the 80’s that is still immensely popular today. It features ghost hunters in New York City who use proton guns to vacuum up the ectoplasm of the ghosts(Hamilton 24). “Ghost Trackers” is a TV show about kids and ghost - hunting. On the show, the kids are educated about ghosts and then they start investigating haunted houses. This show is a reason that the idea of ghosts still lives on in each generation(Gudgeon 4). “Casper” has been ghostly capturing the attention of children everywhere. The cartoon about a surprisingly friendly ghost is an example of how television is keeping ghosts alive(IMDb). In “Ghost Hunters”, The Atlantic Paranormal Society tours the U.S. to find paranormal cases( mostly ghostly) cases and solve the mystery(IMDb). England BBC showed viewers “The Stone Tape” in 1972. This was a show that started spreading the idea that buildings and such have a sort of memory of activities, feelings, and overall (psychic) energies. Even though the idea was originally a fake, believers have found reason to believe it’s actually true(Gudgeon 25). One of the leading sources for the continuous spreading of the idea of ghosts is the television, and it will keep spreading the ghostly word for many years to

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The ghost sometimes is in the boys locker room and will throw all the uniforms around without even going into the lockers because none of the boys put their stuff in the lockers. The ghost makes the lights flicker, and will lock all the lockers and put their stuff in the lockers so they have to actually put their combo in so they actually learn to keep stuff in the lockers. We will never know if this is the same ghost. But reporters say it is not. We will never know.

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On the other hand, “Psychologically we can explain the presence of the ghost as being a figment of an imagination under the stress of grief” (Mediation and Multiple Narrative in Love Medicine). Because Grandma Kashpaw loves Grandpa too much so the way she treats him is the way to kill him. However, according to Kathleen M.

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Ghosts, in the monograph written by David Jones, are described by Sanapia, the Comanche medicine woman, as beings that “get jealous because [humans] are living and [they have] died” (Jones 66). The Comanche cultural connotation of ghosts is one that characterizes ghosts as either mischievous, or pernicious entities. Therefore, ghost sickness, as described by Jones, occurs when a ghost(s) comes into contact with a human being(s) and because of its malevolent/ jealous nature uses its supernatural ability to “[cause] contortions of the facial muscles and in some instances [paralyze the] hands and arms” (Jones 66). In essence, the ghost(s) harm the human being(s), and ghost sickness is the physical manifestation in the human being of that ghost-to-human interaction. It would be more accurate to say, that ghost sickness manifests itself in the human being after the human being has come into contact with the ghost and has failed to exert courage, or to, as detailed by Sanapia, “turn around and… show it [that they weren’t] afraid of it” (Jones 67).

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() “Paranormal Investigators” or actors that claim they see ghosts, have no real evidence of the paranormal, and the only evidence they have could easily be debunked by science. The “glowing orbs” are just the reflections of dust particles, extra fine hairs, reflection of light off of a dirty/wet camera lens, etc. Also, when paranormal investigators get a sudden feeling of chilly weather entering the room that they are in, there most likely is a hole in the walls, window open, door open, or any type of opening in the house that cold air can enter. The camera lens picking up extra fine hairs or dust, and the sudden change in temperature have been considered proof that the paranormal exists, but due to studies made by scientists, these facts have been proven

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In “The Belief Engine”, Alcock (1951) highlighted the necessity of skepticism by revealing the malfunction of brain activities when making judgments. He indicated that people automatically generate false beliefs and neglect the truthfulness of the issue. In “Occult Beliefs”, Singer and Benassi (1981) suggested that occult beliefs are indestructible; people tend to invent an explanation to satisfy their own beliefs, which relates to Alcock’s proposal of our brains acting as a “belief engine” (Alcock, 1995). The authors in both articles attempted to explain how people invent these “magical thinking” (Alcock, 1995), and why those beliefs outweigh scientific explanations. It is ironic that while scientists try simultaneously to disprove paranormal beliefs, occults actually influence modern psychology.

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