More Thoughts on Ghost Hunting

I feel with all the popularity in ghost hunting these days, a little rational thought is in order. First and foremost Ghost Hunting is a belief process, a matter of faith. The existence of ghosts can not be proven or demonstrated by any sound scientific method. Ghost hunting has as its origins the Spiritualist movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A movement riddled with fraud and very poor experimental processes. This is why I have maintained that ghost hunting is a faith based endeavor like any religious belief or cultural belief. We believe, therefore it is.


I'm not saying that spirits or ghosts don't exists. I saying that we can not prove their existence. We merely have to proceed on faith that our interpretations of what we see and experience are correct. All we can factually say is that something is happening that we can not explain. Or there may be many explanations for what has occurred. Take EVPs for example. EVPs may just be wayward radio signals. Maybe radio signals reflected off the ionized trail of meteors. We must remember that the recorders are required by law to accept interference. Of coarse questions arise when the responses are contextually correct based on the questions asked. Most orbs are dust and those that appear to be emitting energy can't really be explained. There is no proof that ghosts can impart a charge to particles or for that matter appear as a ball of light.


Yes we use all kinds of gadgets to support our claims of the paranormal, but we really are using thing that were never designed for this purpose or are based on supposed spiritual guidance. Spiritual guidance is not part of the scientific method of research.


Try to always keep this in mind and treat all evidence of ghosts that you see with skepticism. Like I said ghost hunting is a faith based .system. It is no different from religion or any other cultural belief.


Just so you know, I do believe in ghosts. I believe that all those that have lived on this earth and have died are still here and that in some places the veil is very thin allowing us to get a glimpse of what the next stage in our lives will be.