Dear scientists, we love learning about nanotechnology and flashlight fish and breakthroughs in medicine, because that stuff is fascinating and world-changing and it satisfies the human desire to better...
This Is Why People See Ghosts, According to Science
Dear scientists, we love learning about nanotechnology and flashlight fish and breakthroughs in medicine, because that stuff is fascinating and world-changing and it satisfies the human desire to better understand our world. But really, scientists, can't you just leave ghosts alone already? Because believing in ghosts doesn't hurt anyone, and in some cases it actually helps people, and also it's fun.
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Folklore and fears aside, though, is there any hard data that demonstrates the potential for the existence of ghosts?
Whether you believe in ghosts or not, tales of the supernatural have been a source of entertainment, moral instruction, and harmless (and not-so-harmless) frights for nearly as long as the human race been...
It's not uncommon for ghosts to be blamed for some pretty horrendous happenings. Here are some terrifying incidents that people blamed on spirits.
The only thing scarier than a ghost is a child ghost. It might be down to the creepy nursery rhymes and the possessed baby dolls that say "Mama" when …