Do
you believe in ghosts? According to polls conducted, over half of the adult
population of the United States, including nearly sixty-five percent of adults
under the age of twenty-seven, do. Clearly, the belief that the human soul
not only survives death but is capable of manifesting itself to the still
living not only has held steady for decades, but even seems to be on the upswing.
But why should this be? Why should otherwise level-headed men and women come
to imagine there exists something that is neither visible to the naked eye
nor discernible to our other senses, yet is as real and solid as any material
object? Is the belief in ghosts nothing more than culturally influenced superstition
that serves only to reflect our fears about our own mortality, or could their
be something more to it?
No doubt ghosts do reflect some of our concerns about what happens to us after
we die. After all, if there are ghosts, then it demonstrates that the human
personality does survive death, giving all of us the hope of immortality.
As such, even while they frequently terrify us, it seems we need ghosts, if
only for our own personal sense of cosmic significance. But if the belief
in ghosts were nothing more than a byproduct of mankind's fear of death and
its ongoing quest for immortality, it would be easy to dismiss the entire
subject as so much superstitious nonsense and move on, but even in our supposedly
scientific age the subject continues to hold sway over us. It seems we simply
cannot seem to shake the notion that the belief in ghosts has more to say
to us than that we live on after death. There is more to it than that. Much
more.
Which is the reason for this section. We're all curious about what happens
after we die and it would be nice to have at least some ideas to consider.
This section, then, let's us ask some very basic questions about the paranormal
realm, questions we've all thought about from time to time but have never
had the opportunity to explore more fully. Hopefully,
in doing this, you'll find some of the answers you seek here. As always, I
will try to be as objective in presenting this material as possible and leave
it to the reader to determine if my efforts at providing a balanced treatment
of this subject are successful. I value your input on this complex issue and
welcome all correspondence. Just click on the e-mail me button on the left
if you want to send me your thoughts and questions. I promise to do my best
to return all honest queries and respond to any constructive criticism.
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