by Carl » November 9th, 2011, 2:27 am
I believe in supernatural beings that were once alive, and no longer are. I don't know why so many people seem averse to the word "ghost" it's really one of the only ways to refer to the spirits of the dead, the energy and presence that they left behind when they died.
I believe in spirits ("ghosts," "poltergeists" etc.) because I have encountered these kinds of beings. I can't be entirely sure what they were, but I know they weren't hallucinations, and they certainly weren't living beings. Some of them are friendly, others are mean.
For all I know, maybe they aren't ghosts, as we use the word, but they are presences, and I have seen some of them.