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The Ghost Experiment

Why ghosts give us chills even if we don't believe in them

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Coltan Scrivner
Apr 03, 2025
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To Believe or Not to Believe

I love ghosts. Or, I love the idea of ghosts.

I don’t believe that ghosts exist, though I suppose I’m open to the idea in some ways. There’s a lot we don’t understand about the natural world. But, based on my understanding of how the world operates, there isn’t really a place for ghosts. My conception of nature would have to …

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