Why people think they see ghosts

We sometimes hear a woman's voice in the house (when no TV or music is on).

I never thought much about it (assumed it was some voice like sound emanating from the house) until a man installing a door said "I think your wife his home" (I told him I was waiting for her to get home) and then I checked, house was empty. I told him about the "ghost" and he kind of freaked out because he said he clearly heard the voice.

Cataracts.

Several people in my wife's family saw a small boy in their house on separate occasions.

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Several people in my wife's family saw a small boy in their house on separate occasions.

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I've seen small girls in my house a number of times. They happen to be my nieces but that's neither here nor there.

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So I see you are selective with your irrationality.

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I wouldn't call believing in an afterlife "irrational." It's actually quite rational though it obviously may well not be true.

Vox? fricking Vox?

I believe in the possibility of "ghosts" existing, but maybe not in the state most think. Are they souls of the dead? Probably not, but could there be some dimension or presence that humans are incapable of perceiving? Possibly.

To think we know everything about this world and universe is naive.

This is one of those things you have to experience to truly believe. I was always open to the idea but wasn't prepared for my first experience

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Well, it doesn't meet Karl Popper's test for distinguishing between science and pseudoscience.

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There are certain things that science hasn't exactly resolved in relation to the human experience. Morality, existence, meaning, etc.

There are plenty of scientists who believe or at least are open to the possibility of the metaphysical. I wouldn't call them irrational nor do they necessarily claim that science proves their beliefs in that respect. But the question was whether it is irrational or not, not what a certain Mr. Popper thinks about it.

Certain truths are beyond the scope of human understanding, which of course is frustrating to the critical, scientific mind, as it should be.