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I am afraid of ghosts, though I don't believe in them

saketagrawal 5 Feb 13
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I am not a psychiatrist, and I only have a minimal understanding of fear, but I would think logically you have your doubt about ghosts. I would imagine that in a normal mental state you can intellectually understand that spirits are unlikely real, yet you still maintain some level of belief in them.

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Aren't you actually just afraid of the dark? I think it's funny that ghosts disappear with light. Ghosts are not real. But the absence of light most certainly is real.

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That seems rather irrational. How does one fear something they know doesn't exist? What exactly is your fear regarding ghosts? Is it movie ghosts that scare you? I could see that as they are meant to be terrifying.

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I'm afraid of what people can do. Not ghosts. Yesterday, a co-worker said the chili cups fell with no one touching them. I had walked by, they were on the edge when they fell. They think the store is haunted. Lol

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Me too! Though not as much these days.

I realize that the reason I'm afraid is that my species has evolved to fear the dark. I also realize that the real thing I need to be afraid of is other humans. They are the primary thing in my world that can cause me significant harm. Bears, not so much.

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Same, there is no way I believe in them, the dark has never concerned me, but there as a question on here re living in the Amityville Horror house, and yes, I would feel fear.

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