Do you believe in ghosts? Are you one of the many who can't stand a horror movie and are so afraid of the dark? Now is the right time to ease your fears away. It's the Halloween celebration a few days from now. Almost all TV series are playing a special Halloween episode that might just give you goosebumps when watching it. Fight this feeling and enjoy every scene! There are scientific explanations in what you are most afraid of.
If you believe in ghosts, indeed, you have all the reasons not to be afraid because you are no alone. Ghosts are less likely to appear in the presence of two or more people. Yes, you read it right! You are not alone. In an article posted on QTD, "around 45% of Americans believe in ghosts and as many as 18% of people" have even gone so far saying they have had directly contacted a ghost.
Scientific Reasons Why Ghosts Exist
Do you ever wonder why you feel the way you feel when experiencing a supernatural spirit? Probably, there are scientific explanations for the tingling sensation you feel at the back of your neck every time you are in a paranormal situation. QTD presents six probable causes of ghost sightings. These include the presence of carbon monoxide, low-frequency sound, mold, the power of suggestion, the feeling of enjoyment when feeling afraid, and drafts.
You don't need to memorize and be so familiar with all the six reasons mentioned. In fact, there are three simpler scientific explanations for you to understand why ghosts exist and eventually fight your fears of these creepy creatures. Read on and see if you have a personal experience on all or any of these three causes:
- The Power of Suggestion - of all the six scientific explanations about the existence of ghosts, this is the most commonly experienced. Initiatives to explain haunting in terms of ghosts' existence are drawn from psychological factors which include the 'power of suggestion.' Therefore, learning from somebody else's suggestion about a place being haunted is more possibly to result in ghostly happenings.
- Low Frequency and Spooky Sounds - Ghost experts and those who are into paranormal studies call this explanation 'fear frequency.' Other scientific causes or reasons why ghosts exist come from environmental factors, also known as the infrasound. Michael Persinger, a neuroscientist from Canada, demonstrated that employment of different electromagnetic fields to the brain's temporal lobes could emit haunting experiences like the discernment of a presence, a feeling of being touched.
- Poisonous Hallucinations - The perceptions of 'supernatural' beings can also occur from reactions to toxic or poisonous substances like pesticide, monoxide, and pesticide. Moreover, studies have also recommended that fungal illusions as a result of toxic mold can arouse haunting-related sightings.
