Thread: Paranormal Activity : We should discuss!!!

hello science buddys
There is research going on in india about ghost, is they true or not. Is sprities are real or not. The guys involved in research using some gadgets and for sure they are scientific. you can search on internet "Paranormal Activity Detect Equipments" and i found hundred's of instrument. What you think guys is these instrument can detect a ghost or spritie.
Just write down what people think about ghost in your countries.
Write your views about paranormal activities.
Thanks

Originally Posted by Paramvir Jakhar

There is research going on in india about ghost, is they true or not.

I do not know, you made that claim, so you have to provide some evidence for that (e.g. a news article).

Is sprities are real or not.

Spirits are real. Examples are rum, brandy and whiskey.

The guys involved in research using some gadgets and for sure they are scientific. you can search on internet "Paranormal Activity Detect Equipments" and i found hundred's of instrument. What you think guys is these instrument can detect a ghost or spritie.

No.

Just write down what people think about ghost in your countries.

Ghost (1990) collected positive ratings when it was released.

Write your views about paranormal activities.

Paranormal Activity (2007) could have been an alternative approach to the horror genre (despite being similar to The Blair Witch Project (1999)) ,
but the production of sequels was superfluous and resulted in mediocre movies with low ratings.

Originally Posted by Paramvir Jakhar

hello science buddys
There is research going on in india about ghost, is they true or not. Is sprities are real or not. The guys involved in research using some gadgets and for sure they are scientific. you can search on internet "Paranormal Activity Detect Equipments" and i found hundred's of instrument. What you think guys is these instrument can detect a ghost or spritie.
Just write down what people think about ghost in your countries.
Write your views about paranormal activities.
Thanks

People have from time to time done research into claims of ghosts etc, but no reproducible effect has ever been found. Without reproducible effects, you cannot construct a scientific theory.

That does not of course stop a large number of people from believing in them, but such beliefs do not have a scientific basis.

My personal opinion is: first that this is not a thread that belongs in the physics section. Secondly that the only "instument" that reliably detects "ghosts " is a living human brain. This detection shows a very high positive coorelation with stressors to that human brain, particuarly fatigue and less than optimal sensory conditions. That is most ghost stories happen at night and in darkness. Most humans are fatigued at night and most humans do not see very well in darkness.
But why should the Ghosts care what time it is or how bright the sun is? Theoreticly they should be equally active 24/7.

Moving to Pseudoscience.

Paramvir Jakhar, the short answer is that numerous attempts have been made to detect "spirits", but no unambiguously positive result has been achieved using properly scientifically rigorous practises and equipment.

Originally Posted by Paramvir Jakhar

The guys involved in research using some gadgets and for sure they are scientific.

Why do you think they are scientific?

Clearly ghosts exist, since people see them. (I have seen two.) Equally clearly there is no substantial evidence indicating they are 'spirits of the departed'. There is abundant evidence to suggest that most of them relate directly or indirectly to the functioning of the human brain. Therefore this thread would be best located in Behaviour and Psychology.

Originally Posted by John Galt

Clearly ghosts exist, since people see them. (I have seen two.) Equally clearly there is no substantial evidence indicating they are 'spirits of the departed'. There is abundant evidence to suggest that most of them relate directly or indirectly to the functioning of the human brain. Therefore this thread would be best located in Behaviour and Psychology.

In light of the OP "Paranormal Activity Detect Equipments" I disagree. Exploring the psychology of why we perceive things that aren't really outside our brains wasn't the intent.

The OP is being foolish. We can segue into an intelligent discussion by examining the psychology ghost sightings.

We might also discuss instrments intended to detect Ghosts. How would you calibrate one? The best idea I have is to use the inside of a church during the service. Theoreticly it should be full of spiritual energy.

What you think guys is these instrument can detect a ghost or spritie.

My guess is that if a ghost manages to affect the electromagnetic area around it, this change could be detected with an EMF meter. However there isn't any scientific proof that supports this.

Just write down what people think about ghost in your countries.

Ghosts aren't that popular in Turkey. Many people don't believe in them. But a few years ago, a supposedly pyrokinetic family was all over the Turkish news. If anyone is interested, here is the article:
Mysterious fires in family house in Siirt spark curiosity - Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news

Originally Posted by Sci-fi guy

My guess is that if a ghost manages to affect the electromagnetic area around it, this change could be detected with an EMF meter. However there isn't any scientific proof that supports this.

Wrong instrument. Probably stand a much better chance of detecting a ghost using an MRI, or CT scan of the person's brain seeing it.

Originally Posted by Lynx_Fox

Originally Posted by Sci-fi guy

My guess is that if a ghost manages to affect the electromagnetic area around it, this change could be detected with an EMF meter. However there isn't any scientific proof that supports this.

Wrong instrument. Probably stand a much better chance of detecting a ghost using an MRI, or CT scan of the person's brain seeing it.

In that case, wouldn't a fMRI or a PET scan be more effective as they can show real time oxygen and glucose concentrations in different parts of the brain respectively?

Maybe people reporting ghosts and aliens should be tested for temporal lobe epilepsy because there is some (slight?) evidence that temporal epilepsy episodes are related to mystical experiences.
Religious and mystical experiences as art... [Percept Mot Skills. 1983] - PubMed - NCBI

note that I am not at all sure about Michael Persinger's work and consider his "God Helmet" stuff to be fringe science.

God helmet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I wouldn't mind seeing ghosts of dinosaurs. At least then we could really update our knowledge of them.

Seems like ghosts have a time limit on Earth. What about ghosts of inanimate objects like the Flying Dutchmen? A ghost ship that was seen regularly for a while but since then has faded away.

Originally Posted by zinjanthropos

What about ghosts of inanimate objects like the Flying Dutchmen? A ghost ship that was seen regularly for a while but since then has faded away.

In Allen Steele's Clarke County, Space he made a couple of references to the ghost of the Challenger shuttle (as it exploded).
Just to make it extra spooky it was only visible from orbit, regardless of weather (and therefore viewing) conditions nothing at all could be seen from the ground.

Originally Posted by Dywyddyr

Originally Posted by zinjanthropos

What about ghosts of inanimate objects like the Flying Dutchmen? A ghost ship that was seen regularly for a while but since then has faded away.

In Allen Steele's Clarke County, Space he made a couple of references to the ghost of the Challenger shuttle (as it exploded).
Just to make it extra spooky it was only visible from orbit, regardless of weather (and therefore viewing) conditions nothing at all could be seen from the ground.

He should have made it that giant dinosaur killer asteroid hit, would have been worth training to be an astronaut for a glimpse of that event.