How the God You Worship Influences the Ghosts You See

October 26, 2017

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By Frank T. McAndrew, Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College. Gallowglass, CC BY-SA If you’ve ever seen a ghost, you have something in common with 18 percent of Americans. But while there’s evidence that our brains are hardwired to see ghosts, the apparitions we see tend to vary. Historians who study and catalogue ghostly…

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Neil Bamforth

6 years ago

Not seen Bowie yet……I’ll keep praying!

Glenn Geist

6 years ago

Does “integral to human life” mean real? A very interesting article otherwise, but it runs up against that same inability to address independent tests of reality as any asseverative or belief system.

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6 years ago

I’m no longer sure my friend. Then again I’m no longer sure of anything. What defines “reality?” In an America with Donald Trump what do the believers see? What do they dream?