There called hallucinations, and by-products of our imagination, an eery sound, at the wrong time in the wrong place, and then an “imagined” image, isn’t paranormal, its normal.

Its called imagining things, or possibly hallucinating. Those are the explanation for atheists and non-atheists alike.

It matters not whether you are an atheist or a religious fruitcake, ghosts etc. do not exist. All these so-called “sightings” are no doubt caused by people being in a semi-dream state (i.e. just falling asleep). The same is true for the dingbats who claim to have been operated on by UFO crews. These dreams seem very real to some people, so they cannot tell what is real and what is not. This often happens to me, but the difference is — I KNOW I was dreaming…..

When I’m falling asleep at night sometimes I hear someone in the distance yelling my name, and sometimes it’s right next to my damn ear. I know this is just me going into my subconscious but if I were insane it would definitely make me think I was being yelled at by a ghost.

The subconscious works during the day too. Many people who think they are psychic are just nagged by their subconscious that has analyzed a situation in more detail than your primary brain function and has sent you a warning or observation. This is called intuition.

Fatigue, stress, sensory deprivation, drugs, and alcohol can all cause the subconscious and conscious to miscommunicate or go haywire. This is when 99.9999999% of all paranormal activity is observed.

Your reality is your perception. Nothing more. At the time those things you see or feel are real, because in a very real way it effects you. At that point it’s not just a thought but a reality. It’s part of your surroundings.

A bad habit we have is to sense other’s fear and have it become our fear. Just because someone is noticeably scared or intrigued and points somewhere and says “did you see that” the answer would probably be yes. You are not lying because you’ve been psyched into thinking something was really there. This happens more the closer you are to the other person, or if the person is in a position of authority.

In that moment the “ghost” may be real for two people, no matter how false it is for everyone else in the world.

An important aspect of survival situations is to know how to control being freaked out by nothing. Often times this is the reason why a flashlight destroys the fears of ghosts and other things that go bump in the night. It gives some more control and understanding to the person in that specific environment. The illusions go away.

Find out what makes you in control and use it to your advantage. Your delusions will start to go away.

If someone is a atheist that only means they do not believe in a god it does not imply anything about any other beliefs.

The only thing tying all atheists together is a lack of belief in gods – it says little about anything else they believe. But most atheists tend to be skeptical people, and skeptics look for various explanations before jumping to conclusions. And that’s why this atheist has never seen a ghost or had a paranormal experience. Things have happened to me other people on here would have called paranormal, but instead of making assumptions I went and found out what it was. Never something paranormal.

Yes, atheists have paranormal experiences. I’ve known several who have. They chalk it up to lack of sleep or being open to suggestion or something else. I know one who has had a whole string of experiences in a particular house which he can’t explain. He is still looking for a rational explanation. Methinks he will be looking forever.

It honestly doesn’t matter if you’re christian or an atheist. Anyone can see a paranormal sighting. It’s just a matter of energy that the spirit seems to collect. There is no one way to explain a paranormal sighting but many theories have been tested and studied.

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Not being a believer in gods does not necessarily exclude one from hallucinations or self-delusion.