This makes me think of a so-called haunted prison by my house. Many of my friends have gone and told me it is "SO FREAKY" but thinking back it could be freaky because its a dark, gloomy, run down prison that's made to look scary because people are trying to make money off the tours.... not because it is infested with ghosts.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Science Says...
An article published in the BBC News on May 21, 2003, based on experiments conducted by Dr. Richard Wiseman, concludes that ghosts are products of our minds reaction to certain surroundings. Wiseman took hundreds of volunteers to the most haunted places in the UK, Hampton Court Palace, England, and the South Bridge Vaults in Edinburgh, Scotland. Volunteers were asked to record their experience and then mark on a floor plan where they felt the most "haunted." In a normal place, one would assume that the markings would be all over the place but it is expected of haunted places that certain areas should have more prominent paranormal experiences. The results proved exactly this; people often marked the same areas of where they felt a "presence." Researchers concluded that hauntings are real. People do feel more "spooked" in certain areas more than others BUT this does not mean hauntings are caused by ghosts. "People do have consistent experiences in consistent places, but I think that this is driven by visual factors mainly, and perhaps some other environmental cues," Wiseman said. As he measured the light, room space, and temperature in each place, Wiseman felt that the places gave off erie feelings which produced the sensation of being haunted, without the ghosts. What about mediums who can sense spirits in areas they have never been? Wiseman says that these people could simply be more sensitive to the environmental cues that create the feelings of being haunted.
This makes me think of a so-called haunted prison by my house. Many of my friends have gone and told me it is "SO FREAKY" but thinking back it could be freaky because its a dark, gloomy, run down prison that's made to look scary because people are trying to make money off the tours.... not because it is infested with ghosts.
This makes me think of a so-called haunted prison by my house. Many of my friends have gone and told me it is "SO FREAKY" but thinking back it could be freaky because its a dark, gloomy, run down prison that's made to look scary because people are trying to make money off the tours.... not because it is infested with ghosts.
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I agree with you that people tend to have the most influence on themselves when in a "scary" situation such as the one above. I know for me when my mind gets going and wandering when I find something to be creepy or a bit scary it can take the situation to a whole new level and essentially plat tricks on me. Our minds are extremely strong and influential in situations such as this.
ReplyDeleteI am not completely against ghosts or ghost stories, but I think a lot of stories are figments of people’s imaginations. When you sit in an old house that creeks often or is drafty your mind begins to wander. This is magnified more when you’re alone. Even in my own house when I’m alone at night sometimes I start hearing noises and get a little freaked out. There may be some real stories out there, but there are also a lot that can be explained by just imagination as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. I feel that the reason people get spooked is just because of their surroundings, not because there is a ghoul breathing down their neck. If you go to any run down building, where there is rumors of hauntings, you are going to be more in tune with your senses; you are more likely to feel when the room is cold, giving off that goose bump sensation, and obviously you are going to be more freaked out when you are in a dark room, and especially alone. I am not completely against ghosts and spirits, but I feel like there are many occasions where an individuals imagination gets the best of them
ReplyDeleteThis is a pretty cool study. I personally never believed in ghosts, but I will say that I do feel a "presence" every now and then due to the environment. I know that it is not a ghost, but sometimes when the environment is right you get the feeling. It is always fun to share these events and stretch the truth to make people feel what you feel though.
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