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Ghosts are not always what they seem

By T.K. Randall
November 22, 2011 · Comment icon 22 comments

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When someone believes they've experienced the paranormal have they really encountered a ghost ?
UFO and paranormal researcher Malcolm Robinson isn't content with taking paranormal experiences at face value. In a recent interview he discusses two alternative theories for ghosts and hauntings - hypnogagia/sleep paralysis and the "stone tape theory".
In my last article I mentioned that ghosts and not as cut and dried and plain and simple as you might think, there are many variations to a ghost, I’d like to continue with this so let’s look at some other explanations that may explain ‘some’ ghostly sightings.


Source: Eastbourne Herald | Comments (22)




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Comment icon #13 Posted by kaptn k 12 years ago
I was skeptical myself until an incident with my daughter. She had seen my step brother, whom passed away when she was less than a year old, at my dad's home. My daughter (she was 2 1/2 by this time) wanted to go to the room upstairs (which was my step brothers room before being converted into an office). I told her no and my daughter replied "but he does" and I asked her "who does?" and she said, "the boy that lives upstairs" ......and that just freaked me out. I do not care what anyone says, 2 yr. old children do not make up stories about such things. Especially since she never met him, did ... [More]
Comment icon #14 Posted by puckmomma 12 years ago
My friend lived across the street from me and one day she came over like she always did and told me "I could'nt sleep over because her house was haunted". I used to be so bummed that she would always want to sleep over at my house and I could'nt at hers and she continued to tell me that there was a man who always used to watch her sleep and it freaked her out. Now I lived in this house for 26years and I can honestly say that NO One ever spent more than 1-2 years in that house as a matter of fact it is for sale right now!
Comment icon #15 Posted by Zarifa 12 years ago
Here we go again with the alternative explanations for paranormal activity. The Stone Tape theory is a doozy. EVP research is controllable, reproducable, and yields tangible results. It is not difficult to access sites which can provide examples. Ghosts are a good explanation for the audio captures, however there may be other intelligences that can utilize this method as well. Viewed objectively, the only other possible explanation for voices that respond to specific questions might be the ability of the experimenter to somehow transfer psychic messages onto the recording. This theory is far l... [More]
Comment icon #16 Posted by Zarifa 12 years ago
If you are curious about EVP, I suggest you access this recording. It is from the Mercury 5 mission which included the Enos the Chimp being launched into space. The launch occurred Nov 29, 1961 and orbited the Earth twice before returning. Here is a box.com link to a folder containing 2 audio clips: http://www.box.com/s/v2jjmr9t8lfeqef1xe2h One clip is un-filtered and the other a filtered version. They are from the mission control recording of the flight. In the clips, the EVP runs from 5 to 9.5 seconds. It appears to be a female speaking to another saying: "if you dial 911....you're not going... [More]
Comment icon #17 Posted by Mike G 12 years ago
Here we go again with the alternative explanations for paranormal activity. The Stone Tape theory is a doozy. EVP research is controllable, reproducable, and yields tangible results. It is not difficult to access sites which can provide examples... Although EVP does represent scientific method, it is ignored by the scientific community. Catch up, scientists. Catch up how? By visiting random websites and listening to questionably obtained evidence?
Comment icon #18 Posted by rashore 12 years ago
Found this interesting link that is about stone tape theory.
Comment icon #19 Posted by devilmaycare 12 years ago
It is not healthy to leave the earth's general atmosphere in physical form. Remember animals are much more sensitive to the earth's magnetic field and that my friends is exactly what protects ours. I saw a ghost behind my house one night. It was like 1:30 am and this old guy was walking down my alley and stopped at the fence right across from me, pulled like one 6" board out (or in), it was dark, and literally stepped through the fence and was freaking gone! There is literally less than 8 inches between the slats and that would be physically impossible for a grown man. I have never seen that h... [More]
Comment icon #20 Posted by Spky777 12 years ago
Based on my experience. You can have chidren's steps one time and another you can hear heavy person steps. Or you can have it play with toys and another time you hear a mature woman's voice. I think its something else pretending to be something else and that's sneeky and scary. Also its active during day or night, whenever it wants.
Comment icon #21 Posted by randomhit10 12 years ago
Ghosts do exist, I saw one. Its one of those things you have to experience yourself to believe they are real. i agree with you
Comment icon #22 Posted by charmcph33 12 years ago
Ok first I'm not highly educated on speaking about what science is saying now days about the paranormal, other then if you can't prove what you see or hear etc, then its not truth. Anyhow! There is something to be said about energy around us, and how some people can pick up on it and others can't. Like the walls in a building holds past ( lets say memories ). And a EVP can hold voices that can't be explained. "Ghost " that many say they have seen or heard, it will always come down to one thing, (everyone in the world) would have to be present to EXPERIENCE THE EVENT themselves before believing... [More]


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