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Ghosts [1]

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Date: 2023-08-10  

Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever seen or felt a ghost?

Throughout the world, and in many different kinds of cultures, there is a belief in ghosts: supernatural beings who were once human and have not gone on to an afterlife in a special place following death. In many cultures, it is believed that ghosts can be seen by and interact with humans. There are times when it is felt that ghosts can harm humans and at other times ghosts may help humans. In some cultures, it is believed that ghosts harm only those people who harmed them while they were living. On the other hand, there are cultures in which it is believed that ghosts are concerned by their relatives, particularly their descendants, and stay around to help them, especially in times of crises.

In some cultures, ghosts are associated with places, primarily places where they died a violent death through murder, war, or suicide. These ghosts may be visible to people who didn’t harm them and to people to whom they are not related. In some cultures, the ghosts associated with a place are neither beneficial nor harmful but are simply lost souls unable to continue their journey to the land of the dead.

A concern for ghosts, particularly a concern that ghosts can cause harm, has resulted in death rituals to ensure that the soul does not become a ghost and in some cultures concern for ghosts may be associated with ancestor worship.

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