# Do you believe in ghosts? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 10, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-ghosts/379826 "2006-11-10T04:28:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-ghosts/379826/221 "2006-11-19T03:59:39Z")
[QUOTE=Batsinma Belfry] I think I’ve mentioned this before. My first post was not criticizing anyone specificly. As far as I know, this is the first time I’ve encountered any of you, so how could I have been referring to YOU? **Diogenes the Cynic** to call yourself a skeptic is wrong. I am a skeptic. YOU are a non-believer. [http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/skepticism](http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/skepticism) [/quote] Do you know what the word “incredulity” means? It means “unbelieveing.” > [@](#): > > Unless I have completely misread all of your posts, there is not an ounce of doubt in your opinion, on this subject. 🙂 Nor should there be. There is no reason to doubt that the impossible is impossible. That is the default presumption. A skeptic, by definition, does not _believe_ in fantastic or impossible claims without evidence. Do yu understand that _physical impossibility_ is enough to put the question to rest all by itself? You’ve been ducking a lot of my questions. Do you believe it’s possible that goblins exist? Is it closed minded to say they don’t exist? ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-ghosts/379826/222 "2006-11-19T04:38:47Z")
It is my opinion that goblins do not exist. Goblins are not a part of my local folklore and I’m not completely sure of what a goblin is supposed to be. I’ve not heard much about them, other than fairytales as a child. I have not used the term close-minded, you may have me confused with another poster. The term I used was narrow-minded. And to answer your question, no it’s not narrow-minded to say they don’t exist. However, it is narrow-minded and showing a lack of critical thinking, to say to someone who thinks they saw a goblin, that they saw nothing at all. It would seem more likely that they saw _something_ that they mistook for a goblin. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-ghosts/379826/223 "2006-11-19T04:48:14Z")
[QUOTE=Batsinma Belfry] It is my opinion that goblins do not exist. [/quote] Are you 100% sure about that or is there any “gray area?” > [@](#): > > I have not used the term close-minded, you may have me confused with another poster. The term I used was narrow-minded. And to answer your question, no it’s not narrow-minded to say they don’t exist. However, it is narrow-minded and showing a lack of critical thinking, to say to someone who thinks they saw a goblin, that they saw nothing at all. It would seem more likely that they saw _something_ that they mistook for a goblin. No one here has said that people think they’ve seen ghosts have seen nothing at all. It is EXACTLY our position that they saw something else that they mistook for a ghost. Why do you keep misrepresenting what people have said? ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-ghosts/379826/224 "2006-11-19T05:37:53Z")
The only comments I have made that were directed at anyone here, are the ones I directed at someone here. Why is it whenever I or anyone else you and your brethren don’t agree with, make a general comment, you think it was directed at YOU? Is it paranoia or arrogance? If I were to say, “Gee, I hope it doesn’t rain nextweek”, You would probably say, “ **I** never said it would rain nextweek, how dare you accuse me of saying that!” Now, I’m bored to death of this thread and I’m sure others are as well. But, since you’ll probably accuse me of running away, I invite you to continue the discussion via email. Goodnight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-ghosts/379826.md?page=11)