# Why do so many people believe in ghosts (and other paranormal)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [July 29, 2013, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-believe-in-ghosts-and-other-paranormal/664802 "2013-07-29T10:55:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 80
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-believe-in-ghosts-and-other-paranormal/664802/80 "2013-07-31T16:38:25Z")
> [@lekatt](#): > > But there is a ton of evidence and research. Read the research being done on NDEs. Better yet, don’t. > [@Do you believe in past lives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-past-lives/648137/442): > > We will not pursue this line of questioning. > > Those questions were asked _ad nauseam_ several years ago and, based on the quality of his answers along with the hostility that they engendered, **lekatt** is under a prohibition to refrain from posting more of his claims until he has something new to offer. As he has produced nothing new in the ensuing period, it would seem that his original claims of evidence remain as his only sources, so he will not be able to respond without reviving old feuds. > > Leave him alone. If you need to see his evidence, search the old threads for his efforts. > > [/Moderating] --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-believe-in-ghosts-and-other-paranormal/664802)._