Why Do Some People See Ghosts and Others Don't?

Imagine you're playing hide-and-seek in a dark house. Some people might see shadows or hear whispers and think it's someone hiding, while others just think it's the wind. Ghost perception is like that, it depends on what your brain thinks it sees and how much you believe in ghosts.

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A child sees a shadow on the wall and thinks it's a ghost, while their parent laughs it off as a trick of the light.
A person hears a whisper in an empty room and thinks it's a ghost talking to them, but their friend doesn’t hear anything.
An old man believes he sees his late wife every night, while no one else notices her.

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