I Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts!

1/9/2019

Daily Literary Quote
“Now I know what a ghost is. Unfinished business, that’s what.”
-Salman Rushdie

Journal Prompt
Do you believe in ghosts or the supernatural? Why or why not? Why do you think they remain so prevalent in our stories and folklore?

55 Comments

Joe

1/9/2019 10:02:46 am

I don’t believe in ghosts or the supernatural I think it’s all mental. I think they remain prevalent because were fascinated with the unknown.

Brook

1/9/2019 10:03:59 am

I agree

Nate

1/9/2019 10:04:54 am

Agreed joseph

Konner

1/9/2019 10:09:15 am

Definitely some truth

Jennifer

1/9/2019 10:06:23 am

NIce.

Nick

1/9/2019 10:06:46 am

Well put.

Brandon Westfall

1/22/2019 04:07:18 pm

Let’s agree to disagree.

Nick heble

1/9/2019 10:04:20 am

I do believe in ghosts because I have heard a lot of stories from family and friends. They remain popular because people are intrigued by others stories and want the truth.

Brandon Westfall

1/22/2019 04:07:31 pm

Same here.

Nate

1/9/2019 10:04:21 am

Ghosts are just as real as you think they are. It’s kinda like believing in God - you either believe or not

Aimee

1/9/2019 10:05:36 am

That’s why real gangsters only worship the sun right?

Nate

1/9/2019 10:06:31 am

Right

Kiana Farnworth

1/9/2019 10:06:47 am

I agree.

Nick

1/9/2019 10:07:17 am

I agree.

Jennifer

1/9/2019 10:07:39 am

How did the sun get you here on this Earth? Riddle me that, Nate.

Nate

1/9/2019 10:08:24 am

Do you have an answer?? I’d like to know as well

Konner

1/9/2019 10:08:37 am

Good one Nate

Aimee

1/9/2019 10:04:29 am

I don’t know that I really believe in them but I really don’t like anything ghosty or supernatural. I think they are prevalent because they help to explain life after death and there are crazy people out there that think it’s fun to be scared.

Nate

1/9/2019 10:05:19 am

Interesting, aimee

Kelsey

1/9/2019 10:08:52 am

I didn't yhink about it that way.

Sarah

1/9/2019 10:04:40 am

Not really I haven’t really thought about it before though. I think they stay relevant because it gives us a way to explain things that don’t make sense. Things we don’t know much about like the supernatural fascinate us so we keep them around

Katelyn

1/9/2019 10:07:25 am

It’s mostly used when science and logic don’t seem to apply to an event.

Alexis Anderson

1/9/2019 10:12:13 am

We definitely use it as an excuse for many things.

Saymen

1/9/2019 10:05:13 am

I don’t believe in supernatural stories. Because I haven’t seen any proof to believe it. They remain so prevalent in our stories do to religious beliefs, and culture.

Aimee

1/9/2019 10:06:39 am

Religion does play a big part in these beliefs.

Sarah

1/9/2019 10:10:36 am

There are a lot of things in this world we don’t understand or know nothing about. You might never see any proof but that doesn’t mean they aren’t there

Kiana Farnworth

1/9/2019 10:05:17 am

I’m not really sure if I believe in ghosts or the supernatural. I think it remains prevalent because our culture is intrigued by all things unknown and foreign.

Cherish

1/9/2019 10:07:01 am

I’m in the same boat. I don’t know if I believe or not.

Hailey Jo

1/9/2019 10:08:03 am

I think it keeps people guessing about it

James

1/9/2019 10:05:25 am

No, I have seen no evidence of the existence of supernatural things. These stories are prevalent because people are interested in supernatural stories.

Connor

1/9/2019 10:07:24 am

Fascinating

Will

1/9/2019 10:05:50 am

I don’t believe in ghost. The reason why they remain prevalent is because it is the unknown.

Nutt

1/9/2019 10:09:09 am

A lot of people are interested in the supernatural because the element of mystery involved.

Robyn

1/9/2019 10:05:56 am

I feel like I want to believe in the supernatural, but im not really sure if I really do. Factually, there’s no proof of ghosts or anything “supernatural” but there’s also a lot of things that science can’t explain, like are kind of “supernatural”.

Kiana Farnworth

1/9/2019 10:07:53 am

I agree, it’s pretty hard to believe in something with no factual basis.

Jennifer

1/9/2019 10:06:05 am

No I don’t. I believe when we die that’s it. We are dead, no ghosts, no spirits, no supernatural. It’s all a bunch of bs. People tell these stories cause they are nuts.

Connor

1/9/2019 10:06:11 am

I don’t believe in the supernatural, because it’s stupid and makes no sense. Because we like to think every thing in stories are real.

James

1/9/2019 10:07:53 am

Agreed.

Cherish

1/9/2019 10:06:14 am

I’m not sure that I can say for certain that I believe or not. I think it’s all just something that someone creates. They remain part of stories because they provide suspense to the plot line.

Katelyn

1/9/2019 10:09:37 am

Suspense I see in a number of books with supernatural elements, it’s interesting though what people can think up for ghosts.

Kayla

1/9/2019 10:09:57 am

Facts right there. You do but you don’t.

Katelyn

1/9/2019 10:06:19 am

I tend to believe in supernatural things and even ghosts, mostly because we’re unable to know more about these kinds of occurrences, and I think logic can extend to more unnatural things. We see them in folklore because people don’t know much about them so they can expand their understandings creatively.

Sarah

1/9/2019 10:08:30 am

I love hearing the stories people come up with about supernatural things.

Nutt

1/9/2019 10:06:56 am

I do believe in some supernatural legends. Life is crazy so why not believe in stuff like giant hairy humans running around the woods. A lot of legends involving supernatural creatures are interesting to many people and some lore serve as moral stories. My grandma use to tell me countless Native American lore and my favorite was the stories that involved skin walkers.

Alexis Anderson

1/9/2019 10:14:59 am

Technically, we used to be furry beings running in the woods. I think it is completely possible for there to be something unevolved.

Hailey Jo

1/9/2019 10:07:18 am

Yes I believe in ghosts/supernatural but only in certain situations. I think they remain in stories and folklore to keep people guessing, maybe add some different depths to a story.

Kelsey

1/9/2019 10:10:32 am

I agree with the only in certain situations.

Kelsey

1/9/2019 10:07:36 am

Yes I believe that ghost do exist. I have been in the old candy shop and and the lids on the candy jars would always move. They remain prevalent because the unknown scars people.

Hailey Jo

1/9/2019 10:09:12 am

I think they stay because people can add their own ideas to the unknown things of them

Konner

1/9/2019 10:07:46 am

No I do not believe in supernatural. Stil exsict so people have so people have something to think about.

Brandon Westfall

1/9/2019 10:08:09 am

I believe in ghosts because of stories I have heard from my family. I think they remain so prevalent because the idea of a ghost is comforting in a way. It lets us believe there is a way to live on after death.

Kayla

1/9/2019 10:09:07 am

In a way I kind of do but at the same time don’t. There will be times when it feels like I’m being watched but nothings there. I think because they give the story something more. It adds to the plot

Cherish

1/9/2019 10:10:06 am

That’s where I am at too. I can’t really fully say I believe.

Nutt

1/9/2019 10:11:06 am

Tons of people love a good ghost story.

Alexis Anderson

1/9/2019 10:10:06 am

I believe in ghosts but nothin supernatural beyond that. I’ve heard countless stories and encountered unexplainable events myself. I think almost anyone has experienced an eerie feeling in a place they know death has taken place. We keep them in stories and such because of the fact we can use them to explain the unexplainable. It also offers a sliver of horror because people are commonly scared of what we don’t know or see.

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