From the archives: Are ghosts real?

[@madbug1965]

In my personal experience you will never believe in ghosts until you experience one for yourself.

[@rodzalez3549]

@@madbug1965 does that make ghost non existing or existing? Some may never experience ghosts, does that mean they aren't real?

[@missybuckingham7756]

​@@rodzalez3549that's a dumb way to look at it. There are those who have never experienced but yet believe. For those who don't believe, you won't until it actually happens.

[@LeTrashPanda]

My dad and I both saw my mom's spirit in the house after she passed, scared him so much he started to go to church, lol. Four years later he joined her and was happy to be with her again. Science can't explain that kind of love but it is experienced nevertheless.

[@rodzalez3549]

@@LeTrashPanda well, the human brain, particularly under the strain of grief, is susceptible to producing vivid experiences that can feel real. These could be categorized as hypnagogic hallucinations or manifestations of subconscious desires. Now I wasn't there so I don't know what you saw or experienced. All I have is your anecdote. Perhaps your mother did visit you? If that's so then that must have been a great experience. As for me, when my grandpa died, my mother said she felt him, saw him and heard him while I didn't. Granted I wasn't that close to my grandpa but nonetheless I would had loved to experience him after death

[@babygravy2465]

@@rodzalez3549neither. Your belief in something doesn’t determine whether it exists or not.

[@brooksmc]

I worked the overnight shift at the cafeteria at a hospital. Seeing ghostly figures was a nightly occurrence. One time a Co-worker passed away, and a week later I was turning the corner setting up for the morning shift, and I saw his figure down the hall smiling at me.

[@RoyalPurpleStar]

A nightly occurrence?!😱 OMG, your story is so scary for me! How were you not terrified? I wouldn’t be able to work there at all.

[@sjferguson]

I used to work for a hospice service and we would visit our patients in nursing homes and one time myself and the social worker were there and it was late at night and I had just come back in from grabbing something out of my car and I swear I saw a shadow just walking down the hall and at the end of the hall it literally walked right through the brick wall and was gone. I'll never forget that.

[@mistyg2912]

I was raised by my Grandma and we never parted ways since the day I was born until she passed 30yrs later. Sadly, when she died I was out of the country but just a day after it happened I saw a full body image of her just lovingly watching me. It lasted quickly about a few seconds but I remember feeling no fear or panic, never an illusion, and something I could never explain to this day. It was an undying love she’d given me. May she rest in peace.

[@paulasmith7803]

It's like when I saw my brother. He looked at me. He was bathed in a golden glow. It was what it was. I can't convey my certainty, but there he was.

[@janabell3810]

I can’t wait for the day when Joe Nickel has his OWN experience.

[@Ingaevones33]

Awww.. I understand the relationship and your story,that was beautiful as they come.

[@AlextheHistorian]

For months after just moving into an apartment, me and my family were having nightmares of an unusually tall man in a suit with short hair. Then we started actually seeing him around the home. After a few weeks we finally admitted to each other what we were seeing, that's how we found out we were all seeing it. We later found out that just weeks before we moved in, the vacant apartment below ours once had a man in it who died. When we saw images of him, he was unusually tall, he always wore suits due to his professional job, and he had short hair...he fully matched the description of the figure we had been seeing. After that, I never doubted the existence of ghosts. We lived in that haunted apartment for 3 years, the activity never ceased. We suspect that since the apartment below us was chronically vacant, we were the closest company that the spirit had. I can't tell you what a ghost is or how it exists, all I know is they do exist, and paranormal activity isn't like it's shown on reality tv or movies...you can't always predict it or expect it.

[@Jack-ot1zq]

Sounds totes legit

[@AlextheHistorian]

@tr7938 they certainly do. They may not be spirits in the religious sense, but there is something going on. How in the world could my family and I have seen a person, a complete stranger, before finding out they've been dead for months? That's not coincidence, that's not explainable. There's no way we could have known what he looked like or that he even once existed.

[@paulasmith7803]

I saw my brother. People would say it was grief. I saw him. My dog woke me up to go see. It was wild, but there he was. I saw him and went back to bed. I saw my neighbor doing his daily walk. He was walking down the road and I pointed it out to my mother. There's Mr. D doing his walk. He was already gone and I had no idea. That's the only 2 I have ever seen, but I have absolutely no doubt that I saw them.

[@northerniltree]

It's the life before death that many people never really experience.

[@sjan8629]

Joe Nickel, I am sorry you haven't had a personal experience with spirits. I am a nurse and have had several, sometimes with my colleagues there as well.

[@bgm1236]

Forget having a personal experience with spirits. I want to have a personal experience with a nurse who didn’t feel the need to tell someone within the first five minutes of meeting that they were a nurse

[@jimmypage1517]

@@bgm1236 Then never date a pilot!

[@ejayxray]

Lived in a heavily haunted structure in the Hollywood hills & also in Phnom Penh Cambodia where masses were murdered in the mid 70’s. I can absolutely attest that such entities exist.

[@rythmblood27]

My wife who was a prisoner of the Khmer Rouge (and surviving members of her family) have said the same thing. My wife has said, ‘Ghosts in the trees’.

[@glzgowlass]

I was there 10 years ago. One day we visited Tuel Sleng and I didn’t experience anything supernatural but we went to lunch nearby and all of a sudden out of the blue, what sounded like hundreds of local dogs started howling in unison. We all looked around us and were puzzled. A local told us that the dogs would do this every so often. I’d love a logical explanation for it but it sounded extremely eerie and it was in the middle of a sunny day.

[@glzgowlass]

@@rythmblood27 very glad your wife survived it. When I visited 10 years ago, I was shocked to my core at the atrocities that occurred.

[@lorettanericcio-bohlman567]

I saw a woman sitting in a rocking chair at Filoli Gardens in California. I was gardening and looked up to see curtains moving although the window was closed. When I told someone they said that was Mrs Bourne’s favorite room. Wasn’t freaked out but privileged that she trusted me.

[@patroberts5449]

That place is so beautiful, lucky you to work those gardens and see that a spirit trusted you enough to show herself! To think this was the place chosen for the US/China summit last year! US was just showing off 😜😊 by highlighting such a place! I hope Mrs Bourne has some eternal rest there.

[@donfarang]

The Bourne Entity

[@brandisuperstar]

​@@donfarang😂😂😂 Classic !

[@karleenjohnson2174]

They're real. I experienced it after my mother died. I wouldn't have believed it if my 3 dogs weren't there and reacted to her presence.

[@m.s.3798]

I worked for the Medical Examiner Office, I know they exist because I personally had an experience. I'll never forget it.

[@RoyalPurpleStar]

Could you please share? I can’t imagine how many times the ME experiences this type of stuff. I mean, do they? Absolutely terrifying!

[@Ingaevones33]

Please share

[@sagaryerguntala909]

Waiting to hear your side of story

[@margritpiepes8242]

Having spirits in your home is frightening in the beginning but co existing is the key to a peace full home even so sometimes the camera proves it ….

[@andraanzano8378]

CBS did a poor job with this particular story… by putting someone like Joe Nickel into the story was a low blow to the paranormal community. He wouldn’t believe any evidence put before him.

[@kramnoslaw4474]

He eats on Trump's diaper too

[@treborretsnom6186]

Hahaha, a low blow ?? They are reporting the truth.... lmao

[@andraanzano8378]

@@treborretsnom6186 you’re a typical example of what can’t be proven scientifically is not real… How sad

[@andraanzano8378]

@@treborretsnom6186 you’re a typical example of what can’t be proven scientifically is not real… How sad

[@treborretsnom6186]

@@andraanzano8378 um, your missing a key point...and forgive me but it's much sadder... Science has in fact proven that people have hallucinations, people are also mistaken about the simplest of things they see, time and time again, science has proven that. Profoundly, you don't need a scientist to prove that to anyone, it's a life lesson. You are either gullible or your skeptical. For me, I think gullible people are hilarious, I'll take advantage of them every time. I find superstition a weakness.

[@laurastrobel718]

I've lived in two haunted houses and had a friend who lived in one. It's not that great. Very nerve wracking actually. 🥴👻

[@clark5242]

I stayed in the Lizzy Borden house overnight last year, It was quite an experience, but I did not see anything paranormal sadly.

[@stephanierobertson8846]

I loved celebrity ghost stories

[@helbertasprilla]

I saw one as a kid and it scared me so much. I held me down and just looked me in the eye, I will never forget that feeling. My mom was doing laundry and it trapped her ankles and left her bruises. I saw it with my own eyes and I am a staunch skeptic of pretty much everything. Spirits, ghosts, energies call them what you want they are VERY real. Just because you don’t believe in the devil doesn’t mean he doesn’t exist.

[@theresebreen7082]

That's SO true. Until you experience it, you may not accept it. They're really there. And plenty of people HAVE experienced them - while AWAKE, including myself. I've seen them, heard and felt their presence. I feel sorry for people like the man in this video - desperately trying to debunk what COUNTLESS others have experienced for soooo long, all around the world. We don't need to be bothered with him though - he can walk that narrow tunnel. We don't need to prove what we've experienced to anyone.

[@sapphirerain70]

What a close minded man. I had a similar experience..it was a visit from my aunt and my beloved grandmother.(dads side)my grandma died when I was 7 but I loved her so much. My aunt? She died when my mother was pregnant with me. I knew things I should have not known. They left me a beautiful message ❤ I did not imagine this..😊

[@noseferachoo]

Check out the story of Abraham Lincoln’s ghost in the White House. It was seen by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (who fainted after she answered a knock at the door and found Lincoln standing there). Winston Churchill also saw Lincoln’s ghost in his room He was smoking a cigar in the nude after his bath when he saw Lincoln by the fireplace. My friend’s husband sees spirits all the time. He hates it but it has been happening to him since he was a child. He has seen them at several bed and breakfasts and one time, my friend woke up to him having an altercation with an invisible entity who he said was very nasty. He was telling him to get out and leave them alone. He has also seen them in a new home he built himself. My theory is that when you can see ghosts, you are like a beacon to them. Since they are desperate to communicate with the living, they are drawn to him. After meeting him, I definitely believe spirits exist even though I myself don’t have the ability to see them.

[@lp4265]

I have been privileged to see ghosts and it was surreal

[@bounce-house]

My house has paranormal energy in it for sure. I have never seen apparitions but I have witnessed things being moved right in front of me(and my dog). Nothing can debunk what I've seen while I was fully awake day and night.

[@wrkhrse]

My mom’s childhood home had a poltergeist. With most people, unless they live with it or experience it firsthand, they don’t believe.

[@stephiegee5416]

Jeff Belanger is one of the kindest and funniest people I’ve ever met! Met him a few times at paranormal conventions and each time he was so nice and entertaining!

[@davidlucey1311]

After my brother died, I hoped fervently that he would visit me but it never happened. My dad just passed away and I would love for him to visit me, but I’m not very optimistic.

[@piratessalyx7871]

Sometimes it takes years…time is different on their side

[@teebee9735]

Sometimes, they visit in dreams. After my Dad passed, I would see him in my dreams. Not every time but once or twice a year or so. Sometimes, he would let me know by a smell - cigarette smoke. I don't smoke, and no one in my house smokes. I even thought there was someone (like a homeless person) standing outside my house smoking, and I, or my husband, would sneak outside to catch them to run them off my property. But there was no one anywhere near my house. So, after doing that a couple times, I finally figured out that he was visiting, and I would say: "Oh! Hello Dad! I love you! But you can't smoke in the house. You're welcome to stay and watch my TV show with me though." And then the smoke smell would fade away. 😔

[@ninaevans8460]

Seems like some people are sensitive to seeing/hearing/feeling things that are outside the norm.

[@brianmorger2174]

Too bad a confirmed skeptic ,Mr. Nickol was given an authority interview in this report.

[@greglamm5986]

Science! Non-critical thinking is why people think elections are stolen, the Earth is flat and vaccines don't cause autism.

[@stevejames5580]

oh the horror-CBS dared to consult someone who actually examines claims rather than just swallowing every supernatural fairy tale. skepticism is the only reasonable stance until actual evidence shows up. Nickell has spent decades digging into paranormal claims, applying logic and evidence, rather than anecdotes and wishful thinking. Authority isn’t granted by belief; it’s earned through research.

[@JasonReaganjpr]

Why is skepticism bad?

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

​@@JasonReaganjpr... the "faithful" believe in the flying spaghetti monster why not ghosts! 👻

[@dod2304]

@@JasonReaganjpr It's better if someone is unbiased either way. Human psychology brings internal bias to any task. Even when we think we don't.

[@catskillmountainhomebody]

All I know is; it is more FUN to believe than to not believe. 👻👻🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@Bun800]

The thing that annoyed me about the "Detective" needing scientific evidence to prove ghosts are real is that Ghost Hunters (Not Adventures) also uses scientific principals, facts about a location, etc., to figure out if they exist. Like, dude, they do their research and they can't even explain the findings sometimes. But are they willing to admit there's odd things out there. Energy never dies, it transforms. You'll never catch me going to an abandoned sanatorium or insane asylum. People are scary, but there are things out there that can do harm absolutely.

[@rodzalez3549]

Energy never dies but transforms doesn't mean ghosts

[@rebeccatrono3376]

Honorable investigators of spirit phenomenon always try their best to find a rational explanation for what they've experienced or witnessed first, before accepting it as being spirit.

[@kramnoslaw4474]

Waverly is about 190 miles south of me. Been there a few times and yes it is really haunted

[@debbiecooper1677]

come on down here to Charlrston Sc

[@ariellaabrahams]

:28 I must be watching too much paranormal stuff. I recognized that house immediately

[@craiglawson663]

I seen one as at 16 at the very same time my 19 year old cousin did, and we werent even expecting it. We both know what we seen and felt and it was identical. Some people say "oh your brain was playing tricks.", but there is zero reason that wouldve happened to 2 people and the very same time when all we were doing was moving some furniture.

[@TheUnitedStatesofAmericaUSA]

I know what I saw with my own eyes and it was a full bodied apparition in my house. I had made a very last second turn around in my hallway to enter my bedroom where I wanted to retrieve an item. Literally it was a half second because I was mad at myself as I forgot what I was going to retrieve in my bedroom. So right after I left the doorway to the bedroom, I remembered and spun myself around fast and when I entered the room, I could see to the right this grandma standing in front of the mirror in the bathroom fixing her hair. And she reacted to me because she saw me in the mirror and I could see her face in the mirror. And she looked shocked to see me. Like I wasn’t supposed to see her. And just as fast I saw her, she was gone in a millisecond. What I think is very interesting with my sighting is that it made me think that if we can maneuver fast enough, or perhaps change our intentions/thoughts, we can cause the spiritual side to have interactions with us whether knowingly or unknowingly. I believe there is a direct correlation from me changing my actions/thoughts in such a fast manner that caused me to see the spirit. The woman I saw I learned was the first occupant of the house (I was the third). And she loved her house. She didn’t die in that house, but I always felt her energy. It wasn’t bad energy and I wasn’t scared of it. My cat too would often be looking at what I presumed was her and her cats. I saw a couple of times like a small shadow running around the living room or dining room as if two cats were playing with each other and chasing one another.

[@jackieellabella3699]

I don’t get why it’s so difficult to understand that our souls are energy…and energy never dies.

[@cjn2515]

I’ve seen or heard spirits before and have been awake during most of them. Only a couple of times did I wake up and see one.

[@joserrapere5928]

I saw what I think was a ghost and I wasn't asleep. It was like someone set off a flash bulb in the middle of the room. It was a 150 year old house where many family members had passed away. I found out later others had similar experiences in the house. I also had an out of body experience where I essentially was a ghost moving around my room. You have to experience first hand to believe.

[@RoyalPurpleStar]

Whether they’re real or not, just the mention of them scares the heck out of me, even though I like scary stories and movies.

[@carolynsaffoe8718]

I have seen and experienced things that make me a believer. I trust science, but I also trust what has happened to me. I don’t need a scientist to verify it. A Mary Oliver poem completely sums it up: “…You wouldn’t believe what once or
twice I have seen. I’ll just
 tell you this:
only if there are angels in your head will you
 ever, possibly, see one.”

[@lawriefoster5587]

My husband and I have had many paranormal experiences in our 41 years of marriage. Ghosts do exist and I definitely believe in the many religious sightings that have occurred throughout history.

[@makesmefeellikeatalltree8250]

I saw one, not as an semi transparent apparition but as a solid figure. It was standing through the floor. At knee level. It was dressed in a frilly ruffled shirt, it's head was apx 1/3 larger than a normal size head. Seemed like native american features/shoulder length hair. Smiling at me. Was with bf who saw it too. We both jumped up at same time and chased it around a corner to a closed room to find it gone. We thought it was an intruder. Realized later the oddities of it standing thru floor, head size etc. We were so shocked/thinking it was an intruder and we were going to jump it etc, it didn't strike us right away about how bizarre the thing was.

[@kerri5066]

Been to Waverly Hills numerous times. It is definitely haunted. I've seen, felt and heard things there. I have had an experience every time i have been there.

[@rodzalez3549]

What have you seen felt and heard if I may ask?

[@kerri5066]

@rodzalez3549 I have seen shadow people, recorded apparitions, been touched on my shoulder when no one was around me, heard my name being said on the recorder after asking my name to be said, although I didn't hear anything audibly until I listened back to the recorder. I've heard growls in the auditorium, those were caught on recordings as well. I've had flashlights turn on and off on command. That happened quite frequently. I definitely recommend visiting if you're into the paranormal.

[@rodzalez3549]

@@kerri5066 While your experiences are intriguing, it is logical to consider alternative explanations before concluding the presence of the paranormal. Human perception is notoriously fallible; shadow figures, for instance, may result from the brain’s tendency to recognize patterns in low-light conditions. Apparitions and physical sensations, such as feeling a touch, can be attributed to pareidolia or neurological factors like the 'phantom touch' phenomenon. Moreover, audio recordings often capture environmental noise and electromagnetic interference, which can resemble voices or growls when interpreted through expectation bias. Flashlights responding 'on command' can be explained by loose connections in their circuitry, which may turn on or off due to small shifts or changes in temperature. Until these occurrences can be reliably reproduced and empirically verified, it remains more rational to explore plausible scientific explanations.

[@martygould5114]

If the afterlife for us is to haunt the halls of former abodes day in and day out and never do anything else, then that doesn't sound like much of an afterlife to me.

[@Treegulf]

I’m so thankful that i’ve been lucky enough to experience the paranormal and unexplained. Makes me chuckle to myself when i hear these folks say they aren’t real. I get it tho seeing is believing and i’ve seen it, and also some of the most humble and down to earth people i know have seen it too

[@rodzalez3549]

I reciprocate that chuckle at people that think seeing ghosts can be the answer to anything unexplained

[@Jack-ot1zq]

Speaking in generalizations makes you sound credible

[@brendacarrillo237]

Why do they only come out at night ????

[@ybmagpye]

A better question is why do you think they only come out at night?

[@brendacarrillo237]

@ybmagpye have you heard anyone say they seen anything during the day ?

[@autobug2]

I've seen what I'd call a ghost during the day. My grandfather was seen standing by my BR door one Saturday morning about 11. He didn't live with us, and had died 3 years prior. He said "Hello Willie Bob!" like he always did, too. It was all of about 3 seconds and then gone. I wasn't scared a bit.

[@rhyfeddu]

​@@brendacarrillo237Well, true I saw a full body apparition in my childhood home and decades later a wispy smokey something quickly duck into my current kitchen, at night, both near 11pm/midnight.... But I also heard a confused man say "hello?" In a mid 1800s home and a man whistling - 2 different EMPTY houses I was house-sitting - during the day. And another house, a lamp shade was violently shoved back and forth to suddenly abruptly stop mid shove, also in the daytime (no open windows or vents, and the shade hardware was quite stiff not loose) Oh, and heavy booted foot steps on wooden living room floor above my head while I was in basement of yet another empty house, also during the day. My wife as a young woman heard the distinctive footsteps of her recently deceased grandmother (who had moved in, in her last months for care) slowly coming down the stairs and stop at the bottom landing as she sat in living room reading with her then boyfriend, during mid day. Boyfriend of course heard it too. And I heard my sweet dog's toenails on my ceramic tile floor the week she passed, also in afternoon. My only other dog was outside in the yard (no doggie door). It was so familiar It took me 5 seconds to go "wait a minute!" Didn't mean to list so many, I kept remembering more and more ...lol

[@evabyrum3327]

They come out during the day too. Sunny beautiful spring days. I have experienced stuff in a home we rented at any given time. So did my husband and kids.

[@mccallosone4903]

i grew up in a haunted house. thing is, you never think its a ghost at first, you think, someones in the house! many people saw things in my parents house, from cuious to terrifying. i dont buy people explaining ghosts tho, we dont know what they are

[@mr.nobody8288]

It should also be known that Joe Nickel is a "professional debunker" which means he gets paid to say ghosts aren't real.

[@midnightacapellasandinstru7695]

you apologists are too funny.

[@mr.nobody8288]

@midnightacapellasandinstru7695 Who am I apologizing for?

[@stevejames5580]

Actually, Nickell is paid to do real research, look at claims critically, and expose nonsense and woo for what it is. “Debunking” isn’t some villainous plot to crush dreams; it’s a service to anyone who values truth over comforting lies. His career is built on exposing the fakery that others try to pass off as evidence. If that threatens you, it says more about your beliefs than it does about him.

[@rebeccatrono3376]

​@@stevejames5580there are professional skeptics such as James Randi who make their living from simply saying everything is fake. I dont believe a word he or this guy says because they're hired to fo just that, usually by someone who diesbg believe themselves or wants big headlines and controversy.

[@stevejames5580]

@@rebeccatrono3376So, because someone dedicates their life to skepticism and demands actual evidence, you foolishly dismiss them as “professional skeptics” who are “hired” to say things are fake? That’s simultaneously lazy and transparent. People like Randi and Nickell don’t “make their living” by just declaring things fake-they investigate, test, and challenge claims to reveal facts, not fantasies. It’s not a conspiracy; it’s science. If believers had solid evidence, skeptics would have no case to make. But instead, people like you settle for pointing fingers and whining about “professional skeptics” while clinging to stories that can’t withstand scrutiny. The fact that you’d rather attack the skeptics than the substance of their arguments says everything about the strength of your position.

[@samharrell312]

I live less than a mile from Cheatham Hill Battlefield. It was the bloodiest battle in the whole Atlanta campaign of the Civil War of July 1864. There is always a heavy feel here. It’s a different energy than a few miles away where there was much less fighting. Cheatham Hill was brutal hand to hand combat and so much gun fire that it set the woods on fire and soldiers couldn’t see because of the gun smoke. I’ve lived in two houses. Each house was less than a mile from this battlefield. I experienced undeniable ghostly occurrences about once a year in each house. Once it happens to you, and keeps happening to you, it makes you a believer. The last event sounded like someone stomping loudly upstairs. When I went upstairs, I noticed a shoe box had been thrown across the room!

[@DavidMiller-kf1ss]

Yes. But, wasn't scared of them. Just sad.😊

[@scottzema3103]

The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is one whose photo was taken by an architectural photographer for the magazine Country Life. Hard to dispute. And there are others.

[@gustanski]

True Story. About a year ago, we got a new puppy after our dog passed. The puppy was looking up and barking in our large walk-in closet when all of a sudden, this small black pursue that had belonged to my dog-loving mother in law flew off the shelf, hit the ceiling and landed on the floor. There's still a mark on the ceiling where it hit. And of course she would come back to see a new puppy.

[@dcasasola]

This guy needs to look up the double slit experiment. How can a light particle seem to make a conscious choice and know when it's being watched, when clearly it has no brain or consciousness? How would he explain that? I believe in ghosts, and I've had experiences when I've been fully awake. What about people who have experienced the ghosts of people they never met or even seen, yet can describe them in detail?

[@TheUnitedStatesofAmericaUSA]

Excellent point

[@jemlyn67]

My grandma woke up to someone calling her name in a raspy voice. In the doorway stood her recently deceased father. He turned and walked down the hall and my grandma followed him. She followed him into the living room where he disappeared. That's when my grandma smelled gas. My grandparents would sometimes have coffee late in the evening by reheating the leftover coffee in the percolator. This time the gas had been left on. If she hadn't been awakened everyone might have died. Before his death my great grandfather had developed a raspy voice.

[@verseau8360]

Now that’s a great story!!

[@evabyrum3327]

My family and I have lived in 5 different homes. The 3rd home of those 5 was very much haunted. We started having small things happening but things grew more intense after a few months and would stop for maybe a week or 2 then start again. We lived there for almost 9 months but wanted out by 6 months. 2 of us heard a man say "I feel so sick" while sitting together in our living room but no one was there AND the voice was NOT familiar to us. It was from someone we did not know. We moved and have never experienced anything like that since. Sorry buddy but ghost are very real.

[@rodzalez3549]

In all my 36 years, I have not encountered any manifestations that could be classified as 'ghosts.' Nor have I experienced phenomena that could not be accounted for through logical, naturalistic analysis. On nearly every occasion, I have arrived at a satisfactory explanation. In the few instances where an explanation eluded me, I accepted the unknown as it was. While the absence of a solution may cause some discomfort, it does not automatically validate an alternate hypothesis without evidence.

[@guy8646]

Stop trying to sound smart.

[@janabell3810]

Joe Nickel is not a skeptic. He’s a non- believer.

[@asthecrowflies737]

That 40+ year investigator fella should have been at my 1860 farmhouse here in The Netherlands. 😂 Or at my mother's house in Exton PA. He would have changed his mind real quick.....Hauntings don't just happen at night.....I ain't afraid of no ghost 👻

[@gailsmith1608]

This was originally broadcasted in 2011? For a Halloween special

[@renesagahon4477]

I’m a believer … I’ve encountered paranormal activity. And I wasent in some dream state when a haunting is real you’ll never forget it

[@bradleywilkinson8882]

Mr sceptic,is wrong! Ive seen at least 3 things at different times of my life,as well as other frightening things many years ago when i was young,nothing good either. Yea and ive never taken drugs,i dont even drink.

[@karleenjohnson2174]

The Paranormal Files is awesome on KZbin. Fascinating.

[@P.L.M.]

Science ends with the Spiritual.

[@rodzalez3549]

And that's where ignorance starts

[@robstimson4234]

l wasn't in a hypnagogic state when l saw my first ghost. Because of Lucky Bucket. l am a light sleeper, no matter what. My girlfriend and l were asleep in a tent at Carolina Hemlocks campground in WNC. Her toy poodle started barking his head off in the middle of the night. Lucky bucket. l woke up, and the doggie was very excited by something in the screen window to my right. So l semi-righted myself and saw there was a kid outside the window. l was fuzzy enough to not make sense of what l saw. Soon the kid slowly evaporated into crystals. l said to no one in particular "l've just seen a ghost!" Then l slowly faded into sleep. Absolutely true story.

[@InnocentPotato-pd7wi]

My friends and I went to Burnside Bridge Antietnam battlefield . We were looking at 2 men we thought were Civil War re-enactors . As we walked towards them, I said, "Take a picture , we need physical evidence! " Then they vanished. When we had the film developed ,all we saw were 2 blue orbs ! The battle at Burnside Bridge was very bloody, and it took the Union soldiers three attacks before they managed to cross that bridge! The Confederates held the higher ground! We were there in the daytime!

[@dod2304]

There have been many Civil War sightings at the scene of horrible battles. Gettysburg is famous for all the people who've seen them. From the average person to diplomats.

[@jenniferpadilla1691]

I believe my grandma. She had a ghost couple in her house. They would argue and stomp around upstairs when NO ONE was there. She finally got a priest to bless the house and they moved on. My grandma wouldn’t lie.

[@lalalisa9307]

I have scientific evidence by an audio recording that I know to be real since it happened to me

[@debraphilip6173]

When you are standing in your garage doing laundry. Then all of a sudden your name is called by a low voice that sounds strained and yoy feel molecules of hot and cold like being blown thru a paper towel roll and know one is behind you. 😮

[@francespueo5367]

There is the haunted places and then there is a spirit usually a family member that will reach out to protect, or prevent premature death caused by an accident or send a message.

[@jenniferschramn4095]

Ghost stories are not make-believe. Do people not trust others? Trust thy brethren

[@sjferguson]

I've been to Waverly Hills. It was amazing. We had some really interesting experiences. The team i investigated with rented the entire location for a full night. I would go back again in a heartbeat if given the chance. Really cool place. Highly recommend. I believe there is something out there because I've seen way too many things that I can't explain. We used to live with a shadow man and so many of my friends have seen him. Two people who didn't even know we had a ghost living with us spent the night after a party and in the morning both of them said they saw something walking in the room where they were sleeping and I looked at my husband and said, "well, you best tell them" 😂 to this day we simply can't explain his presence. We even had a medium come in and she knew absolutely nothing and the person who was with her knew absolutely nothing and she immediately picked up on his presence and even said "he likes to hang out in this room" and it was the room where my friends were staying after the party. I absolutely believe that there is something out there.

[@hexthepatriarchy-1111]

Since when is our modern science the begin all and know all of everything?

[@jesserivera5559]

It's real...sometimes when people die in a certain manner they leave some kind of supernatural energy...suicide, torture, a horrific deadly event...it's almost like the area is stained forever 💔 😢 😔 sad...

[@dod2304]

Yes. what you are describing like an "energy stain" is right on. However those are not "stuck" spirits. They are literally an energy echo left in a place. It doesn't need to be a horrific event as you described, it can be deeply loving as well.

[@darkangelmichael6148]

The surrounding walls or area absorbs the energy of the death, and plays it back as if it were filmed or video taped. The ghost spirit is trapped in it's own traumatic death experience.

[@meemeepalmer4144]

For some ppl no proof is necessary and for other ppl all the proof in the world is not enough🤦🏾‍♀️

[@lisachaput2952]

Many people die suddenly, without being aware of what happened. Like, in a car accident, and the person's energy is dispensed. It doesn't just go away....

[@pigoff123]

I used to believe in ghosts. I have had some weird things happen to me living in Germany but now that my parents are gone I know there is no such thing. When you die you are gone.😊

[@theresebreen7082]

How sad.

[@bradleywilkinson8882]

Evil spirits can pretend to be the dead.

[@MickeyFin-m8g]

I near Anne Bolyne ( a relative) still walks around the Tower of London with her head neatly tucked under her arm.

[@soniagalindo7589]

The way that the female owner of the Waverly says "sure,' not very convincing. I have yet to see a ghost but I do believe other peoples stories.

[@bobd5197]

I have a ghost in my house. It seems to live in the basement. Just noises like footsteps and such at first, but when it started to get more rambunctious, I laid down the law at told it to knock it off. I then gave it permission to stay in the house as long as I didn't see or hear it and it didn't pull any more destructive pranks. Since then, it's been quiet but helpful, alerting me to a sump pump problem a couple of times.

[@blippie]

Scientifically nonsense? Well, mister then explain me why it's nonsense? It's a very bold thing to say because what do we know??? I wonder what methods he uses. I believe it's very hard to get any result/proof if one don't believe in it the first place. I used to make 1 minute sound recordings with a simple voice recorder on my laptop at night, not asking silly questions like those "ghost hunting experts...", just saying nothing, then carefully listen to these recordings and the results gave me no reason not to believe anymore. Relevant messages....like "Hey, give me some questions!!" which is funny considering i do not ask any questions. I am Dutch and the message was English spoken......And so i have got many spoken messages recorded. Made those recordings for years and years, nothing scary but felt priveledged to receive those messages. I decided to quit making these recordings after something really strange happened....it was like an invisible flat hand was hitting my headphones from above with some force which repeated itself on a few other occasions and then it actually did became a bit scary, even though it also felt like someone wanted to protect me. Anyway i have gotten my proof! I do believe in reincarnation for it makes perfect sense to me.

[@ScarlettEmeraldASMR]

I think.....yes. But you have to be in tuned and sensitive enough to sense them. But ghosts are actually spirits of people's souls stuck here on earth, unable move on for whatever reason. It's pretty sad when you think about it

[@michaelfisher7170]

well I'm 62. I was raised with family stories of ghosts. Dead relatives, hauntings etc. I've been ready to see something since I was little. Not a thing. Not a single voice, presence, shadow, or anything else. lol..I'm starting to think there's nothing to it.

[@darkangelmichael6148]

The spirit world is all around us...just a different frequency. Much like the old-time television when you had a 'snowy' screen, a picture would drift in and out of the channel. This is what ghosts do from this realm to that.

[@torycsummers7328]

Joe Nickel isn't a expert on Anything. Hes all options and speculation.

[@lemonhead162]

How dare that smug man discount people's experiences because there is no scientific evidence! Maybe there are still mysteries in this world that humans will never figure out. I can attest to a true haunting that happened in my cousin's house, which is an old cabin outside of Seguin, Texas. Several people saw and heard stuff in that house, including me!

[@limlianhui9462]

I believe that people have different levels of sensitivity, some can sense and see all ghosts, most people maybe a little bit, some none at all, so no surprise there are many who never experience anything their whole life and will never believe. I personally have uncles and aunts who can see everything (making driving at night, Tomb Sweeping Day, Ghost Month and All Souls Day a nightmare for most of them) and but of the next generation; me and my cousins, only 3 have such abilities and me and one older cousin have a very peculiar ability indeed-we can sense graves and spirits - it feels heavier, like a moderate headache and it feels like a weight pressing on your head and shoulders. We also can always find our grandparent’s grave just by going in the direction where the pain from the headache lessens, once it stops - no matter which direction we came from, we’ll find ourselves on the road just above their gravesite. And I have an absolutely terrible sense of direction. I just cannot explain it.

[@theparanormalplus]

GOD DANG RIGHT THEY ARE REAL AND I CAN PROVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@frankcarter7146]

Those paranormal shows have been on for years without ever capturing any concrete evidence on camera. "DID YOU HEAR THAT?!" or "DID YOU SEE THAT?!" or "DID YOU FEEL THAT?!" is all they seem to have in terms of ghostly encounters. While ghost stories are great fun, I myself love them, there is still no binding evidence of the existence of ghosts. As long as there is money to be made from supposedly paranormal encounters they will continue to proliferate. People believe what they want to believe. Which also explains the limited popularity of those ridiculous red hats. Gullibility, pure and simple.

[@rodzalez3549]

Exactly!!

[@stevejames5580]

Glad somebody here is speaking the truth.

[@dod2304]

There are always people ready to exploit whatever is fascinating people at the time. That's nothing new. However, that doesn't mean that the phenomena that people experience isn't real. It's simply evidence that there's always someone trying to make a quick buck.

[@stevejames5580]

@@dod2304 What a half-baked attempt at an argument. Sure, people exploit popular trends-always have, always will. But here’s the thing: if paranormal phenomena were real, we’d have solid, repeatable evidence by now, not just anecdotes and shoddy “proof” that falls apart under scrutiny. Exploitation doesn’t prove or disprove anything; it just highlights gullibility. The fact that charlatans prey on believers doesn’t bolster your case-it just shows how easy it is to profit off people who don’t demand evidence. If you’re defending the “realness” of these phenomena, bring something tangible to the table-because vague statements about “experiences” and scammers do absolutely nothing to validate your claims.

[@HelplessReply]

Ghost shows are so hilarious. The biggest chickens pretend to be seeing things and scaring themselves. "Oh man the ghost was wearing clothes from the 1800's and was using a coffeemaker! He looked at me and I SAW HIM!!!"

[@TheUnitedStatesofAmericaUSA]

One aspect with ghosts/spirits that gets overlooked a lot is our sense of smell. I have smelled on two different occasions, smoke from tobacco The first time happened in a museum in Tombstone, Arizona. The smell of the smoke lasted for about 20 seconds and it was a sweet smelling tobacco smell, not like what people use today. Nobody was smoking near me and I even walked outside to look around but there was nobody outside smoking either. The second time that happened to me was in Bisbee, Arizona as I worked in the old courthouse. There were stories about people having interactions with the first judge in the courthouse who smoked cigars. Never had any experience until one day I was walking up a flight of steps when I smelled this smoke myself, like a cigar. But what was weird about this smell was that it was isolated at steps 4-8, I could not smell it below or above those steps. And what made it even more interesting was that it was not pungent. For example, cigar smoke will fill up the room very fast. It’s difficult to disguise it. The best way I could describe it would be to say it was like the smoke was in another dimension. It was subtle and in the background during my experience. Again, I immediately walked around the building and zero smokers were located. I don’t think I ever saw employees or the public smoking cigars in designated areas outside. It was always just cigarettes.

[@Wizardof]

Lemmie ask this: If these things are real, the person who died in a house, how can the wraith/anomaly still be there? Does it stay with the house/area? When that person died, the Earth ITSELF was in a different position in space. Wouldn't the ghost be floating around THAT spot??

[@brittney4u932]

He's talking about sleep paralysis 😂

[@dennislewis6097]

I wish Joe Nickel could hear the voice on the audio recording I made one night in an otherwise empty room on a deserted floor.

[@Frooshchadfleadeegeehawk-he1tf]

It’s odd that as an atheist, I’ve never had an experience. Ah…the power of suggestion and “religion.” 👻💀

[@dod2304]

can't wait until you do! lol

[@GrandduchessAnastasia-ko5rg]

It has nothing to do with religion.

[@suewarner1781]

There are spirits, I have one in my house, I saw him.

[@jonniemae818]

Sorry Mr. some people do see, hear, smell, and feel Ghost or Spirits. I have and a lot. It is never funny but one learns to live with it. 😮😢😮 I was afraid out of my senses for a long time. I am now an old lady. I was 60 something when I got help with it.

[@ladygaia4447]

CBS should have interviewed Loyd Auerbach, who is an actual parapsychologist and director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations instead of Joe Nickel. It would have been a much better and interview ; )

[@tamashii14]

I don't only disagree with Joe Nickel but I really doubt his research. There are is so many actual videos of paranormal activity. Nickel assumes that science has too prove it to be real. I really do not believe he has done any substantial research in this field. There are so much proof on video, pictures and people experiences. There are very serious people doing genuine paranormal research who would definitely put Joe Nickel to shame.

[@SeanGleeson-x3d]

Please give me a link to some of these videos..thanks

[@markzappasodi]

When I hear things go bump in the night, it can only be one thing, the damn 🐈.

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🦇

[@JustPlainSteve5372]

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[@MrFossil367ab45gfyth]

Happy Halloween 🎃