| Do you believe in ghosts? Most people can probably | | | | An orb is believed to be a ghost in the form of a ball |
| tell you at least one ghost story regardless of whether | | | | of light. Experts in the ghost-hunting field explain that |
| they believe or not. If such ghostly experiences are so | | | | orbs are less shy and allow people to photograph |
| common and widespread, then surely they have a ring | | | | them. Of course sceptics say that orb type 'ghosts' |
| of truth or existence?So what are ghosts? They are | | | | are easier to falsify in a photo.However, ghosts do a |
| believed to be dead people who haven't yet passed | | | | lot more than just putting in the odd appearance. |
| over to the 'other side'. They are stuck in limbo for one | | | | Report have been made of ghosts banging, rapping, |
| reason or another, trapped in our physical world. Some | | | | making footsteps, moving things around, hiding objects |
| people say this is because of a traumatic death, or | | | | and returning them at a later date, slamming doors, |
| because of tragedy.It is believed also that ghosts | | | | flicking light switches and generally behaving like |
| 'haunt' sites that they enjoyed in life, or the place of | | | | mischievous ghosts.The sceptics would say that all |
| their death. So if we know where a particular ghost is | | | | such activities could have a rational explanation, and |
| likely to show up, why is there not photographic | | | | that 'ghostly' behaviour was typical ghostly haunting of |
| evidence? Of course there are lots of photographs in | | | | any classic ghost tale, which obviously says more the |
| circulation of what appear to be ghosts. The trouble is | | | | human brain and the power of projection than it says |
| that experts can tell if a photo has been tampered | | | | about ghosts.However, scientists are still studding the |
| with, but they can't say for sure if the subject matter in | | | | paranormal, which means that ghosts are not yet |
| the photo is a ghost or not.Many of the ghost | | | | completely ruled out. What do you believe? What |
| photographs in circulation are images of ghostly orbs. | | | | proof would you need to believe in ghosts? |