Ghosts are something science can not seem to answer. The reason is they are something we created to explain the explainable. There is no way to measure a ghosts prescience or existence because if ghosts do exist they exist on a separate plain of being. The issue is if there are no ghosts why do places feel like they are haunted? Where does this feeling of being watched and the creep factor of buildings come from?
We do know that a lot of natural things cause what we call haunting. The building could have bad plumbing or be n a seismic area which knocks over certain things or brakes things in general for no apparent reason. However, if all the natural is gone we move to the supernatural. That is wrong. If the natural is not answering keep looking. Some scientists did and they found one possible answer to haunting that defy explanation. they say that the building themselves make people feel wrong. This is called the “ghost in the machine theory”.
The idea is simple. Certain buildings due to their architecture and/or materials vibrate at a frequency of 19hz with only standing air. This is what creates that feeling of dread and being watched. It is like a constant ringing in our ear but it is so small most people can not hear it. All things are vibrating including people but this frequency at a high enough rate long enough with the right atmosphere usually caused by the natural causes of haunting causes the events we call haunting.
The very interesting part of this theory is that this frequency can even cause hallucinations in certain people, especially when they are one of the few beings in the place causing the resonance and in the right spot. This spot is like the center of the storm but instead of that being a reprieve it is quiet literally the point of highest quality. That frequency is magnified there making symptoms worse.
The issue is frequency changes with temperature, humidity and pressure. That means that no matter what there has to be variation on the frequencies depending on their location, the day, and the weather. So, that would not help to explain the buildings in snowie areas that can not create this frequency and have no other physical reason for the haunting. That is the problem with haunting. There are so many possible causes it is hard to find the true cause but this idea of sound influencing people into thinking a place is haunted is amazingly cool.
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I thought this was one of the coolest blogs I have read so far. It is very interesting to think that the reason a house is considered “haunted” isn’t because of ghosts. Whenever people think haunted they automatically think ghosts. It is weird to think that there are so many noises and different little things that could be in a house to make it appear haunted. There are things such as, pipes, radiators, electrical faults, animals, and many other things. I like this blog because I think it will help me next time i’m in a “haunted” situation. I think that this would be an interesting topic to do more research on in the future. You could definitely expand on this and it would be really cool! Thanks for sharing this!
Cool topic! I believe that there are “hunted houses” and that some places give me an eerie feeling, so it was interesting to read about the “ghost in the machine theory,” and that there are explanations for this feeling. One thing that really caught my interest was the aspect that the frequencies can even give certain people hallucinations. I still personally believe in ghosts, but it was nice to be informed that all places with the “haunted” vibe truly aren’t in the presence of ghosts within the house or building.
This post is really cool. There are all those shows about ghost hunting and it all seems really fake. This article is good because it explains why people might feel the like their are ghosts around. Though scientist cannot explain if ghost or real, its a good theory to think about if anyone ever feels uncomfortable.
I love this post because finally there is an explanation for why I feel this way sometimes. I always just assumed I was very paranoid when I was around old creepy places but now I know that there is literally a scientific explanation for why we get a sense that a building is haunted and I think that’s awesome. I think that this evidence can refute so many people’s theories on places being haunted and it makes me feel better because I never knew if I believed in ghosts or not but now I know that it’s just the frequency around me causing that feeling. This was such a very good and informative post!
I love this post because finally there is an explanation for why I feel this way sometimes. I always just assumed I was very paranoid when I was around old creepy places but now I know that there is literally a scientific explanation for why we get a sense that a building is haunted and I think that’s awesome. I think that this evidence can refute so many people’s theories on places being haunted and it makes me feel better because I never knew if I believed in ghosts or not but now I know that it’s just the frequency around me causing that feeling. This was such a very good and informative post!
Wow this was a really interesting blog about ‘ghosts.’ As Dr. Read mentioned in class and you put in your blog, science simply cannot explain ghosts. However, I liked how you mentioned the part about how natural things can cause people to think their is a ghost, like living in seismic area. I do believe in ghosts because I have seen a ghost(at least I think it was) but that’s a story that will take a lot of time. I saw this video by NatGeo about ghosts and I thought it was quite interesting. Here it is if you want to take a look.