To complement the full apprehension of the terms which will be used throughout this argument, a number of meanings taken from The Lexicon Webster Dictionary is provided:

The soul or spirit of a dead person. A disembodied spirit.

(psy) an apparent perception, as by sight or hearing, for which there is no real external cause, as distinguished from illusion

A false impression or belief. False perception or conception of some object of sense. A perception of a thing which misrepresents it, or gives it qualities not present in reality.

Creator and ruler of the universe, eternal, infinite spirit, the Supreme Being.

"Hobgoblins, ghoulsand other malevolent forces are part of our cultural heritage. But can these nightmares simply be dismissed as superstitious by-products of the medieval mind?" Introduction to Creatures from Inner Space by S. Gooch

The subject will be argued from the two possible, yet opposite, sides: the "ghost" as a non-existent and the "ghost" as an existent spirit. This will be done through the elements of perception. Perception, although being so complex, is the medium by which individuals receive informat

An important factor, which is highly considered in the approval of ghost stories, is the feeling. A relatively essential factor, most of the times present in hauntings, is the presence of the so-called cold spots. These are small air pockets within the room where for example the poltergeist is active, where the temperature is 10 or more degrees Celsius colder than the surrounding air. According to various scientists, this can be a result of density difference or else of the use of heat energy as fuel. As already stated we are not able to touch ghosts but surely enough they are able to interact with our bodies. Apart from the poltergeists who drop, move and throw things of different forms and dimensions, we can read about situations where persons where literally held by their hand, or touched and hurt like being "poked, punched and nipped by unseen forces" .

J. Ritchie, Inside The Paranormal, Fontana: London, 1992

D. F. Kellerman (Ed.), The Lexicon Webster Dictionary, Lexicon, 1977

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