The popular Western concept of ghosts is that souls that could not find rest after death, or have some unfinished business in the material world such as seeking revenge, linger on Earth and sometimes appear as apparitions. A broader concept of "ghosts" includes any paranormal or unexplained happenings like the spontaneous movements of an object, strange noises heard in "haunted" places, or even the feeling of a "presence" in one's surroundings. Certain specific buildings or areas are said to be "haunted" where sightings of various ghosts are known to have ta

While those who believe in ghosts cite such sightings as "proof" about the existence of ghosts, the skeptics believe that there are much simpler explanations their alleged sightings. The skeptics challenge the motive of the person reporting an incident of ghost citing. For instance, as ghosts are widely believed to linger on the Earth for seeking justice or revenge, the "ghost stories" may have been invented to dissuade people from murder and cruel treatment of others. Ghost sightings (including that of the Hampton Court "ghost") are ascribed to elaborate hoaxes staged for the purpose of publicity or as a prank. Other scientific explanations for the supposed appearance of ghosts include the inability of the human peripheral vision to detect color or focused shape while being sensitive to motion; hence the oft-stated semi-transparent or unfocused fog-like figure of ghosts. The feeling of a "presence" in the room, often cited as 'proof' of ghosts or spirits, can be explained by the occurrence of infrasound, i.e., sounds of low frequencies that are below the au

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