not be afraid of ghosts

I’m very skeptical in most of my life. I do not believe in a God or higher force, am inclined to identify paranormal readings as cold reading, am aware of things like confirmation bias, and am generally very scientific in my views, preferring empirical evidence over anything else.

I don’t technically believe in ghosts. I have so many explanations for them; the human inclination to recognise facial patterns lacking clear visual input, an evolutionary imperative that cautions us even in situations where it is unlikely that we are attacked… but I can’t shake my fear of them. Just the thought that someone, or worse, something, might be watching me… it just makes my stomach turn.