There are lots of psychological reasons for why so many of us believe in ghosts: they thrill, they sell books, movies, and ghost tours, they can give us a sense of control over death, and they can connect us to those we’ve lost. But as a humanist, I’ll work to help the need for ghosts fade away by offering a way to satisfy the deep yearning for human connection with those dead and gone. I'll promote remembering the best in the lives of others and trying to live as they did. Perhaps we’d feel less haunted if we more effectively manifest in our lives and in our actions the ideals of the dead we most admire.
Some sources used:
— Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, Mary Roach
— The Ghost Story Persists in American Literature. Why? by Parul Sehgal - Oct. 22, 2018 FROM: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/22/books/review/ghost-stories.html
— “Ghosts in the Ancient World”, Joshua J. Mark, founder of World History Encyclopedia FROM: https://www.worldhistory.org/ghost/