Has any scientist investigated the top 10 haunted places?

Question

If they haven't, what would be the logical, scientific reasons for not sitting in the dark for hours waiting for a ghost to show up?

Answer 1

Where ARE the top 10 places? Most investigators aren't jet-setters; I let the events happen when and as they will, I don't 'chase' them. When a sighting occurs, it may be the only sighting ever, so detailed powers of observation are needed. The sites I experienced ghosts weren't especially 'haunted', and certainly not famous; but, by God, you see a ghost, you know it!

Answer 2

Why don't scientists camp out under bridges to try to obtain evidence of bridge trolls?  Why don't scientists put pots of gold out in clover fields and wait for leprechauns to show up?  Why don't they go into the forest, toss out some marshmallows (the favorite snack of the Invisible Pink Unicorn) and wait for a herd of IPU to come by?

All for the same reason that they don't go to supposedly haunted locations (truly "haunted" places actually are not known to exist by any scientific standard) and try to detect ghosts. That's putting the cart ahead of the horse. First, you need to establish that ghosts exist. All of the "research" done to date hasn't provided any compelling evidence for this yet. Then, you need to establish that you can detect the ghost presence. After that, you an design the tools you need to measure the ghost properties.

What an unscientific question!

Answer 3

If they have they certainly aren't telling anyone.Further proof scientists aren't interested in the truth.I wish these scientists would stop wasting their time on diseases and the environment.Who cares whats going on in life?We need to know what happens after we die.

Answer 4

To slightly rephrase this: Have any purportedly haunted places been studied by scientists? The answer is yes. Do the results of those investigations demonstrate the existence of noncorporeal entities? No.

Sometimes strange things happen, sometimes credible witnesses report seeing apparitions, sometimes specific locations seem to be associated with more frequent reports, and sometimes anomalous measurements are recorded on instruments. But there isn't enough consistency in these phenomena, or ways of strictly controlling the reported effects, to know for sure what's going on.

Answer 5

I'll answer this one since for some reason I can't view the other one.

First of all, I wonder what criteria are used to determine what comprises the top 10.

Secondly, what exactly would they be investigating?  It's true that a hypothesis can be created, but based on what?  Wouldn't it be wise to establish the existence of something before you attempt to measure it?  Imagine all the presumptions that would need to be made when deciding exactly what to measure.  I would just set up a video camera in the areas that have the most reported activity.  Then wait.  And wait.  And wait.  When nothing appears you publish the paper and absolutely nothing is accomplished.  Your paper indicates nothing to the true believers because absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence.  So you're back where you started.

Answer 6

I am a ghost hunter. We do not sit for hours waiting. You can measure there activitiy by changes and concentration in electro magnetic fields. Also there voices can be recorded just by asking " Is anyone here ". Many people are completely ignorant of these things but theres plenty of proof they are real.  Our website has over 300 videos , pictures , and EVP , all with ghosts. More then enough proof , get a clue people.

Answer 7

sitting in the dark for hours waiting for ghost to show up.

Most scientists assume the paranormal is all in the peoples heads and don't see a reason to do the research and if any do, their not going to announce it.

Answer 8

Some have - look into Joe Nickel's work.  He never found any ghosts though.  There are plenty of things that don't happen too often that we invest millions, even billions of dollars into studying - such as supernovae and gamma ray bursts.  But first we have to be sure there's something there to study.