Learn about the soul from a scientific perspective

Researchers believe that ghost stories so far have not been convincing evidence of the existence of this supernatural phenomenon.

Many documents from ancient times have described the soul in stories of near-death experiences, negative realms and communication with the dead, reflecting people's beliefs in this supernatural phenomenon. Although very popular, science has so far not recorded any convincing evidence of the existence of ghosts, according to Live Science.

In the nineteenth century, the movement of "communicating with souls" flourished in Britain and the United States, when many "psychic" declared that they could talk to the dead. However, these telepaths were later exposed when skeptical investigators like Harry Houdini entered.

However, the belief in ghosts is still not lost. In recent years, from the success of the reality series "Ghost Hunters" , the ghost hunting movement has become popular all over the world. The program stimulates viewers with the view that anyone can become an authentic hunter, challenge the human knowledge of the afterlife without being a learned scientist or specialist investigator. career. However, moving into the second decade since it aired, the show still did not provide any convincing evidence of the presence of the soul.

Many people believe that ghosts are real.(Artwork: Shutterstock).

Science and reasoning about the soul

A difficulty in scientific study of the soul is a large number of related phenomena, from the door itself closing, the key disappearing, the unusual cold areas in the hallway or the story of seeing people Dear dead.

During the interview to write the book "Ghostly Encouters: The Hauntings of Everdyday Life" published in 2016, Dennis and Michele Waskul found "many participants are not sure about the ghost experience, because they cannot see the pictures. The image is said to be "the tradition" of the soul " . Instead, they believe that they experience the "strange, inexplicable and mysterious" phenomenon. Therefore, these experiences are more likely to focus only on unconventional factors.

Scientific evidence is a more complex issue. So far, the scientific world has not yet made a unified definition of "ghost" . Some suggested that ghost is the soul of the dead who strayed on the way to the other world, others said that ghosts are extrasensory phenomena which are brought into the world by the human brain.

Besides, the concept of the soul also exists many conflicts. For example, is ghost material or non-material? Ghost reports often refer to cases where a ghost is able to penetrate a solid object, and can also close and throw objects in the room. According to logical reasoning and basic laws of physics, only one of the two cases is allowed to exist.

In addition, if ghosts are only human souls, why do ghosts "appear" in human form with costumes and other items such as hats, sticks or whips? Or why have reports about ghost ships or cars around the world?

Controversies continue to arise when considering murder cases. Many people believe that if the ghost is real, why the victim's soul does not communicate with the psychic to determine the murderer instead of leaving a series of unfinished cases of solution.

"Ghost hunters" often use a variety of tools to search for souls. Most hunters claim their own scientific quest through high-tech equipment such as Geiger counter, electromagnetic field detector (EMF), ion detector, infrared camera and ultra-sensitive microphones. However, none of these devices has proven to have actually captured convincing evidence of ghosts.

Many researchers have determined that the existence of ghosts has not been verified because humans have not developed appropriate technology. However, this opinion also contains contradictions. In the case that ghosts actually appear in the physical world and can be recorded with photos, films or audio recordings, the existence of ghosts will certainly be proved convincingly, but this has not been so far. reality. Conversely, if ghosts exist but cannot be detected and recorded scientifically, photos, videos or audio recordings that are believed to be ghost proofs have long been false.

Banffy Castle in Bontida, Romania, a favorite destination of "ghost hunters".(Photo: Wikipedia).

With many opposing theories and almost very little scientific content in ghost hunting, it is not difficult to understand when there is no convincing evidence yet. In addition, the development of technology has created a series of smart phone applications that allow users to create and share horror images themselves. Therefore, the separation between truth and fiction becomes more difficult for soul researchers.

Explain human beliefs in the soul

According to scientists, people continue to believe in souls, demons in part because of personal experience, such as being raised in a family whose notion of souls is clearly recognized, or creepy memories about adventure in "haunted" landmarks .

However, many advocates of the existence of souls invoke Einstein's Law of conservation of energy, whereby energy does not generate or lose itself but is transformed from one form to another, or transmitted from one thing to another.

According to this hypothesis, after a person dies, the body's energy enters the environment in the form of heat, while the flesh transforms into energy in either a predator or a microorganism. This explains why human energy after death is not detected by ghost hunting tools.

Images are said to be "ghosts" in a reality TV show.

Folklore Bill Ellis said that ghost hunters often value the search and invest much effort to challenge, confront the supernatural forces in a dramatic form. The purpose of these acts is not merely entertainment, but a sincere effort to examine and redefine the boundaries of scientific understanding.

Therefore, if the soul is real and exists under an unknown state of energy, they can only be discovered by specialized studies and special equipment of the scientific world, not the corridors. Night ladders of amateur hunters in abandoned houses with flashlights and cameras.

Despite many pictures, sounds and videos, evidence of souls in the modern world is no more convincing than the evidence that appeared hundreds of years ago. The failure of ghost hunting teams can be traced to two causes: either the soul does not exist or is true but the hunters are not able to search and need more involvement of the scientific world.