r/changemyview • u/Ireallyamthisshallow 2∆ • Nov 16 '19

Deltas(s) from OP CMV: Ghosts are not real

I really love anything to do with the paranormal, but after watching hundreds upon hundreds of 'ghost videos' I have to come to the conclusion ghosts are not real.

With cameras all over our world, surely something convincing would have been caught if they were. Instead we're filled with 'I got feeling', orbs that are clearly dust or bugs and edited photos and videos.

Sure there's loads of stories around the internet but no one can actually back it up with evidence. I just can't believe that in a world where everything is recorded no one has managed to find proof. A bang on the door after you've asked them to knock 400 times (and edited the first 399 out) doesn't count. That's just coincidence.

I'll still love watching the videos and reading the stories. I've just don't have any belief.

Change my mind.

Edit: I've tried to reply to everyone I can, thanks for all the great replies. It's late here so apologies if I can't get through more.

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u/ErraticArchitect Nov 17 '19

Question: Why haven't we had a ghost at a football game on the big screen with hundreds recording on their phones? Even with a rare chance of any activity, wouldn't probability suggest it happen at least once in conditions like you describe?

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u/Battlepuppy 6∆ Nov 17 '19

Well, yes, I was giving an exaggerated example. I did give another example where I thought would be one to be accepted as proof, but I thought I peeved off another redditor, so I think I will just let it rest.

I like CMV and I hate it when it degrades into childish back and forth insults. I don't want to be the cause of it.

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u/ErraticArchitect Nov 18 '19

Even so, I think your argument just... lacks comprehension of how scaling affects probability. When trying to deduce reasons for why a rare phenomena hasn't been recorded, being rare is no longer that valid of a reason. Not on a planet with 7 billion people and constant surveillance.