Wow! This is a spine-chilling topic, I must admit. From my time of conscious scientific understanding, I have always had the notion that, indeed, the supernatural, abstract, unnatural (for lack of another suited adjective) does exist.

I've been unable to interpret ghostly experiences and encounter in time past, but this article sure gives me a new perspective as to the role of brain-glitches and hallucinations in what we visually perceive and interpret as extra-terrestrial, ghosts, OBE's and supernatural occurrences.

However, from a religious logic, it is generally accepted that the world is immersed in a blend between the natural and supernatural.

About ghosts and spine chilling encounters, I have had my fair share too @abigail-dantes. My mother died last year after struggling with health issues....and some weeks, running into months after her burial, I started sensing or hearing her voice. But like your paragraph below eloquently put it, it must have been harmless hallucinations on the part of my grieving brain.

In cases where people hallucinate faces, for example, an abnormal activation is seen in the inferior temporal cortex, in the same way that those who hallucinate voices would have the same sort of activation in the regions involved in processing speech.

But then, the truth still remains that science and psychology still has a long way to go in completely convincing all and sundry, most especially scientific novices that what they assume to be supernatural, ghostly or otherwise, are merely hallucinations activated by brain-glitches or a starved and stuttering brain.

Very interesting piece here @abgail-dantes. Meanwhile, you seem to be intent on making us resigned to expecting your posts in intervals of one month, yes? 😜😜

Thanks for telling me how young you are. Glad to have you back (I'm guessing its momentarily though). Trust the family is doing great........Lots of love, Abi.