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| Topic | Belief in ghosts is tied to education level |
| Anteaterking 11/01/21 5:40:04 PM #56: | Background_Guy posted... Why is it okay to make fun of people for believing in ghosts but not for believing in other spiritual/religious stuff? It's all the same. When people debate whether ghosts exist there's usually a very specific set of characteristics associated with them. The more specific the claims you make, the easier it tends to be to "disprove" and the easier it is to make fun of people for believing it. I know it seems dumb that if you make really vague claims about a higher power that you're made fun of less, but I think it's generally the way things work out. It's the same reason that vague conspiracy theories are criticized less than specific ones. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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