FRIGHTFULLY Bad Skeptical Arguments Against Ghosts

Folks, the skeptics are not sending their best. Today, we're discussing three arguments that purport to demonstrate that ghosts are not real. I was unimpressed by these "refutations" and wanted to explain why I think they miss the center of the spectral target. While I don't positively believe in ghosts, I don't think pretending weak arguments are decisive is very productive. In short, these arguments rely on dubious assumptions about the nature and behavior of ghosts, assumptions which are ultimately little more than speculations on the part of skeptics. In response, I offer a few speculations of my own, which can serve as undercutting defeaters. At best, the skeptic succeeds only in refuting a narrow subset of ghostly hypotheses. While these arguments are interesting and notable, they fall short of being conclusive refutations. DUALISM PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgCsHWkb9NYvJN4Yq-qMyOJilAVsdY2b9&si=6IEro1Yf_ZBmeuWJ Twitter thread where I first encountered Wang Chong https://x.com/echetus/status/1861192727892832762 Wang Chong - IEP https://iep.utm.edu/wangchon/ PHILOSOPHY ON THE FRINGES - Ghosts and Hauntings https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ghosts-and-hauntings/id1670780660?i=1000674793925 Dale Allison Interview - Encountering Mystery https://youtu.be/YpMiprlCx-o?si=ESsxm9cwNEjWDMMX Greenbrier Ghost - Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World https://youtu.be/Vy6q4FF997M?si=jJvg-yTHwgbad4Qg Music for this episode was performed by yours truly (except the drums). Linktree https://linktr.ee/emersongreen 00:00 Intro 01:29 Argument from Physical Shape 05:32 Argument from Population 16:24 Argument from Ghostly Efficacy 21:36 What are ghosts?