I distinctly remember asking the same question to a “preacher” type uncle(in India we call all of your fathers friends “uncle” btw) of mine when I was pretty chothu,still in shorts types. He was suitably impressed that I had so much “depth” of thinking at that age.Alas! it has remained there only. Ever saw the movie Big ?
Religion is a complex topic.Tomes have been written on it and I could probably manage a few hundred pages myself :p.
I do believe that a lot of religion is a convenience for either the individual or for the society as a whole
to explain the world around them and to create some sort of “system” which makes the society function as a whole.

Very funny yet compelling blog and a very interesting statement that “if u believe in God then one should logically belive in Ghosts too”. Its interesting to know that the very stories about God also included ghosts too but as Megha pointed, people still need proof to believe in ghosts and not for God. I guess its self-denial on part of those non-believers or just a matter of convenience as mentioned.
Somehow I can’t help the feeling that people believe more in existence of ghosts than God but fail to accept it for the fear of dealing with the very thought of ghosts(and miss out on knowing cute little ghosts like casper). Its more in the sense that people like to believe they don’t exist.As usual my pointless 2 cents:)

I liked the all the funs,puns in the blog which made my evening eventful(also got my 2cents out for the day).Thankooo!!

Hmmm.

But what if I don’t exactly believe in God? Then is it okay that I don’t believe in ghosts? Or does the corollary then become true? That if I don’t believe in God, I’m not allowed to believe in ghosts either?

About that Deepak Parashar thing. I always thought Rambha ho sambha ho song was from Disco Dancer. Hmmmm.
Coming to which, remember that chap in Disco Dancer who is Mithun’s competition in the movie? Was that Deepak Parashar too by any chance?

By the way. I don’t know if I mentioned - Nice post ;)

Your post was very interesting and I guess, before, I was one of those that believed in God but not in ghosts. Reason being, I was always taught as a child that God exists, that He is good and so on.

When I asked my dad about ghosts, he told me that if they were real, then there would not be people doing bad things for fear of being haunted. I believed his logic.

Years later, I experienced some things that all logic cannot, for the life of me, explain. I still have my doubts, but this time, not just about their existence, but also about my non-belief.

neways, creation of evil spirits, and ghosts is man’s way of keeping faith in God alive. most people worship God when in trouble or scared. If this world was all happy, no problem place….it wouldn’t have demanded for God/devil etc… and mind you i’m not talking about existence/propagation/need/evolution for religion. i’ve totally different theory for that.

enjoy ur moments of boredom/insomnia with ZEE !!!

“Why do ghost-believers often get mocked, but God-believers respected? Is it because the faith in God gives us the assurance that someone up there is looking out for us, giving us hope, whereas the belief in spooks doesn’t enhance our life in any way? Isn’t belief then, just a matter of convenience, at least to an extent?”

Gets you thinking! Thanks for this.

My belief stems from the fact that, there is for sure, a Power up there, that knows all things, and creates all things, and here, my faith in the existence of this Entity, is rock solid.

But, I just dont believe in ghosts. And convenient it is.

Which brings me to my next point. I, have, as Anirudh, pointed out, wondered the same, a lot of times - that religion is maybe a convenient, and powerful tool, to keep society in line with moral values. Muslim fundamentalists would bay for my blood, but heck, its my thought process, cant help it.

So, if I came across a miracle, I would immediately try to look for a logical explanation for it, and so would be the case, if I saw something ‘ghostly’.

Having said that, God, I believe, cant or wont create miracles out of thin air. There will always be a ‘physical’ connection to the event. A rain cloud wouldnt appear miraculously in a drought hit place. If researched enough, it was on its way there from somewhere. Maybe, that’s God’s way of sowing doubts in the minds of non-believers, to separate the chaff from the wheat? So, could that be the case with ‘ghostly’ incidents as well?

Wouldnt really know. Sometimes, confusion is nice. But then again, isnt that what faith is all about? Believing, even though there is evidence to prove you are wrong? - the ultimate test of Faith :)

I am one confused dude, and the best thing to do, is turn a blind eye to it. Follow what’s being said - its a lot easier on my feeble brain.