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A '''Ghost''' is the spirit of a dead being that manifests itself in our world. It is regarded that [[Britain]] has the highest concentration of ghostly hauntings and other [[paranormal]] activity of anywhere in the world. <ref>http://www.uktravelbureau.com/mythmagic.cfm</ref>  
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A '''Ghost''' is a concept embraced by the [[New Age]] belief system whereby  deceased humans somehow manifest themselves in a personal way to the living. Travel agents in [[Britain]] claim that it has the highest concentration of ghostly hauntings and other [[paranormal]] activity of anywhere in the world. <ref>http://www.uktravelbureau.com/mythmagic.cfm</ref>  
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"Ghosts" in this sense are not biblical.
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"Ghosts" in this sense are not biblical, and Christianity rejects the concept of a human ghost.
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Ghosts are often believed to be the result of violent [[death]]s, as a result of which the deceased's soul is left wandering the [[earth]] instead of [[transmigration|transmigrating]] to [[Heaven]], [[Hell]], or someplace in between ([[Probation]]).  This lost soul then struggles to interact with earthly beings in order to avenge its death, or to explain what happened to it.
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In the [[New Age]] belief system, ghosts may result of violent [[death]]s, as a result of which the deceased's soul is left wandering the [[earth]] instead of [[transmigration|transmigrating]] to [[Heaven]], [[Hell]], or someplace in between ([[Probation]]).  This lost soul would thereby struggle to interact with earthly beings in order to avenge its death, or to explain what happened to it.
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Many ghosts seem to be confined to well defined spatial loci, for instance, the room in which they died, or some place that was important to them in life.  Others roam the earth freely, and are less likely to be noticed, since their presence in a given place may only occur once.
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Under this non-Christian belief system, many ghosts would be confined to well defined spatial loci, for instance, the room in which they died, or some place that was important to them in life.  Others would roam the earth freely, and are less likely to be noticed, since their presence in a given place may only occur once.
    
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