Ghosts, and Goblins, and Fairies oh my!

[Confused Ape]

I interact with a few atheist/humanist/secularist groups over different social media, and I've met more than a few atheists who believe in ghosts.

Anomalous Experiences

Anomalous experiences, such as so-called benign hallucinations, may occur in a person in a state of good mental and physical health, even in the apparent absence of a transient trigger factor such as fatigue, intoxication or sensory deprivation.

It is now widely recognized that hallucinatory experiences are not merely the prerogative of those suffering from mental illness, or normal people in abnormal states, but that they occur spontaneously in a significant proportion of the normal population, when in good health and not undergoing particular stress or other abnormal circumstance.

A common type of anomalous experience is the apparitional experience, which may be defined as one in which a subject seems to perceive some person or thing that is not physically present. Self-selected samples tend to report a predominance of human figures, but apparitions of animals,[4] and even objects[5] are also reported. Notably, the majority of the human figures reported in such samples are not recognised by the subject, and of those who are, not all are of deceased persons; apparitions of living persons have also been reported.[6]

I've got the kind of brain which produces 'ghosts' only I see them in a way which I can only describe as being 'behind the eyes'. It's like I'm dreaming while I'm awake and the dream is 'overlaid' on the real world. The experiences seem very real at the time.

Ghosts have been reported all around the world throughout history even though humans have worshipped and still do worship many different deities. Atheists can 'see' ghosts too so a belief in deities isn't necessary.

If you're going to treat god claims with skepticism and demand evidence, why aren't you doing the same for other supernatural claims?

An atheist who 'sees' a ghost can find umpteen other people who have had similar experiences. They can compare notes and this could reinforce the belief that ghosts are real.