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How can somebody be a ghost hunter if their religion says there is no afterlife

You die and you go to someplace called heaven or hell. So if that is the only place your soul can go, how can there be ghosts The Holy Ghost doesn"t count, that"s a concept different from ghosts in general.

Religions tend to have a lot of diversity within them. Most have the traditional group, the progressives, and the mystics. And even within those subgroups of belief there is a lot of diversity.

Many people also belong to religions for reasons other than belief in the official dogma. For many it is a case of social belonging.

I would guess that there is probably more diversity of belief within religions than there is between them.

And the question of what happens after we die is such a central question to human beings, that when they think their official religion hasn"t dealt with it adequately, people will look for answers themselves.

Good Question!

Even if the mandates of their faith say that the only place a person"s soul can go is heaven or hell, then the individual them-self does not believe that 100%, because otherwise why bother doing investigations if you are 100% convinced there is no chance of the possibility of finding a ghost

I think a lot of people say they are one religion or another, and for the most part they practise it, but they don"t follow ALL of the teachings of that faith.

It could also be that they have doubts about that particular mandate and want to explore things to see if they can find something that would prove it to them personally one way or another.

Speaking only of Christians, you can"t. One can either follow the tenets of their religion or not. If they decide to not follow, they are not members in good standing.
Of course a fallen church member can repent and return to a state of grace. How does one repent the sin of ghost hunting Do they admit to hunting and finding ghosts Things the Bible says do not exist. Wouldn"t that in itself be a sin Disputing the holy word of the bible. Or admit to lying about the whole thing.
In religion, you can"t rationalize, you"re either in or out. A Christian ghost hunter or psychic or medium or empath, It"s impossible to be both. That"s just the way it is.
Strange how those of us outside religion understand it"s teachings, and so many who think they"re inside don"t.

Maybe their religion doesnt say it. But ghost hunting is fake :)
Even if there are ghosts in the world, none of the people who "hunt" then ever find then, believe me x

Ghost hunting is FAKE! Think about this, if ghosts were real they would be on the news! all the time. not on goofy channels for entertainment like sci fi. which is science fiction! LMAO

Did you ever hear of the word Theology that would be a good place for you to start. Then come back and ask questions.

I have no conflict, since I am Pagan, and the afterlife is a part of almost every Pagan path. The majority believe in reincarnation, and if the soul is not reborn into a new body, then it has choices of going to someplace that their path says they should belong (for example: Summerland for Wiccans, Valhalla for Asatru, the Underworld for Hellenics), or they continue to wander the earth as ghosts until they can make the decision to move on.

It is the wandering souls that are known to us as ghosts, and we try and communicate with them, not just to learn about them and their past life, but to possibly help them make the decision to move on. Pagans and Witches do not summon these ghosts for any demonic purpose (that is total bs, since most don"t even believe in demons), as many of the top Christian contributors keep posting on this section; on the contrary, we are more interested in helping them move onto a more peaceful existence.

Ghosts/spirits, reincarnation, past lives, the afterlife - all Pagan beliefs that are dealt with in a positive manner.

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Quote from Dr. Nice Guy - Speaking only of Christians, you can"t. One can either follow the tenets of their religion or not. If they decide to not follow, they are not members in good standing.
Of course a fallen church member can repent and return to a state of grace. How does one repent the sin of ghost hunting Do they admit to hunting and finding ghosts Things the Bible says do not exist. Wouldn"t that in itself be a sin Disputing the holy word of the bible. Or admit to lying about the whole thing.
In religion, you can"t rationalize, you"re either in or out. A Christian ghost hunter or psychic or medium or empath, It"s impossible to be both. That"s just the way it is.
Strange how those of us outside religion understand it"s teachings, and so many who think they"re inside don"t.


-----Thank you sir for making a wonderful point, and therefore, if they post misinformation about the tenets of a non-Christian ghost hunter; well they are no better than we are, since they are going against the tenets of their own faith.

You don"t have to listen to that religion! if the relegion says there"s no afterlife, and you beeilve there is, then that"s not your religion! You have a different religion!

I agree with Reiki chick.... I consider myself Catholic, but I don"t agree with or follow 100% of their teachings. Doesn"t mean I"m not in good standing with the church or that I"m not a true member of my religion. I just don"t agree blindly with absolutely everything they tell me. I consider this to be very normal. Quite a few members I"ve spoken to during my RCIA process have things about the religion that they don"t agree with or follow.