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Paranormal activity dates back to the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. According to Triangle Paranormal Investigators (2000) “a predominant number of paranormal investigators were testing alleged psychics and mediums in order to debunk their claims of phenomenon” (p.1). The most paranormal activity stories are found in folklore, popular culture, and experience from individual people. The most influential paranormal investigator is Harry Price because of his experience with Borley Rectory which is the most haunted house in England. According to Bob Larson (1997) “in the eighties new agers were busy channeling the spirits of Ramtha and a host of other entities” (p.80). Paranormal activity can relate to Christianity in a sense of way because the cleaning of evil ghosts involves Christian people. Anecdotal, experimental, and scientific approach are all ways to approach paranormal activity. Paranormal activity will continue to live on in our world today. Ghosts have always been present in human life. Ghosts can be traced back as far as 2,000 B.C. (Crystal, 1995). According to Heidi Keller, “the oldest religions and the oldest writings of humanity already show fights with demons, the lives, and battles of gods and human contact with those gods and the souls of dead people” (2003). The first record of a ghost comes from the Babylonian story (Crystal, 1995). The word ghost itself comes from the Old English word gast. A ghost can be heard, felt, or smelt. According to Paradie, he states “the first ghost story recorded belongs to the Granite State all the way back in 1682 when a New Castle, New Hampshire family experienced some interesting activity that made them move out of their house and it even followed them their too” (2010). Ghosts usua... ... middle of paper ... ...alinks.com: www.crystalinks.com/ghosts.html Denham, Rob (2009). Weirdness at Weirton Medical Center. Retrieved May 8, 2014, from wvghosts.com: http://www.wvghosts.com/archives/922 Keller, Heidi (2003). History of Ghosts & Spirits. Retrieved May 6, 2014, from angelfire.com: www.angelfire.com/moon/darkchamber/monthsub/msu_ghosts.htm Larson, B. (1997). Extrasensory Deception. In B. Larson, UFO's and the Alien Agenda (pp. 80-81). Thomas Nelson Publishers. Lee, Nicole (2014). The House in the Field. Retrieved May 8, 2014, from wvghosts.com: http://www.wvghosts.com/archives/2574 Paradie, James (2010). First Ghost Story Ever Reported in the U.S. Retrieved May 5, 2014, from paranormalnews.com: www.paranormalnews.com/article.aspx?id=1447 TPI. (2000). The Start Of Paranormal Investigating. Retrieved from Triangle Paranormal Investigations: http://www.triangleparanormal.com

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