Ghosts and Spirits' Existence

I met people who would strongly insist that ghosts and spirits exist, some even say they can "communicate" with these entities.

Stance: Ghosts and spirits exist in our universe.

I am arguing for the con side, and the pro side would have to give evidence or logical reasoning that would demonstrate why one should affirm the stance.

I thank my opponent for posting this nice fun debate.

I would like to post a link that tells how ghosts really exist, but not in the sense most people think:

http://www.ghosthaunts.com...

Which proves that ghosts do in fact exist.

I would like to start off by first thanking the user "Im_always_right" for taking this debate. I also like
to thank all the readers who may be reading this, and debate.com for making all this possible =]

Now... let's get to business...

I have read all the content presented on the web page which supposedly "proves that ghosts do in fact exist".
I have NOT, however, find any contentions for the existence of ghost contrary to what the pro side has promised.

The first three paragraphs on the page deal with definitions of "ghost" and how ghosts are described, as well as how science negates it.

The fourth paragraph has informed me of the term "Ectoplasm". Apparently, it means "the substance from which spirits and ghosts are made of" However, there is not much information beyond this. No evidence has been provided for the existence of ectoplasm.

The fifth paragraph... to put it mildly, is quite humorous. It says that "An astonishing fact is that the best details about the existence of ghost can be obtained from Garuda Purana"
The details are as follows, "people who do sins will be reborn as ghosts [...] they consume vomit, waste, cough, urine and tears" The question why these "astonishing" details are the "best" about the existence of ghost is never answered.

The final paragraph presents information that I am supposed to use against the pro side.
It basically makes the case that people who believed that have encountered ghosts may be mistaken.

So to sum up this round, the pro side has directed me to a web page, which was supposed to
prove that ghosts exist. However, I cannot find within the page, even an ATTEMPT to prove that ghosts exist.
I urge all the voters to go to the site and see for yourself. If you agree with me, vote Con!!

final note, I also urge the pro side to present evidence and contentions directly on the site.
It is easier to debate if we know the specific arguments you want to use.

There are unexplainable things and many sightings of ghosts.

http://terrifyingtales.blogspot.com...

Explain that link nad these as well:

http://www.ghostsofamerica.com...

http://www.ghostsofamerica.com...

http://www.ghostsofamerica.com...

http://www.ghostsofamerica.com...

http://www.ghostsofamerica.com...

I think that is enough local tales from around the states.

I would like to thank the pro side for providing me with some links to stories of ghosts. Although they may be interesting stories to read, they are of no value whatsoever scientifically. It will take a lot more than ghosts stories to prove that ghosts exist, especially if the stories are found on a website that is for entertaining purposes. Anyone could submit their own story to the site and it would be published. There will be no need to provide evidence that the story really happened. In fact, it is almost a guarantee that all the stories found on the site ghostofamerica.com (which is the site 5 out of the 6 stories my opponent has provided came from) are fabricated. At the bottom of the home page, there is a disclaimer that states "the material on this site is for entertainment purposes only". It further says that all resemblances of its stories to actual people are coincidences only. Even if those stories are coming from people who genuinely believe they have encountered ghosts, one still could not take their words as evidence that ghosts exist. If I say I saw a flying spaghetti monster, no one would believe unless I show some concrete evidence. Even if I am able to provide photographs, they would need to be checked for genuineness. In science, anecdotal evidence can not prove anything. My opponent would need to provide more concrete evidence from a reliable source that ghosts exist.

You did not say what proof was...eyewitnesses ARE proof. IT is nearly impossible to give proof to things that are known to exist anyway. Such as:

Black holes
GWB brain (unless that really is a myth...)
Air

and many other things....

Here is a pic:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com...

Sorry would give more but gotta go.