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Local spirits frighten
Ghosts may seem far removed from our daily lives, but there are those who believe that they do exist in places close to us.
Dr. Stephen Borhegyi, former director of the Milwaukee Public Museum, was decapitated on his way to work in a single-car accident. Current employees still recount the stories of their well-liked former director. Among some staff, it is believed that Borhegyi still has a presence in the museum. Some report a cold feeling when standing on the third floor near his memorial plaque.
Joan Jess, invertebrate
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Popular reality television has brought paranormal investigation into the mainstream. While The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS), featured on teh Sci-Fi channel, is gaining popularity, there are paranormal investigating teams in Wisconsin, as well.
There are many different groups in Wisconsin and Milwaukee that investigate alleged paranormal activities, such as the Paranormal Investigators of Milwaukee (PIM) and The Paranormal Research Orginization of Wiscsonsin.
These groups work to educate the public and help people with potential paranormal activity.
Noah
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Point:
Children are told ghost stories to scare them. Some of these stories are used to teach lessons, but that’s all ghost stories are: stories.
Some ghost stories involve ghosts moving physical objects. For this to be possible ghosts would have to have some sort of material form. This implies that they would be made out of matter. This is scientifically impossible. When a person dies all the matter in their body decomposes into organic waste. Because of this, none of their matter can be transferred to ghosts.
Many hauntings
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