I've had spooky experiences, and I don't believe in ghosts.
I don't believe in a soul, an afterlife, anything like that. I'm a cynic.
Consequently, I think people ought to try to take part more in this life than waiting for the next.
Ghost stories still send a chill up my spine, but it's about suspending disbelief. We want to be scared, or have the veil drawn back on some other world. Sometimes when we experience something we can't explain, "ghosts" seem like a plausible answer. But I find it more compelling to believe that my brain, which I *know* can conjure up all sorts of weirdness, and is easily tricked by illusions, is responsible for ghosts. Tricks of the mind or of light are things i have experienced, but a soul floating around the world? Nah.