# History Of Ghosts: The Arguments For Their Existence (Part 2)

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Podcast: [Hometown Ghost Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometown-ghost-stories-4482113)
Published: 2026-07-24T07:00:00+00:00
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Dave is back to doing big brain things. Come listen to his big brain explain philosophy, and why ghosts are (probably) real. In this edition of History of Ghosts, we talk about Rene Descartes and his theory on mind body dualism and how it could be used as a solid framework of the existence of intelligent hauntings like in the case of the Watseka Wonder and The Greenbrier Ghost Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkins NEW ALBUM OUT NOW! Hometown Ghost Stories: The Music (Volume 2) https://open.spotify.com/album/3aVN2YCP13j3NjZ1ViCZ7Q?si=1Cs9iLVwTlyrtSXmpKUtAQ MERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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