Quote Originally Posted by Echonova
Better question is why do we lose that ability as we get older (for the most part)? Because we are told they don't exist so we sub-consciously block them out? I don't have a good anwser.
That's basically right. You are "taught" that ghosts don't exist an, at that young of an age, you tend to learn and listen to what your parents teach you. You block them out and that, in coordination with other people saying the same thing, causes you to have the belief. From my understanding, spirits can "sense" your belief. If they feel you have no belief and a complete skeptic, they won't do anything to show themselves. Spirits are always trying to make themselves known. Later, QD.