<p>If someone does not believe in ghosts, for example, why do they experience feelings of fear at the thought of such things? Is such thinking paradoxical?</p>

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Paradox or contradiction?
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# Paradox or contradiction?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-29)

If someone does not believe in ghosts, for example, why do they experience feelings of fear at the thought of such things? Is such thinking paradoxical?

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