Why do human beings believe in things that are not (or cannot) be proven?

This is a tough topic to write about for me but it is very interesting. In my opinion this topic can be branched out and written on so many different levels. I have chosen a super natural topic, so I will base this more along the lines of the paranormal.

I have never seen an apparition, yet I have felt some things that I could almost convince myself to be so. So this begs the question, although I have no proof of a sighting, do I believe in the possibility? Such a catch twenty-two that even I don’t know which way I lean.

It is often interpreted that paranormal sightings appear to people with whom lack credibility. The church is a big part in the investigation of these things. Apparitions are thought to only appear to weak individuals. Making credibility a main factor in the churches decision to investigate the matter.

The paranormal is a subject so many try to investigate. Many coming up with ways that they contest to be certain in proving in the existence of the supernatural. With the use of tape and video recorders, electronic voice phenomena, temperature gauges amongst other devices investigators try to prove beyond a reasonable doubt whether apparitions exist. Unfortunately these many different mechanisms lack credibility therefore making it no more a way of proof then relying on the word of the ‘weak individual’.

Through research I have found that AZ has our own paranormal investigators. This is a non-profit organization which can be joined and you may even attend meetings. Arizona Paranormal Investigators looks to be a legitimate business that if someone had a need for such they are a good place to start.

The paranormal can present itself in many different ways. Such as a smell or noise and even perhaps the movement of a object. Though it is tough to prove that these things have happened with out human interference. Most of me believes in the possibility although I lack any kind of concrete proof.

So to answer the question, in my opinion, we believe in things that can’t be proven solidly because of personal experience. Whether we have seen, heard, smelt or just had a feeling that something might be there could just be proof in itself. The world is something that is never going to be completely understood. We are in fact, only human. Right? Why do we beg, wish and strive for the proof of anything and everything though it may not be obtainable in the first place? Maybe it’s for hope in the afterlife or perhaps it's for a more profound experience in our everyday boring lives.