Can an atheist believe in spirits

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Can an atheist believe in spirits

So as you guys already know, I celebrate a holiday known as day of the dead, a holiday of remembering past lives. So before I want to start this discussion, one thing I want to throw out there is the reason i use religious iconography on day of the dead even though I'm atheist is because, symbolism, and decoration. To put it in to context, let's say a person loves Greek mythology, and they get a statue of a Greek god. They are not worshippers of that god just cause they have a statue of it, they just like it cause it's cool. Same with Buddha statues. People who are peaceful like to have one around because of its symbolism, they may or may not be a Buddhist, but that's not stopping them from having a statue. Any way, getting back to the original topic of this discussion, can I believe in spirits? In the holiday it is believed that spirits of loved ones return home, and spend time at the altars made for them. I believe in this, and I believe my grandmother spends time with me and I'm happy. I know some might say I'm delusional, but I don't think so. So anyway, is believing in spirits good? Even if the evidence is vague?

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chimp3's picture
What is a spirit?
Giov787's picture
Whoops, I accidentally made
chimp3's picture
What does this force consist
Giov787's picture
Uhh, the previous life energy
chimp3's picture
What is life energy? I think
Giov787's picture
Life energy is energy present
chimp3's picture
We make energy available in
Lee Wallace's picture
How are you distinguishing
Giov787's picture
What I mean is life energy is
Nyarlathotep's picture
How many joules of energy
Lee Wallace's picture
I want to believe in as meany
Giov787's picture
There are many stories, many

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Lee Wallace's picture
I'd never heard of the Cooper
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Maybe the photo is not fake.
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Honestly this made me laugh
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Atheists can believe in

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