I guess that she is not to blame. She is heavily invested in a belief system that is by its nature, superstitious.

she is one of the gullible people preyed upon by those whose only motivation is gaining and keeping power. unfortunately, the way that works is that gullible people tend to raise more gullible people. you're lucky you can see that it's ridiculous, but to them it's very serious. don't even try to point out the idiocy of the argument to her. she won't see it; she'll see your contradicting her as a sign you're possessed or something. laugh and say, thanks for the input, auntie. now, what's for lunch? oh and your sis sounds a little gullible too if she's asking about ghosts.

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Very typical dogma. She has no proof but asserts it a "truth" anyway.

Yeah, I don’t have porn, so I’m clear on being haunted. Booze, weed, horror, and Metal only? not to mention the gargoyles...

Every once in awhile, I run across someone who uses religion to justify some reason why the world is the way it is. Often it can be, "since they took prayer out of schools, our society has fallen apart", or "because God is ignored in America, He is abandoning us". I do not even try to understand their mindset since it is obvious it comes from a deep, dark corner of their psyche. Just humor her and nod silently in agreement.

That’s pretty much what I would expect. Those people believe the world was created in a week and talking serpents.