All that shows
is that primitive people/ancient civilisations the world over have/had similar concerns and beliefs. Most polytheistic religions have, for example, a god of thunder because if you’re a Stone Age man thunder is inexplicable and scary – doesn’t mean thunder gods are real.

One suggested reason why all/most cultures have belief in ghosts or whatever is the same reason people see faces in clouds etc: the human brain is hard-wired to create human forms where they don’t actually exist as a hangover from primitive self-defence fears.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 24 Mar 2011, 12:29, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Ooo! isn't you clever.

( girlinthehole, Thu 24 Mar 2011, 12:30, Reply)

I'm trying to impress Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou.
I'm hoping I can convince her to come round my flat to see compelling evidence of pagan fertility rituals aka doing her repeatedly up the gary, but in a nice way.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 24 Mar 2011, 12:33, Reply)

this is true
my mate has a painting and one day I noticed that a part of it looked like a very realistically painted baby's face staring out of it.

Couldn't stop seeing it after that. Fortunately he took it down when they redecorated.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 24 Mar 2011, 12:30, Reply)