There's a perfectly rational explanation for all these ghost stories
Sometimes the perfectly rational explanation is that there is Damn Strange Stuff going on in this world, and no amount of saying you don't believe in it will make it go away.
(gordonjcp, Sun 16 Sep 2012, 23:56, 5 replies)

Of course there is a rational explanation
People are either lying or mentally ill
(Figmaus, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 2:10, closed)

I quite agree
The people that insist that "ghost stories" are infrasound, or the wind, or increasingly implausible ideas involving a crane, 60' of invisible rope and a custom-made laser projector that just happens to be pointing at a mobile phone mast - those people are mentally ill. Hell, some people even believe in Richard Dawkins but refuse to believe that Damn Strange Stuff happens.
(gordonjcp, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 11:08, closed)

Well
Certainly there is plenty of stuff that's inexplicable, but there doesn't seem to be a good reason to go from "I can't explain it" to a supernatural "explanation"

Everything we have discovered about the universe strongly suggests it's materialistic, and there is no good evidence supporting any supernatural phenomena.
(thefuckestuppest cheapened this, on, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 17:39, closed)

Inexplicable does not mean "I can't explain it"
Inexplicable means it cannot be explained, by anyone, ever.
Perhaps I was harsh earlier. I should expand my answer to include, not just liars and the mentally ill, but also idiots and hallucinogenic drug users.
(Figmaus, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 5:36, closed)

Currently inexplicable does not mean always inexplicable
And also there is a huge amount of post-hoc distortion going on.

"I saw a hooded figure and there was an odd sound" is hardly inexplicable
(thefuckestuppest cheapened this, on, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 17:18, closed)