fear of ghosts, n.All

The Fear of ghosts (n.) outlasts ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠disbelief, as Lichtenberg's man who did not believe in them yet was not even afraid of them shows — not all are free who mock their chains.

The Fear of ghosts (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠still deep in our bones, though unconscious; it shows when educated witnesses sign séance reports and later withdraw their names because what they saw is "impossible."