The Spirits of the Dead ArenaEUR(tm)t amongst Us! Then Who Are?

When speaking of the spirit world, people in general tend to think of the deceased for whatever reason when speaking of spirits. Whenever the spirit world is mentioned, it hasn't anything to do with the deceased nor deceased loved ones. Scripture says in Ecclesiastes 9:5, "As for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all!" Also 1 Corinthians 5:3 says, "Absent in body, but present in spirit with the Lord!" Then who are pretending to be spirits of the dead, masquerading as spirits of the dece