Beliefs depend a lot on how we have been taught to think, and if we grew up in a superstitious environment, we will probably be superstitious.
When things go bump in the night (that is, I hear or see or feel things I can't explain), the first choice is just to say, "I don''t know" rather than jump to unwarranted conclusions. It is better, even, to conclude hallucination than be so arrogant as to think one's brain always tells the truth.
I know personally that hallucinations can be convincing and scary, as I have had them from time to time throughout my life. I have come to see them as a quirk that doesn't quite work right in my mind, often internal talking to oneself that gets misidentified as incoming sounds and converted by the brain into the experience (qualia) of hearing voices.
Just remember that it is not necessary to believe everything one hears.
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