Re: [MEDIA] Science and the Seance

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:30:46 +0100, Dirk Bruere at Neopax
<dirk.bruere@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Francis Cameron wrote:
>
>> In message <a1g8h11lkm1qjvb9m7j2bli58blhjirc5o@xxxxxxx>, Mike Hubbard
>> <mhubbardNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>
>>> This article is on the BBC's website. It links in with a programme on
>>> BBC2 tomorrow (Wednesday 30th).
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4185356.stm
>>>
>>> Science and the Séance
>>> Wed 31 Aug, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm 60mins
>>>
>>> Tracing the 150-year history of the Spiritualist religion, this
>>> programme reveals the unlikely and surprisingly close relationship
>>> between science and a religion that not only claims there is life
>>> after death, but that communication between the two worlds is
>>> possible.
>>>
>>> Using rare private footage and stills, gripping personal testimony and
>>> interviews with theologians and historians of science, the film
>>> explores the cultural, social and technological influences that
>>> informed the movement's development. [S]
>>>
>>> Subtitles Stereo Widescreen
>>>
>> Thank you so much for posting this info. I'm currently writing an
>> article on Spiritualism and Wicca and may well benefit from watching
>> this programme.
>>
>> Thanks again ..
>
>Shirley Ghostman...

I'd forgotten all about Shirley Ghostman! For people who don't know,
this was a programme on BBC3 where a comedian called Mark something
pretended to be the disturbed and sexually ambiguous psychic Mr
Shirley Ghostman, with long blond hair and a white suit. It was a bit
like Ali G, where he was sending up gullible members of the public.

But it made a serious point, in a way. Scientists are just as likely
to be fooled by conjuring tricks and "cold reading" as anyone else. It
will be interesting to see what the documentary has to say about it.

.

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