Can I ask what scientific perspective ? I've watched a few of these Haunted shows with that annoying Yvette Fielding woman and its all pretty much faked by the look of it.
There's nothing scientific about it Ramone, They're just good at leading questions to get their "Facts" and are very good at exploiting vulnerable people who are in a difficult place like when they've just lost a loved one
Ripping then off is bad enough but preying on people who are mourning is the lowest
Basically Ramone, Most Haunted is primarily an entertainment show and it's produced as such. I know a few paranormal groups who are just normal lads and lasses passionate about the other side and hauntings etc and they use all sorts of scientific equipment and experiments to try and capture events. Not so much evidence but events. There is admittedly some remarkably weird sh*t caught on some of these devices but none can be claimed to be 'evidence'. I believe in spirit energy though and that everything in the universe is ultimately one energy and one consciousness. That energy still lives when we've gone. Not saying it's ghosts but it's energy that has the capacity to interact and to create movement and visual distortions.
Even "naïve" and "stupid" people could be described as vulnerable.
I disagree. If any sane person believes that a person paid to divulge details of deceased loved ones is genuine then it's difficult to have sympathy. Sympathy for their grief yes but not their stupidity. I'd be more likely to believe a person NOT paid to do the same thing but still i'd be naive or stupid.
I'm not saying it's ok Sturtz. I agree with you but you have to factor in the intelligence of the audience member. If I go and watch a medium show it is likely to be at a nice theatre and i'd pay about 20 quid a ticket. It's a show. It's done to make the medium lots of money. If anyone genuinely holds the belief that the medium is communicating with dead relatives then surely they have more of problem than simply grief?