BP: UK Mentalist Derren Brown describes
Spiritualism as ugly, how do you describe it?
PE: I think it’s unavoidable in the kind of society
that we live in. It would be nice if one day it was no
longer "necessary", but I’m not sure if
it will happen. Peoples’ need will always override
logical objectivism.
BP: When people watch a magic
show, they are asked to suspend disbelief and enjoy something
special, yet when
people watch a medium or psychic perform, they are told
it's real. Do you think that this is wrong and can you
see any parallels in what a psychic or medium does and
what
a magician or mentalist does?
PE: No, I don’t think it’s
wrong if the implication is that it shouldn’t be
allowed. Free...