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...