Autosuggestion

Self-delusion

Intervention by a spirit/ghost

Intervention by paranormal creature

Telekinesis

Telepathy

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If telepathy exists, which I also personally doubt, it is again a possibility that in a seance, the questions are answered by those who ask them. The answers are broadcast and the whole group then subconsciously knows the answer and in a manner similar to those discussed in the Autosuggestion section, they all ensure that the correct answer is achieved.

Again, if this is the mechanism a séance should be able to answer questions that a participant knows the answer to but not otherwise. Correct answers to suitably obscure questions would tend to make one consider an alternative mechanism. For a discussion of incorrect answers see Self-Delusion.

 
 


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