Dear James, dear Mark,
Yes, all this wide-spread material of the so-called History or Sci-Fi channel is the the source of growing belief in ghosts worldwide. The presented material is very cleverly sold to many countries, also to Germany. But I repeat, it is part of the political machinery. To my knowledge, no larger religious community is somewhow interested in ghosts. And there seems to any an ethical level in this discussion too:
Should museum staff really do "ghost tours" to increase income or visitor figures?
Regards
Christian Müller-Straten
"James Schulte" <[log in to unmask]> schrieb:
> The History Channel has shown many,I guess all those shows on there are
> bogus
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> Subject: Re: Ghosts at historic sites
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> Ghosts and hauntings are pure popular culture, as well as the bread and
> butter of numerous historic sites and facilities. That is exactly why there
> are so many shows on tv and elsewhere. People eat it up. Consider that most
> of them air on the Sci-Fi channel.
>
> I do not personally believe in them, never having seen any evidence capable
> of convincing me of the existence of anything metaphysical. I often wonder
> if our visiting public truly believes in such things, or if they are just
> running off of the hype and the stories. Perhaps they are lumping them in
> with angels and devils as similar metaphysical and unproveable beings. Most
> of the time I doubt people ever really consider it at all.
>
> I know several people who say they believe in ghosts, but who do not claim
> to have seen any, which I find confusing. Ghosts appear to be similar if
> not identical in psychological form to UFOs and miracles. If you are
> convinced you have seen one or the other, then you have substantive doubts
> that need to be addressed, but otherwise it is a matter of pure
> opinion/belief.
>
> I am however totally open to any form of substantive proof.
>
> Very interesting. Makes me wonder if ghosts can swim, because I know
> several places in New Orleans that are haunted to the gills. Opinions?
>
> Mark Janzen
> Registrar/Collections Manager
> Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
> Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
> Wichita State University
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> <i>Sorry, but there are no ghosts. Museum interpretation work has nothing
> to
> do with (TV) nonsense.</i>
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> Yet another biased comment that has no business being in the Museum world.
>
> (Long time lurker) If the people, aka the public, aka the people who come
>
> to the museum, are interested in a subject, then yes, the subject should be
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> addressed no matter your PERSONAL views upon it. Museums are supposed to
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> present objective information on the subjects that interest the public.
> Now, of course, what you don't want to do is have a few "psychics" running
>
> through the house/building/museum. Instead, approach it as you would any
> other subject. Write up a full history of the previous owners, anyone who
> died mysteriously in or around the house, and eye witness accounts. The
> museum/house might want to adopt and write up a policy that they do not
> either believe nor disbelieve in the paranormal and add that to exhibit.
> That, at the very least, should give you a good start.
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> Sincerely,
> Elizabeth
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> >Subject: Re: Ghosts at historic sites
> >Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:08:00 GMT
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> >Dear Marilynn,
> >
> >Sorry, but there are no ghosts. Museum interpretation work has nothing to
> >do with (TV) nonsense.
> >
> >Best regards
> >
> >
> >Christian Mueller-Straten
> >
> >
> >"Marilynn Havelka" <[log in to unmask]> schrieb:
> > > We are receiving a number of requests from companies or individuals
> > > interested in doing stories on ghosts at our historic house or
> >clairvoyants,
> > > or those interested in doing seyonces (sp?). Also it is one of the most
> > > frequently asked questions from individuals on tour.
> > > I would like to know what other sites, museums etc. do to accommodate
> >the
> > > above or do you discourage it. Do you incorporate it into the
> >programming,
> > > encourage discussion or allow filming for same.
> > >
> > > I welcome any feedback!
> > >
> > > Thank you
> > >
> > >
> > > Marilynn Havelka,
> > > Chief Administrative Officer
> > > Ruthven Park National Historic Site
> > > 243 Hwy. #54, Box 610, Cayuga, ON
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