Erin is totally right, but I wanted to offer one other piece of insight.
To the people saying that experiences can be "induced," you are correct. However,
1) Just because a scientist can "induce" my leg to move with a shock to the right part of the brain, doesn't mean I can't freely move my leg when I chose. It just means they have an understanding of the mechanism I use to achieve that goal
2) All of our senses can be duped. Computer generated imagery fools us day after day, perfume smells like flowers, and artificial fur feels like real fur -- we pay for such stimulus! I am not impressed that someone can fool another into believing they have experienced communication with spirits.
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