spiritualists

Spiritualists believe that human beings are made up of body , soul , and spirit .

他们相信人由灵、魂、体三者组成，灵寓于魂之中，而灵与魂又寓于体之中。

The group is called Secular Spiritualists .

这群人被叫做世俗唯灵论者。

To communicate with spirits , spiritualists sometimes meet in small gatherings called s é ances .

为与死人的灵魂沟通，通灵术士有时要举行几人参加的小规模的降灵会。

After a number of years trying to communicate with her through spiritualists , he gave up-deciding the whole thing was bunkum .

在尝试和母亲用精神交流一些年后，他放弃了&认为这整件事是骗人的。

Although many scientists dispute spiritualist claims , spiritualists defend their beliefs . They claim that communication between the living and the dead has been scientifically verified .

科学家也对通灵术提出质疑，但笃信者称死者与活人之间的沟通是超自然现象，无法用科学方法证实。

They think skeptics might bring malicious prosecutions to force spiritualists to prove in court that they can heal people , see into the future or talk to the dead .

他们认为那些怀疑者们可能进行恶意起诉来强迫魂灵师在法庭上证明能治愈、遇见未来、和死者对话。

Over the past decade , there is a steady growth of the Secular Spiritualists to around 42 % , while the Traditional Materialists now number about 31 % .

在过去的一个世纪里，世俗唯灵论者人数已上升到了42%，而传统物质主义者则只有31%。