Frequently Asked Questions About Spiritualism. This section is created to provide answers to some of those Frequently Asked Questions regarding Spiritualism. Reading them in the order presented will provide a fuller understanding of the Science, Philosophy, and Religion of Spiritualism. The questions below are excerpts from the NSAC Spiritualist Manual. (click each question for the specific answer). What Is A Spiritualist? Can a Spiritualist Accept the Teachings of Jesus? Is Spiritualism a Religion? What Is a Medium? What Is This Influence on the Medium? How Do You Know This Influence Is Exercised by Spirits? Then Are These Mediums "Fortune-Tellers?" But Do They Not Foretell the Future? Then of What Use Is Spiritualism, If Not to Predict the Future? In What Way Could That Be Possible? Is Spirit Communication Necessary to Bring This About? What Other Benefit Is Spirit Communication? Why Do Your Mediums Not Confine Themselves to This Teaching, Instead of Giving the Messages We Generally Hear? But Why Do Mediums Accept Fees for Their Work? Why Was Spirit Communication Not Established Long Ago? Then Must We Be Highly Educated to Receive Spirit Communications Direct? But Some of Your Mediums Seem to Have Little Education? Some Manifestations Seem Childish, of What Use Are "Rappings," and the Like? To What 'Natural Forces' Do You Refer? Are You Willing to Submit to Scientific Investigation? Then Why Has Not Science Demonstrated Your Claims? Then Why Do Scientists Reject These So-Called Facts Your Claims? Why Do You Not Attempt to Convince The Scientific World?