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Both are man-made belief systems *POINT 1 and that spiritualism is the belief that the dead can communicate with the living and vice a versa & that there is an * POINT 2 afterlife reincarnation. * POINT 3 Also that the dead can provide useful information to those seeking it and asking for it from the spirit realms.
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As a +30 years Spiritualist I read this stuff and have to accept they're notions - mistaken ones - held perhaps by many who know nothing about Spiritualism. For the sake of accuracy I'll address the points individually.
* POINT 1 Spiritualism isn't a "belief system" because the movement, philosophy and religion are NOT based on belief. The fundamental message of Spiritualism is that of the survival of all us beyond death. It provides evidence of that message by way of contact via mediumship with those who have gone before.
Based on evidence of identity provided in such communication, individuals may consider that their personal evidence represents - for them individually - proof of survival. It is, however, important to note that Spiritualism does not claim to PROVE any such thing; only to provide evidence that individuals can assess for themselves.
* POINT 2 The notion of reincarnation is a step beyond the fundamentals of survival and is one about which debate continues. By contrast,
Spiritism holds the principle as fundamental to what it teaches.
* POINT 3 Spiritualism does not claim to provide any useful information as is suggested above.