# Are The Dead Resentful? What Do Mediums/Channelers Say? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 28, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dead-resentful-what-do-mediums-channelers-say/555347 "2010-09-28T14:02:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dead-resentful-what-do-mediums-channelers-say/555347/1 "2010-09-28T14:02:58Z")
In classical times, the dead (when contacted by the living) are usually pissed off because they were not buried properly, or their relatives have not observed the proper standards of respect for them . Now, I notice that not many people visit their relative’s graves-does this piss them off? Logically, why should a dead person care if nobody plants flowers, mows the lawn, etc. on his grave? Of course, murder victims would have a legitimate beef-do they ever complain (through mediums)? If we accept that the dead move on to a better place (i.e. heaven), why should they be concerned about the fate of their mortal remains? WE are not the ancient Egyptians, who made every effort to protct the bodies of the dead, and keep them safe in elaborate tombs. ---
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dead-resentful-what-do-mediums-channelers-say/555347/2 "2010-09-28T14:24:35Z")
According to the myths told by popular tv series, the happy dead move on to a better place, while those that hang on to their grudges have to stay around until they resolve their issues. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dead-resentful-what-do-mediums-channelers-say/555347/3 "2010-09-28T14:32:50Z")
Are the dead resentful? No. They are fertilizer. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dead-resentful-what-do-mediums-channelers-say/555347/4 "2010-09-28T14:38:53Z")
If the OP is serious, there isn’t the slightest reason to believe (and every reason _not_ to believe) that dead people have any surviving awareness or consciousness whatsoever, nor is there any reason to believe that anyone has ever been able to communicate with them. “Mediums” are con artists performing a stage act. If the OP is just being tongue in cheek, the current boilerplate for “medium” and “Channeler” acts is that the dead are in a good place and the living should not worry about them. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dead-resentful-what-do-mediums-channelers-say/555347/5 "2010-09-28T14:47:29Z")
Are the dead resentful? No, they are grateful. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dead-resentful-what-do-mediums-channelers-say/555347/6 "2010-09-28T15:01:37Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Are the dead resentful? No, they are grateful. Thanks 😃 ---
**Author:** ![StrangeBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@StrangeBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrangeBird)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dead-resentful-what-do-mediums-channelers-say/555347/7 "2010-09-28T20:53:08Z")
New [del]scam[/del] business opportunity for mediums! Let your loved one choose their own casket and funeral service. That way, you can be sure they are satisfied with the service, and won’t return to wreak vengeance. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dead-resentful-what-do-mediums-channelers-say/555347/8 "2010-09-28T23:20:53Z")
They aren’t resentful, at least the older ones. I read Sylvia Brown’s book where she asked questions of her spirit guide, a 2000 year old Indian (or whatever), and the spirit guide said it was great on ‘the other side’ and they had: “lots of parties”. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dead-resentful-what-do-mediums-channelers-say/555347/9 "2010-09-29T01:31:45Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > > [@kayaker](#): > > > > Are the dead resentful? No, they are grateful. > > Thanks 😃 Am I the only one that took, like, 10 hours to catch on to this? Best wishes, hh ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-dead-resentful-what-do-mediums-channelers-say/555347/10 "2010-09-29T01:32:40Z")
\*\*Are The Dead Resentful? What Do Mediums/Channelers Say? \*\* The dead are dead. What mediums and channelers say is lies and bullshit.