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Scientific data is not the real divider, and it's not simply a matter of opinion. What's wrong with common sense? The only things in support of this are a combination of ignorance, motive and self-deception. Also, have you ever noticed that people who participate in these things are often either in their teens, or are emotionally naive?
Yes, it is kind of sexy to believe in ghosts, spirits and all. It means that after we die, maybe there's something exciting to look forward to. Maybe there are mysterious forces afoot that we have no knowledge of, or maybe these things just make for a more exciting story. Let me go through the factors:
Ignorance: Coincidence happens more often than you think. The brain is a more finely tuned machine than you imagine, it is also working a lot harder, knows more things, and communicates with other people on levels you are not personally aware of. Life is actually a lot more exciting you realise, without resorting to magic and fairy-tales. However, people who engage and believe in these types of things either lack the education, the imagination, or the experience to realise this fact. You will probably get over it as you get older. Also, when you go through puberty, what with all the hormones pulling you around, it's easy to believe that there are magical and special powers in existence in the world - as you get older, this will pass.
Motive: You want to feel special, you want to feel as though there is something other than what you see as a mundane, boring existence, you want to feel as though there is something higher, because you are just getting to the age when you start to realise that you need to step out on your own and not rely on your parents to care for and protect you. These imagined higher forces can be good or they can be evil, but they are however products of your own mind, and say more about your state of mind or the state of the relationships you are in with the people you are with when you do a ouija board.. Which leads me to...
Self-Deception: Human beings are 1st class self-deluders, in fact much of the higher brain's time is spent rationalising the actions of ourselves and others (much like I'm doing here, but we wont go into that) By believing in these types of things, you get to imagine you have special powers, that you are of interest to dead people, that there are things in your future that can be revealed to you, and a whole host of other juicy things that the young mind finds exciting, tempting and desirable (see motive). People delude themselves all the time, because it makes life easier, understandable, or just more fun.
Anyway, I think I've pretty much covered it. The main point is, no, you've not been had by anyone else, but are instead are 'having' yourselves. Use your youthful energies for something less destructive, less delusional, less bollocks.
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