John Jackson
8th June 2006, 12:05 PM
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-p2sideb4770683jun07,0,3027348.story?coll=ny-entertainment-bigpix
Psychics and mediums may be in hot demand, but a shrill chorus of naysayers warns that many of them are out to snow you.
Why does pointing out a scam to the public make one a 'naysayer'?
James Randi, a former magician who has spent decades debunking claims of the paranormal, doesn't believe that any psychics are real.
"I haven't met an authentic psychic or medium yet," he scoffed.
He "scoffed" ::)
Randi rose to fame in the 1970s challenging the spoon-bending feats of Uri Geller, but has since turned his blistering skepticism on celebrity psychics-mediums Sylvia Browne, John Edward and others.
WTF is "blistering skepticism"?
Although this could have been a worthwhile article highlighting the dangers of psychic scam artists it seems to have been written by an idiot.
Imagine if it was a piece about pyramid schemes. How stupid would the author look if she was calling those who warn against the scam as "scoffers".
What if it was warning against a used-car salesman selling dangerous ringers. Would those who warned against it be labelled as having "blistering skepticism"?
No, it would be stupid to ridicule those who highlight scams as they're offering valuable information which protects people. So why does this idiot do exactly that? Perhaps she believes in psychics.
I doubt that she realises just how stupid she's made herself look.
Psychics and mediums may be in hot demand, but a shrill chorus of naysayers warns that many of them are out to snow you.
Why does pointing out a scam to the public make one a 'naysayer'?
James Randi, a former magician who has spent decades debunking claims of the paranormal, doesn't believe that any psychics are real.
"I haven't met an authentic psychic or medium yet," he scoffed.
He "scoffed" ::)
Randi rose to fame in the 1970s challenging the spoon-bending feats of Uri Geller, but has since turned his blistering skepticism on celebrity psychics-mediums Sylvia Browne, John Edward and others.
WTF is "blistering skepticism"?
Although this could have been a worthwhile article highlighting the dangers of psychic scam artists it seems to have been written by an idiot.
Imagine if it was a piece about pyramid schemes. How stupid would the author look if she was calling those who warn against the scam as "scoffers".
What if it was warning against a used-car salesman selling dangerous ringers. Would those who warned against it be labelled as having "blistering skepticism"?
No, it would be stupid to ridicule those who highlight scams as they're offering valuable information which protects people. So why does this idiot do exactly that? Perhaps she believes in psychics.
I doubt that she realises just how stupid she's made herself look.