Mediums and psychics

Reaper 392 said:
There is a Derren Brown program where he passes out very long statements to 10 individuals (5 from another country, 5 from here) and asks them to rate how accurately they portray the individual. most say it is pretty high. Then they are asked to swap the statements roun d so that they all have a different one. This is how they find out all the statements are identical.
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That's a redoing of a classic experiment with astrology. Bertram Forer, 1948. The average perceived accuracy was very high - 85%.

I've just found an even better one. Michel Gauquelin offered very detailed astrological reports for free to anyone who cared to send him the necessary details to draw up their personal chart, blah blah. 10 pages of completely personalised astrological analysis and all they had to do was report back on how accurate it was. The average perceived accuracy was 94%. Every person received an identical report, as with Forer, but there's an extra twist. The report was compiled from the birth details of a notorious serial killer, who confessed to killing 63 people.

Astrology, mediums, psychics of various kinds...all this blather has been debunked so many times. It's pure faith with utter disregard for reason or evidence, so it's impossible to reason with anyone who believes in it.
 
The whole psychics thing is such an obvious con, I'm glad the government at least determined it only "entertainment" a few (no idea how man) years ago.

Unfortunately, even though we know it's all breeze, it's not entirely disprovable.
 
Thankfully my girlfriend isn't quite so guillible to believe in all that please fully star swearing even if she did I wouldn't let one in the house.
 
don't pay her...

Mention that as she's psychic you know she would have already known you wouldn't be paying her and thank her for still agreeing to do the session for free while knowing she wouldn't be paid at the end of it.
 
So I guess the old Darth Vader joke from behind a curtain wouldn't go down too well then...

You : "Luke (use GF's name instead), I know what you are getting for Christmas."

* await GF's call for you to go away *

You : "I can feel your presents."
 
Are you not embarrassed your missus is that daft?!

Can't believe these people can still make a living in the 21st century. :mad:
 
Can I read your palm for you Sir ?



Lucky Heather, Lucky Heather, LUCKY HEATHER. **** you're Cursed !!!


WUT :p
 
Murf said:
Are you not embarrassed your missus is that daft?!

Can't believe these people can still make a living in the 21st century. :mad:
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Not really. It's what she believes. I just don't like the cash aspect.

There's millions of people believe in a big friend in the sky, this is no worse.
 
Just to put the record straight a Genuine palm/T leaf reading person Cannot take money for a reading. As soon as they do then they are not Gen. ;)



And when I say Genuine I mean that in the loosest form possible. :p
 
Lysander said:
This is a very good chance for you to connect with the universe and your past incarnations, as well as your written future. I wouldn't miss the opportunity.
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Lysander said:
Women are the life forces of the universe, nuit, as symbolised by the Mother Goddess, the Triple.
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Can we have an adult to aisle nine please? Aisle nine, adult requested, unsupervised child. Thank you.
 
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