RE: US man sues psychic who 'promised to remove ex-girlfriend curse'
October 6, 2021 at 9:29 am
(This post was last modified: October 6, 2021 at 9:35 am by Brian37.)
(October 6, 2021 at 8:54 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(October 6, 2021 at 8:36 am)Brian37 Wrote: There are no such things as "psychics". There are just people conning others. The worst of these bunches are the ones whom insert themselves into murder cases to get attention. Sylvia Brwone couldn't even predict the year of her own death correctly, she was off by a decade if I remember correctly. I remember when she was face to face with James Randi, and told him he had heart issues. Well, at the time, considering his age, how was that magic?
I am going to bet this suit is going to get thrown out, unless the judge is superstitious themselves. P.T. Barnum "There is a sucker born every minute."
Of course there are psychics. Don't be daft. Simply because they're all frauds doesn't mean they're not psychics. It's a job title, not an indication of supernatural ability.
For the record, Barnum never said that.
Boru
Certainly the word and label exists sure. But they do not have the power of anything real. It is still a con.
Just like the lady in the box isn't really being sawed in half in the magic show.
It is a mental con on their part. It only seems real to the people who are gullible enough to buy their crap.
If one wants to believe in Santa or Unicorns bad enough, they will.
(October 6, 2021 at 8:54 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(October 6, 2021 at 8:36 am)Brian37 Wrote: There are no such things as "psychics". There are just people conning others. The worst of these bunches are the ones whom insert themselves into murder cases to get attention. Sylvia Brwone couldn't even predict the year of her own death correctly, she was off by a decade if I remember correctly. I remember when she was face to face with James Randi, and told him he had heart issues. Well, at the time, considering his age, how was that magic?
I am going to bet this suit is going to get thrown out, unless the judge is superstitious themselves. P.T. Barnum "There is a sucker born every minute."
Of course there are psychics. Don't be daft. Simply because they're all frauds doesn't mean they're not psychics. It's a job title, not an indication of supernatural ability.
For the record, Barnum never said that.
Boru
https://medium.com/skeptikai/the-real-st...b9a7220d34
Ok then, why is it widely attributed to P.T. Barnum then? If he didn't originally say that, could it be said he repeated it and popularized it?
Could it be like some of Edison's claimed inventions that he really didn't invent, but merely beat his competitors to the patent office?
