James Randi has taken on these frauds. The most famous was Sylvia Brown, whom told Randi he had heart issues. Well no shit, lots of people of his age at the time have heart issues. She also decided guess at here own death, turns out she ended up being 10 years early from that "seeing".
And I forgot the other guy, whom he watched do his trick, then explained that the guy was basically fishing and leading his mark. I used to know a math trick that worked the same way. You'd ask the person to pick a number 1 through 100 but not tell you. Through a series of questions, you come up with the number they were thinking of. No magic, no mind reading, just a trick.
I don't mind those who admit it's a trick, but I hate the cons who prey on the vulnerable.
And I forgot the other guy, whom he watched do his trick, then explained that the guy was basically fishing and leading his mark. I used to know a math trick that worked the same way. You'd ask the person to pick a number 1 through 100 but not tell you. Through a series of questions, you come up with the number they were thinking of. No magic, no mind reading, just a trick.
I don't mind those who admit it's a trick, but I hate the cons who prey on the vulnerable.
