(May 30, 2015 at 1:00 pm)Pyrrho Wrote:(May 30, 2015 at 6:16 am)robvalue Wrote: It is a mix. Some are just frauds, plain and simple. Some seem to believe that they have some mysterious power, but that it is not completely reliable, so it can fail tests. Some probably believe some of their bullshit, while also adding some fraud to what they are doing, to make it more profitable.
I think it should all be illegal and regarded as fraud, unless and until someone can properly prove that they actually have the powers that they claim. In other words, until someone is able to win the million dollars from James Randi, it should just be illegal and people should be punished for fraud.
Exactly. What really rolls my eyes backward is when the police rely on psychics to help them in murder investigations. Why not just slaughter a sheep and read it's entrails instead? They should know better.
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."--Thomas Jefferson
