Medium fun

[Wij]

‘Psychic’ Joe Power and the Two-Man-Mob « The Merseyside Skeptics Society

Made me giggle.

 

[nath]

Christ, what an utter spacker.

 

[rynnor]

I think medium's are utterly despicable parasites who exploit the bereaved - anyone claiming the title should be shoved inside for fraud.

 

[nath]

To be fair, I expect there are plenty of mediums who genuinely believe they're psychic. It's easy to see that there'd be people who are naturally gifted at cold reading and don't even realise they're doing it.

 

[rynnor]

To be fair, I expect there are plenty of mediums who genuinely believe they're psychic. It's easy to see that there'd be people who are naturally gifted at cold reading and don't even realise they're doing it.

Really? Surely you'd know if you were actually communicating with the dead - I think it would be kinda obvious.

 

[Scouse]

Really? Surely you'd know if you were actually communicating with the dead - I think it would be kinda obvious.

This.

It's like the millions of religious people who know they're talking shit. Believing is an action - and the action is lying to yourself about all sorts of crap...

 

[Raven]

Derren Brown did a good show about it, half the time its suggestion and the other half its fishing for clues.

 

[nath]

This.

It's like the millions of religious people who know they're talking shit.

Oh please, you honestly think that religious folk don't actually believe in the bullshit they claim to?

 

[Scouse]

Oh please, you honestly think that religious folk don't actually believe in the bullshit they claim to?

A lot of them do. But a lot of them don't.

That "crisis of faith" shit - it's because they don't believe and it upsets 'em. So they do what is necessary to believe again - which is lie to themselves and try not to think about the bullshit

 

[Shagrat]

Christ that powers bloke is a right tool

 

[nath]

A lot of them do. But a lot of them don't.

Sure, but I'm simply saying that there are plenty of psychics out there who *do* believe they actually possess these powers.

 

[Scouse]

Sure, but I'm simply saying that there are plenty of psychics out there who *do* believe they actually possess these powers.

I'm trying to think it's possible. But I just can't see it in the western world.

Maybe some shaman who's been brought up from birth in some backward isolated culture somewhere and spends half his life on peyote. But not in England...

 

[Shagrat]

I'm trying to think it's possible. But I just can't see it in the western world.

Maybe some shaman who's been brought up from birth in some backward isolated culture somewhere and spends half his life on peyote. But not in England...

im sure theres a few people on housing estates in the UK that fit those criteria tbh Scouse

 

[nath]

I'm trying to think it's possible. But I just can't see it in the western world.

You're out of your mind. You find it easier to accept that people believe in an omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent being that created all of existence than someone believing that they have psychic abilities? I know which I find much more easy to stomach*.


*To clarify, they're both obviously total bollocks.

 

[Scouse]

I think I have a hard time with it because if they practice being psychic they have a continual stream of evidence that they're batshit crazy.

But then, I think you're actually right. My rather crazy lil bro thinks that there's something to runes

Consider my opinion reversed in the light of reasoned argument

 

[nath]

I WIN. Yay!

 

[Scouse]

You'd think so, but even as I type my victory pie is in the oven.

I shit you not! Venison, mushroom and red wine. If I can be arsed I'll attempt a photo and then a post of ultimate victory.

If I can be arsed....

 

[Wij]

Derren Brown Investigates - 4oD - Channel 4

 

[Wazzerphuk]

He's doing a new show in Yankland where he basically goes over and tries to pass himself off as a psychic in front of them all. It's going to fucking destroy them.

 

[nath]

Whaddya call a vertically challenged psychic who recently escaped custody?

Spoiler

A small medium at large!

HAH!

 

[old.Tohtori]

Funnym even if a bit one sided. Not too sure it happened just like that.

About what Scouse said; A...don't think so

 

[Wazzerphuk]

He's doing a new show in Yankland where he basically goes over and tries to pass himself off as a psychic in front of them all. It's going to fucking destroy them.

He's also doing a new show tour. About 6 weeks at Shaftesbury, and other venues around the country. Bagged tickets this morning.

 

[megadave]

I hope you heckle the shit out of him.

 

[Ch3tan]

The guy that trained / mentored Derren Brown was one of our landlords in 2009. Bloody annoying negotiating with him!

 

[Wazzerphuk]

You *will* overpay...

 

[Ch3tan]

More like he wouldn't, he was our landlord, as in we were his agents. Git was playing multiple agents off and multiple offers off against each other, and he was very good at it.