Popular psychiscs who have been debunked
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Popular psychiscs who have been debunked
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by Transilvanian » Sep 24, 2016 7:50 pm
Hy. There are a lot of mediums, and other psychics who are very popular, have their own shows, and a lot of people are believing them. But... do you know some of the very popular self-declared psychics who have been debunked?
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Re: Popular psychiscs who have been debunked
#2 by Thomas Eshuis » Sep 24, 2016 8:13 pm
Depends on what you mean by psychics, but one of the most famous examples are probably Uri Geller and Peter Popoff:
You might want to check more of Randi's videos and his own forum.
You might want to check more of Randi's videos and his own forum.
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Re: Popular psychiscs who have been debunked
#3 by Fallible » Sep 24, 2016 8:25 pm
I'm sure we've had this thread before.
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She never listened to no hater, liar,
Breaking boundaries and chasing fire.
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Re: Popular psychiscs who have been debunked
#4 by BWE » Sep 24, 2016 10:45 pm
This title seems a bit odd. It sort of suggests to me that maybe there are popular psychics that are legitimate.
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Re: Popular psychiscs who have been debunked
#5 by BlackBart » Sep 24, 2016 11:32 pm
Fallible wrote:I'm sure we've had this thread before.
Yup. I suggest Transylvanian that reads the answers he ignored the last time he posted the same inane question
http://www.rationalskepticism.org/post2 ... l#p2037773
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Re: Popular psychiscs who have been debunked
#6 by Transilvanian » Sep 25, 2016 12:34 am
Ohh.. Damn it.. I have forgotten that topic. Sorry guys, please delete this
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Re: Popular psychiscs who have been debunked
#7 by I'm With Stupid » Feb 25, 2019 2:11 pm
John Oliver's main feature this week.
One thing I was wondering was whether there is anyone who genuinely believes that they're psychic, and I honestly can't find a single example. Obviously people currently making a living as a psychic is going to maintain the pretence that they are being genuine, so they're not reliable. With religious people, I know that they're (generally) not faking it from atheists who used to be religious and admit that they genuinely believe it. But I've never seen or read an interview with a former psychic who says they genuinely believed that they had special powers and now realise they were mistaken, although I have read about former psychics who admit it was all a con. But you'd think that there might be a few who genuinely believe themselves to be psychic. A bit like those martial artists who genuinely think they have special powers and so invite a proper martial artist to fight them and suddenly realise that they don't.
One thing I was wondering was whether there is anyone who genuinely believes that they're psychic, and I honestly can't find a single example. Obviously people currently making a living as a psychic is going to maintain the pretence that they are being genuine, so they're not reliable. With religious people, I know that they're (generally) not faking it from atheists who used to be religious and admit that they genuinely believe it. But I've never seen or read an interview with a former psychic who says they genuinely believed that they had special powers and now realise they were mistaken, although I have read about former psychics who admit it was all a con. But you'd think that there might be a few who genuinely believe themselves to be psychic. A bit like those martial artists who genuinely think they have special powers and so invite a proper martial artist to fight them and suddenly realise that they don't.
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Re: Popular psychiscs who have been debunked
#8 by felltoearth » Feb 25, 2019 2:13 pm
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Re: Popular psychiscs who have been debunked
#9 by Alan B » Feb 25, 2019 2:34 pm
I get the same. Which is stupid since I can watch it on TV in the UK a couple of days later...
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Re: Popular psychiscs who have been debunked
#10 by I'm With Stupid » Feb 25, 2019 3:00 pm
Alan B wrote:I get the same. Which is stupid since I can watch it on TV in the UK a couple of days later...
That's why you get the same, no doubt.
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Re: Popular psychiscs who have been debunked
#11 by BlackBart » Feb 25, 2019 9:12 pm
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