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"Psychics" or "Psychos"?

darkman2

Anyone else find people who claim to be able to predict the future a little, I dunno, wierd? And the people who actually ring them up on the radio or whatever even wierder?

Also it always seems to be good news. Never "your going to die next week" (exception for your wan from 2fm successfully predicting the death of G Ryan 2 hours in advance, though im sure thats just coincidence) or "be killed by a plague of locusts" or whatever?

And the fact they actually get paid by broadcasters for acting all looney is strange in itself. It's a conspiracy of loopiness.

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Nodin

darkman2 wrote: »

Anyone (...) loopiness.

"headers, chancers or cnuts" would be a bit more appropriate.

Also, we need a poll.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Psychos? No...

Con artists? Yes...

No matter what they tell you, you will be able to relate to some of it. Even if it's only a little of what they say, that's what you are going to focus on. You will forget about the stuff they got wrong and you will subconciously reinforce what they have told you and just believe it.

genericguy

every last one of them is a liar and a fcuking charlatan. there's a 1 million dollar prize for completing Randi's test (see wiki) that has been available for years yet none of them have ever managed to claim it.

galwayrush

It entertains extremely silly people, and easily gets them to part with money;)

The Mad Hatter

Lyle Narrow Poetess wrote: »

Psychos? No...

Con artists? Yes...

Not necessarily. The successful ones, certainly, but many people who claim psychic powers are really just gullible and/or deluded. Many professional psychics make as much money off people like this as they do off people whose futures they claim to be predicting.

There's a long, enlightening, slightly uncomfortable chapter on it in Derren Brown's book Tricks of the Mind, which I recommend for many reasons.

Prof.Badass

Psychosis is not the same as psychopathy.

So no, they are not "psychos", but they are delusional

Nodin

genericguy wrote: »

every last one of them is a liar and a fcuking charlatan. there's a 1 million dollar prize for completing Randi's test (see wiki) that has been available for years yet none of them have ever managed to claim it.

For edutainment, as the man says.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnDHPOWXFVI

karlog

It's sad to see how many people believe in this sh*t

bluto63

darkman2 wrote: »

Anyone else find people who claim to be able to predict the future a little, I dunno, wierd?

No, just dumb

darkman2 wrote:

And the people who actually ring them up on the radio or whatever even wierder?

Even dumber

Deus Ex Machina

These soi-disant psychics are at best an obstacle to the progress of reason and logic among the populace, at worst heartless charlatans who prey on people at their weakest by offering them a last chance to speak to deceased loved ones, and in doing so distort the grieving individual's memories and take a lot their money in exchange for this "service".

orourkeda

Spelling weird wierd is weird.

mikom

darkman2 wrote: »

Anyone else find people who claim to be able to predict the future a little, I dunno, wierd?

Loada bollox
Uri Geller said that he was deeply shocked at the unexpected death of Michael Jackson.
Some Psychic he is.

Mrmoe

I generally class them in the same group of people who say they speak/communicate with god/gods.

efb

like yer wan that said her sacking on 98fm was unexpected...

[Deleted User]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKyzBe0CA2Q

Too tired to write a full reply but a right bunch of cnuts

StormWarrior

Has anyone heard of the so-called psychic Angie Kruger? Her spirit guide is supposedly Richey from the Manic Street Preachers (even though his body has never been found, he may not even be dead). She has a radio show in the UK and is starting a TV show in the US. She gives readings and I once phoned her show for a reading. It was absolute bollox. When I got on air, I said that I wanted to speak to Rich, meaning of course her spirit guide Rich (as she calls him.) But she totally misunderstood what I meant, and wrongly thought that I had a deceased friend named Rich who I wanted to contact. From my voice she wrongly guessed my age, and said that she had the spirit of my teenage friend Rich coming through to speak to me.

I said that I don't have a deceased friend named Rich, and unable to backtrack live on air, she was like, "well you must have cos he's here!" She then gave me a reading, and everything she said about my interests, friends and personality was totally, totally wrong. (for example she said that I'm a talented musician deeply involved in the music scene, which is about as far from the truth as you can get.)

I know someone who had been in contact with Kruger, and Kruger told this woman that Richey's spirit told her that during his lifetime he had been date-raped by a man he met in a gay bar. She made up similar rubbish to tell to other people. We later found out that Kruger had been a big fan of Richey and had a copy of his tattoo and went to his shows before he disappeared. A bit of a coincidence that your favourite rockstar would become your spirrit guide!

I heard of one woman who was tricked by this so-called psychic into giving her alot of money, the "psychic" then got into an argument with her and assaulted her and smashed up her car!

NC27

Well this sums it up for me.

AckwelFoley

Show me a psychic that cann pick the winning lotto numbers and i'll show you a genuine psychic.

It all bull****.

Riddle101

Let me try predict the future. I can see a darkness coming on this thread, a thread filled with anger, annoyance and stupidity. I predict a huge argument will break out eventually and this thread will go on for a futher 20 pages or so with posters arguing non stop until someone sees sense to close the thread.

If i'm wrong, then I guess i'm not a psychic. If i'm right, I told ya so.

eightyfish

darkman2 wrote: »

"Psychics" or "Psychos"?

Add a poll, a poll!!

If they don't really believe what they say then they’re con artists. If they do believe it, then they’re psychos. They are only psychics if they’re fictional characters.

ChocolateSauce

All liars and con artists. Every last one.

thetonynator

Keith Barry claims to do it as well.

Therefore any chance of anyone believing it is now gone. . . .:pac:

eightyfish

thetonynator wrote: »

Keith Barry claims to do it as well.

He had a psychic vision in which he saw a Derren Brown performance. Then he copied it.

Erica<3

I personally do go to a psychic regularly and she's bang on with everything and fairly reputable, but i woul dnever, ever, ever, ring a hotline or anything like that, more than likely it's people just chancing their arm, and any of your previous calls or texts are saved to a database so can be easily accessed and sussed out and whatnot. Whereas if you go to a psychic who has set up their own shop or whatever, you're more likely to find one that actually is the real deal.

WhiteRussian

vinylmesh wrote: »

Psychosis is not the same as psychopathy.

So no, they are not "psychos", but they are delusional .

I roffled

m@cc@

I don't see them as anything other than a bit of harmless fun. As the saying goes 'a fool and his money are soon parted'.

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Erica<3 wrote: »

I personally do go to a psychic regularly and she's bang on with everything and fairly reputable, but i woul dnever, ever, ever, ring a hotline or anything like that, more than likely it's people just chancing their arm, and any of your previous calls or texts are saved to a database so can be easily accessed and sussed out and whatnot. Whereas if you go to a psychic who has set up their own shop or whatever, you're more likely to find one that actually is the real deal.

lol

Pace2008

Erica<3 wrote: »

I personally do go to a psychic regularly and she's bang on with everything and fairly reputable, but i woul dnever, ever, ever, ring a hotline or anything like that, more than likely it's people just chancing their arm, and any of your previous calls or texts are saved to a database so can be easily accessed and sussed out and whatnot. Whereas if you go to a psychic who has set up their own shop or whatever, you're more likely to find one that actually is the real deal.

So do her a huge favour and tell her about One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, and maybe politely request a small portion of her earnings for giving her the heads up.

KevinVonSpiel

Pace2008 wrote: »

So do her a huge favour and tell her about One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, and maybe politely request a small portion of her earnings for giving her the heads up.

No percentages! Just ask for a straight up finder's fee!!!

Orangutani

This guy is hilarious. Seriously, try to spend 5 minutes on this site without pissing yourself.

http://www.kodasplace.com/