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Found this pic on a blog post about psychics.
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/fake-psychics-scam-billions/
I know, its redundant. All psychics are fake and a scam, but some are worse than others.
When most people think of psychics they conjure an image (see what I did there) of someone dressed in robes in a mystically decorated parlor who reads your palm or the tarot cards for $40. They are making a meager living giving people a bit of harmless entertainment. Some may actually think they have powers, some may know its all an act, but whats the harm?
In truth, however, many psychics are predators who scam people out of hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of dollars. They prey on the vulnerable and the desperate and can ruin lives. This is not a benign industry.
A recent report from Toronto is just one of many a steady stream with no expectation of ending. They report stories of people who have been victimized by psychics promising to turn around their fortunes, while parasitically bleeding them of as much money as possible.
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Capt.Rocky300
(1,005 posts)progressoid
(50,748 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)I sure don't.
I see Sylvia Browne (AAAYYYEEEEIIII!) and the equally despicable John Edward taking advantage of people when they are most vulnerable. I see Uri Geller....
and Dion Warwick commercials.
progressoid
(50,748 posts)Our library has about 30 of her books and a few of her audio books.
Capt.Rocky300
(1,005 posts)from her every couple years. The fleecer and the fleeced.
frogmarch
(12,226 posts)the nicest way possible.
Major Nikon
(36,900 posts)Cartoonist
(7,532 posts)Why is it ok to ridicule psychics but not religion? Why must religion be accorded respect when it's just a variation of the same scam?
Christianity predicts life after death without any proof.
Major Nikon
(36,900 posts)Send $10 to the Church of the Sacred Bleeding Heart of Jesus located somewhere in Los Angeles, California.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)The amount of property owned.
onager
(9,356 posts)Some fascinating excerpts from Mark Edwards' 2012 book, "Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium:"
http://www.alternet.org/belief/i-was-one-americas-top-psychics-and-all-them-complete-fraud
While there, you might enjoy perusing the web site of Edward's publisher, Feral House. "High-quality books on controversial topics." If you're looking for a book of vintage crime scene photos or a history of the American skinhead movement, Feral House is the place. I have no connection with them, other than being a happy customer:
http://feralhouse.com/
progressoid
(50,748 posts)Feral House has a bunch of books I would love to have! Maybe I'll drop some hints to family members for my birthday.
Thanks for that link.