Your Views, Beliefs, and Criticism of Psychics?

[Ifreann]

But all the tarot cards and crystal balls are nothing more than crap.

There are psychics who can predict stuff, but they just happen to have a stronger intuition than most people.

And your evidence for this claim...?

The tarot cards are a device that can be reasonably accurate given the right interpretation of the card meaning,

Yes, if you twist the meanings, you can fit them to reality. That goes to the creativity of tarot card readers, not the accuracy of the magic of decks of cards.

but the crystal ball is little more than decorative for them.

I find it wonderfully amusing when psychic believers arbitrarily pick magic they're sceptical of.

[Ifreann]

Is this one of those "It only works when you already believe it works" deals?

When you're open to it working, more likely.

Or when you're open to fooling yourself and calling it magic.

[Southern Babylonia]

When you're open to it working, more likely.

Or when you're open to fooling yourself and calling it magic.

When did I say "magic"?

It's a genuinely helpful, calming, and thought-provoking thing, so whether it's "magic" or not doesn't matter much. You can call it a form of meditation.

[Nidaria]

Though such gifts as ESP are likely possible, all psychics are scam artists. They try to defraud the gullible of money by putting on a clever, but empty, show.

[United Republics of Aralon]

Technically everyone is a psychic, you just have to BELIEVE

No but seriously....

You just gotta capture those few psychic moments ya have (a feeling similar to those gut feelings, or those premonitions that end up being correct) and say to your self "ima psychic" or do something of the like. Some people are stronger psychics than others

Me? Pretty damn weak psychic

Although i DID predict 3 earthquakes and 4 fire alarm malfunctions correctly :0 thats why i believe :0 it was COOL >:D :3

But all the tarot cards and crystal balls are nothing more than crap.

I have predicted (in a dream) the name and hair color, (and I have even got her face quite right) of a new teacher in school, when I was eight, yet I didn't believe it was supernatural for a moment. My theory was that I saw her somewhere on the street ( lived in a fairly small town) had heard her name mentioned, and you pretty much can tell both newcomers to a city and teachers by sight, and I put it together in my dreams. I do believe subconscious reasoning is very powerful, but nowhere supernatural. ( I tend to guess results of chemistry problems and then just explain my solution later on.) As for earthquakes, you are probably a very perceptive person who is sensitive to magnetic shifts( like cats and many other animals are), which tend to precede storms and earthquakes. Were there any storms within a few days or so before the mentioned fire alarms went wrong? Because storms can wreck cheap electronics pretty well.

[Ifreann]

Or when you're open to fooling yourself and calling it magic.

When did I say "magic"?

That was me, not you.

It's a genuinely helpful, calming, and thought-provoking thing, so whether it's "magic" or not doesn't matter much. You can call it a form of meditation.

If it isn't in some way like being a psychic, why did you bring it up?

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Though such gifts as ESP are likely possible,

And how did you come to that conclusion?

[Ifreann]

Technically everyone is a psychic, you just have to BELIEVE

No but seriously....

You just gotta capture those few psychic moments ya have (a feeling similar to those gut feelings, or those premonitions that end up being correct) and say to your self "ima psychic" or do something of the like. Some people are stronger psychics than others

Me? Pretty damn weak psychic

Although i DID predict 3 earthquakes and 4 fire alarm malfunctions correctly :0 thats why i believe :0 it was COOL >:D :3

But all the tarot cards and crystal balls are nothing more than crap.

I have predicted (in a dream) the name and hair color, (and I have even got her face quite right) of a new teacher in school, when I was eight, yet I didn't believe it was a supernatural for a moment. My theory was that I saw her somewhere on the street ( lived in a fairly small town) had heard her name mentioned, and you pretty much can tell both newcomers to a city and teachers by sight, and I put it together in my dreams. I do believe subconscious reasoning is very powerful, but nowhere supernatural. ( I tend to guess results of chemistry problems and then just explain my solution later on.) As for earthquakes, you are probably a very perceptive person who is sensitive to magnetic shifts( like cats and many other animals are), which tend to precede storms and earthquakes. Were there any storms within a few days or so before the mentioned fire alarms went wrong? Because storms can wreck cheap electronics pretty well.

You know how animals detect earthquakes before humans do? They spend most of their time lying on the ground.

[Zavea]

as the world's most accomplished psychic, i predict that the sun will set this evening.

[Ifreann]

as the world's most accomplished psychic, i predict that the sun will set this evening.

I don't buy it.

[Nidaria]

Though such gifts as ESP are likely possible,

And how did you come to that conclusion?

Although telepathy is not proven, it would be foolish to consider it nonexistent without making a thorough investigation into the matter. Much of the mind is yet unknown to us, and we do not fully realize its potential. I consider ESP on the same level as alien life: not proven but likely, yet often used by wierdos for their selfish gain,

[Zavea]

as the world's most accomplished psychic, i predict that the sun will set this evening.

I don't buy it.

trust me. i've predicted thousands of sunrises and sunsets with a 100% success rate.

[United Republics of Aralon]

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[Ovisterra]

I thought the title said "Physics" and I was working up to a rant.

But yeah, this sums up my feelings.

[Great Nepal]

I don't buy it.

trust me. i've predicted thousands of sunrises and sunsets with a 100% success rate.

Better reduce that success rate then. 'Round this part of town, we didn't have a sunrise because of clouds, so it can not set.

[Ifreann]

And how did you come to that conclusion?

Although telepathy is not proven, it would be foolish to consider it nonexistent without making a thorough investigation into the matter.

On the contrary, it would be foolish to think that some people have magical powers simply because we haven't checked every single person and ruled them all out. Possible and likely are very different words.

Much of the mind is yet unknown to us, and we do not fully realize its potential.

Next you'll tell me that we could see the future if only we could use a greater percentage of our brains.

[Des-Bal]

Psychics are people very gifted at determining what someone wants believe and then telling them that. You can tell someone's political leanings, socioeconomic status, and energy level before they've said anything. That allows you to figure out what you can say to get them to give you more money. Much like magicians they're plying a legitimate trade, they're just lying about what exactly their skillset is.

[Southern Babylonia]

When did I say "magic"?

That was me, not you.

My bad.

It's a genuinely helpful, calming, and thought-provoking thing, so whether it's "magic" or not doesn't matter much. You can call it a form of meditation.

If it isn't in some way like being a psychic, why did you bring it up?

I don't think all psychics call their "art" magic either.

[Cosara]

I am a non-denominational Christian (though my beliefs are closest to those of Baptists).

I don't believe in Psychics.

[Czechanada]

Though such gifts as ESP are likely possible, all psychics are scam artists. They try to defraud the gullible of money by putting on a clever, but empty, show.

Must resist sardonically pointing out hypocrisy. Almost going to... Can't help myself...

[Cosara]

Though such gifts as ESP are likely possible, all psychics are scam artists. They try to defraud the gullible of money by putting on a clever, but empty, show.

Must resist sardonically pointing out hypocrisy. Almost going to... Can't help myself...

Go ahead.

[Ifreann]

You know how animals detect earthquakes before humans do? They spend most of their time lying on the ground.

You take pleasure in setting everyone right or what?

Yes, it's quite entertaining. Give it a try some time.

Seismogrpahs are more sensitive than any sense of touch can be

That would be why we use seismographs instead of chihuahuas.

and birds can predict earthquakes too.

How exactly do you determine this? What is it that birds do that indicates an oncoming earthquake? How is that different from what they normally do?

Yet animals often sense it earlier.

Or pet owners employ confirmation bias and attribute their pet's behaviour to prediction rather than just them fucking about.

ANd the core of earth is a big rotating chunk of molten metal that generates earth's magnetosphere and when pressures in this core shift the magnetic filed shifts too.

And supposing that's true, so what?

[Ifreann]

That was me, not you.

My bad.

If it isn't in some way like being a psychic, why did you bring it up?

I don't think all psychics call their "art" magic either.

I'm sure they don't. Doesn't really answer my question, though. If this "shamanic journeying" is just a form of meditation, why mention it when we're talking about psychics?

[Southern Babylonia]

My bad.

I don't think all psychics call their "art" magic either.

I'm sure they don't. Doesn't really answer my question, though. If this "shamanic journeying" is just a form of meditation, why mention it when we're talking about psychics?

I think many people interpret them as one in the same, and decided to make the distinction.

But you're right, I apologise for not answering earlier.

[Nidaria]

Though such gifts as ESP are likely possible, all psychics are scam artists. They try to defraud the gullible of money by putting on a clever, but empty, show.

Must resist sardonically pointing out hypocrisy. Almost going to... Can't help myself...

Explain. I never claimed I was a psychic, nor do I believe in them.

[Normandywe]

Psychics, very much like magicians, are merely entertainers--it is only by foolishness have they been interpreted otherwise.