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- From: kellym@wowee.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Kelly Martin)
- Newsgroups: alt.paranormal
- Subject: Re: re: psychics and other related phenomena
- Message-ID: <kellym.0381@wowee.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
- Date: 21 Nov 92 23:07:33 MST
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- In article <ballard.45@adlibv.adelphi.edu> ballard@adlibv.adelphi.edu (Terry Ballard) writes:
- > My observation is that when somebody advertises himself as a psychic and
- > charges us a quarter to see his act, it is certainly just that. The real
- > psychic things that I have seen were not controlled by anybody - they just
- > happen. Does this mean that they are not worth knowing about? Of course
- > not.
-
- Has anyone considered the possibility that a true psychic (or any other
- holder of unexplained abilities) would not only refrain from this "money-
- making sideshow," but would also completely avoid any kind of publicity?
- It wouldn't be hard to imagine a number of reasons as to why this might
- be the case.
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- A wise psychic might realize that he has an enormous potential for
- destruction, even in the figurative sense. I believe that most true
- psychics would never avail themselves to scientific tests, or at
- least purposely fail them if it were forced upon them. Any ideas?
-
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