I don't understand why the psychic business is legal... it's a major scam...

[IGBT]

look what the global warming hoaxers are getting away with. what's the diff??

 

[Titan]

if taking advantage of gullibility were illegal the world would not have a purpose.

 

[Nitemare]

Because some people are stupid and gullible?

Supply and demand

 

[TheKub]

I sense that you have no sense of adventure.

 

[SearchMaster]

We had a psychic come into one of my off-the-wall classes in college. She was the "psychic consultant" for the movie Poltergeist. She did some "readings" for several of the students in the class, and was remarkably dead on. It wasn't general crap like "There's someone dead...starts with an 'S'..." either, it was pretty specific ("you work at the student newspaper and are struggling with..." "you have a boyfriend in the south part of the state and are wondering if you should break up with him").

I also had the sister-in-law of my wife's sister (her husband's sister, who I had met once or twice) go to a hairdresser (IIRC) who claimed to have psychic powers. She went into great detail about how my mother (who had recently passed) was trying to get in touch with me. She had a lot of details of my life that neither could have known.

I don't necessarily believe in psychic powers but I don't entirely dismiss it either.

 

[Spacehead]

Originally posted by: Arcadio
I've seen dozens of psychic businesses all over the city, and they all offer fortune-telling, palm reading, tarot card reading, etc... and people pay for that...

Is that even legal? If it is, why are they allowed? What's stopping anyone from opening a psychic business just to take advantage of gullible people?

Psychics /fortune tellers have been around a long time. I'm trying to figure out why this is still around

Maybe i'm just mad i didn't think of it first.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: IGBT
look what the global warming hoaxers are getting away with. what's the diff??

Who put a nickel in you?
You forgot your trademark "eco KOOK", BTW.

 

[HumblePie]

for the same reasons that applies to all religions?

 

[Wheezer]

Originally posted by: Arcadio
I've seen dozens of psychic businesses all over the city, and they all offer fortune-telling, palm reading, tarot card reading, etc... and people pay for that...

Is that even legal? If it is, why are they allowed? What's stopping anyone from opening a psychic business just to take advantage of gullible people?

sounds like someone got ripped off.

Wrong lottery numbers?

 

[OhSnap688]

Well, freedom to do whatever you want. If you want to scam people and make them believe that you really can see their future then so be it. If the person is dumb enough to seek the help of a psychic then that's their loss.

 

[gorcorps]

A fool and his money are soon parted

 

[Chaotic42]

In that case prostitution and weed should be legal. Maybe they could sell them in a money-saving combo pack.

 

[spacejamz]

AT the end of the psychic session...Will that be cash, visa or mastercard? I dunno lady, you tell me!!!!

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Lots of scams are legal.
Homoeopathy
Chiropractic
Ear candles
Acupuncture
Vitamin pills (mostly)
Organised religion
Tarot
The Secret
Anything on Oprah
.
.
.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: spacejamz
AT the end of the psychic session...Will that be cash, visa or mastercard? I dunno lady, you tell me!!!!

you know how i know psychics are liars? they keep taking my check! they canlt see the bouncing check in the future? lol

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Lots of scams are legal.
Homoeopathy
Chiropractic
Ear candles
Acupuncture
Vitamin pills (mostly)
Organised religion
Tarot
The Secret
Anything on Oprah
.
.
.

I know you enjoy thinking so & repeating one flavor or another of the above post, but not everything in that list is a scam. There was a recent study that attempted to prove that acupuncture was just that. The outcome was "okay, this chi stuff, and energy stuff, that's bullshit, but there's something going on that we can't figure out or explain." They don't know how it works.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Lots of scams are legal.
Homoeopathy
Chiropractic
Ear candles
Acupuncture
Vitamin pills (mostly)
Organised religion
Tarot
The Secret
Anything on Oprah
.
.
.

I know you enjoy thinking so & repeating one flavor or another of the above post, but not everything in that list is a scam. There was a recent study that attempted to prove that acupuncture was just that. The outcome was "okay, this chi stuff, and energy stuff, that's bullshit, but there's something going on that we can't figure out or explain." They don't know how it works.

Oh really? You mean this recent study? I'd agree that if you read the abstract you'd be under the impression that acupuncture has at least some effect. Trouble is, the scam artists that wrote the paper are twisting their results in the abstract. What the study actually showed was that acupuncture did indeed have an effect - exactly as much of an effect as the placebo! If you're going to claim that the placebo effect is as good as an effective treatment, why bother with the placebo control at all?

For you to read if you're genuinely interested in the skeptical perspective. I'm more than keen to hear your feedback on both the study and this analysis if you've got time.

 

[Gothgar]

did anyone mention that it is for entertainment

 

[Fenixgoon]

i find your lack of faith disturbing.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
i find your lack of faith disturbing.

These aren't the neffers you're looking for.

 

[guyver01]

Psychics cannot distinguish between different realities within the multiverse...

What they tell you is occurring in a specific reality somewhere in the multiverse.

They just can't determine if it's this reality or an alternate reality.


The lotto numbers were 4 17 22 35 39 44 but, because you farted, a fly died, and a tsunami off Africa didn't form, which didnt cause a shift in wind patterns, which made different numbers come up.

See what happens when you fart? someone loses the lotto.

 

[Mr. Lennon]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
We had a psychic come into one of my off-the-wall classes in college. She was the "psychic consultant" for the movie Poltergeist. She did some "readings" for several of the students in the class, and was remarkably dead on. It wasn't general crap like "There's someone dead...starts with an 'S'..." either, it was pretty specific ("you work at the student newspaper and are struggling with..." "you have a boyfriend in the south part of the state and are wondering if you should break up with him").

I also had the sister-in-law of my wife's sister (her husband's sister, who I had met once or twice) go to a hairdresser (IIRC) who claimed to have psychic powers. She went into great detail about how my mother (who had recently passed) was trying to get in touch with me. She had a lot of details of my life that neither could have known.

I don't necessarily believe in psychic powers but I don't entirely dismiss it either.

My friends mom has dreamed up two winning lotto numbers. The first one she told her friend to use which won her 5 grand. The next one was for 50,000 dollars...but she never made it to pick up the ticket because she got caught up at work and forgot. Yeah she was pissed.

You know as much as I knock religion, I still can't help but wonder about things like this. Is there some sort of energy that connects us? Are these "special" people really able to tap into it?

 

[EricMartello]

Originally posted by: Arcadio
I've seen dozens of psychic businesses all over the city, and they all offer fortune-telling, palm reading, tarot card reading, etc... and people pay for that...

Is that even legal? If it is, why are they allowed? What's stopping anyone from opening a psychic business just to take advantage of gullible people?

Sounds like someone got swindled by a sly-talkin jamaican lady.

 

[Sea Moose]

if people are dumb enough to pay for then why cant they offer the service, by some peeps philosophy Macs should be banned.

Swish

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Originally posted by: Barfo

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: Arcadio
I've seen dozens of psychic businesses all over the city, and they all offer fortune-telling, palm reading, tarot card reading, etc... and people pay for that...

Is that even legal? If it is, why are they allowed? What's stopping anyone from opening a psychic business just to take advantage of gullible people?

No one's won a lawsuit to stop them, it's been attempted. They have a pretty good lobby of their own.

Besides, they see the lawsuits in advance and have years to prepare for them.