These articles were very interesting. I have seen these "psychics" on t.v. and I always knew they were full of it. Alot of people spend millions of dollars a year on these folks , so it was cool to see how they did it. In the part where Ms. Coleman talks about going to the casino to practice, she showed us that it didn't really take that much to become a psychic. She said that she had prepared somewhat, but didn't really know that much about the whole charade of being a psychic. I know that the people who do this for a living have probably perfected the art of picking out things about clients and going with them, but it doesn't take supernatural powers to be a psychic, just a bit of good luck and a small amount of acting skills.I would love to see people that actually think that they are psychic try to take Randi up on his $1M Challenge. He said that the only brave soul to try it had failed it miserably, as I'm sure just about every other one would too. I don't believe that anyone has psychic powers. If they did, the media would jump all over it, and then psychologists would run 400 tests on the person, and we would know about it. Sylvia Browne is not a psychic, she is a good actress. If there are all these psychics out there, why didn't they tell us about the Oklahoma City bombing, or about Hurricane Andrew?People that go to psychics might think that psychics are real, but unconciously they are just wanting to hear positive things, or to get an answer to a problem. Some of them might actually get help, not from the psychics themselves, but from what they psychic brings out in the person's mind. I am not saying that everyone who goes to a psychic is crazy, but for most people, psychics are the last resort. They think that maybe, just maybe, this psychic can solve all their problems, or tell them that things are going to get better. I think psychics are like placebos; they don't actually do anything helpful, but they plant the seed in...
