Psycho-logists are just like fake psychics except they are far worse and charge way more money. Psychologists make up shit as well and take advantage of people who are vulnerable. The sad thing is, people of science can't prove anything either. They have no idea of the after life. I think James Van Praagh is one of the few genuine psychics out there. I would rather spend my money on him than a psychologist any day.
@RastaBloodification Psychologists are scientists who study the brain. Psychiatrists are the ones who put you on a couch, charge you like $200 and then say you're only depressed because you wanna bang your mum. I'm with you: Freudian psychiatry is mostly horseshit, but psychology is legitimate science.
Skeptics are fearful of the "afterlife"?! How funny! It's the other way around. People who are fearful of death need to believe that death is not the end. The "Pascal's wager" approach is just as fearful. Carl Sagan said "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" (he may have been paraphrasing someone else). If someone wants me to believe in life after death then they need to show me proof, not tell me I need to take it on "faith".
@1empathy Really rather depends on what the 'evidence' is and how it is interpreted, no? Under Sharia Law for instance, a woman has not been raped unless someone saw it actually happen. And Christopher Hitchens is a UK born nazi asshole now embraced by the US. Wonder why ...
@carriemaizey your opinion of hitchens does not change the truth of the statement, so your opinion of him as a nazi asshole can be dismissed as you provide no evidence.
I used to hate Michael Shermer LOL because he would attack everything I wanted to believe in...however, now that i've become more of a skeptic myself I love him :D
The only "openness" in James Van Praagh's life is his gaping asshole for his new lover. Not that there's anything wrong with that of course. But lying to people who's relatives have just died is very wrong, and we all know it.
Then TELL ME how he KNEW my son died from a hanging and that it was accidental and that his father murdered a man? He knew my sons name and he knew too much for it to be "hits and misses". YOU ARE FULL OF SHIT.
@RIE3AZ Well, PT Barnum was right, there´s a sucker born every minute. Are you really this stupid or you just play dum? Man, you deserve to be ripped off by this moron.
"There are no endings, only beginnings" - That explains the allure of this crap right there. People are afraid of death and don't want to accept the idea that life just... ends. Its a coping mechanism - "This life may be tough, but when I die there will be a world of paradise for me!"
lol, the ppl in america are really stupid to believe those charlatans, we in europe stoped to believe in ghosts 300 years ago. I really laugh about this hoax and the naive ppl in the US. We have trickster in Europe too, they try to exploit old naive ppl on Home order television but to talk with ghosts is just utter nonsense, those ppl must be jailed, because its a crime to exploit distressed ppl
@sharpanator Where in Europe are you and your arrogance from? The Europeans have many examples of contact, from Constantin Raudive to Marcello Bacci to The Scole Group, the list is endless. I'm from England. By the way.
@carriemaizey What the f.. are you talking about? I just wanted to have an adult conversation with you, someting that I see that it´s just not posssible. Your are not only an idiot, but delusional
@ebrobaru The.video.is.about.contact.with.the.deceased. Geddit? Adult conversation with someone so obviously obtuse is impossible. And your remarking I am 'delusional' shows you have no understanding of the English language. Moron.
@ebrobaru Well, what an intelligent and comprehensive overview of psi phenomena. Dear me, how I have missed out on that 'adult conversation' with you. I'm kicking myself LOL!
Van Praagh says exactly what people want to hear; "There are no endings, only beginnings." If only there were evidence of such a claim, I would be the first to be overjoyed at this discovery. Atheists don't want to die either, lol. But this is just garbage; and thank goodness for Shermer and those like him out there debunking it.
@SuicideSeattle You consider that a valid response? This is nothing but a statement and makes no point. NO one can say there is no magical teapot orbiting Jupiter or flying spaghetti monster either, or unicorns, this is a non statement. Circular logic and fallacy is the refuge of hucksters ans snake oil salesmen.
@evilyig What I said is a statement more then a opinion of mine in my second comment. You know what I said though is true on a afterlife or God. Your examples can be studied because they are objects and something obtainable I am sure you will agree with this when you take a second look at your comment and that it is different from my point and statement.
If you know the tricks why can't you reproduce them? A mean psychology also has found a way to outstand among the crowd by critizising Van Praagh. Too easy Mr Psycholog
@NOxdeNOx Many people have duplicated VanPraagh's tricks, Derren Brown is one of the more famous, Michael Shermer and James Randi are others. VanPraagh isn't actually even very good at his scam, others do it better but are of course also just scamming people:)
@WhiteyMcKrackerHonke It would be very easy to prove his "abilities", but he can't. And he always refuses serious tests, like most err..con-men for instance also do? : )
van praagh is a scumbag and a terrible human being, along with john edward. they should be ashamed of themselves and should be thrown in prison for taking advantage of and preying upon people the way they do.
MIchael shermer is not a skeptic but a real real IDIOT a farse skeptic.. he just trol for the sake of being popular in tv . he was present in a session with 10 people with james as witness by program unsolve mysteries and most people there were stunned how accurate james was in most things.. watch his idiocy try to explain how james was correct in his reading ..he is debunked by the same people that were there present there. watch..
Unsolved Mysteries: James Van Praagh Pt. 1 on youtube.
@Vann7 all Said.. if your skeptic of the spirit world or people with this ability.. is all fine.. nothing wrong with wanting real evidence.but trully don't follow this clown.. called MichaelSherme because he is not a genuine skeptic.. he is just in the business of skepticism just for the popularity of it.ask him about 911.. he is one of the idiots who believe the goverment story. even with the overwhelming *scientist* evidence that exist that proof the official version was a major cover up .
It's interesting to me that Shermer begins with a lengthy ad hominem attack. Then he moves on to say it's just good guesswork, that even he could do it (although he can't demonstrate that). He then cites science, but nowhere does he cite scientific evidence. The scientist used no science, and therefore forwarded his viewpoint with religious faith.
Thank You Michael. For more be sure to take in the great, revealing episode" The biggest Douche in the universe" (John Edward) season six episode 15 by the masters of myth debunking Matt Parker and Trey Stone.
What is enlightenment?Feel like there is a lot more?psychic abilities and powers, it is all possible.THE-HIDDEN-SPIRITdotCOM It is time to lift the veil.
So it seems, different persons come to different conclusions from the same evidences and what does that show? ONE test is almost NEVER SUFFICIENT for an informed conclusion. We need multiple tests to see what is really going on! And besides if no tests were conducted then there would be no useful information about whether these 'paranormal' or pseudoscientific explications really work .. that is why TESTING them is ***very important***
How many different people have to debunk bozos like this Van Praagh before people finally get it?!
Do I think there's a possibility of true psychics out there - sure why not but idiots like this who have been REPEATEDLY proven wrong....uh my head hurts now =/
These so called Pyschics are all living off of dead people and deperate family members trying to connect to the otherside. Quite frankly, when I die I want to be left alone and there is no need to contact me I am busy having a conversation with GOD!
@ebrobaru who has created a special group? Sheldrake? The video is him in a lecture in the course of discussing his findings he mentions the challenges to them. Often the dogmatic skeptics are dishonest. There is no group attacking skeptics it is quite the other way around. Dogmatic skeptics are zealots who are religious extremists. They ignore facts and attack ideas because they do not match their set world view. They ARE NOT scientists. Which are you? A rational or dogmatic skeptic?
Prove it Shermer. You say you could do it. You go do it. Lets see what results that yields. You know full well that your words do not debunk an thing. It takes evidence.
@caseybv74 If they are ''OPEN MINDED'' then they should be openminded to the possibility that they are WRONG ... I will accept existence of psychic powers and communication with the dead .. but ONLY with sufficient evidence!!!
@DoctorTachyon Dean Radin has been shown to cherry pick data. Sheldrake´s group: "In fact, the so-called Association for Skeptical Investigation is a group of pseudo-skeptical paranormal investigators and supporters who do not appreciate criticism of paranormal studies by truly genuine skeptics and critical thinkers. The only skepticism this group promotes is skepticism of critics and criticisms of paranormal studies." try again
@DoctorTachyon Prove it! Where has been shown the Radin cherry picks data? Shermer has been shown to be a liar who will "debunk" studies without reading it or conducting studies to properly test results he disagrees with. Like you he says something and acts like that all is needed. Randi has been shown to out right lie about studies he has conducted and then avoided responding to challenges to show those studies. You try again. Give evidence. If you want mine watch this videos I suggested.
@ebrobaru What of the results of other scientist that match Radin's findings? Watch Dean Radin speaks at google for them As for Randi Sheldrake talks of his dog experiment that Randi claims to debunk in his own study. When asked to present it he would not respond. Sheldrake goes to the board of Randi organization where Randi then says the study was done, no else saw it, but he lost in a flood, but trust him he did it. Obvious lie. Dogmatic skeptics are no better than any other religious zealot.
@DoctorTachyon What scientists talk about Radin´s work? Sheldrake experiment was not such. He claims that somehow the dogs do communicate telephatically with their masters. However he fails to prove how. Randi doesn´t perform studies, he just seeks prove to what others claim. Why doesn´t Sheldrake reproduce his experiment with controls unlike what he did? He is just skeptical of skeptics just for the sake of it.
@ebrobaru He doesn't "claim" he does experiments to come to a conclusion. Goto his website he provides his data. Radin speaks at google where he discusses the work of other scientists in PSI and their results. Randi does claim he did a study to debunk Sheldrake. He lied about the study, and what happened to it. Radin and Sheldrake are scientists. They do study and publish them. You are making comments without knowing what you are talking about right now. Go research and come back for a whoopin.
@DoctorTachyon Yes, Sheldrake created this group. It´s called Association for Skeptical Investigation. Look it up before you comment without knowing. Radin is making his claim out of the data he has studied, not of the experiments he himself performed. All scientists, by definition are skeptics. Otherwise we would be talking about a cult or religion. Too bad that Radin who claims that ESP is real, can never properly recreate it in lab tests himself.
@ebrobaru Oh but he has recreated the results as have the other scientists who have done the work. Watch the video I suggested. You will have all the data you crave. Regardless of the group this is not where I found this information on skeptical fudging of facts lying and responses without investigation.
@DoctorTachyon It´s interesting that you claim that he has found evidence for ESP and other paranormal stuff, yet no one in the scientific community even turns to look at it.
@ebrobaru Well that's called bias and a taboo. Dean Radin's lecture at google is called "Science and the taboo of PSI". He speaks to this point. The fact that the current scientific community ignores and avoids data that challenge their world view is nothing new. What matters is the truth. Have you looked at the clips I suggested? What if these findings are not falsified? What then? Are you skeptical religiously or skeptical rationally. Can you change your view when science provide the evidence?
@DoctorTachyon Of course I can change my mind whenever science proves something new, anything. Science, not some guy that for some reason, claims to be the object of a conspiracy of all science community. Why would this conspiracy against him exist? What for?
@ebrobaru It's a taboo in science! Not a personal conspiracy. Debating whether science has a bias when it comes to "paranormal" studies is not a debate. It does. It is common knowledge. Come now lets not play stupid here.
@ebrobaru Because most scientist embrace a view where mind IS brain. Where the idea of mind being beyond body is the realm of the religion. Of course you could hear a real scientist explain it to you "The taboo of psi in science". I find most "skeptics" won't even look at the evidence of any view point that challenges theirs. Here's your chance to show yourself you have the guts to be a rational skeptic. Evidence for PSI and an explanation of the taboo of psi in science in ONE video.
@DoctorTachyon Don´t you think that if there was really even a tiny possibility that PSI is real, that scientists all over would be all over it? That scientists would spend a lot of time and resources trying to explain it, and thus becoming famous, achieving awards and grants and companies and governments would try to gain advantage of it somehow? Scientists would have a completely new field to thrive in and study? Why deny it? What for? I really don´t see it
@ebrobaru you are now doing phase two of the skeptic denial stages. I've heard this before. A million skeptics use this same excuses to avoid dealing with scientific data. No the science world does not embrace it. They claim that the scientist "cherry picks data", falsifies claims (sound familiar) on and on. Why do you not rush to hear the videos I suggest. You are the very picture of bias. Because you don't want to change. You are the same as any other religious person. You just don't know it.
@DoctorTachyon Even if whatever is on that video was true, I am not a scientists, so mine would not be a quialified opinon. And still it would be an opinion only, just like yours. Why don´t you answer a simple question?
@ebrobaru I answered the question. (religious loyalty to form of thinking). Why won't you watch a vid? Scared... Yes you are. It is obvious. You are not interested in truth. You are interested in securing your world view.
@DoctorTachyon Oh, I will watch the video. But I have explained that it wont matter, since I am not an authority in that matter. No, you have not answered the question? Why would they scoff at it? Why not embrace and study it as something new? Just like they did with quantum physics, nanotechnology and a multitude of new fields? Who draws the line and why?
@ebrobaru in my opinion it is because most have grown in a world where these things have been tied to silly religions. So taking on these ideas is sub-consciously taking on religion. At some level it is also the fear that accepting these things opens the door to the God conversation. At the end of the day it is about keeping your world view intact. And be clear that physics has had idea which have me with great challenge as well. People resist change. You opinion is quite valid.
@DoctorTachyon If we follow that line of argument, then when quantum physics came about, it could also have been linked to religion, but it somehow wasn´t.
@ebrobaru Really? You can't see a connection between say someone have a dream of a future event and how that relates to religious thinking? What if science finds that man has the ability to foresee future events (it has) then one has to discuss the possibility of religious prophecy being true (notice any dead animals dropping from the sky or washing up on the shores?). Quantum physics has no direct line to religion. Stop being stupid.
@DoctorTachyon It has? When and by whom? And give me something solid not your typical circular argument. If you think that giving objective examples is stupid, then I don´t see this conversation going on very long
@ebrobaru Watch the Dean Radin video I gave you. All these questions are answered there. The taboo, the precognition experiment. The scientists, the data, all of it. This conversation has gone on quite a bit. Time for you to look at my evidence. Search: "Science and the taboo of psi" with Dean Radin or look at my page. It is the top favorite.
@DoctorTachyon I have wateched the video and the explanations. He does make some good points. Still, the facts are not a 100% just like he presents. I have read the comment section also. A whole bunch of people point out exactly the same flaws as I have trying to do here to you.
I have also taken a look at your channel. I see you are a very big fan of numerology. I hope that you don´t want to pass that also as science
@ebrobaru Funny you should say that. I am actually a numerologist. I have no studies to show you. My personal experience and testing shows me it is a real phenom. You would have to make up your own mind on that.
Glad you watched the video and open minded enough to say there are "good points". You may be a rational skeptic after all what a pleasant surprise.
You see on my page my interests rule nothing out. I look at things objectively and with an open mind.
@CherrinaCherryPie Search this video "Vedic Astrology: Michael Shermer vs Jeffrey Armstrong ". There is the evidence you are looking for. It is a experiment Michael Shermer set up for an astrologist. The astrologist gets 77% true hit rate with only a name and birthday. Evidence.
@DoctorTachyon That is NOT good evidence; that was only one trial, small sample size, absence of control group; how can we know what good 77% is if the baseline chance rate is unknown? That is why a control group is important! So NO IT'S NOT GOOD EVIDENCE
@CherrinaCherryPie It is very good evidence. That was a large group of people.They switched reports and look what happened. This points to a real phenom. If it was random chance the percentage would be much lower. I don't need a set of rules to tell me something is real. I understand many more tests would need to be done before the larger world would accept the results but this is significant.
@ebrobaru Are you crazy? If that was the case then when they switched the reading they should have had equally high hits. But they did not. The were dismal. This is real. You are reaching to find away to shoot this down and are falling back on old skeptic talking points. Try again.
@ebrobaru Are you suggesting Shermer cut this up somehow? It is from his show. He is a well established skeptic. He did the experiment and was honest with the result. 77% correct. There is no funny business here.
@DoctorTachyon Yes.. but only ONE case of switching was presented. What would happen if all the participants had their readings shuffled? And yes, ebrobaru is correct to point out that that video was cut, but NOWHERE did he suggest that Shermer himself cut off the video!!!
@DoctorTachyon Not much would change; even without the missing part one can see that the result of the experiment is inconclusive, and that the details suggest that methods such as cold reading/'warm' reading were used.. it's still not good evidence for validity of astrology. Same idea applies to 'spirit mediums' and 'psychics'; they are masters of cold reading and such, they show no good evidence of 'paranormal' ability
@CherrinaCherryPie You are wrong. This experiment was set up to stop the possibility of "cold-reading" trick. The cold reading trick is using very general terms "You like to be alone then you like to be with people". Not "you have bushy eyebrows". You cannot deny these scores. The reversal shows the "apply to anyone" line to be false. These were specific reading and when switched back the hit rate went 70% again. Your talking points are dead, This evidence stands. Score one for Astrology.
@ebrobaru No my point is it takes more than a sentence to debunk a thing. It takes evidence. That takes study and experimentation under controlled conditions. Shermer and his ilk use words and ignore study even when challenging proper studies. So if all he has is words he has nothing more than Van. If he says he can do it, go do it. That would count for something. His words, your words are useless without evidence to back it.
@ebrobaru yes that os why I refer the Dean Radin speaks at google video where he discusses the many experiments by different scientists and their results and Rubert Sheldrake The Extended Mind where he discusses his experiments and results as well as those skeptics who play little game to discredit him.
@k0smon So how can a spirit medium contact spirits of physically dead humans? What is the mechanism by which that works? And, does there exist any credible evidence that the consciousness of a human continues after physical death?
@Chirno9Icefall It is called the spirit body. Ghosts have those. People who have NDEs with OBEs are proof that the spirit body exists, as they often can accurately report on what went on during the incident. Some hospitals now put pictures suspended from the ceiling, facing up, as a further test of what the patient could see when out of the body. Every NDE, every psychic contact, every encounter with a ghost, every EVP, is evidence of the continuation of life
@k0smon « People who have NDEs with OBEs are proof that the spirit body exists »
That is not 'proof' of post-death consciousness -- check with the scientific evidence that NDEs and OBEs are largely from hallucinations. Scientists have induced NDEs and OBEs in laboratory so how can one distinguish NDEs and OBEs from mere hallucinations?
« Every NDE, every psychic contact, every encounter with a ghost, every EVP, is evidence of the continuation of life »
@Chirno9Icefall Many doctors (Morse, Sabom et. all) have studied the NDE phenomena and found they cannot explain them with hallucinations or drug reactions. NDEs have been induced in a centrifuge during fighter pilot training. They are real NDEs because too many Gs will kill you.
The out of body experience cannot be explained by hallucination, unless you are saying they are hallucinating reality.
You are not an objective observer, you are a skeptic. They are hard to convince.
@k0smon Just because no clear explanation is known, does not mean that post-mortem consciousness constitutes a valid explanation!
« You are not an objective observer, you are a skeptic. »
IRONY-------Considering that the majority of paranormal believers that I have seen are not objective observers and will often accept supernatural explanations without proper questioning and evidencial validation! A true skeptic relies on objective observation, not cynicism.
Jesus, $75.00 per session, and it's not even one-on-one? That's probably his bulk rate, too. This guy ought to be locked up for fraud and the people he talks into believing this crap ought to be locked up for dangerous stupidity.
@OrthodoxVideos right on, orthodox! you have to keep an open mind to beleive what is difficult to comprehend. in this spirit, i have a bridge i think you should buy. it is not only a physical, real bridge that will help you navigate over it, it is also a spiritual bridge leading to spiritual happiness. are you interested?
Open minded, but not so open that 'one's brains fall out'!
Open mindedness allows for new discoveries, while open mindedness taken too far can lead to accepting beliefs without good reason and possibly holding contradictory beliefs without realizing the contradictions!
If you want to debunk James Van Praagh, all you have to do is watch his special about psychics doing readings about antiques people brought in; they were so wrong that it was comical, but Van Praagh worked so hard to try to frame each terrible miss as a hit. It was pathetic.
If you want to debunk James Van Praagh, all you have to do is watch his special about psychics doing readings about antiques people brought in; they were so wrong that it was comical, but Van Praagh worked so hard to try to frame each terrible miss as a hit. It was pathetic.
"Life after death makes the psychological and medical community nervous cause it's something we can't control, measure, touch or see" - Doreen Virtue
You said it all in that one sentence you delusional moron. If it has never been seen or experienced by anyone living, you cannot make the assumption that it exists on second, third or fourth hand stories. To say what she said simply puts fuel on the fire that is belief without reason, belief without proof, and belief in belief.
When your dead, your dead. No coming back to talk to loved ones. Or giving messages beyond the grave.
vgstratocaster 2 weeks ago
Who is this narrator? I recognize his voice from basically every bullshit TV show there is.
thewarriorsrok 2 weeks ago
I have a blue unicorn in my backyard. Wait! A-a-a-a-a... Don't say its incorrect now! Be OPEN minded!
Elementboy6522 2 weeks ago
Psycho-logists are just like fake psychics except they are far worse and charge way more money. Psychologists make up shit as well and take advantage of people who are vulnerable. The sad thing is, people of science can't prove anything either. They have no idea of the after life. I think James Van Praagh is one of the few genuine psychics out there. I would rather spend my money on him than a psychologist any day.
RastaBloodification 3 weeks ago
@RastaBloodification Psychologists are scientists who study the brain. Psychiatrists are the ones who put you on a couch, charge you like $200 and then say you're only depressed because you wanna bang your mum. I'm with you: Freudian psychiatry is mostly horseshit, but psychology is legitimate science.
BatmanOneOhOne 1 week ago
Skeptics are fearful of the "afterlife"?! How funny! It's the other way around. People who are fearful of death need to believe that death is not the end. The "Pascal's wager" approach is just as fearful. Carl Sagan said "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" (he may have been paraphrasing someone else). If someone wants me to believe in life after death then they need to show me proof, not tell me I need to take it on "faith".
Demelza1964 1 month ago
virtue is stupid...
MrKrewie 2 months ago
Anything asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. (attributed to christopher hitchens)
1empathy 2 months ago
@1empathy Really rather depends on what the 'evidence' is and how it is interpreted, no? Under Sharia Law for instance, a woman has not been raped unless someone saw it actually happen. And Christopher Hitchens is a UK born nazi asshole now embraced by the US. Wonder why ...
carriemaizey 2 months ago
@carriemaizey your opinion of hitchens does not change the truth of the statement, so your opinion of him as a nazi asshole can be dismissed as you provide no evidence.
1empathy 2 months ago
I used to hate Michael Shermer LOL because he would attack everything I wanted to believe in...however, now that i've become more of a skeptic myself I love him :D
NiangoChan 3 months ago
The only "openness" in James Van Praagh's life is his gaping asshole for his new lover. Not that there's anything wrong with that of course. But lying to people who's relatives have just died is very wrong, and we all know it.
bigboy45454545 3 months ago
Shirley Ghostman is the only real psychic. All the rest are frauds!
smartarse001 3 months ago
Then TELL ME how he KNEW my son died from a hanging and that it was accidental and that his father murdered a man? He knew my sons name and he knew too much for it to be "hits and misses". YOU ARE FULL OF SHIT.
RIE3AZ 3 months ago
@RIE3AZ because, you told him YOURSELF, albeit without you realizing it
ebrobaru 3 months ago
@ebrobaru You're a total IDIOT! LMAO. Just stop with the freakin' asinine negativity against a gifted talented man. I NEVER SPOKE TO HIM.... EVER!!!!
RIE3AZ 3 months ago
@RIE3AZ Well, PT Barnum was right, there´s a sucker born every minute. Are you really this stupid or you just play dum? Man, you deserve to be ripped off by this moron.
ebrobaru 3 months ago
@RIE3AZ - You don't have to say anything. It's called "cold reading". Didn't you watch the vid?
JBofBrisbane 2 months ago
"There are no endings, only beginnings" - That explains the allure of this crap right there. People are afraid of death and don't want to accept the idea that life just... ends. Its a coping mechanism - "This life may be tough, but when I die there will be a world of paradise for me!"
ffgew22 4 months ago
lol, the ppl in america are really stupid to believe those charlatans, we in europe stoped to believe in ghosts 300 years ago. I really laugh about this hoax and the naive ppl in the US. We have trickster in Europe too, they try to exploit old naive ppl on Home order television but to talk with ghosts is just utter nonsense, those ppl must be jailed, because its a crime to exploit distressed ppl
sharpanator 4 months ago
@sharpanator Where in Europe are you and your arrogance from? The Europeans have many examples of contact, from Constantin Raudive to Marcello Bacci to The Scole Group, the list is endless. I'm from England. By the way.
carriemaizey 2 months ago
@carriemaizey contacts whith what or whom?
ebrobaru 2 months ago
@ebrobaru Do not attempt to try to play passive/aggressive with me. What's the bloody video about. Idiot!
carriemaizey 2 months ago
@carriemaizey What the f.. are you talking about? I just wanted to have an adult conversation with you, someting that I see that it´s just not posssible. Your are not only an idiot, but delusional
ebrobaru 2 months ago
@ebrobaru The.video.is.about.contact.with.the.deceased. Geddit? Adult conversation with someone so obviously obtuse is impossible. And your remarking I am 'delusional' shows you have no understanding of the English language. Moron.
carriemaizey 2 months ago
@carriemaizey Geddit? And I am the one who can´t write in English? Ok, whatever. Another idiot that believes these frauds and make them rich
ebrobaru 2 months ago
@ebrobaru Well, what an intelligent and comprehensive overview of psi phenomena. Dear me, how I have missed out on that 'adult conversation' with you. I'm kicking myself LOL!
carriemaizey 2 months ago
@carriemaizey Yes you should.
ebrobaru 2 months ago
Van Praagh says exactly what people want to hear; "There are no endings, only beginnings." If only there were evidence of such a claim, I would be the first to be overjoyed at this discovery. Atheists don't want to die either, lol. But this is just garbage; and thank goodness for Shermer and those like him out there debunking it.
ZachRose88 4 months ago 2
This clip does not expose these fakes properly. pls sear for Derren brown cold reading, he is the BEST ! and is honest.
JosephB16 5 months ago
Bastard cons are a fecking joke
caveds 5 months ago
Even if its not real he is bringing hope and happyness to people who have ones who have passed away.
SuicideSeattle 5 months ago
@SuicideSeattle *happiness*
Just like all religions this is just another money making scam
caveds 5 months ago
@caveds Its not a religion though....No one can also say for sure there is no after life or a God cause it is not abled to be studied.
SuicideSeattle 5 months ago
@SuicideSeattle You consider that a valid response? This is nothing but a statement and makes no point. NO one can say there is no magical teapot orbiting Jupiter or flying spaghetti monster either, or unicorns, this is a non statement. Circular logic and fallacy is the refuge of hucksters ans snake oil salesmen.
evilyig 5 months ago
@evilyig What I said is a statement more then a opinion of mine in my second comment. You know what I said though is true on a afterlife or God. Your examples can be studied because they are objects and something obtainable I am sure you will agree with this when you take a second look at your comment and that it is different from my point and statement.
SuicideSeattle 5 months ago
@SuicideSeattle no he´s not, he´s just scamming them
ebrobaru 5 months ago
If you know the tricks why can't you reproduce them? A mean psychology also has found a way to outstand among the crowd by critizising Van Praagh. Too easy Mr Psycholog
NOxdeNOx 6 months ago
@NOxdeNOx He has reproduced them over and over. Try again
ebrobaru 6 months ago
@NOxdeNOx Many people have duplicated VanPraagh's tricks, Derren Brown is one of the more famous, Michael Shermer and James Randi are others. VanPraagh isn't actually even very good at his scam, others do it better but are of course also just scamming people:)
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Truthiracy1 6 months ago
No one knows for sure if he can or can't see. There will be opinions on everything.
WhiteyMcKrackerHonke 7 months ago
@WhiteyMcKrackerHonke actually there is a simple way to prove it. However he will never go through with it
ebrobaru 7 months ago
@WhiteyMcKrackerHonke It would be very easy to prove his "abilities", but he can't. And he always refuses serious tests, like most err..con-men for instance also do? : )
winterstellar 6 months ago
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van praagh is a scumbag and a terrible human being, along with john edward. they should be ashamed of themselves and should be thrown in prison for taking advantage of and preying upon people the way they do.
friendlycakeasaurus 7 months ago
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friendlycakeasaurus 7 months ago
Shermer is just mad because he isn't special like James Van Praagh
shadesters 8 months ago
@shadesters obviously by special you mean retarded
ventura433 8 months ago 2
here is a good reading to understand.. why some people believe in weird ways.. debunkingskeptics. com
Vann7 8 months ago
MIchael shermer is not a skeptic but a real real IDIOT a farse skeptic.. he just trol for the sake of being popular in tv . he was present in a session with 10 people with james as witness by program unsolve mysteries and most people there were stunned how accurate james was in most things.. watch his idiocy try to explain how james was correct in his reading ..he is debunked by the same people that were there present there. watch..
Unsolved Mysteries: James Van Praagh Pt. 1 on youtube.
Vann7 8 months ago
@Vann7 all Said.. if your skeptic of the spirit world or people with this ability.. is all fine.. nothing wrong with wanting real evidence.but trully don't follow this clown.. called MichaelSherme because he is not a genuine skeptic.. he is just in the business of skepticism just for the popularity of it.ask him about 911.. he is one of the idiots who believe the goverment story. even with the overwhelming *scientist* evidence that exist that proof the official version was a major cover up .
Vann7 8 months ago
@Vann7 Moron.
SCPF 8 months ago
@Vann7 he guessed 6/10. You have to count the misses as well. Fact is, people are stupid.
baihbalm 7 months ago
James Van Praagh may have been interested in show business. That doesn't nagate the fact that his talent as a psychic is beyond chance.
Laceydog 8 months ago
It's perfectly fine to be closed minded to preposterous things.
drstrangelove09 8 months ago 18
It's interesting to me that Shermer begins with a lengthy ad hominem attack. Then he moves on to say it's just good guesswork, that even he could do it (although he can't demonstrate that). He then cites science, but nowhere does he cite scientific evidence. The scientist used no science, and therefore forwarded his viewpoint with religious faith.
matt605 8 months ago
I do like Dr. Shermer. Moreover, I can completely understand his proclivity to debunk pseudo science.
However, Love is very much real.
Jayhawkblue 9 months ago
old school Michael Shermer.
jordaniac89 9 months ago
WHAT SHOW IS THIS??????
yootuubinatwerk 9 months ago
No darling, the afterlife is pure faith...that's why scientists don't believe in it. Not because they're 'afraid' - because there is zero evidence...
jazz4 9 months ago
Psychic or psycho? hard to tell the difference.
chrisinsocalif 10 months ago
Thank You Michael. For more be sure to take in the great, revealing episode" The biggest Douche in the universe" (John Edward) season six episode 15 by the masters of myth debunking Matt Parker and Trey Stone.
parkourpalace 10 months ago
open minded seems to mean, believe this supernatural claim without any evidence.
Theasen89 10 months ago
that faggot pusher is such a bitch
TheTylerGiese 10 months ago
michael shermer is homo-erotic
TheTylerGiese 10 months ago
@TheTylerGiese Dude, I'd go gay for Shermer.
synchronium24 10 months ago
Yes, things that aren't real often make me lose control. lulz
Mjhavok 11 months ago
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What is enlightenment?Feel like there is a lot more?psychic abilities and powers, it is all possible.THE-HIDDEN-SPIRITdotCOM It is time to lift the veil.
LeisaObrien 11 months ago
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you stupid psychologist. you have no idea
Desvena 1 year ago
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Sherman the moron at it again....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. What kind of sex offenders believe the crap he spouts?
impalax327 1 year ago
@impalax327 So are you saying that Van Praagh is real?
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@impalax327 I'm not a sex offender but he is a pretty smart guy and i believe the things he says.
Check out the "Balony detection Kit" from the RDF
shandcunt 11 months ago
So it seems, different persons come to different conclusions from the same evidences and what does that show? ONE test is almost NEVER SUFFICIENT for an informed conclusion. We need multiple tests to see what is really going on! And besides if no tests were conducted then there would be no useful information about whether these 'paranormal' or pseudoscientific explications really work .. that is why TESTING them is ***very important***
CherrinaCherryPie 1 year ago
This shermer guy is a fraud.
astrolifter 1 year ago
“We should be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brain falls out.” — (variations credited to both Carl Sagan & Richard Dawkins)
dmagron 1 year ago 44
@dmagron go o hell u cow ur two heros are one of the biggest liars on the planet
Paghmani1sher 5 months ago
@Paghmani1sher
And you have a terrorist in your background picture. At least you tell the truth. Good for you.
dmagron 2 months ago
@dmagron
That is true, we should also not be too closed-minded for that we will never discover the reality of such things.
bigguy200 4 months ago
I am open minded to all scientifically demonstrable things.
BlameRepublicans 3 months ago 6
@dmagron carl originaly
Obelisk2290 3 months ago
@Obelisk2290
Yea, but I think Dawkins phrased it better.
dmagron 2 months ago
How many different people have to debunk bozos like this Van Praagh before people finally get it?!
Do I think there's a possibility of true psychics out there - sure why not but idiots like this who have been REPEATEDLY proven wrong....uh my head hurts now =/
tgerber04 1 year ago 2
These so called Pyschics are all living off of dead people and deperate family members trying to connect to the otherside. Quite frankly, when I die I want to be left alone and there is no need to contact me I am busy having a conversation with GOD!
TheNova1960 1 year ago
Because they have created a special group just to attack skeptics.
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru who has created a special group? Sheldrake? The video is him in a lecture in the course of discussing his findings he mentions the challenges to them. Often the dogmatic skeptics are dishonest. There is no group attacking skeptics it is quite the other way around. Dogmatic skeptics are zealots who are religious extremists. They ignore facts and attack ideas because they do not match their set world view. They ARE NOT scientists. Which are you? A rational or dogmatic skeptic?
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
Prove it Shermer. You say you could do it. You go do it. Lets see what results that yields. You know full well that your words do not debunk an thing. It takes evidence.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
Always with the be "open minded" bullshit.
caseybv74 1 year ago 17
@caseybv74 If they are ''OPEN MINDED'' then they should be openminded to the possibility that they are WRONG ... I will accept existence of psychic powers and communication with the dead .. but ONLY with sufficient evidence!!!
CherrinaCherryPie 1 year ago 3
@CherrinaCherryPie Try "Dean Radin speaks at google" and "Rubert Sheldrake the extended mind" proper experiments under controlled conditions.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon Dean Radin has been shown to cherry pick data. Sheldrake´s group: "In fact, the so-called Association for Skeptical Investigation is a group of pseudo-skeptical paranormal investigators and supporters who do not appreciate criticism of paranormal studies by truly genuine skeptics and critical thinkers. The only skepticism this group promotes is skepticism of critics and criticisms of paranormal studies." try again
ebrobaru 1 year ago 3
@DoctorTachyon Prove it! Where has been shown the Radin cherry picks data? Shermer has been shown to be a liar who will "debunk" studies without reading it or conducting studies to properly test results he disagrees with. Like you he says something and acts like that all is needed. Randi has been shown to out right lie about studies he has conducted and then avoided responding to challenges to show those studies. You try again. Give evidence. If you want mine watch this videos I suggested.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon Try reading Radin´s reviews from reputed scientists. Now, please show me the evidence about Randi lying in his "studies".
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru What of the results of other scientist that match Radin's findings? Watch Dean Radin speaks at google for them As for Randi Sheldrake talks of his dog experiment that Randi claims to debunk in his own study. When asked to present it he would not respond. Sheldrake goes to the board of Randi organization where Randi then says the study was done, no else saw it, but he lost in a flood, but trust him he did it. Obvious lie. Dogmatic skeptics are no better than any other religious zealot.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon What scientists talk about Radin´s work? Sheldrake experiment was not such. He claims that somehow the dogs do communicate telephatically with their masters. However he fails to prove how. Randi doesn´t perform studies, he just seeks prove to what others claim. Why doesn´t Sheldrake reproduce his experiment with controls unlike what he did? He is just skeptical of skeptics just for the sake of it.
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru He doesn't "claim" he does experiments to come to a conclusion. Goto his website he provides his data. Radin speaks at google where he discusses the work of other scientists in PSI and their results. Randi does claim he did a study to debunk Sheldrake. He lied about the study, and what happened to it. Radin and Sheldrake are scientists. They do study and publish them. You are making comments without knowing what you are talking about right now. Go research and come back for a whoopin.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon Yes, Sheldrake created this group. It´s called Association for Skeptical Investigation. Look it up before you comment without knowing. Radin is making his claim out of the data he has studied, not of the experiments he himself performed. All scientists, by definition are skeptics. Otherwise we would be talking about a cult or religion. Too bad that Radin who claims that ESP is real, can never properly recreate it in lab tests himself.
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru Oh but he has recreated the results as have the other scientists who have done the work. Watch the video I suggested. You will have all the data you crave. Regardless of the group this is not where I found this information on skeptical fudging of facts lying and responses without investigation.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon It´s interesting that you claim that he has found evidence for ESP and other paranormal stuff, yet no one in the scientific community even turns to look at it.
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru Well that's called bias and a taboo. Dean Radin's lecture at google is called "Science and the taboo of PSI". He speaks to this point. The fact that the current scientific community ignores and avoids data that challenge their world view is nothing new. What matters is the truth. Have you looked at the clips I suggested? What if these findings are not falsified? What then? Are you skeptical religiously or skeptical rationally. Can you change your view when science provide the evidence?
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon Of course I can change my mind whenever science proves something new, anything. Science, not some guy that for some reason, claims to be the object of a conspiracy of all science community. Why would this conspiracy against him exist? What for?
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru It's a taboo in science! Not a personal conspiracy. Debating whether science has a bias when it comes to "paranormal" studies is not a debate. It does. It is common knowledge. Come now lets not play stupid here.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon It´s common knowledge? By whom? by those who feel displaced maybe? I just have to answer a simple question: why?
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru Because most scientist embrace a view where mind IS brain. Where the idea of mind being beyond body is the realm of the religion. Of course you could hear a real scientist explain it to you "The taboo of psi in science". I find most "skeptics" won't even look at the evidence of any view point that challenges theirs. Here's your chance to show yourself you have the guts to be a rational skeptic. Evidence for PSI and an explanation of the taboo of psi in science in ONE video.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon Don´t you think that if there was really even a tiny possibility that PSI is real, that scientists all over would be all over it? That scientists would spend a lot of time and resources trying to explain it, and thus becoming famous, achieving awards and grants and companies and governments would try to gain advantage of it somehow? Scientists would have a completely new field to thrive in and study? Why deny it? What for? I really don´t see it
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru you are now doing phase two of the skeptic denial stages. I've heard this before. A million skeptics use this same excuses to avoid dealing with scientific data. No the science world does not embrace it. They claim that the scientist "cherry picks data", falsifies claims (sound familiar) on and on. Why do you not rush to hear the videos I suggest. You are the very picture of bias. Because you don't want to change. You are the same as any other religious person. You just don't know it.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon Even if whatever is on that video was true, I am not a scientists, so mine would not be a quialified opinon. And still it would be an opinion only, just like yours. Why don´t you answer a simple question?
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru I answered the question. (religious loyalty to form of thinking). Why won't you watch a vid? Scared... Yes you are. It is obvious. You are not interested in truth. You are interested in securing your world view.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon Oh, I will watch the video. But I have explained that it wont matter, since I am not an authority in that matter. No, you have not answered the question? Why would they scoff at it? Why not embrace and study it as something new? Just like they did with quantum physics, nanotechnology and a multitude of new fields? Who draws the line and why?
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru in my opinion it is because most have grown in a world where these things have been tied to silly religions. So taking on these ideas is sub-consciously taking on religion. At some level it is also the fear that accepting these things opens the door to the God conversation. At the end of the day it is about keeping your world view intact. And be clear that physics has had idea which have me with great challenge as well. People resist change. You opinion is quite valid.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon If we follow that line of argument, then when quantum physics came about, it could also have been linked to religion, but it somehow wasn´t.
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru That makes no sense. Quantum physics has no implications to religious views.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon And why would PSI would?
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru Really? You can't see a connection between say someone have a dream of a future event and how that relates to religious thinking? What if science finds that man has the ability to foresee future events (it has) then one has to discuss the possibility of religious prophecy being true (notice any dead animals dropping from the sky or washing up on the shores?). Quantum physics has no direct line to religion. Stop being stupid.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon It has? When and by whom? And give me something solid not your typical circular argument. If you think that giving objective examples is stupid, then I don´t see this conversation going on very long
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru Watch the Dean Radin video I gave you. All these questions are answered there. The taboo, the precognition experiment. The scientists, the data, all of it. This conversation has gone on quite a bit. Time for you to look at my evidence. Search: "Science and the taboo of psi" with Dean Radin or look at my page. It is the top favorite.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon I have wateched the video and the explanations. He does make some good points. Still, the facts are not a 100% just like he presents. I have read the comment section also. A whole bunch of people point out exactly the same flaws as I have trying to do here to you.
I have also taken a look at your channel. I see you are a very big fan of numerology. I hope that you don´t want to pass that also as science
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru Funny you should say that. I am actually a numerologist. I have no studies to show you. My personal experience and testing shows me it is a real phenom. You would have to make up your own mind on that.
Glad you watched the video and open minded enough to say there are "good points". You may be a rational skeptic after all what a pleasant surprise.
You see on my page my interests rule nothing out. I look at things objectively and with an open mind.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon « My personal experience and testing shows me it is a real phenom »
What types of testing have you done ?? I have not known much about testing but personal experience alone is never sufficient for a true sceptic!
CherrinaCherryPie 1 year ago
@CherrinaCherryPie Search this video "Vedic Astrology: Michael Shermer vs Jeffrey Armstrong ". There is the evidence you are looking for. It is a experiment Michael Shermer set up for an astrologist. The astrologist gets 77% true hit rate with only a name and birthday. Evidence.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon That is NOT good evidence; that was only one trial, small sample size, absence of control group; how can we know what good 77% is if the baseline chance rate is unknown? That is why a control group is important! So NO IT'S NOT GOOD EVIDENCE
CherrinaCherryPie 1 year ago
@CherrinaCherryPie It is very good evidence. That was a large group of people.They switched reports and look what happened. This points to a real phenom. If it was random chance the percentage would be much lower. I don't need a set of rules to tell me something is real. I understand many more tests would need to be done before the larger world would accept the results but this is significant.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon No, sorry, that video is as unsolid as any. The "predictions" were as always as vague as they can be
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru Are you crazy? If that was the case then when they switched the reading they should have had equally high hits. But they did not. The were dismal. This is real. You are reaching to find away to shoot this down and are falling back on old skeptic talking points. Try again.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon No, you try again to provide something credible and not as vague as that one.
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru That's vague? He was very specific. Explain the score when the readings were switched.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon JUst a little note, the video was not complete. It was edited. So, it´s a moot point
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru Are you suggesting Shermer cut this up somehow? It is from his show. He is a well established skeptic. He did the experiment and was honest with the result. 77% correct. There is no funny business here.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon Yes.. but only ONE case of switching was presented. What would happen if all the participants had their readings shuffled? And yes, ebrobaru is correct to point out that that video was cut, but NOWHERE did he suggest that Shermer himself cut off the video!!!
CherrinaCherryPie 1 year ago
@CherrinaCherryPie What would change if it was cut? Where is the evidence it was cut? This experiment stands. You two can stand down.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon Not much would change; even without the missing part one can see that the result of the experiment is inconclusive, and that the details suggest that methods such as cold reading/'warm' reading were used.. it's still not good evidence for validity of astrology. Same idea applies to 'spirit mediums' and 'psychics'; they are masters of cold reading and such, they show no good evidence of 'paranormal' ability
CherrinaCherryPie 1 year ago
@CherrinaCherryPie You are wrong. This experiment was set up to stop the possibility of "cold-reading" trick. The cold reading trick is using very general terms "You like to be alone then you like to be with people". Not "you have bushy eyebrows". You cannot deny these scores. The reversal shows the "apply to anyone" line to be false. These were specific reading and when switched back the hit rate went 70% again. Your talking points are dead, This evidence stands. Score one for Astrology.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon Anyway, what´s your point? That Van Praagh is real?
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru No my point is it takes more than a sentence to debunk a thing. It takes evidence. That takes study and experimentation under controlled conditions. Shermer and his ilk use words and ignore study even when challenging proper studies. So if all he has is words he has nothing more than Van. If he says he can do it, go do it. That would count for something. His words, your words are useless without evidence to back it.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@DoctorTachyon I agree on that. But it works both ways
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru yes that os why I refer the Dean Radin speaks at google video where he discusses the many experiments by different scientists and their results and Rubert Sheldrake The Extended Mind where he discusses his experiments and results as well as those skeptics who play little game to discredit him.
DoctorTachyon 1 year ago
@caseybv74 Yeah, totally agree, "close minded" is the way to go xD
Jazroz 11 months ago
Nice little strawman argument there VP. I'm sure someone seriously suggested that you were gathering intelligence on everyone in the USA.
Neckless, worthless lying bast*rd.
colin5577 1 year ago
completely bunk
david42018 1 year ago
@david42018 :::Agreed ! Shermer is bunk!
k0smon 1 year ago
@k0smon James Van Praagh is bunk !!! Think about it!!!
Chirno9Icefall 1 year ago
@Chirno9Icefall ;;;I thought about it, and don't agree. He is the real deal, along with John Edward.
k0smon 1 year ago
@k0smon So how can a spirit medium contact spirits of physically dead humans? What is the mechanism by which that works? And, does there exist any credible evidence that the consciousness of a human continues after physical death?
Chirno9Icefall 1 year ago
@Chirno9Icefall It is called the spirit body. Ghosts have those. People who have NDEs with OBEs are proof that the spirit body exists, as they often can accurately report on what went on during the incident. Some hospitals now put pictures suspended from the ceiling, facing up, as a further test of what the patient could see when out of the body. Every NDE, every psychic contact, every encounter with a ghost, every EVP, is evidence of the continuation of life
k0smon 1 year ago
@k0smon « People who have NDEs with OBEs are proof that the spirit body exists »
That is not 'proof' of post-death consciousness -- check with the scientific evidence that NDEs and OBEs are largely from hallucinations. Scientists have induced NDEs and OBEs in laboratory so how can one distinguish NDEs and OBEs from mere hallucinations?
« Every NDE, every psychic contact, every encounter with a ghost, every EVP, is evidence of the continuation of life »
Weak evidence, if any
Chirno9Icefall 1 year ago
@Chirno9Icefall Many doctors (Morse, Sabom et. all) have studied the NDE phenomena and found they cannot explain them with hallucinations or drug reactions. NDEs have been induced in a centrifuge during fighter pilot training. They are real NDEs because too many Gs will kill you.
The out of body experience cannot be explained by hallucination, unless you are saying they are hallucinating reality.
You are not an objective observer, you are a skeptic. They are hard to convince.
k0smon 1 year ago
@k0smon Just because no clear explanation is known, does not mean that post-mortem consciousness constitutes a valid explanation!
« You are not an objective observer, you are a skeptic. »
IRONY-------Considering that the majority of paranormal believers that I have seen are not objective observers and will often accept supernatural explanations without proper questioning and evidencial validation! A true skeptic relies on objective observation, not cynicism.
Chirno9Icefall 1 year ago
@Chirno9Icefall You will know for sure in the next 80 years. I will know for sure a lot sooner than that.
k0smon 1 year ago
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@k0smon How can one know 'for sure' ?
Chirno9Icefall 1 year ago
@k0smon Check the video
« Michael Shermer Out of Body Experiment »
Explains how NDEs and OBEs can be hallucinations solely within the brain and that there is no clear evidence of 'life after death'
Chirno9Icefall 1 year ago
Damn Shermer, you scary!
hinterstella 1 year ago
Jesus, $75.00 per session, and it's not even one-on-one? That's probably his bulk rate, too. This guy ought to be locked up for fraud and the people he talks into believing this crap ought to be locked up for dangerous stupidity.
jerico641 1 year ago
@jerico641 YES! YES!! YES!!! 100 PER CENT AGREED
Chirno9Icefall 1 year ago
@Chirno9Icefall
Thanks; I have never been able to comprehend the apparent necessity in some peoples' minds to believe this nonsense; and then to PAY for it too. Wow.
jerico641 1 year ago 2
@jerico641 "I have never been able to comprehend the apparent necessity"
You've never even been able to comprehend the need to drop your trousers BEFORE you defecate.
RadarGuidedVermin 7 months ago
Shermer is a fraud. He spends his whole life trying to "debunk" everything that his narrow mind can't understand. But he never refutes anything.
OrthodoxVideos 1 year ago
@OrthodoxVideos The easiest thing to refute is this fraud Van Praagh
ebrobaru 1 year ago 2
@OrthodoxVideos Congratulations. You don't know what the hell you're talking about.
TootyMcTootsALot 1 year ago
@OrthodoxVideos right on, orthodox! you have to keep an open mind to beleive what is difficult to comprehend. in this spirit, i have a bridge i think you should buy. it is not only a physical, real bridge that will help you navigate over it, it is also a spiritual bridge leading to spiritual happiness. are you interested?
CheStillFighting 1 year ago
@CheStillFighting Keep an open mind.. YES.. but not so open that one's «brain falls out» ! (i.e. accepting belief without good reason/logic/evidence)
Chirno9Icefall 1 year ago
@OrthodoxVideos What does he not refute?!
Chirno9Icefall 1 year ago
@OrthodoxVideos How are Shermer's 'debunk' attempts non-refutations?
Chirno9Icefall 1 year ago
Open minded, but not so open that 'one's brains fall out'!
Open mindedness allows for new discoveries, while open mindedness taken too far can lead to accepting beliefs without good reason and possibly holding contradictory beliefs without realizing the contradictions!
Chirno9Icefall 1 year ago
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If you want to debunk James Van Praagh, all you have to do is watch his special about psychics doing readings about antiques people brought in; they were so wrong that it was comical, but Van Praagh worked so hard to try to frame each terrible miss as a hit. It was pathetic.
stillwaterguy04 1 year ago
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If you want to debunk James Van Praagh, all you have to do is watch his special about psychics doing readings about antiques people brought in; they were so wrong that it was comical, but Van Praagh worked so hard to try to frame each terrible miss as a hit. It was pathetic.
stillwaterguy04 1 year ago
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stillwaterguy04 1 year ago
"we must be open minded" ... that is a beautiful rethoric =) ... asking us be willing to fool ourselves.
DanielTrollkarl 1 year ago 2
Your 'local neighbour' ?
AubreyDebrett 1 year ago
Shermer is now a psychologist? lol whatever works eh.
SinfulMessiah 1 year ago
It's not that he's a fake - it's that psychics don't exist.
Laurelliie1 1 year ago
@Laurelliie1 HAHAHAHA!
abbazin102 1 year ago
the term "Fake Psychic" is redundant
tenkins 1 year ago
"Life after death makes the psychological and medical community nervous cause it's something we can't control, measure, touch or see" - Doreen Virtue
You said it all in that one sentence you delusional moron. If it has never been seen or experienced by anyone living, you cannot make the assumption that it exists on second, third or fourth hand stories. To say what she said simply puts fuel on the fire that is belief without reason, belief without proof, and belief in belief.
DylanTownesDrake 1 year ago
@DylanTownesDrake Have you ever heard of past lives? some people are born remembering them.
abbazin102 1 year ago