Michael Shermer Debunks James Van Praagh "Psychic" Powers.

[IronMarz52]

What is this from?

[theanachyofreligion]

why didnt any of these scumbags warn us of 9/11 before it happened?

[COLEEN322]

hes heads far to big for hes body the fat slimey PIG!

[COLEEN322]

hes a fat walrus without tusks,talks pure vile lies to gullable people when there in need of comfort not vile lies!

[TheBoHoBoy]

@COLEEN322 Dont blame me when a walrus gets its lawyer to sue you for asociating walrus's with that fat scum bucket, Damn now I am prob be gona get sued by a scum bucket .

Live long and prosper coleen

[billperron2]

Hollywood types? What a biased and ignorant bigoted thing to say, what is a "Hollywood Type"?

[asubjectiveopinion]

Never trust a man who has "aagh" in his name.

Aagh!

[DrQuest44]

It really makes me mad that people like Van Praagh take advantage of, and make a living off gullible people. Someone who deceives you into thinking he can communicate with your deceased relatives, and makes a profit off it it, is about the lowest scum I can imagine. This guy is nothing more than a con artist. He can dress it up any way he wants, but he is a fraud, a charletan, a con man, and he needs to be held accountable.

[BOGUSLAW28]

Hi yes i am an exorcist-faith-healer.People have many misconceptions regarding Mediums and what actually happens at seances.Regardless of what they claim,spiritist mediums do not communicate with the dead.Instead,they communicate with demon spirits who imitate those who have died.Remember a demon knows many intimate things that happened in the life of the departed person.So do not entertain these mediums as they do not work with God.let love peace and joy be with you all.Andrew-The Exorcist.

[619stanley]

@BOGUSLAW28 How do you know this? How can you even claim to know what demons and spirits do, you are either a sheister or actually believe all this crazy nonsense you or others have conjured up, I hope that you are simply a crook and not mentally ill.

[BOGUSLAW28]

@619stanley Hi stanley.

To Finnish of on your question.How do we know these things Scripture tells you in (Deuteronomy 18.10-12).And to Finnish of on Mediums.If some mediums are willing to communicate with this familiar spirit, naturally the spirit can stimulate the dead person and fool the assembly gullible gathering.I hope this has helped you. Stanley. We must live our life in God to understand what is going of.

[619stanley]

@BOGUSLAW28 The bible is hardly a reputable source, and has no scientific weight. What I'm saying is, assuming there is spirits and demons(this alone is giving you a huge freebee) then how do you know how they work? The verse you cited simply says God detests mediums, and doesn't state how they work.

[BOGUSLAW28]

@619stanley Hi Stanley.

You must remember that neither Satan nor his Demon spirits are things.Neither they should be taken lightly.Demons are being who possess malign intelligence,and each one desires to express himself through a body A demon is not happy unless he has a body..Because they do not possess a physical bodies of their own,demons seek to inhabit use the bodies of humans or animals,So remember many sickness are caused by demons(Luke 4:38-39)I hope this will help you?Good luck Andrew

[Cjaztec1]

im a weaker psychic than James Van Praagh, but one day i will be a good as him

[Smithpolly]

@Cjaztec1 So are you cold reading classes going well for you then?

[ClamCrunchy]

Amazing that psychologists and psychiatrists seem to take this seriously. Really goes to show the lack of training in scientific thinking in those fields.

[WutangMan007]

There is a MAJOR SUCKER BORN every minute!

[jordaniac89]

90s Shermer!

[MrReady2riot]

OK, OK, I get it, dudes a fraud and an actor.

but, what if this helps? helps the people who are greiving and dealing with the loss of a loved one.who the fuck are you to say its wrong and those people are stupid for "believing it" when it could possibly help them? Sounds like another case of im right and you're wrong, when it should be a case of mind ya fkn business.

it's not your hundred bucks.

[NomenNescioNY]

@MrReady2riot

"I get it, the dude's a fraud and an actor, but what if this helps?" - It helps only one person, and that is the human vulture named Van Praagh. "Who the fuck are you to say it's wrong to bilk people!"

^ I fixed it for you.

You're deluding yourself if you think it helps anyone other than JVP. .No, it's not my hundred bucks, but if you research Mr. Van Praagh, it rarely stops at $100 bucks. Have a nice day, and hope you never need to seek help from this type of human cretin.

[Smithpolly]

@NomenNescioNY Vultures are very useful creatures which is more than you can say for Van Praagh. I feel you have insulted them by comparing them to him.

[NomenNescioNY]

@MrReady2riot BTW - It's lovely than Van Praagh has the audacity to tell the Hornbeck family that their son Shawn is dead. Is this his way of helping the grieving family who is looking and hoping for the return of their son. That's just mean, forget about all the rest.

[LegionarioCruel]

@MrReady2riot - Lying to people about such serious matters is not only wrong but criminal.

[MrReady2riot]

@LegionarioCruel

jesus, when the fuck did i defend lying??

i said if he can help some people then who gives a shit??

obviously plenty!! lol

Why not focus on the real snake oil salesmen?? evangelical mega preachers!

they make hundreds of millions of dollars off of people!!!

and basically say the same shit as this guy!

[LegionarioCruel]

@MrReady2riot - I don't see how lying, which is all this dude can do, will help anyone in any way. I am all against tv preachers as well. It's all a bunch of crap.

[habanerat]

@LegionarioCruel Agreed!

[glpiv7]

Guy looks an smell like a clown .

[yillow1]

Scientist dont get scared when presented something that requires nothing but blind belief and faith.

[alienisuntverus]

Anyone know where this clip was from?

[NomenNescioNY]

@alienisuntverus It was an A&E special about mediums and psychics. I forgot the name of the program but will post it if I recall it. T'was a while back, at least 3 years.

HTH

[Varrik88]

Bah, I really dislike that little comment at the end about not being closed-minded. It is wrong to be closed-minded, but there's nothing wrong with wanting evidence for something! I would have thought that accepting something as true and hearing no word against it regardless of evidence was the closed-minded attitude.

[NVOLIKOS]

Fuck off James Van Praagh. I hope you die alone.

[16nowhereman]

Hey, his acting is putting food on his table and some other extras with the left over dough.

[vicnickmusicvideos]

Thanks for posting this. I like to punch van praag in the mouth!

[Smithpolly]

Given the evidence, it's far more close minded to believe that Van Praagh has psychic abilities than to believe that he doesn't.

[wendymitchell4242]

@mgymbunny

[IHABC8]

Shermer is a puss. Saw him on bullshoi? And he knows nothing.

[wizardofloz]

hi, i'm gullible - who do i write my cheque out too ??? LOL

[AceofDlamonds]

Michael Shermer is one of my absolute favorite public skeptics and intellectuals in general.

Whether it is religion, other superstition, occult, pseudoscience, or conspiracy theories......he's always mind mannered and methodical in his explanations.

Michael Shermer rules.

[gorydragon1]

my sceptics say i have a computer system linked to every household , ITS CALLED THE INTERNET!

[mystisme]

i did an experience once try it take the jewlery make up and stand still,do not show any emotion on your face in face and do not give them feedback i ll garanty you they won t ever tell you anything about you or something about your past

[AceofDlamonds]

I love Bill Kurtis....

[Quixotepr]

I want to believe, but I dont want to be deceived!

[sigurjong]

I'm a huge skeptic, but I think it's very important to have an open mind. Maybe these people are channeling something that can be explained scientifically. It doesn't have to be cold reading or supernatural.

[hughcadoo]

Tell JVP to "talk" with Natalee Holloway, and ask her what happened to her.

Tell JVP to find out what actually happened to Caylee Anthony.

Tell JVP to go to any police station, and solve some unsolved murders.

Tell JVP he's full of crap. How can people be so naive, as to believe this fraudulent idiot? Why should your close deceased relatives communicate (if they actually could) with this fool, a person they never knew.

Tell JVP to contact Jesus, and ask if he approves of his fraudulent work.

[HerrKnitler]

I always find it amusing that people will defend this crap.

Give the money to me, I'll tell you what you're dead relatives really think of you.

[NomenNescioNY]

@HerrKnitler Heh - Indeed man... Give me the money, I'll summon all the dead relatives you can muster. :)

[mgymbunny]

@NomenNescioNY you know I bet youve heard this before.But Im a psychic and a medium and have been since I was very small.Im now in my 40s.I agree with the statements concerning cold reading.I also believe james van praagh is a fake,as is sylvia browne who i consider callous and a thief.But you shouldnt lump all of us as the same.I didnt choose this weird ability its just there.Ive never taken falsely money in my life from anyone..never.you focus on the fakes because they are the public persona

[NomenNescioNY]

@mgymbunny two words. Prove it.

[mgymbunny]

@NomenNescioNY of the psychic world,where as the genuine like myself would never ever..stoop to attention seeking or using their ability to generate income.Because when you are real you treat this with respect.I admit there are more fakes than real psychics..100%,but not all of us are.no love and light crap from me,Im a real person.I just happen to speak to the dead..got me why or how..but ask the Aus police..how good I am:) peace.

[icemachine79]

@mgymbunny Then take up James Randi's challenge and if you don't want to keep the $1,000,000 for yourself give it to your favorite charity.

[IHABC8]

I'm thinking no men is gay. I mean, look at his name.

[fourgiraffeshugging]

@HerrKnitler - you should give these psychics a break - what makes me upset are these sad Skeptics scraping around trying to find flaws! Yes there are such people as psychics! Be more open minded !

[HerrKnitler]

@fourgiraffeshugging

A break? For lying and manipulating peoples feelings?

Fuck off.

[NomenNescioNY]

@fourgiraffeshugging Being open minded doesn't mean letting your brain ooze out as you traverse life. Being open minded means taking all evidence into consideration. So far, the evidence that "mediums" are absolutely full of crap. There's a million dollars waiting with James Randi who can prove otherwise.

[IHABC8]

Well, he's not John Edward. He's the real deal. I got proof.

[IHABC8]

You alsao seem like a puss.

[IHABC8]

I found a puss! I'm smarter than you.  And I defend.

[NomenNescioNY]

Ha! Gov'nts wasting taxpayer's money? There's something new! :)

Yes, we wasted millions on Ingo Swann and later pet remote viewing projects. Swann himself has been very sucessfully debunked by Randi.

To remind readers, the $20 million "Stargate" project was to "determine any potential military application of psychic phenomena ...." and as such was" eventually terminated in 1995, citing a lack of documented evidence that the program had any value to the intelligence community."

[MyMentalistmind]

If psychics are so fake why did the US government spend MILLIONS of dollars to learn and use psychics for top military projects? Not only the US, but also Russia. I would love to hear comments on this.

[cosmicordering1]

But isn't cold reading a form of psychic ability? Some do it better than most. Be Cosmic ....

[NomenNescioNY]

@cosmicordering1 No, cold reading is in no way a form of psychic ability. Some do it better than most and in turn rip off unsuspecting rubes. It's an absolute rip-off, and if you're not yet convinced, I suggest you might be one of those rubes. Question everything with a skeptical mind, or be ripped off by Van Praagh, Scientologist and the thousand other vultures.

[cosmicordering1]

@NomenNescioNY Suggesting I might be one of those rubes has seriously damaged your credibility. How can anyone take you seriously when yop are lashing out at all and sundry!Seems to me that you may have some sort of problem yourself!!

[LBRTRN89]

@cosmicordering1 Rather than defending you're assertion that, cold reading is a supernatural power, with physical evidence you criticize the delivery of the skeptic. Honestly I'm sure you can do better than avoiding the inquiry so blatantly. Cold reading is a perfectly natural phenomena that can be explained scientifically there is no need to spiritualize it. I suggest you watch Richard Dawkins interview the honest "psychic" Darren Brown.

[cosmicordering1]

@LBRTRN89 Err, I think you mean Derren Brown ... not Darren Brown. Brown failed to follow through on this series, he had terrible reviews and if that is all you base your opionion on then you are the true skeptic. Brown is a master of misdirection, he is by no means an expert in the field you so readily attack and his take on debunking psychic powers is less than professional.

[LBRTRN89]

@cosmicordering1 All I ask is one psychic to do a double blind study with a control group demonstration their supposed supernatural powers. Are psychic readings fun to watch yes but they are nothing more than actuate observation of human behavior. Is it impressive that some people out there pay that close of attention to detail yes but the whole process is still a perfectly natural phenomena.

[NomenNescioNY]

@cosmicordering1 Re-read what I said, "If you're not yet convinced (and by extension consider what Van Praagh does as in any form supernatural), then if the shoe fits...

[85mariapatricia]

@cosmicordering1 the ones that are good at it read body language thats why they seem psychic

[Breezer1391]

@cosmicordering1 cretin

[musaffarpatel]

Surely, its absolutely pivotal that people are educated against this kind of thing, Western societies seem to be moving away from analytical, skeptical and enlightened ways of thinking and plunging deeper and deeper into the realms of irrationality, gullibility and I think this could have a profound effect on the future of places like the US. It seems we are fading instead of pros-pouring on the foundations of productive and curious thinking , and it frightens the hell out of me

[jfstarr]

@musaffarpatel Idiocracy. Its really sad to watch isn't it

[tigranvartanovitch]

@musaffarpatel It is a waste of time. There really is a sucker born every minute. I have been to cold reading meetings. "I'm getting a message from John or Jim or George." "Someone close to you has had bowel cancer? Stomach cancer? lung cancer? Thyroid cancer?" Finally, the medium got a response for throat cancer, before he reached a brain tumour. It really is that obvious. People are being duped, not because they don't know any better, but because they want to be.

[TheNova1960]

Mr. Van Frauds pants are on fire! I am getting a feeling that James is a sadistic cheat and will one day require air conditioning for where he is going. Thanks for the video...xox

[IHYM666]

I'd give him a good reading should he ever pass over to the other side,

He was a bit of a bloater

[hhowe511]

Don't wave your johnson in front of his face, or he will surely latch on to it. Maybe he can take his next fee and buy a neck with it.

[UtubeDuDeDuh]

James Van Praaq is a liar....i highly doubt someone (tv journalist etc) accused his fake ass of having a computer symstem where he finds out info.....he doesn't state any info particular......he's such a no neck fake!

[shallow2]

I have to laugh at this video Michael Shermer is toataly asleep, !

[euroman32589]

conman. period!

[jimmytube717]

james van praagh is a fantastic medium, not a cold reader.

[NomenNescioNY]

@jimmytube717 James Van Praagh is one of the most disgusting examples of the type of scum in the "medium" business.

JREF has been offering a one-million-dollar prize to anyone who can show under proper observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event.

Interesting that Praagh doesn't seem interested in claiming this million.

[SanRafaelSwell]

@jimmytube717

He is a con man. Simple fact. It is easy to prove.

[J2DaEtU]

@jimmytube717 I have some swamp land for sale and you are the stupidest person around

[CheStillFighting]

@jimmytube717 i have a mountain i'm trying to sell, and, well, you're the stupidest person i've ever talked to, so would you be interested in buying it?

Jimmy: how much?

Me: how much do you got?

Jimmy: 300 dollars

Me: what a coincidence! that's exactly how much it costs!

Jimmy: this is so awesome

[jimmytube717]

@CheStillFighting whatever mate.

[CheStillFighting]

@jimmytube717 you have until sundown to make the purchase.

[NomenNescioNY]

@palookabutt Yup.. "There are no endings, only beginnings"... Ugh, good point.