Gordon Smith Cold reading 2

"Psychic" barber Gordon Smith does a reading in Scotland I have added analysis comments which appear toshow cold reading techniques.

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Entertainment

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• cold reading
• magic

[MavisRileyJunior]

No Im not.

You claimed you had proof. You believe in Colin Fry and mediumship I want your evidence. Kindly reply with some .Thousands of mediums etc yet no scientific evidence. Hmm wonder why...

So if you cannot supply scientific evidence of mediums this disucssion is over.

[lapmarty]

not to mention, that they had to waited that their loved one pay a ticket to a show, to tell them their important bullshit wich is basicly just a accont of their death, wich teh love one surely already know, and that they love them? what kind of stupidity is that,

Couldnt they tell important thing, what happend after death, where are we going, ?? where is the fucking will that will clear all the problem away,!!

around the world people pay to hear trivial shit, yet not one answer to this!funny

[lapmarty]

obviously cold reading use the same gimmick as edwards williams, pragg, the do you understand, teh name beginning with letter, etc, but how can people beleive this crap is over me, spirit have nothing interesting to say, and they waited for those show, what do they get in line, then appear on the side of their beloved one, to tell them their name began with a E, and then they say nothing more except confirmed thing after their loved one tell them to the medium, what kind of stupidity is that?

[booth2710]

I do not and never have believed that there is a single person who in the entire world who has any pyschic ability. Apart from al the spurious "cold reading" rubbish - which is the basic format for all so called mediums, scientifically not one of these mediums has been proven to have any kind of paranormal ability. NASA has spent literally decades and millions studying the paranormal and pyschic ability and so far has turned up NOTHING. What should that tell people?

[hoxran]

charlie brooker video about mediums

/watch?v=yfLMHnNLn8g

[klindred]

So if you examine your own consciousness properly and still cannot find any evidence you will be correct to your own beliefs BUT not correct as to the existence of said psychic phenomena per se. There is evidence of these things already but your attitude puts blinkers on your eyes. Prove me wrong first - do the test.

[klindred]

Before scientific instruments like electron microscopes, there was no direct proof of electrons, just effects. When you ask for proof of life after death you are asking for an instrument that can detect it. When an instrument is built that can detect consciousness you will have your proof. Until then, your skepticism is unwarranted. But if you really want the science in the meantime, you have to experiment with your own mind. There is no other way. Examine your consciousness properly first. cont

[markwsweden]

Say he's infiltrating a family so he can give exact info on someone at a show. Say he's quite clear to only one or two at every show. Suddenly there's not very much time for being a barber is it? Or does he pay them? Is the old woman a bribed actor? Well you are very, very sceptic arent you Riley? I say the truth is somewhere between the keen belivers and the sceptics. But I give you this, your approach is good for identifying the false ones.

[thenigotoffthebus]

The reading with the football ticket guy makes me laugh. Asking a Glasgow audience does someone have a season ticket for Ibrox? Way to play the odds Gordon, like that wouldn't get a hit. I wonder if the next night he changed it to Parkhead just to really show off his powers!

I do have a small niggle with this vid tho. When the guy recounts his reading I would say thats a perfect example of retrospective falsification, not confirmation bias.

[MavisRileyJunior]

You have been given ample opportunities to back up your fantasies.You have not done. All YouTube can see you are delusional believer.

[MrSiddeney]

:-) u are so lame... block me I am getting bored of baiting the mindless...