Yes, I believe the analogy is perfect. Unfortunately, there is much to
Amazing's contention that the fraudulent seem to polute any area of research
for a buck. The kinds of people who have been n getting my attention in this
regard have been medium's who "remote image" the deceased. A lot of what they
appear to do is performing a "question tree inquiry" where after certain
assumptions are made regarding the ''marks' needs, the psychic they preys
while he prays. Then images are spoken about, " I see someone standing near
you...its an older gentleman...(blank stares from the Mark)....now he's
stepping away..its female, an older female...she's wearing a brown
plaid..coat...(mark's expression changes)...she seems to have her hair in a
scarf..a white scarf..(Mark looks confused)....Theres a women of the same age
standing near this one...she's holding a cross medalion around her
neck..(mark is on the verge of tears)...this is where the "Psychic' has to
tread wearilly...so as not to lose his client's gulability. Hence Psi is one
of the areas of study I place last, not until peer-reviewed evidence is solid
anyways, or at least until it appears more plausible.
In a message dated 7/15/00 1:28:01 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
rowen@technologist.com writes:
<< There is an old joke among psychiatrists pertaining to the
neurotic defense of reaction formation -- that is, the Old
Maid who every night when retiring looks under the bed
to make sure the thing she wants most isn't there.
Randi, who after all describes himself as a "magician", has
an obsession that reminds me of his peer Harry Houdini
who virtually exhausted himself to prove that the thing
he most wanted to authenticate was a fraud -- "spiritual
mediumship".
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Robert M. Owen
Director
The Orion Institute
57 W. Morgan Street
Brevard, NC 28712-3659 USA
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