Hi Everyone....
I can sympathize with Sam988 and pianoperformer and their positions. It's simply not easy to believe in psychics, and the 'bad ones' don't help make it any easier. No psychic, especially a fake one, will promote themselves as, ' I'm not really reliable, becareful', but more like "I can help you change your life based on my gifts'....
Dentists make mistakes, but on the average their work, skill, and techniques can be observed and so can the results. Dentists have invented gadgets that definetly aided toothcare so that many ailments can be treated quickly and reduce pain.
They're monitered, must have licenses to practice. We've come to trust them. I know there are negligent ones out there, but if you know most people who ever went to a dentist, they'll usually say they are glad they did to get rid of the pain, or to fix a problem. And dentists get their skills from scientific understanding of pain treatment, surgery and tissue healing. Not from the other side....
Psychics-- are a little different... .. there is such a big variety one is almost certain to come across the scam artist, the self deluded one, the way over the new age types...
They may not give full names, but only initials, give bad advice, predict things that never happen (and get caught) , or miss the big ones you know?
So I can't blame sam and pianoperformer for their views. There's always going to be skeptics for psychics.
On the other hand, to be fair to psychics, and be open minded, I'll remind myself of the psychics I've seen that at the moment seem to be genuine, like the ones who help the police and the police actually refer to them on difficult cases. Some refused to accept payment and spent long hours on their own pursuing the case. It impressed me despite any skepticism I might have had.
Or maybe the skepticism in this thread is directed towards professional psychics only.
Either way, I liked the discussion this thread caused..take care everyone...
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