October 31, 2012
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New Nominees For “Biggest Douche In The Universe”
Wow, a pair of “psychics” are shown to be nothing but skilled cold readers. Gosh. Who could have seen THAT coming? (Not them! Ha ha!)
So, the question now becomes, does Ms. Putt genuinely believe she’s psychic and not realize she’s simply good at reading people (a valuable skill in many situations and something most people would be proud of being good at), or does she know she doesn’t have psychic powers? I’m going to guess the former, because self-aware frauds know better than to show up for tests. (At least those tests run by magicians and other such experts in the bamboozling arts, as opposed to most scientists, who generally are as easy to dupe as anyone else — easier, in many cases, because scientists normally deal with a universe that can be very complex, but not actively deceptive. Science, in general, does not assume the subject of an experiment will consciously try to alter the outcome.)
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