Do you think Theresa Caputo aka the Long Island Medium is legit or just another fraudster?
She claims to sense and communicate with dead people and can even feel what they went through when they were dying.Do you feel she is legit in having this ability or is she just another one of people who exploits the emotions of others by taking advantage of their hope and desire to communicate with their deceased loved ones?
Suggestion by Loki LaufeyJarson
Probably a fraud. Willing to bet all my chickens on it.
mmmmm…..Chicken…..
Where are people like James Randi now a days? Why don’t we have someone like Jame Randi with a t.v. show debunking these charlatans?
Suggestion by Zena ..LOVE ALL ..JESUS
No.. Mediums are never Legit.
Beware of Sorcerers ( King Saul)
http://www.churchisraelforum.com/the_subtle_sin_of_sorcery.htm
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Do you believe Sylvia Browne is a psychic?
Does she have more credibility than The Long Island Medium, Theresa Caputo?
Suggestion by Skeptikitten
No- she’s been proven over and over again to be a charlatan and a fraud.
There is no such thing as a “psychic”- just flim-flam artists.
Suggestion by Desiree – Team Atheist’s Enforcer
Psychics are all con artists.
Suggestion by Redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb
Answer me this..has she won the lottery yet? No ? then Nope
and I don’t wanna hear any excuses for her not either.
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They are both frauds and use a technique called “cold reading.” Anyone can master this technique with enough practice.
Here is a Wikipedia article on cold reading if you want to know more about it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_reading
Here are two videos of examples where Sylvia Browne is blatantly wrong in her “readings:”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKyzBe0CA2Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKX5yB-H2tI
What sickens me the most about psychics, mediums, etc. is how they take advantage of vulnerable people who are trying to seek closure for their dead loved ones.
There is no such thing as a psychic and anyone who claims to be one is either self-deluded or a charlatan who is trying to take advantage of you.
I strongly recommend that you search for James Randi on YouTube. He is notorious for debunking pseudo-scientific claims.
*edit* @tentofield – Haha, I didn’t realize you mentioned James Randi. He’s awesome.
Neither have credibility. They are both frauds. Whether or not the “Long Island Medium” knows she is faking or not is still questionable, but Sylvia Brown knew very well that she was a fraudster.
No and no
She has been invited many times to take the Challenge at the James Randi Educational Foundation, which is worth a million dollars, and she has agreed many times to do it. Unfortunatelky when it comes time to actually do the test she finds excuses not to do it or just doesn’t show up. She is a con artist preying on the gullible – as all professional “psychics” are.
no
she is wicked and a liar
people who play with familiar spirits (if they are) is beyond idiotic
could even be dangerous
but i feel she is just a FAKE…..(she plays on peoples emotions)
ever see the mentalist……(same/same)
though this is TV (and he changed) he shows on this show how its done….
for a person paying close attention to things (details)
people use pseudo-psychology for their own gain (on the weak minded)
GOD is clearly against such things
HE hates HIS children being toyed with…..(lied to for monetary gain)
(but if its what they want……then……)
The first King of Israel learned the hard way about this type of behavior
1Sa 28:7 Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, [there is] a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
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