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How do psychic mediums know stuff about you

Cris said:
what is mediumship for you?
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In the abstract, mediumship is the claim to interact with supernatural beings, most often the spirits of the dead. No, I don't believe there are people who can really accomplish this. I believe they're all faking it. But the ability to fake it well can have value as entertainment. And, in fact, commercially successful mediums in the United States bill their services as entertainment only, whether the audience chooses to believe it or not. In terms of what I'm personally willing to pay for, this doesn't seem immoral. I would consider it an unfair trade only if the "medium" weren't very skilled at faking the interaction with spirits.

In contrast, this thread is largely the discussion of what factors lead to less morally acceptable things like deception and preying on vulnerable people. And those familiar with the industry are telling us there's a lot of that. No, I don't approve morally of making one's living by deceiving others.
 
Geniuses are born with better brains...should they not make money from this skill?

Michael Jordan was born with better genes to play basketball than the rest of us, should he not make money from this skill?

Mediums were born....just like the rest of us. They have no skills. I rescind my argument.
 
Cris said:
I quoted Jesus, just as an example.
The medium should use this gift to help people for free. You should never require money to help people.
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Then how is the "helper" supposed to pay for a place to sleep for the night? To pay for breakfast?

Do you pay your doctor to diagnose and cure your illnesses? Or is he supposed to do it for free?

Please apply a modicum of thinking before spouting your random oracular pronouncements.
 
Gord_in_Toronto said:
Then how is the "helper" supposed to pay for a place to sleep for the night? To pay for breakfast?

Do you pay your doctor to diagnose and cure your illnesses? Or is he supposed to do it for free?

Please apply a modicum of thinking before spouting your random oracular pronouncements.
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Several years ago, an elderly man approached me and introduced himself as an astrologist, since he was 30 yrs. He worked his entire life as a NASA scientist. Being young, pregnant, and silly, When he offered a chart for both me and my unborn child, I eagerly agreed.

He refused payment, was insulted by my offer. Instead, he said he would accept flowers, a bottle of wine, a book on spiritualism, or even a cup of tea. So, in some cases, money is not the motivator.
 
xterra said:
1a. Do you believe there are such powers?

1b.Do you believe mediums can receive messages from dead people?

1c.Do you have evidence (not anecdotes) for this power?

2a. Who set up a rule that the person with such power can not charge?

2b. If the person can't charge cash, can they require payment by a credit card?

2c. Is this in the law system in your country/region?


3. Please provide a link to such a rule.
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Cris said:
excellent questions, then I will answer you.
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Cris said:
I need time to answer.
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Are you ready to answer now?
 
A friend of my sister's is a reiki practitioner. She never charges. What she gets out of it is the belief she's healing people, without having to put in all those pesky years of study and hard work to become an actual doctor who really can heal people (which she couldn't have done anyway, she's not the sharpest knife in the box). She gets to feel special, which is all she wants.
 
A friend of my sister's is a reiki practitioner. She never charges. What she gets out of it is the belief she's healing people, without having to put in all those pesky years of study and hard work to become an actual doctor who really can heal people

The right thing is not to charge.
 
wasapi said:
Several years ago, an elderly man approached me and introduced himself as an astrologist, since he was 30 yrs. He worked his entire life as a NASA scientist. Being young, pregnant, and silly, When he offered a chart for both me and my unborn child, I eagerly agreed.

He refused payment, was insulted by my offer. Instead, he said he would accept flowers, a bottle of wine, a book on spiritualism, or even a cup of tea. So, in some cases, money is not the motivator.
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You said "never". That's what I was disputing.
 
Cris said:
A friend of my sister's is a reiki practitioner. She never charges. What she gets out of it is the belief she's healing people, without having to put in all those pesky years of study and hard work to become an actual doctor who really can heal people

The right thing is not to charge.
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And worth every penny, too. :rolleyes:
 
Cris said:
How to use the quotes?
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Quote button, bottom right corner of the post.

Cris said:
How to quote only parts of the messages of the other participants in the debate?
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Standard text editing techniques in the "Message:" box.

Dave

ETA: The button to the right of the Quote button is the multi-quote button; if you want to quote more than one post, select each in turn with this button then Quotethe final one.
 
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