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Are all mediums con artists then?

In the end it was option (a).

(edited to make sure this wasn't the third post in a row to start with "so")

(I'm referencing my post on page 3, btw)
 
Interesting Ian said:
A lot of charlatans exist, yes. But that's what you would expect given the way people are. As I've always explained, the existence of charlatans cannot possibly provide evidence against the reality of psychic phenomena. Indeed, in a Universe where certain psychic abilities exist but they are unpredictable and capricious in nature, one would expect there to be more charlatans in this area than if we lived in a Universe which was totally absent of any psychic phenomena. The fact that some people can do it sometimes, makes it more plausible for people to think these charlatans are the genuine thing.
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So how many (or few) mediums would have to exist for you to conclude that there's no such thing as psychic ability?
I'd say that, by your own words, the fact there's so few of them (although the popularity and lucrativity of the scam has certainly drawn a lot more people into it) is a clear sign that there's no such thing as psychic powers. I think the mere fact that it's so easy to mistake coincidence for something more than it really is should be a clear indicator that any psychic phenomena are most likely of the same category as optical illusions. You think that guessing the right suit of a card about 13 times throughout a deck is pretty darn special, until you do the math and realise that's exactly what chance would dictate.
 
Oops. I guess this thread was already dead. Never mind ...
 
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