Sylvia Begging For Money

[RSL's better half]

I just saw this thread. I'll show it to Robert tomorrow. Has anyone shared this with Randi?

 

[Jackalgirl]

I highly suspect that Browne's statement about returning the investment "a thousand-fold" does not mean that she is promising to return $1000 to people for every $1 they donate.

I suspect that it is more along the lines of the Threefold Law (everything you do comes back to you threefold). In other words, Sylvia is promising that people will feel good (or that good things will happen to them) that will feel like $1000 worth of goodness. It's not a concrete promise, but rather a promise of abstracted goodness down the road.

I am not defending Sylvia Browne. I am pointing out that this is, as always, more in the way she attempts to take money for giving people good (or "saccharine" might be a better word) feelings (among other, more nefarious stuff that she does).

 

[EHocking]

I just saw this thread. I'll show it to Robert tomorrow. Has anyone shared this with Randi?

I found some guidelines at the Federal Trade Commission on advertising, http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/resources/guidance/adv.shtm they also have an (online) complaints section.

I've yet to trawl the site for a particular guideline on this type of advertising, but thought others might enjoy some detective work. Perhaps some of us here could do some groundwork on behalf of Robert and James?

 

[ExMinister]

Some of you may be reading too much into this seed money thing. It's just a New Agey request for money based on the tithing myth that if you give money (usually 10% of your income) in support of God's work (church, etc), God returns it back to you ten-fold. Some pastors/televangelists go so far as to claim this may come back to you in cash (you give $100, you'll get that back ten-fold). She has exaggerated this to a thousand-fold but the point is that it's not a guaranteed return and she has a church and that's what she's doing. Most people who read it will understand that she is claiming exactly that.

 

[Ashles]

It's things like this that almost make you believe there is a God.

 

[desertgal]

Browne doesn't financially support Novus Spiritus. The ministers and churches outside Campbell are self-supporting and pay 10% back to Browne. I would think Browne owns or rents the facility for the church in Campbell. I doubt the ministers are paid to hold the Sunday church services there either, beyond whatever they are paid if they are on staff.

Thank you. And I agree with ExMinister about the tithing myth. That is the way I have always understood such 'ten fold' statements.

Is there any evidence that Sylvia Browne died as a child and came back as the undead? I don't believe in the undead, but it does come to mind when contemplating her complete lack of conscience, honesty, and compassion.

 

[Ashles]

Is there any evidence that Sylvia Browne died as a child and came back as the undead? I don't believe in the undead, but it does come to mind when contemplating her complete lack of conscience, honesty, and compassion.

And her face.

 

[Earthborn]

I've heard there is some guy called Pandi or Sandi or something, who gives a million dollars to any genuine psychic. Why doesn't she try that first?

 

[Reno]

I've heard there is some guy called Pandi or Sandi or something, who gives a million dollars to any genuine psychic. Why doesn't she try that first?

She already said she will. She is a liar.