Indeed it is clear to me that the existence of fraudulent psychics makes the existence of genuine psychics more likely.
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Someone said this Ian guy is not stupid. This, however, is a stupid statement. Who was it said "Stupid is as stupid does?" Oh, right, it was that Gump fellow.
Ian's not a smart guy, he's a man whose READ a lot of smart guys, and knows how to arrange their words in pretty patterns... but his own ability to THINK FOR HIMSELF is quite, quite miniscule, as the above quote shows.
"Indeed it is clear to me that the existence of fraudulent psychics makes the existence of genuine psychics more likely."
If 'twere the case, you'd think that these 'genuine' psychics would be hammering the door of the JREF off it's hinges, in their enthusiasm to demonstrate their amazing abilities to James Randi & co., to claim his $1 million prize.
Of course, subjecting themselves to intense scientific scrutiny, under strict laboratory conditions; to the end of finding a falsifiable, and therefore replicatable (via copying by a non-empowered human subject, or a technological method) result, which could then be published in papers & thus peer-reviewed. Thus such 'abilities' could be used to better humanity as a whole.
...but to date, not one has done so. Funny, that. And not in a 'Funny-ha-ha' way, neither.
That's what fraudulent psychics (all who call themselves psychics) say.
I'm sure Ian can link us to numerous sites and publications that uphold the belief in Phychics, mores the pity these things exist.
I've looked into this for years and there's nothing but urban legends and straight out fiction as back up.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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