January 27, 2004
Quote of the Day
I admit I still find it a little amazing people fall for this crap. Magicians have been doing it for well over 100 years. Just off the top of my head there was Munito the dog, Toby "The Sapient Pig," and the "Two Curious Birds" -- one of which was a parrot as I recall. All could perform amazing tricks incuding "mind reading." It is no big secret how it is done: Cold reading (sometime called "Barnum effect") mixed with clever training or exceptionally perceptive animals.
What used to be sideshow entertainment has become a near-as-dammit religion. Perhaps it is just another side effect of how the publik skoolz fragment and compartmentalize knowledge and prevent critical thinking.
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Posted by Russell Whitaker at January 27, 2004 07:36 AM | TrackBackBetween this and the mysterious guy-who-hadn't-eaten-for-years in India they printed late last year, I'm begining to wonder what the hell the Beeb are on these days. They didn't even use "alleged telepathy". That at least would have been something.
James...
Posted by: James on January 27, 2004 02:08 PM