Comments on John Edward / James van Praagh BingoTypePad2007-11-12T08:01:00ZSkepticohttps://skeptico.blogs.com/skeptico/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://skeptico.blogs.com/skeptico/2007/11/john-edward-jam/comments/atom.xml/Bronze Dog commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54ff702d688332008-01-27T18:09:34Z2008-01-27T18:09:34ZBronze Doghttp://rockstarramblings.blogspot.com/Psychics do not offer hope. They offer escapism and denial. For a price. They twist the emotional knives in people...<p>Psychics do not offer hope. They offer escapism and denial. For a price.</p>
<p>They twist the emotional knives in people to keep the pain going so that they can keep making money.</p>Skeptico commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54ff5228a88332008-01-26T19:11:27Z2008-01-26T19:11:27ZSkepticoC: Regarding “taking hope from the hopeless” – read how Sylvia Browne did just that to the parents of Shawn...<p>C:</p>
<p>Regarding “taking hope from the hopeless” – read how Sylvia Browne did just that to <a href="http://www.stopsylviabrowne.com/articles/montel_shawnhornbeck.shtml" rel="nofollow">the parents of Shawn Hornbeck</a>. You going to tell me that “is right”?<br />
</p>Tom Foss commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54ff50cfc88332008-01-26T17:35:02Z2008-01-26T17:35:02ZTom Fosshttp://dubitoergo.blogspot.comThen tell me that what you are doing (taking hope from the hopeless) is right. Which is more right: profiting...<blockquote>Then tell me that what you are doing (taking hope from the hopeless) is right.</blockquote>
Which is more right: profiting off vulnerable people who miss their loved ones, or telling them to stay away from charlatans and not sully their memories with the words of opportunistic liars? We're not taking hope away from anyone, we're exposing the people who are peddling false hope and empty platitudes for exorbitant fees. Jimmy_Blue commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e55009380b88342008-01-26T16:51:09Z2008-01-26T16:51:09ZJimmy_BlueAndrea - psychics are crap, what they do is crap, what they say is crap. However your mother is not...<p>Andrea - psychics are crap, what they do is crap, what they say is crap. However your mother is not an idiot, she has just been fooled by them, as it appears have you.</p>
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C - You think it right that we don't expose liars, cheats and frauds simply because they can make people fell better? If so, you are in fact the idiot here.</p>
<p>As Q pointed out, it is not hope but false hope that we take away. If you can't see this difference, again, it is you who are the idiot.</p>Q commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54ff4a6ab88332008-01-26T09:01:52Z2008-01-26T09:01:52ZQAnd you think that providing false hope is a somehow a good thing? You have got it quite wrong.<p>And you think that providing false hope is a somehow a good thing? You have got it quite wrong.</p>C commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e55008d6f088342008-01-26T08:19:22Z2008-01-26T08:19:22ZCWhy don't you tell that little girl (who obviously found this forum in a search) that her mother is an...<p>Why don't you tell that little girl (who obviously found this forum in a search) that her mother is an idiot who believes in something that (although it can comfort her and make her at peace) is crap.</p>
<p>Then tell me that what you are doing (taking hope from the hopeless) is right.<br />
</p>debbie vaughan commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54ffb870f88342008-01-19T23:01:43Z2008-01-19T23:01:43Zdebbie vaughanGeezzzzzzzz~ I hope that was a JOKE by Andrea<p>Geezzzzzzzz~ I hope that was a JOKE by Andrea</p>Jimmy_Blue commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54fc693e488342007-12-27T00:20:38Z2007-12-27T00:20:38ZJimmy_BlueAndrea. Unless that's a joke, you really are in the wrong place.<p>Andrea. Unless that's a joke, you really are in the wrong place.</p>Andrea commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54fc57d7688342007-12-26T12:58:08Z2007-12-26T12:58:08ZAndreaDear Mr John Edward, My papa passed on about 6 or 7 years ago and me and my mother miss...<p>Dear Mr John Edward,<br />
My papa passed on about 6 or 7 years ago and me and my mother miss him terrible for Christmas this year i tried to get her tickets to see you privately or in your show because she loves you so much we both think you are so talented.I wrote a letter for you but i dont know where to send it to because i dont know your address please write me back your address so i can send you the letter to try and get my mother tickets to see you some how i dont care how much they cost i just want to make my mother happen because she has not been since my papa died because she never seen him on the day he passed thanks to my ex aunty and she always says if she can only speak to him someway again even through you she would be so grateful.PLease write back thanks you x</p>
<p> Your Sincerly<br />
Andrea Marshall</p>
<p>from Scotland</p>
<p>P.S. Please please please write back thank you.</p>grievousg commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f9e23c788342007-11-21T04:21:08Z2007-11-21T04:21:08ZgrievousgDo we have to randomize it every game?...I dont wanna mess up lucky card.<p>Do we have to randomize it every game?...I dont wanna mess up lucky card.</p>Rance Mohanitz commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f89f49088332007-11-20T20:46:53Z2007-11-20T20:46:54ZRance MohanitzS said: This is a great idea, except to classify as an ACTUAL bingo game we'd need some hundreds of...<p>S said: This is a great idea, except to classify as an ACTUAL bingo game we'd need some hundreds of different combinations of the card with the squares in different positions.</p>
<p>Um, S, that's what the randomize button is for :-)</p>Skeptico commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f97f95688342007-11-16T02:19:30Z2007-11-16T02:19:30ZSkepticoThat's a good one woodah. I'd noticed he does that too - I should have had a square for it....<p>That's a good one woodah. I'd noticed he does that too - I should have had a square for it. Oh well.</p>woodah commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f83f2af88332007-11-15T16:51:09Z2007-11-15T16:51:09ZwoodahOne thing you haven't mentioned about Edward's technique: frequently the dead person asked for by the "client" does not come...<p>One thing you haven't mentioned about Edward's technique: frequently the dead person asked for by the "client" does not come through. Someone else does. Edward can't help it; it's a "party line" and whoever wants to talk comes through to him. I believe that this prevents people with a specific question for a deceased loved one from putting Edward on the spot. Instead, Edward turns the tables on them, tells them their mother or whoever is unavailable, and then says something like, "But I am sensing a younger male figure," or somesuch. Now Edward has confused the "client" and enlisted them in his cold reading. </p>Paul Crowley commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f832dd988332007-11-14T20:18:24Z2007-11-14T20:18:24ZPaul Crowleyhttp://www.ciphergoth.org/Just found this great article about Edward from cold reading expert Ian Rowland: http://www.ianrowland.com/TheVault/JohnEdward1.html<p>Just found this great article about Edward from cold reading expert Ian Rowland:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ianrowland.com/TheVault/JohnEdward1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ianrowland.com/TheVault/JohnEdward1.html</a></p>Sean commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f9699cd88342007-11-14T16:34:06Z2007-11-14T16:34:06ZSeanEJ... If you simply replace the word "people" with "me" in your quote from Van Praagh, I think he's totally...<p>EJ...</p>
<p>If you simply replace the word "people" with "me" in your quote from Van Praagh, I think he's totally right! LOL.</p>S commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f82668c88332007-11-13T22:40:27Z2007-11-13T22:40:27ZSThis is a great idea, except to classify as an ACTUAL bingo game we'd need some hundreds of different combinations...<p>This is a great idea, except to classify as an ACTUAL bingo game we'd need some hundreds of different combinations of the card with the squares in different positions.</p>Techskeptic commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f94c58688342007-11-12T21:41:26Z2008-01-25T02:13:16ZTechskeptichttp://profile.typekey.com/Techskeptic/Why not send a copy of this post to Larry King LOL, yeah and montel williams.<p><b>Why not send a copy of this post to Larry King</b></p>
<p>LOL, yeah and montel williams.</p>Soitgoes commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f815fe888332007-11-12T20:44:06Z2007-11-12T20:44:06ZSoitgoesWhy not send a copy of this post to Larry King? Nah, never mind. If he's already sucked in so...<p>Why not send a copy of this post to Larry King?<br />
Nah, never mind. If he's already sucked in so bad that he's giving them air time, he's probably a lost cause. Kinda like PBS "honoring" whackos like deepak et al. by giving them air time.</p>Rebecca commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f94abe988342007-11-12T19:31:30Z2007-11-12T19:31:30ZRebeccahttp://www.rebeccahartong.netNicely done! I really like the bingo card idea. Not long ago I posted about the same topic on my...<p>Nicely done! I really like the bingo card idea. Not long ago I posted about the same topic on my own site, analyzing the cold reading technique used on a woman who wrote an article for the Washington Post. If interested, you can read it here: <a href="http://www.rebeccahartong.net/?p=1552" rel="nofollow">An Example of Cold Reading</a>.</p>Techskeptic commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f81083688332007-11-12T15:53:13Z2008-01-25T02:13:34ZTechskeptichttp://profile.typekey.com/Techskeptic/OMG EJ! Didn't John best say something like that a dozen times on the Worst Arguements thread? Time for a...<p>OMG EJ!</p>
<p>Didn't John best say something like that a dozen times on the Worst Arguements thread?</p>
<p>Time for a new "Woo Hanbdbook" Entry<br />
</p>Skeptico commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f9481b088342007-11-12T15:50:16Z2007-11-12T15:50:42ZSkepticoApu - thanks for spotting that. Now corrected. I must have looked at that a hundred times and not seen...<p>Apu - thanks for spotting that. Now corrected. I must have looked at that a hundred times and not seen the typo.</p>EJ commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f80f6e988332007-11-12T14:39:02Z2007-11-12T14:39:02ZEJThought you might enjoy this enlightening nugget from the last time van Praagh was on Larry King: "...we [psychics] are...<p>Thought you might enjoy this enlightening nugget from the last time van Praagh was on Larry King:</p>
<p>"...we [psychics] are here to heal people and to help people grow. Skeptics... they're just here to destroy people. They're not here to encourage people, to enlighten people. They're here to destroy people."<br />
--James van Praagh on "Larry King Live," March 6, 2001</p>Apu Illapu commented on 'John Edward / James van Praagh Bingo'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451df0c69e200e54f945aa288342007-11-12T09:49:33Z2007-11-12T09:49:33ZApu IllapuWon't watch it, which is a pity since this bingo game sounds like lots of fun. Erm, Skeptico, you missed...<p>Won't watch it, which is a pity since this bingo game sounds like lots of fun.<br />
Erm, Skeptico, you missed an 'S' in the square just under 'free space'.<br />
Cheers,</p>