Heads Up: Psychic TV Show 10 p.m. Wed. evening EST

[NJCher]

Thought I'd remind everyone that ABC's Beyond Belief Nightline show that they devote to matters of our interest is on tonight:

Watchlist
Primetime Nightline: Beyond
Psychic Power
10:00-11:00p | Ch 7 WABC
(Airdate August 17, 2011) Exploring psychic activity. Reporters include Juju Chang.


Cher

[NJCher]

1. It's on communicating with the other side.

They just announced in the "next program" promo.


Cher

[findrskeep]

2. I just saw this! Thanks so much for posting it NJCher!

[findrskeep]

3. Well this was a disappointment...a show hell bent on debunking

anyone and anything that has to do with being psychic or a medium. I can't stand shows like this. For those of us who have seen, heard, and experienced these gifts, it's an insult. It's sad to see how close minded some people are.

[Ricochet21]

5. I agree completely

what they don't take into consideration about people writing their own descriptions: ego

[Kind of Blue]

8. Yeah, I feel the same, Finderskeep.

I saw the first 2 episodes and had enough. I wonder why they even bother because their conclusion is already set. They should just have one show listing all of the phenomena and proclaim: These are not allowed to exist :D

I'm really looking forward to reading Parapsychology and the Skeptics By Chris Carter: "...a critical examination of the arguments of the skeptics. Starting with the history of the controversy, dating back to the scientific revolution of the 17th century, this book reappraises the controversy in light of 20th and 21st century scientific and philosophic developments." http://www.parapsychologyandtheskeptics.com/ I was also pleased by kudos he's received from members of the scientific community. http://www.parapsychologyandtheskeptics.com/kudos.htm

[NJCher]

4. I'm disappointed in this episode

They did a group of "scientific" tests at the beginning of the show and the psychics performed poorly at them, Huh? What's new about that? Everybody knows this phenomena does not respond consistently to the scientific method and that's why it's a mystery, intriguing, and why they're even doing the show in the first place.

The way they set up these "tests" are not the way psychics work. An example is the test with the envelopes and the hand print photocopies. In this case, the psychic was not allowed to touch the photocopies or the hands. She said that she wasn't surprised the results were poor as she was unable to use her sense of touch. (Well, then, why did she go through with this "experiment"?

There was one person who sensed the hostile attitude toward psychics and said she was uncomfortable with the way questions were being asked. She asked when was the interview going to be over? I don't know if she was a psychic or someone knowledgeable about the field, but she definitely sensed them out.

It's too bad, but this was a program produced by people who don't know very much about the field.

At the end of the show, another reporter was given quite a bit of information by two separate psychics. This information was not available via a Google search or any other means. One of the psychics is a young mother. She knew right away that the reporter's mother had already crossed over, she was able to get very close to the name, she guessed the "character" of the mother (very "matriarchal"), and she had a message from the mother to her reporter son. It was obvious that the reporter was very touched by this contact.



Cher

oh and p.s. They had to make the point that the young mother psychic (mentioned in last para) gets $500 an hour for her work.

[Ricochet21]

6. $$$$$$$$$$$$

You give me 12 people with their bios written by FRIENDS OR FAMILY, and I'll probably get 9.
You give me 12 people with their bios written by themselves, and I might get 1.

[PADemD]

7. Psychic Readings

Mysticalchick's friend gave me a very good reading. She correctly described, in detail, one item out of over a hundred that I had made. There was no way she could have known about it.