From: "John Fitzsimons" 
Newsgroups: alt.paranet.paranormal,alt.paranormal,alt.paranormal.channeling
Organization: Melbourne PC User Group Inc, Australia
Original Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 22:17:52 GMT
On Wed, 13 Nov 1996 14:46:03 GMT, dpressne@ns.vvm.com (Dan Pressnell)
wrote:
>ab801@freenet.hamilton.on.ca (Charles Gregory) wrote:
>:Actually, because most psychic abilties are NOT "perform on demand" sorts
>:of things, but extraordinary PHENOMENA that occur irregularly and without
>:warning, there is no more use demanding proof of someone's abilities than
>:there is demanding that someone prove lightning is "real" by insisting
>:that they drag it into a lab to make it perform on demand.  

>It's funny how it can't be performed on demand when there's an offer
>for a test, but when it's three bucks a minute or 35 bucks a reading,
>the customers aren't told that it's a crap shoot.

There are unaware people all over the place. How many people go to a
plumber, carpenter, lawyer or accountant and expect a "good job" ? Yet
end up with a poor one ? Sometimes fraudulant plumbers etc. can cost
the client hundreds, or thousands, of dollars. Not just $35.
As for expecting 100% accuracy from a "reading". Where have you been ?
I doubt it has been to a psychic "reader". If it had been then you
would have quickly found out that they aren't 100% accurate.   :-)
Almost anyone who has been to a reader will know that they will be
inaccurate is some things. IF that bothers people then I would
recommend that they not waste their time, or money, getting a reading.
When the psychic comes along with 100% accuracy then they might 
choose to re-consider. I suspect they may well have a very long wait
however !     :-)
Regards, John.
 
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