12.12.08

Psychic delusions

Posted in New Age at 5:48 pm by nemo

Comment on Dawkins interview of Derren Brown

James:
This interview is unintentionally hilarious because Dawkins doesn’t seem to realize that he is a member of the group that he is criticizing. A charlatan who has convinced himself that he isn’t a charlatan.
From Dawkins interview, 2008/12/12 at 5:01 PM

I am not familiar with Derren Brown, but it is clear that Dawkins precipitates a ‘joke’s on us’ comedy routine on humanists/skeptics, charlatans denouncing charlatans. Those who claim psychic knowledge are almost always confused or victims of imagination, but the final generalization about psychicism ends up false.
Much in this realm deserves the exposes of these skeptics, but the basic issue won’t go away.
It’s why the Buddhists recommend traveling light: seek first the realities of your inner dog nature (?) and the rest will be granted unto you/thou (?)
Something to that effect.

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