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Psychic Craig Weiler said Browne's memory in his community will have mixed reviews.
"Some of the people in the intellectual community who lean toward the psychic side of things did not think much of her," he told HuffPost. "But in order for a psychic to rise to the level of fame she did, they have to be good. In the beginning, she had to be good enough to distinguish herself from the others.
"That said, people are complicated. Skeptics aren't all evil and she's not all good."
How do you know? Much of what was written about her came from JREF and CSI people as well as some real card carrying nutjobs. Anytime a psychic gets really famous they always draw a whole lot of criticism. So what?She was a fraud. We should ignore her and her followers.
Selfish and malicious persons like Browne will only ruin the reputation of honest mediums and those who research them.
How do you know? Much of what was written about her came from JREF and CSI people as well as some real card carrying nutjobs. Anytime a psychic gets really famous they always draw a whole lot of criticism. So what?
I know the kind of people who follow people like her. They're very gentle sorts. Browne herself founded a church which was a version universalist unitarianism, which is probably the least egotistical religious viewpoint there is. Most of her money went there.
Browne died on November 20, 2013, at a hospital in San Jose, California at the age of 77.[1][2] She did not see this coming, as she predicted she would die at the age of 88.
I haven't read anything that CSI people etc. wrote about her.
You should read this Michael Prescott's blog post about Browne:
http://michaelprescott.typepad.com/...he-archives-the-unsinkable-sylvia-browne.html
People who follow her are gullible, but they are probably good and gentle people. Browne was a fraud, and she exploited those people.
Here you can read about her fake NDE:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/paranormal07.html
I haven't read anything that CSI people etc. wrote about her.
You should read this Michael Prescott's blog post about Browne:
http://michaelprescott.typepad.com/...he-archives-the-unsinkable-sylvia-browne.html
Is a medium a fake because they are incorrect? How many times must a medium be accurate to not be a fake and who is keeping the tally?People who follow her are gullible, but they are probably good and gentle people. Browne was a fraud, and she exploited those people.
Here you can read about her fake NDE:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/paranormal07.html
Great. So we know that she wasn't all that great in the spotlight and was a tireless self promoter. Just like a lot of other famous people. How about the other 99% of her life when she was out of the spotlight? Was she just as bad, or did she perform a lot better when she wasn't under all that pressure?
I think you have to judge people their whole lives, not just a tiny fraction. Since I don't know anything about her beyond what I saw in public, I don't feel that I have enough information to truly evaluate her as a person.
Prescott's brain wanders into areas where he thinks he knows what he's speaking of but truly hasn't a clue.
Well it's good to know that anecdotal evidence is acceptable to you. I'll keep that in mind.I don't know Anders Breivik personally. I don't know anything about his private life. Nevertheless, I can say that he is a despicable person because of his actions.
Sylvia Browne was a fraud. She exploited gullible people. She lied about her NDE and tried to poison people's minds with her detrimental ideas.
Did you read that blog post? Is there something that you disagree with?
I disagree with his assessment of today's youth being less enlightened and justifying his stance by claiming, without any proof, that they are more ill-mannered. He's making crap up.If you disagree with something that Prescott wrote in that blog post, then you should tell us, what is it exactly that you disagree with, and why?
She was a fraud. We should ignore her and her followers.
Selfish and malicious persons like Browne will only ruin the reputation of honest mediums and those who research them.
It was a for all purposes a one-sided blogslap which Prescott is fully entitled to do. He's done this before and had to retract ala David Thompson's mediumship. Again, he's without strong footing about how to assess physical mediumship especially materialization mediumship.
I disagree with his assessment of today's youth being less enlightened and justifying his stance by claiming, without any proof, that they are more ill-mannered. He's making crap up.
Which is reflected in his wanderings about Indigo kids, he hasn't a clue what he does or does not believe about them.
Judge Sylvia Browne any way that you want, personally I find this entire judgment business to be a waste of time and borders on megalomania.
Hopefully the guy who knows how to calculate the probabilities of guessing correctly by chance.Is a medium a fake because they are incorrect? How many times must a medium be accurate to not be a fake and who is keeping the tally?
David Thompson is a fraud.
Prescott wrote in the above blogpost
"That said, it does appear that something paranormal is going on. I no longer think the hypothesis of outright fraud is plausible."
Raimo interjects "Whether today's youth are more ill-mannered or not is irrelevant to this discussion."
That indigo children stuff is merely New Age nonsense.
Russian Scientists remark:
"In recent years the phrase ‘indigo-children’ has become a buzz-word for those youngsters whose intellectual potential significantly surpasses that of most adult scientists. While many remain skeptical towards the idea of the ‘genius youth’, one can hardly ignore the growing number of teenagers endowed with exceptional and often unprecedented talents in various spheres of science and humanities."
Raimo quips "Of course charlatans like Sylvia Browne and David Thompson should be judged. They were/are selfish and greedy frauds, and they exploit gullible people. They ruin the reputation of all those people who research these topics, and they ruin the reputation of honest mediums."
Judge away. It's your soul that blackens and your karma that's gonna get you.
Here you can read about her fake NDE:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/paranormal07.html
Straw man much?That is absurd. Are you saying that we shouldn't judge murderers and rapists? If there is such a thing as karma, then Sylvia Browne has to pay the price for her behavior.
I will not investigate indigo children nonsense. It would be a waste of time.
David Thompson's seances are held in total darkness. Therefore it is irrelevant, whether you attended one of his seances or not. You didn't see anything.