Reply With QuoteYes, Trinoc.
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Has he cancelled a show due to "unforeseen circumstances" yet?Originally Posted by John Jackson
Be skeptical of the things you believe are false, but be very skeptical of the things you believe are true.
Yes, Trinoc.
Page 56 of this thred, first post on that page by Bindeweed.
And, rather strangely, this is the very next post
Yeah, yeah ... my memory failing me again ...
See, I can't even predict the past reliably!
Be skeptical of the things you believe are false, but be very skeptical of the things you believe are true.
Yes, I know what you mean. Memory - I simply can't remember the last time I lost mine.Yeah, yeah ... my memory failing me again ...
And I'll probably have grey hair by the time I'm 30.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear
bright, until you hear them speak.
Not nearly enough!
"The Garden of Eden was a boggy swamp just South of Croydon"
This 'Psychic surgery' disgusts me deeply! People who believe in this and avoid normal medical help, really need psychological help.
If the media, professional bodies and charities would make a stand against parasites like Gary Mannion fewer people would be taken in by them in the first place. The local newspapers who are happy to give the woos free publicity in the form of uncritical articles and interviews won't publish carefully researched exposes of their methods for fear of alienating woo-friendly readers.
"If I get rid of the cancer and the person decides they don’t want treatment any more ‐ either they’re too busy, or they’re too mean with their money, or they just think they know better ‐ the cancer often comes back. And if it comes back, I can’t get rid of it a second time. My healing doesn’t work a second time."
Adrian Pengelly
From the BBC Press Office.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pre...3/three3.shtml
Young, Psychic And Possessed
Twenty-year-old Gary Mannion describes himself as Britain's youngest psychic surgeon.
He says he can cure all manner of serious illnesses by channelling the spirit of the Bible's Abraham to operate on the sick.
In Young, Psychic And Possessed, film-maker Emeka Onono follows Gary as he tries to prove that he really does have the power to heal.
It's a journey that is likely to confound sceptics and true believers.
Emeka hears stories of miracle cures, takes part in seances and even speaks to "Abraham", before turning to science and psychiatry to try to separate fact from fiction.
A BBC News And Current Affairs production.
Last edited by bindeweede; 17th January 2009 at 09:11 PM. Reason: added link.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear
bright, until you hear them speak.
I guess that says it all. Going by the BBC press release, anyone, psychic or not, can predict how Gary is going to be portrayed to viewers.
Louis Theroux - where are you? There's work to be done.
Could it be the BBC haven't actually seen the film - the last I heard it wasn't finished. I wonder how sceptics and believers can both be confounded.I guess that says it all. Going by the BBC press release, anyone, psychic or not, can predict how Gary is going to be portrayed to viewers.
Louis Theroux - where are you? There's work to be done.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear
bright, until you hear them speak.
Much as I don't want to pre-judge, by a mish-mash that tries to keep believing viewer and skeptic viewer happy at the same time (and failing miserably)Could it be the BBC haven't actually seen the film - the last I heard it wasn't finished. I wonder how sceptics and believers can both be confounded.
"We all like going to sleep. One day we will go to sleep without having to set the alarm." Drut. RIP.
That's standard fare at the BBC these days, treat both sides of the argument equally.
I wonder if a few religious people will take offence at Gary's claims?
Maybe someone should let Stephen Green know that Gary is a blasphemer!
Mousse from a bowl is very nice, but to put it on a person is demented!
I was just going to say the same. I hope I'm wrong and that this is treated factually, but most BBC (and other) documentaries of this nature treat it as "some people believe" and "some people don't believe" - we present both sides as if it is a 50:50 issue and you can make up your own mind.
I don't hold out much hope of this being any good.
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You been watching the Tony Robinson documentaries as well
"We all like going to sleep. One day we will go to sleep without having to set the alarm." Drut. RIP.
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