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If preachers and popes are respected why not psychics who prey on nitwits?

“There is no question that psychics-mediums have become much more respected,” said Patricia Baker, a sociologist and psychotherapist in Boston who is working on a book about people’s changing attitudes toward authority.

“And it definitely seems that people are turning to them more for their problems, particularly when terrorism, war and scandals have caused people to question our political and religious leaders.”

Psychics see success in their future

Richard Evans Lee | June 18, 2006 •
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I don't see any difference between preachers and psychics except that the popes and such are backed by institutions and the other folks are in it individually. The believers are the same as far as their needs and psychology goes. The main thing religion has to trump the psychic with is a social support network and an ingroup-outgroup dynamic which allows them to be much more powerful in the long run.

Posted by: Betsy | June 22, 2006 5:00 PM

Neither do I. TV psychics and TV preachers are the same to me.

Posted by: Richard Evans Lee | June 22, 2006 5:12 PM

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