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best argument I've seen... on Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:32 am

WhiteRaven

Joined: 13 Jan 2006
Posts: 343

"why aren't they all rich?"

I must admit it's a fairly good argument, but even so, if this is the best one people can come up with, then they are in trouble, of course people were already in trouble, but...

anyway, that's something I get alot just bringing these things up casually, I ask how they know they aren't, and they will usually say something like, "because no one ever talks about it." lol, retarded answer, to be honest.

People are moronic.
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Posted on Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:45 am

PsiGuy60

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 900

i would reply to that "because we don't all use it for show and popularity reasons"
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Posted on Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:20 am

maxus

Joined: 13 Jun 2006
Posts: 851

Then they would break out with, "well who wouldnt want to be rich and famous, you obviously dont have superpowers, go away", thats what they always come out with when theyre backed into a corner.
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Posted on Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:23 am

PsiGuy60

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 900

Maybe because it is seen as evil by too many? and many people believe its a magic trick anyways. They think about uri geller and criss angel too much.
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Posted on Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:27 am

maxus

Joined: 13 Jun 2006
Posts: 851

indeed, what they dont realise is that Telekinesis and Pk are real, but its been used as a trick for illusionists and magicians so many times, people refuse to believe that it could be real, because its been shown how to be faked countless times.
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Posted on Sun Jun 25, 2006 3:51 pm

SheepKing

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 728

Why am I not rich?

Simple: I can't do anything Psychic to make me rich.

Same goes for everyone else who isn't rich.
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Posted on Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:32 pm

pepsiboy

Joined: 25 Jun 2006
Posts: 562

SheepKing wrote:
Why am I not rich?

Simple: I can't do anything Psychic to make me rich.

Same goes for everyone else who isn't rich.


so that would make all the rich people psychic?
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Posted on Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:37 pm

maxus

Joined: 13 Jun 2006
Posts: 851

Even if someone were to show paranormal events in a complete scientific test enviroment, they would still be labelled as a fraud, and therefore not be rich and famous, just ridiculed until their eyes burst. Uri Geller is an exception on the other hand, he is quite the opposite to what would happen, instead of a real Pker becoming famous and a fraud becoming ridiculed, it is quite the opposite, real Pker's are ridiculed and frauds have fame and money, i find that fucking amazing dont you?
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Posted on Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:22 pm

Joshy

Joined: 09 May 2006
Posts: 544

Why aren't precognitives rich? If precognition exists.
I'm not allowed into casinos or allowed to buy a lottery ticket or anything yet =/
I don't see anything wrong with gaining from an ability.
Maybe sometime I'll try it myself
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Posted on Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:25 pm

maxus

Joined: 13 Jun 2006
Posts: 851

Good point, when im old enough to buy a lottery ticket, i'll practice telling the future by looking at a series of random numbers, hmm, thats a point actually, why havnt any Pker's won the lottery, im probably just fuelling another crappy argument for Kief. Oh well, im still waiting for a reply on the gay sex.
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Posted on Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:24 pm

SheepKing

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 728

Pepsiboy,

I think the topic was pointing at why are WE (Psi communities), not rich. Not "we" as in the general people.
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Posted on Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:49 am

psi_manipulator_3000

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 1274

maxus wrote:
why havnt any Pker's won the lottery, im probably just fuelling another crappy argument for Kief.


How do you know precognatives havn't won the lottery? They most probs have, alot of the time. Would you say to the people that deliver your money, "Oh yeah, I won this by predicting the future and cheating". They would probs take your money away. It would be clever to keep you mouth shut and call it luck, than to not get your money. If they believe you that is...
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Posted on Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:20 am

maxus

Joined: 13 Jun 2006
Posts: 851

psi_manipulator_3000 wrote:
maxus wrote:
why havnt any Pker's won the lottery, im probably just fuelling another crappy argument for Kief.


How do you know precognatives havn't won the lottery? They most probs have, alot of the time. Would you say to the people that deliver your money, "Oh yeah, I won this by predicting the future and cheating". They would probs take your money away. It would be clever to keep you mouth shut and call it luck, than to not get your money. If they believe you that is...


i see your point, but why havnt well known pyschics won the lottery, like Uri Geller, or the dude off Most Haunted (fraud). We would have heard if they won the lottery. So why havnt they, hmm, maybe theyre frauds, Confused
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Posted on Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:24 am

PsiGuy60

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 900

Geller is a fuggen faker who has nothing better to do than to make people believe he is psychic. Probably has fallen repeatedly while a child.
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Posted on Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:27 am

maxus

Joined: 13 Jun 2006
Posts: 851

Or he heard about the psychic seen while in some foreign country, gave it a go by trying to bend spoons, found out he couldnt do it, so he devised many ways in which it looked as if he was bending the spoon, and gained money from it. He probably just wanted to be a psion so bad, he didnt want to bother with all the practice you have to do, so his tricks are a fast way to fame.
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