tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951396.post8974950928990253624..comments2023-10-15T07:39:14.688-07:00Comments on Smarty Pants Moustache Man: Uri Geller Forsees a Methane Explosion According to Biblical ProphesyAlfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203501259969765040noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951396.post-47987963037564869652007-11-05T21:51:00.000-08:002007-11-05T21:51:00.000-08:00Hey Alf, what do you think of the English magician...Hey Alf, what do you think of the English magician Derren Brown? Have you seen his show Mind Control? I'd recommend you check him out if you haven't already. I'm still torn. His tagline is "I mix magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship." Like Penn & Teller, he readily admits it's all just tricks, which is great. He loves to expose cold reading and other fraudulent "psychic" techniques, and weaves that theme of debunking into his show. But I think he goes a little too far in replacing "psychic" with "psychological", claiming many of his tricks are accomplished through simple "mental persuasion", when they may actually just be twists on run of the mill magic tricks. Whaddaya think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951396.post-242569520621010492007-10-31T07:42:00.000-07:002007-10-31T07:42:00.000-07:00One of my favorite quotes from James Randi was som...One of my favorite quotes from James Randi was something along the lines of "if Uri Geller can bend spoons with his mind, he's doing it the hard way."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951396.post-23366757055662303852007-10-30T16:34:00.000-07:002007-10-30T16:34:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com