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		<title>By: Christie</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticblog.org/2010/02/06/whack-a-medium/#comment-50298</link>
		<dc:creator>Christie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yeah, because counselors are so very helpful.  Please.  And what is that you do that is so helpful to people?  I feel very sorry for people like you, who are so narrow minded and ignorant to believe there is no &quot;gray area&quot;.  There is indeed gray area.  If someone was claiming to have all of the answers and be perfect at what they are getting and what they do...then I would be skeptical.  Psychic abilities are a skill of sensitivity, and the use of a &quot;sense&quot;.  Do you always hear every word spoken by other people perfectly?  I doubt it.  It&#039;s the same thing.  We are also not supposed to know every secret from the other side.  Why would we be here?  And as far as science proving or not proving the existence of psychic ability....I believe they have.  People are just too afraid, or stupid to understand it.  Also, how many times have human beings called something &quot;witchcraft&quot; that was later proven to be true by science.  Wake up, and stop trying to smear the name of a woman who has brought relief and growth to many, many people.  Have you done that?  I doubt it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, because counselors are so very helpful.  Please.  And what is that you do that is so helpful to people?  I feel very sorry for people like you, who are so narrow minded and ignorant to believe there is no &#8220;gray area&#8221;.  There is indeed gray area.  If someone was claiming to have all of the answers and be perfect at what they are getting and what they do&#8230;then I would be skeptical.  Psychic abilities are a skill of sensitivity, and the use of a &#8220;sense&#8221;.  Do you always hear every word spoken by other people perfectly?  I doubt it.  It&#8217;s the same thing.  We are also not supposed to know every secret from the other side.  Why would we be here?  And as far as science proving or not proving the existence of psychic ability&#8230;.I believe they have.  People are just too afraid, or stupid to understand it.  Also, how many times have human beings called something &#8220;witchcraft&#8221; that was later proven to be true by science.  Wake up, and stop trying to smear the name of a woman who has brought relief and growth to many, many people.  Have you done that?  I doubt it.</p>
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		<title>By: Some Guy</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticblog.org/2010/02/06/whack-a-medium/#comment-18677</link>
		<dc:creator>Some Guy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>God, is it ever a relief to read folks with a reasonable attitude about this con artist. It&#039;s too bad that &lt;i&gt;not&lt;/i&gt; lying to people doesn&#039;t make you $500 an hour, and it&#039;s too bad that the &lt;i&gt;Denver Post&lt;/i&gt; seemed so willing to buy Rebecca Rosen&#039;s act wholesale.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>God, is it ever a relief to read folks with a reasonable attitude about this con artist. It&#8217;s too bad that <i>not</i> lying to people doesn&#8217;t make you $500 an hour, and it&#8217;s too bad that the <i>Denver Post</i> seemed so willing to buy Rebecca Rosen&#8217;s act wholesale.</p>
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		<title>By: stargazer9915</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticblog.org/2010/02/06/whack-a-medium/#comment-17986</link>
		<dc:creator>stargazer9915</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That last post was for Hazel#14 and yes, I feel evil today.

(Nice post, Jose)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That last post was for Hazel#14 and yes, I feel evil today.</p>
<p>(Nice post, Jose)</p>
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		<title>By: stargazer9915</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticblog.org/2010/02/06/whack-a-medium/#comment-17985</link>
		<dc:creator>stargazer9915</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;...so closed in your mind.&quot;  

Do you not realise that the author of this blog was &quot;psychic medium&quot; for many years before it got to be too much?  If anyone knows the inside details of psychics, it&#039;s Mark Edward.  To say he is closed minded just shows the rest of the readers that you are ignorant of the facts and posting for the sole purpose of having something to type.

Do your homework before you start slinging words like &quot;close minded&quot; around.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;&#8230;so closed in your mind.&#8221;  </p>
<p>Do you not realise that the author of this blog was &#8220;psychic medium&#8221; for many years before it got to be too much?  If anyone knows the inside details of psychics, it&#8217;s Mark Edward.  To say he is closed minded just shows the rest of the readers that you are ignorant of the facts and posting for the sole purpose of having something to type.</p>
<p>Do your homework before you start slinging words like &#8220;close minded&#8221; around.</p>
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		<title>By: stargazer9915</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticblog.org/2010/02/06/whack-a-medium/#comment-17984</link>
		<dc:creator>stargazer9915</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Calling this woman a lying, thieving bitch (my words) is not a personal attack on her character but an honest to goodness FACT.  She financially rapes people (again my words) and abuses them emotionally.  To say she should crawl off and die in a hole in the ground would not be saying enough for what this &#039;thing&#039; deserves.

For the most part, this blog preaches to the choir.  People do not come here to have their beliefs changed.  We all know the score when it comes to mediums and like to read (for better or worse) about the new grauds out there.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Calling this woman a lying, thieving bitch (my words) is not a personal attack on her character but an honest to goodness FACT.  She financially rapes people (again my words) and abuses them emotionally.  To say she should crawl off and die in a hole in the ground would not be saying enough for what this &#8216;thing&#8217; deserves.</p>
<p>For the most part, this blog preaches to the choir.  People do not come here to have their beliefs changed.  We all know the score when it comes to mediums and like to read (for better or worse) about the new grauds out there.</p>
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		<title>By: Sgerbic</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticblog.org/2010/02/06/whack-a-medium/#comment-17965</link>
		<dc:creator>Sgerbic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>do you really have a goldfish?  And do fish fart?  

Sorry, just wanted to mention fart in my post...no reason...

BTW  Well said Jose</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>do you really have a goldfish?  And do fish fart?  </p>
<p>Sorry, just wanted to mention fart in my post&#8230;no reason&#8230;</p>
<p>BTW  Well said Jose</p>
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		<title>By: Jason</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticblog.org/2010/02/06/whack-a-medium/#comment-17947</link>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, of course anyone can talk to dead people... the crazy/lying part comes in when you claim that they are listening and talking back.  *laughs</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, of course anyone can talk to dead people&#8230; the crazy/lying part comes in when you claim that they are listening and talking back.  *laughs</p>
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		<title>By: Jose the Paranormal Skeptic</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticblog.org/2010/02/06/whack-a-medium/#comment-17918</link>
		<dc:creator>Jose the Paranormal Skeptic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Look, Sylvia shouldn&#039;t be held responsible for what information her spirit guides deliver. She&#039;s just a conduit from one unproven realm of existence to another. Much like a crack pipe. Actually, exactly like a crack pipe.

Sure she&#039;s wrong on the odd occasion and that &quot;odd occasion&quot; is...well...all the bloody time....but she&#039;s got feelings. Deep, deep, deep down, in her cold, dead, black heart the woman has feelings.

How dare anyone attack Sylvia. How dare anyone use the example that she literally drove a knife through the hearts of loved ones as she casually proclaimed, in her best choker smoke voice,  their missing child was being used a sex slave in some far off distant country. How dare you sir...or madam...what ever the case may be!

How dare anyone allege these people possess as much psychic ability as my pet goldfish&#039;s fart bubbles. They&#039;re just trying to help! Help those in need of answers who have exhausted all possible avenues and are now in desperate need of answers. People who will, out of sheer frustration, pay money and assign trust to those who possess the ability to read tea leaves, burn sage and read the minds of puppy dogs and kitty cats.

Why don&#039;t you skeptics open your minds to the possibilities of the supernatural.  Allow yourselves to witness the beauty of psychic abilities from those who profiteer on the vulnerabilities of others the same way vultures stalk and eventually feast on dead animals.

You skeptics should be ashamed!

Oh...and I thought I&#039;d mention Tesla. No reason. Just thought I&#039;d throw the T word.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Look, Sylvia shouldn&#8217;t be held responsible for what information her spirit guides deliver. She&#8217;s just a conduit from one unproven realm of existence to another. Much like a crack pipe. Actually, exactly like a crack pipe.</p>
<p>Sure she&#8217;s wrong on the odd occasion and that &#8220;odd occasion&#8221; is&#8230;well&#8230;all the bloody time&#8230;.but she&#8217;s got feelings. Deep, deep, deep down, in her cold, dead, black heart the woman has feelings.</p>
<p>How dare anyone attack Sylvia. How dare anyone use the example that she literally drove a knife through the hearts of loved ones as she casually proclaimed, in her best choker smoke voice,  their missing child was being used a sex slave in some far off distant country. How dare you sir&#8230;or madam&#8230;what ever the case may be!</p>
<p>How dare anyone allege these people possess as much psychic ability as my pet goldfish&#8217;s fart bubbles. They&#8217;re just trying to help! Help those in need of answers who have exhausted all possible avenues and are now in desperate need of answers. People who will, out of sheer frustration, pay money and assign trust to those who possess the ability to read tea leaves, burn sage and read the minds of puppy dogs and kitty cats.</p>
<p>Why don&#8217;t you skeptics open your minds to the possibilities of the supernatural.  Allow yourselves to witness the beauty of psychic abilities from those who profiteer on the vulnerabilities of others the same way vultures stalk and eventually feast on dead animals.</p>
<p>You skeptics should be ashamed!</p>
<p>Oh&#8230;and I thought I&#8217;d mention Tesla. No reason. Just thought I&#8217;d throw the T word.</p>
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		<title>By: Sgerbic</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticblog.org/2010/02/06/whack-a-medium/#comment-17858</link>
		<dc:creator>Sgerbic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gee I can&#039;t remember the last time a skeptic told a desperate parent that their child was alive but living as a white slave in Japan (Sylvia Browne).  I&#039;m sure that psychics don&#039;t mean to prey on people&#039;s emotions (NOT) and empty their wallets at the same time, it&#039;s just like Disneyland right?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gee I can&#8217;t remember the last time a skeptic told a desperate parent that their child was alive but living as a white slave in Japan (Sylvia Browne).  I&#8217;m sure that psychics don&#8217;t mean to prey on people&#8217;s emotions (NOT) and empty their wallets at the same time, it&#8217;s just like Disneyland right?</p>
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		<title>By: Jose the Paranormal Skeptic</title>
		<link>http://www.skepticblog.org/2010/02/06/whack-a-medium/#comment-17847</link>
		<dc:creator>Jose the Paranormal Skeptic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Please present something that qualifies this idiot&#039;s, I mean, psychic&#039;s abilities as proof of her abilities. Then we&#039;ll talk about open and closed minds.

Being skeptical requires qualifiable evidence in order to take a stance for or against something.

So...proof...got some?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please present something that qualifies this idiot&#8217;s, I mean, psychic&#8217;s abilities as proof of her abilities. Then we&#8217;ll talk about open and closed minds.</p>
<p>Being skeptical requires qualifiable evidence in order to take a stance for or against something.</p>
<p>So&#8230;proof&#8230;got some?</p>
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