...be up to them. Questions like this one boil down to "what sort of society do you want to live in?". You have to be careful though in deciding what isn’t acceptable. The knock on effects are often unpredictable, significant and irreversible. I can’t prove to you that people, who believe in Geller’s abilities, don’t benefit in some way. The power of unconditional belief is clearly one of the most powerful thought patterns that exists. As I said before, why people believe is often more enlightening that what they believe.
BP: When you watch shows like John Edward Crossing Over or Colin Fry Sixth Sense, do you find it easy to spot the techniques they are using, and does it amaze you that so many people can be taken in by it all?
PE: Yes, I spot the techniques because they are tools that my work makes me familiar with. To be surprised that people get taken in is to not know people. As a being, like...