http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/08/deconstructing-the-dead/ books, essays, columns, reviews, and multimedia clips of famed skeptic Michael Shermer Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:27:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.michaelshermer.com/2001/08/deconstructing-the-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-2817 Lil Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:58:36 +0000 http://michaelshermer.com/2007/07/11/deconstructing-the-dead/#comment-2817 Over the past several years, a new business scheme has been gaining popularity. It is "Animal Communication." Many of these "intuitive" or "sensitive" people conduct their alledged psychic communications with dogs, horses, and other animals via phone conversations with the animal owners. $50 - $65 per session is the going rate. I have observed, unfortunately, that patrons of these fine professionals become quite surly if one points out that they are merely practicing the ancient art of cold reading. Over the past several years, a new business scheme has been gaining popularity. It is “Animal Communication.” Many of these “intuitive” or “sensitive” people conduct their alledged psychic communications with dogs, horses, and other animals via phone conversations with the animal owners. $50 – $65 per session is the going rate. I have observed, unfortunately, that patrons of these fine professionals become quite surly if one points out that they are merely practicing the ancient art of cold reading.

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