Skeptical

I find it funny that Sylvia Browne, famous "psychic", still has work after her prediction that the miners killed in an explosion in West Va. would be found alive. While I have accepted that the general public is naive and easily mislead, I had held higher hopes that they would see a liar when said liar was caught in said lies.

I visted the James Randi website a little while ago to catch up on things, then decided to visit Sylvia Browne's website for some giggles.....and man, where there ever some giggles. I read over her list of predictions for the next 100 years, starting in 2000 A.D. (which is what the link will bring you to) and had myself a good time spitting Mountain Dew across my computer desk. Her "predictions" are ludicrous. They're like saying it will rain in Florida this summer or that my car will still be a silver Rav-4 in the morning.

She uses a lot of big words that she obviously has very little working knowledge of, like #10's claim of using "molecular ionization devices" instead of knives to remove damaged cells during surgery. Since ionization involves molecules and not entire cells, I think these kinds of devices won't be used for surgery.....just like they aren't now. How can you seal a wound with ions?

#12 "New exercise equipment that you sit or stand in, and it literally stimulates your muscles with electricity to achieve the same effect as physical exercise. " That's a great idea. I'm pretty sure EMS units have been around for a while, though.


#15 "There will be no US Presidency; our government will go back to a Greek Senate structure."
You meant Roman. Easy mistake. You're a psychic, not a historian.


#2 "Robotic houses, controlled by computerized switchboard."
Ha! I saw that Daffy Duck episode, too.


#22 "Medicine in pill form goes away; instead we have air-injected delivery through the skin."
I know you don't mean the injection of air into the bloodstream, since that can cause an embolism and be extremely dangerous. This page shows a nice article on an "air injected delivery system" circa 1999. Remember, these predictions are for the years 2000 to 2100.


#26 "By 2055 most people will live in domed cities due to poor atmospheric conditions."
Or, they'll live in Super Domes due to active atmospheric conditions in the Gulf of Mexico. That's what you meant!


#32 "No separate governments, one planetary government will form.'
Is that before or after we go back to Greek city states?


#19 "Atlantis will begin to show itself by 2023 and be fully visible by 2026."
I hope she kills herself in 2023.

#17 "Peace in the Middle East will prevail by 2050."
That should give people slightly more hope, since the average prediction of this happening is short of never.

What a great time killer. Thanks, Sylvia!