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"A psychic is a person..."

This introductory phrase is biased because assumes an individual or solely acting person. Firstly, 'psychic' is also an adjective that denotes a phenomenon. Secondly, for there to be psychic relies, by definition, on at least two entities, whereby only one of them is visible in the flesh. Stjohn1970 (talk) 05:49, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think a more glaring mistake is found in the fact that the word, "claim," is being used in the definition. You can't be something by claiming it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:268:9650:13E4:BC76:420C:687C:DA5A (talk) 02:31, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

True. I can say I'm a fish. But if you look up fish it doesn't say people who claim they is fish. Nonsense. 106.128.97.210 (talk) 05:37, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Typo in Criticism and Research Section: "Investigator Ben Radford stats that..." change stats to states. 140.109.103.218 (talk) 02:17, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done 💜 melecie talk - 02:21, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Under 'Fraud', there is some issue with the html

alling for a psychic scam can result in a loss of one's entire life savings. In an example given in article by Rob Palmer,^[1] a woman gave a psychic $41,642 over a period of 10 weeks.

please fix this :) thanks Jarviscockerslongthumbnail (talk) 04:52, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

actually, sorry, my copy and paste didnt reveal the error

it is there in the article Jarviscockerslongthumbnail (talk) 04:55, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Pinchme123 (talk) 05:20, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

^ Palmer, Rob. "Belief in Psychics: What's the Harm and Who's to Blame?". Skeptical Inquirer. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

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Would someone please add this book to the external links or elsewhere if you think it appropriate? Also this book?

Change subject to psychic phenomena - LetoDidac (talk) 07:12, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

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Alleged phenomena whereby the mind perceives information beyond the ordinary senses or interacts with the environment in ways that defy conventional understanding

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Psychic (or psi) phenomena refer to alleged human faculties that allow individuals to perceive or interact with the world beyond the normal physical means, supposedly through mental processes. Alleged psychic abilities are generally categorised into two types; extrasensory perception (ESP), which involves accessing information hidden from the ordinary senses, through means such as telepathy, remote viewing, precognition or clairvoyance; and abilities relating to mental-physical manipulation, such as psychokinesis and energy medicine. While the application of psychic phenomena by practitioners (such as mediums, clairvoyants and energy healers) is widely considered to be pseudoscience, efforts to investigate these claims in controlled conditions are part of the field of parapsychology (or psi research). The Parapsychological Association, an affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, is the leading international organization for scientists and scholars exploring psi phenomena.

Change - Please create new subsection for ‘Modern day psychic practitioners’ to include the rest of the introductory section focusing on the role of psychic practitioners. LetoDidac (talk) 07:12, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[Harm-1] Palmer, Rob. "Belief in Psychics: What's the Harm and Who's to Blame?". Skeptical Inquirer. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

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