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Although faithless But in the mystical phenomena and magicians should stop believing. Science and advanced technology are firmly established in our lives, but some stubbornly trust fortune tellers and clairvoyants, not common sense.
It is surprising that even famous and very intelligent people often believe in otherworldly forces. So, the inventor Steve Jobs, who made a revolution in the field of information technology, tried to fight cancer without surgery, but with the help of a medium. He later admitted the mistake, but time was lost and traditional treatments no longer saved the Apple founder.
And today's edition. "Site" He will try to figure out what motivates people who, in the age of education and access to any information, continue to believe not in science, but in otherworldly forces, bring money to fortune tellers and “home” magicians.
According to polls conducted in 2019, about a third of Russians believe in the existence of people who can predict the future. A third of them are not sure what they believe. Also, about 30% of citizens believe in the existence of magicians who can cause damage. Another 20 percent have difficulty answering this question.
Scientists note that those who believe in superpowers tend to rely more on subjective evaluation than to think analytically. And it helps in this the existence of cognitive distortions, to which every person is subject without exception.
The only difference is that some explain the event from a scientific point of view (which is difficult), while others simply explain it by the activity of unexplained forces (which does not need additional evidence).
One such cognitive distortionThose that play into the hands of psychics and astrologers can be called the Barnum effect. Its essence is that even in general phrases, a person tends to find accurate descriptions of his personality. Taking into account this effect, all horoscopes are made, information in which is presented in a very generalized form. But it works, because a person simply comes up with information, adjusts the forecast for himself.
Phrases like “you’re going to have new opportunities this week that you can’t miss” or “you’re a calm person, but there may be events this month that will make you nervous” will convince anyone who believes in horoscopes that these descriptions are designed specifically for them.
Superstitious He is inclined to explain the events happening to him through the prism of his own worldview. And if a black cat crosses his path, then all subsequent troubles (for example, a car that threw water from a puddle) will be explained by contact with the “wrong animal”, but other factors (bad road, rain, own inattention) consciousness will ignore.
All this is well understood and used by a variety of magicians and psychics, which a person turns to solve their problems. And if the "professional" begins to "solve the problem" in a few sessions, it is quite possible that in the intervals between sessions everything will be resolved naturally, but those who believe in magic will see the merit of the "specialist".
Such a distortion in the head of a person is a great help for psychics themselves. After all, turning to the clairvoyant, the person has already put together a picture in his head that someone, for example, jinxed him.
And the clairvoyant, realizing this, only aggravates the situation with phrases like “in your environment there is a lady of medium height with long hair who secretly hates you.” It is clear that everyone in the environment there is such a girl, and then you will remember how strange she looked at him last week. That's it. The man is ready to get rid of the damage.
Psychics themselves say that they do not report specific facts, but describe the situation in general. And this is enough, because the client himself will add specifics, without even realizing that through faith He bought into the same Barnum effect.
Often, “experts” get additional information about the client through the so-called cold reading or trivial guessing of facts. In addition, the situation in such salons has to trust communication (relaxing music, the smell of incense, subdued lighting, comfortable furniture), which helps to relax and open the soul.
Also, we must not forget that today it is not difficult to make inquiries about a person in advance, knowing his email, phone number or at least his name and surname. And skillfully operating on the facts obtained, the psychic will be able to impose anything on the client, including cleaning karma or getting rid of the evil eye.
What do you think about it? astrologers and psychics?
It is surprising that even famous and very intelligent people often believe in otherworldly forces. So, the inventor Steve Jobs, who made a revolution in the field of information technology, tried to fight cancer without surgery, but with the help of a medium. He later admitted the mistake, but time was lost and traditional treatments no longer saved the Apple founder.
And today's edition. "Site" He will try to figure out what motivates people who, in the age of education and access to any information, continue to believe not in science, but in otherworldly forces, bring money to fortune tellers and “home” magicians.
According to polls conducted in 2019, about a third of Russians believe in the existence of people who can predict the future. A third of them are not sure what they believe. Also, about 30% of citizens believe in the existence of magicians who can cause damage. Another 20 percent have difficulty answering this question.
Scientists note that those who believe in superpowers tend to rely more on subjective evaluation than to think analytically. And it helps in this the existence of cognitive distortions, to which every person is subject without exception.
The only difference is that some explain the event from a scientific point of view (which is difficult), while others simply explain it by the activity of unexplained forces (which does not need additional evidence).
One such cognitive distortionThose that play into the hands of psychics and astrologers can be called the Barnum effect. Its essence is that even in general phrases, a person tends to find accurate descriptions of his personality. Taking into account this effect, all horoscopes are made, information in which is presented in a very generalized form. But it works, because a person simply comes up with information, adjusts the forecast for himself.
Phrases like “you’re going to have new opportunities this week that you can’t miss” or “you’re a calm person, but there may be events this month that will make you nervous” will convince anyone who believes in horoscopes that these descriptions are designed specifically for them.
Superstitious He is inclined to explain the events happening to him through the prism of his own worldview. And if a black cat crosses his path, then all subsequent troubles (for example, a car that threw water from a puddle) will be explained by contact with the “wrong animal”, but other factors (bad road, rain, own inattention) consciousness will ignore.
All this is well understood and used by a variety of magicians and psychics, which a person turns to solve their problems. And if the "professional" begins to "solve the problem" in a few sessions, it is quite possible that in the intervals between sessions everything will be resolved naturally, but those who believe in magic will see the merit of the "specialist".
Such a distortion in the head of a person is a great help for psychics themselves. After all, turning to the clairvoyant, the person has already put together a picture in his head that someone, for example, jinxed him.
And the clairvoyant, realizing this, only aggravates the situation with phrases like “in your environment there is a lady of medium height with long hair who secretly hates you.” It is clear that everyone in the environment there is such a girl, and then you will remember how strange she looked at him last week. That's it. The man is ready to get rid of the damage.
Psychics themselves say that they do not report specific facts, but describe the situation in general. And this is enough, because the client himself will add specifics, without even realizing that through faith He bought into the same Barnum effect.
Often, “experts” get additional information about the client through the so-called cold reading or trivial guessing of facts. In addition, the situation in such salons has to trust communication (relaxing music, the smell of incense, subdued lighting, comfortable furniture), which helps to relax and open the soul.
Also, we must not forget that today it is not difficult to make inquiries about a person in advance, knowing his email, phone number or at least his name and surname. And skillfully operating on the facts obtained, the psychic will be able to impose anything on the client, including cleaning karma or getting rid of the evil eye.
What do you think about it? astrologers and psychics?
