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I canât say Iâm too keen on Derren Brownâs tactics. He lowers the claim from âSupernaturalâ to âPsychologyâ. This seems harmless enough on the surface in that he doesnât get anyone believing in the supernatural like faith healers for instance. However where people used to disregard supernatural claims because they can see magicians doing the same things, now I think people might start dismissing psychology for the same reasons. Or worse, believing things like NLP.
I think it comes down to the fact I donât like being lied to. Penn and Teller will do a trick and TELL you itâs a trick. That is nice and honest.
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