John Edward: Satans Puppet?

Question

John Edward cold reader extraordinare. From Oprah to Larry King, to his own SciFi channel show and CBS 2 called 'Crossing Over'. For only $750 for a 30 minute private session and upwards to $100 for convention style group sessions, this multi-millionaire is the hottest 'psychic' in America today.

People are flocking to watch the show and they want to know about their deceased loved ones, but WHO are they really contacting through John? Read on....

John Edward was born to be a psychic medium. His mother was a psychic junkie who threw fortunetelling house parties. One such guest advised John he had 'wonderful psychic abilitiess'. He went from card readings for family and friends, then on to psychic fairs. Eventually changing his billing from 'psychic' to 'psychic medium'.

Times Leon Jaroff(2001): Now suspicious, O'Neill recalled that while the audience was waiting to be seated, Edward's aides were scurrying about, striking up conversations and getting people to fill out cards with th

Answer 1

"Just because somebody says something...doesn't mean it's true". ie John Edwards could be lying..or these other people could be lying.That's why it's important to have and use discernment.

Answer 2

Can't believe everything you read.

Answer 3

He is what gives true psychics a bad name.

Answer 4

Thank you for illuminating the forum, but this is not news.  Frauds like Edward and Sylvia Browne are criminals who should be locked up.  It's one thing to play a fun little game of "tell me my fortune", but when you pretend to speak for deceased loved ones and potentially ruin or alter the memories of those who are still alive, you deserve to be tarred and feathered on the outskirts of town.

Unfortunately you are not going to change anyone's mind.  Many people want to believe in magic so badly they are willing to make parasitic losers like Edward and Browne extremely wealthy.  P.T. Barnum was right.

Answer 5

James Randi: Bad Science?

"James Randi is a conjurer (the “Amazing Randi”) and showman who is described on his web site as “the world’s most tireless investigator and demystifier of paranormal and pseudo-scientific claims.” He used to be a leading figure in CSICOP, but had to resign because of litigation against him. Carl Sagan, in his sympathetic introduction to Randi’s book The Faith Healers (1987) described him as an “angry man.” His work as a debunker has attracted lavish funding and in 1986 he was the recipient of a $286,000 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. In 1996 he established the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). He has an ambiguous attitude to scientific authority, deferring to it when it supports his beliefs, but rejecting it when it does not.

On his web site he asserts: “Authority does not rest with scientists, when emotion, need and desperation are involved. Scientists are human beings, too, and can be deceived and self-deceived.” He is not afraid to attack scientists who take an interest in subjects like telepathy, like Brian Josephson, Professor of Physics at Cambridge University. In 2001, on a BBC Radio program about Josephson’s interest in possible connections between quantum physics and consciousness, Randi said, “I think it is the refuge of scoundrels in many aspects for them to turn to something like quantum physics.” Josephson has a Nobel Prize in quantum physics. Randi has no scientific credentials. Of his current work, he writes, “We at the JREF are skilled in two directions: we know how people are fooled by others and we know how people fool themselves. We deal with hard, basic facts.” Yet in a review of his book The Supernatural A-Z: The Truth and the Lies, his fellow skeptic Susan Blackmore commented that the book “has too many errors to be recommended.” He has also been shown to invent "facts" and make up evidence, see Randi's dishonest claims . Fraud of this kind is unacceptable within the scientific community; but Randi is no scientist.

Randi’s stock in trade as a debunker is the offer of a million dollar “prize” for a demonstration of “any psychic, supernatural or paranormal ability”. For details, see The Randi Prize . But as a leading Fellow of CSICOP, Ray Hyman, has pointed out, this "prize" cannot be taken seriously from a scientific point of view: "Scientists don't settle issues with a single test, so even if someone does win a big cash prize in a demonstration, this isn't going to convince anyone. Proof in science happens through replication, not through single experiments." ( www.skeptic.com/archives03.html)

Randi’s fellow showman Loyd Auerbach, President of the Psychic Entertainers Association, is likewise sceptical about this “prize” and sees it as a stunt of no scientific value. See Randi’s Challenge

Recent comment on Randi's prize can be found at the following blogs:

Michael Prestcott's Blog and Prove Randi wrong

More on the Randi Prize... Why Randi may have to pay up

Beware Pseudo-Skepticism Sean of PsiPog finds out what the Randi Challenge is really about.

Randi's "evidence" revisited... A Skeptical look at James Randi

Web site: www.randi.org"

Answer 6

I have saw the show crossing over, John Edwards is using a very old technique called (Cold Reading).  Con-Artiest use it all the time!  People have to fill out the cards before the show Crossing over also.  He isn't talking to any spirits!  It's show biz!

Answer 7

I'm not sure what your question is?  Is he a conman?  Most likely just good at reading people, and knowing what to ask like vague questions anyone can answer and become his next con.  Satanic?  I doubt it.

Answer 8

I think hes fake. I do belive in spirits and all that stuff, but i think that being pyshic doesnt work the way it seems on the show. I dont think physics know everything..He could be lying , cause nobody can prove or disprove that a spirit passed on a certain message. People want to believe that their loved ones are still out there somewhere thinking of them, he takes advantage of that.

Answer 9

If that is true, it is absolutely sad.  The people that I know, myself included, only tell what we are told .. have no reason or want to make anything up.  But, we do not ask for information, we just pass along what is told to us ...

The really bad part is if he is doing this, it gives skeptics all the more reason to not believe those who do it for the right reasons ... just to share a gift we are given, and never, ever for financial gain ...

Our payment is the gift itself ...

Answer 10

You copy and pasted that posting from the article. Are youSatans' Puppet?

Answer 11

John Edward is nothing more than a cold reader.  He takes advantage of those who are hurting because they lost someone.  Disgusting as he is, you have to really think the people are sheep to be fooled so easily.

He belongs with Sylvia Browne in the Hall of Fame Hoaxers.

Answer 12

once again I wonder who is the sheep,and who is the shepard?Are your spots painted on or truly a lepoard.causing harm or wishing it be,better be careful,things come in three....forgive an move on,theres been only one;He could walk on water,or block out the sun.................................... He said love one another,and try to be good,For I am your Father.....an I say you should!    Blessed be!

Answer 13

John Edwards is real. Unfortunately there are many christian organisations who do not believe in communication with spirits and these are the people that do great harm to those who they say they are there for.