Psychics, mediums, parapsychologists etc, etc, can you help?

Question

Why don't any of you actually use your extra-ordinary abilities to help people? I mean really and truly help.

There is a very simple way to this.

First go here: http://skepdic.com/randi.html

Collect your million dollar prize.

Second, set up an organisation to help the needy. Or donate large portions to charities. Or help poverty in Africa or in other nations not as fortunate as ours. Or help set up an orphanage?

Why don't any of you people that claim to have these abilities use it to do some good?

I am not just talking about some of you who have given police some vague references to go by to solve a crime, I am talking about making a real difference.

I will assume that seeing as the one million dollars has not been taken yet, that you all either selfish or just plain fraudsters (or both) but you cannot not pretend to have this ability and not be either one of those.

I await with interest anyone who cares enough to take up the challenge. Your charity awaits...

Answer 1

Abilities are a gift unfotunately others do not understand the boundaries that come along with it. It is not used for self gain.

I think you are under the asumption that people with psychic abilites are genies they do not provide anyone with everything they want etc it does not work like that. Most of the community are not as willing to accept the facts that are told to them until its too late now psychics never say I told you so to unbelievers. It is up to the individual what they do about what has been told to them, as a lot have only one belief that the christian god is the only one whom can have abilites this is what restricts them in accepting  true help. There are thousands of people with special abilites, it runs in families through generations.

Answer 2

I do use my abilities to help people.  Just not people like you.  What makes you think we're all selfish for not starting charitable organizations?  Just because we have special abilities doesn't mean we don't have to work for a living just like you.  I respectfully ask what your problem is with us.  And if you give me a "You tell ME what my problem is, if you're a psychic" answer, then you'll just have proven yourself a more intolerant jerk.  Why don't YOU start a charity, because I can assure you that you don't need to be a psychic to do so.

Answer 3

"I have tried this same question in another category but there seemed to be a reluctance for people to answer. Must be too hard for people to admit they are selfish and that they are not special after all."

First:  *Everyone* has the ability to access more of their brain power and utilize what are usually called psychic senses.  So if you're so gung ho about this - why don't YOU put the effort into developing your inherent sixth sense and try to collect the prize?  Then you can do whatever you like with it.  And since you're sitting there calling other people selfish when you have no idea how they spend their time, why don't you go yell at your parents for denying you that sixth sense as they raised you - for forcing you to stop utilizing it - because that's exactly what happened.

"Second, set up an organisation to help the needy. Or donate large portions to charities. Or help poverty in Africa or in other nations not as fortunate as ours. Or help set up an orphanage?"

Do you honestly think these types of things are the only ways to "really and truly" help people?

"I am talking about making a real difference"

You have no idea that a very small act can make a real difference in the life of someone, who then in turn could make a difference in the life of someone else, and so on, and before you know it - a big difference HAS been made.  Ever hear of "Pay it Forward"?  "Random Acts of Kindness"?

Who the h**l do you think you are to sit up there on your high horse and insult people whom you don't even know, about how they should use their senses, those of which you don't even understand, and assume that they don't help others or do any good in the world?

Keep in mind that no matter who the person is or what their areas of expertise, they still have families, and bills to pay, and a life to live.  Are you willing to completely give up ALL of your time to help others?  What's stopping you from going out there and making an effort to make a difference in the world, even if you do take a little time to live your own life?

Oh - excuse me, you don't *have* to work for a living.  Well it must be nice to be you.  If I don't go to the office every day and do my job, I don't get paid the modest salary that I make, and then I don't eat or pay my rent or any of my basic living expenses and then I wouldn't be able to make the several contributions I do make to charitable organizations.  

Regarding "this organization your are involved in" - is it your brain child?  Did you set it up and grow it?  What exactly do you do for it?  Where does your organization's funding come from to help all these people in such ways?  (I'm not going to make assumptions about your life as you do to others.)

But now I'm curious, what makes you so special, Skippy?

Answer 4

James Randi seems to be laboring under the same misguided perception that many skeptics are, namely that psychic ability is something we turn on and off like a faucet. And that while its there we see "home movies" of your life. WRONG!! When its there, most psychic impression is bits and pieces of stuff that gets interpreted to the best of our ability and we can be wrong. That's why it seems "vague". Randi has a rather smug, self-righteous attitude and has all sorts of self-serving "stipulations" for how his prize is to be won. No thanks, if you choose not to believe, it doesn't bother me.

As for using abilities to help others, do you have a job? Why not just donate your skills to help others? Why not ask your plumber to give away his talent to you for free and see what he says. lol!

Answer 5

You will not get may answers here cos so of the so called psychics here are either bored teenagers or people who think they're psychic becasue they have a tarot card pack and others of that ilk!

As for me I have a minor psychometric gift so unless you want to pay me to verify an antique I dont have millions of dollars to give away! I certainly wouldnt mind if some one did.

That is pay me to verify antiques.

Genuine psychics unless they're extremely confident or have really strong shields avoid the media and police and public.

Unfortunately that degree of hypersensitivity tends to come with other problems.

One of them being people who think all psychics genuine or not are psychotic.