Do believe in psychics?

[torgospizza]

I asked a fortune teller before about the lottery thing and was told they can't use their "powers" for personal gain, to which I responded, "But...you're charging me $20 right?"

The prosecution rests, Your Honor.

[Merlyn1976]

People do have gifts that defy explanation (like those with savant type gifts).

I've seen a few of these types including my son...he does thing with memorizing movie lines thats kinda extraordinary...but in the same token he autistic...

Not saying I believe in your average tarot reader/palm reader/etc...but just as there are athletes with exceptional abilities that appear in say the Olympics or on one your favorite NBA/NFL/Etc teams...Why can't there be people with these kind of traits but in more of a mental direction...Think Mozart/Einstein/Poe etc...

Edit - Not trying to make it sound like my little guys in anywhere in that realm...Well at least not yet...but you never know

[pmwasson]

I believe in physics!

[Brazoo]

I guess it's possible. People do have gifts that defy explanation (like those with savant type gifts). I do think that those who might have it are not your $20 palm readers or those who would pick lottery numbers.

I'm not totally convinced it exists but don't discount the idea either.

Just to get nit-picky for a second - there are explanations to explain savant abilities, but as far as I know there's no one widely accepted theory yet.

Also, the difference is that savant abilities are hyperextended versions of stuff average brains can do. It is incredible and totally fascinating though.

If anything I think the obsession with ESP or psychic ability is kind of a downer, because the human brain is pretty remarkable, complex and fascinating without it.

[Adam West]

I guess I am taking psychic down to its basic definition as something outside of natural or scientific knowledge which I say is possible just as much as the existence of aliens are possible; there just isn't any scientific proof one way or the other.

Maybe unlikey, but possible.