Angela's Aggravations
I saw a lot of people posting about Sylvia Brown and her (again) botched job of telling a family that a girl was dead only to have her turn up alive. Sadly, I also saw a few defending her...saying that when psychics are 'put on the spot' (oh you mean the spot they put themselves in?) that mistakes can be made..and look at all the people she has helped! And of course the old 'psychics aren't accurate 100% of the time...it doesn't work that way.'
Here's the problem with that argument..if it doesn't 'work that way', then why take advantage of families grief to get attention in the first place? Why put it out there that predictions can be made and loved ones can be contacted from some mysterious, unproven "other side" only to have to say 'Ooops'?
There is no excuse for being a grief vampire. Sylvia Brown was not the only psychic that made a hit and miss guess on this particular case..I've been reading all over facebook how psychics were thriving on any chance to claim a hit or a guess in this case. (after the fact of course). Just because they aren't famous or well known doesn't mean they aren't just as reprehensible for trying to suck in on something that has nothing to do with them.
I'm sure that there are people who wish that 'detractors' would just shut up and stop calling this crap out when it happens. Sorry...it doesn't work that way.
~Angela~
April 26
The biggest and most over-used comment I have heard is "What gives you the right/authority to claim you can educate anyone on how to conduct paranormal investigation?" Now I may be just a blogger with a high school education and hold no 'degrees' or qualifications (whatever those would be?)...but it seems to me that the question roughly translates to "What gives you the right to question us?"
The public as a whole..that includes teams, potential clients, enthusiasts, and your old Uncle Fred that thinks it's all bunk..has the right to question claims and ask people to show where they have found quantifiable data that justifies posting orbs, mists, pareidolia and light painting. I find it very laughable that teams should expect to be able to make whatever claim they want without being questioned about it.
It does not take a degree to use the scientific method..it takes looking up what it means, LEARNING what it means, and employing it. It does not take a degree to learn photography and photography mistakes. It does not take a degree to employ critical thinking and logic.
Who are we to question? We are the community as a whole. If tones tend to lean toward sarcasm and ridicule, that is because we have been told by nearly every person we have questioned or called out on their claims..that we don't have the right. That we are 'jealous'. So yes, there are times when there is no point in taking it seriously because obviously the people who are making the claims don't take it seriously at all.
April 10
I just could not believe what I read last night when I was shown this picture. As soon as they seen Jonathan Vanover’s comment they deleted the post and really why would they post something like that in the first place? Do they think admitting they have been “busted” at LEAST 5 times it just ridiculous and bragging about it at that well damn. And oh hell, asking others how many times they were busted, good grief. These are adults not children from me it shows to true lack of respect for others and their property. This sort of activity and the posting of it make the community as a whole look like a joke, how can anyone take people who are truly in it to do research serious. We keep seeing people over and over again trespassing and they think nothing of it, why I don’t understand. What is so damn hard to understand, what do they not comprehend when it comes to not going into places without permission? One of these days someone is going to get hurt. Just recently we found a group that was created by someone we called out for trespassing, and sure enough their new group is about bullying, well you know if we are accused of being bullies because we try to get the truth out about trespassing and other bullshit well that is just fine. We will keep on doing what we do and that is to get the truth out
This is one you can decide what they truly meant in the first picture. Why would the investigations be “ended” by the police if they were at a place legally?