2017-08-23, 08:14 PM
Geller was mentioned in another thread but I didn't want to derail that so I thought it might be interesting to open a new thread in case anyone has studied the guy. I've been aware of him since he hit the headlines in the 70's but have vacillated between being impressed and feeling conned. In the end I'm inclined to think that he uses whatever talents he has. Those talents definitely include stage conjuring (which he's admitted) but does he mix them with genuine psychic abilities?
Here's a recent article (2017) by Jonathan Margolis who wrote a book about Geller some 20 years ago and still seems convinced. On the other hand, many people - even psi proponents - dismiss Geller as a showman.
Here's a recent article (2017) by Jonathan Margolis who wrote a book about Geller some 20 years ago and still seems convinced. On the other hand, many people - even psi proponents - dismiss Geller as a showman.
Quote:How does Dr Green feel when he hears magicians and sceptical fellow scientists say all such things relating to Uri Geller and others are simple magicians’ tricks and of no scientific interest?
“The fact of the matter is that that isn’t correct. Anybody who has studied Geller and seen what he does, and the films of what he does, recognizes that there are profound differences between what Geller does and magicians’ tricks. There’s not even a remotely qualified individual who’s ever investigated Geller who believes this orthodoxy – that it’s all trickery – has any value. It does not.”