A Medium Against Reason - Craig Hamilton Parker
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Richard Dawkins is coming for the world's psychics, telepaths and spiritualist practitioners in this episode, with his relentless curiosity and pursuit for revealing the truth against all odds. Richard fearlessly confronts psychic Craig Hamilton Parker in a quest to unravel the mysteries of spiritualist practices. He rigorously channels his dedication to exposing scams and dismantling delusions as he challenges Parker's claims about communicating with the spirit world, with razor-sharp logic and unyielding skepticism. Watch as this back-and-forth sheds light on the truth behind the veil of mysticism and explores science's long battle with mediums. Skepticism vs belief, faith vs empirical evidence, reason vs the fog of deception - who wins this round?
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does not matter where on the line you stand. these 2 men proof that one can always be respectful.
Yes!!!
So no topics matter just how respectful you are.
@cameroncameron2826🙄 so everyone is a freemason huh.
@@FredrickGustafson-lv4ty Please don’t be contrary. Thank you, friend.
CZcams.
Once there was a dwarf clairvoyant who escaped from prison, police were looking for a small medium at large
Brilliant.
Also brilliant
Although I think Dr Richard might not like people making jokes of short people, I gotta say that’s the best joke I’ve heard in ages, man, power to you. 😅😅🥰🥰
copy & pasting to send to people.
Please don’t look down at dwarfs
I used to be a medium..
.. Now I'm a large!
I managed the top part of a tower for over 20 years and I made a joke like yours:
"I used to be afraid of heights but now, after working at heights for decades, that went away. But after talking to my doctor, now I'm afraid of WIDTHS!" 🤣
Don't give up your day job.
Who me? I'm retired.
Or there's that case of the midget fortune teller that robbed a bank and wasn't caught. She's a small medium at large.
I used to enjoy warmth...now I prefer coolth
Richard Dawkins is one of the nicest and most decent ppl I have encountered when it comes to these difficult subjects. A pleasure to talk to.
I loved this respectful, calm and rational discussion about such a highly divisive subject! Thank you.
what i love the most is how these two opposite poles are talking calmly and respectfully to each other.
I don't know that the interviewee looked altogether calm, I think I could see his mind groaning under the stress.
*respectfully
@@MaithiliKulkarni pesky autocorrector
Adults.
YES!!! Like rational, kind and thoughtful ADULTS!!! Thank you both!!!
I think you are a very kind man Richard
There are moments when He sounds calm and correct, but spaced by drops of illogical , He sounds like He believes what He says, belief is interesting but if it is not enforced by evidence?
Psychological anthropology I suppose .
But i am cynical
and drunk :)
@@manu-tonyo9654I couldn't agree more. ...I think firstly Richard's a saint for entertaining this horseshit and that won't change even when you sober up😂
I like how the CALMLY is put into video title😂
I don't think it was necessary. Dawkins has always unfairly been called "strident." There's nothing wrong with speaking one's mind and getting to the point. Hitchens was far more aggressive, and he never seemed to be criticized for it.
lol, never noticed
I wish I could speak with my son.
I love these discussions. What perspective we can gain when we engage with one another holding dignity for the other person and a willingness to actually listen, even when we completely disagree. This is a crucial part of how we grow, together, as humans 🙏🏽
Its amazing to see Dr. Dawkins calmly asking.. isn't there anything better to communicate than the Green paint.. hilarious.. appreciate the patience to still continue with rational questions..lol
Very clever man to ask such thing as the spirits seem to only pass mundane communication . Why not the lottery numbers?.. 😂
I commend you, Professor, for remaining rational and calm during this interview!
I commend BOTH for doing so!
This guy actually seems genuine, which is not mutually exclusive with him also being self-deluded.
As a psychiatrist, I would not venture to say much as I don’t know him, but these are all symptoms of personality disturbances or disorders. Mainly I’m picking up paranoid personality and schizotypal personality characteristics. They would be disorders if he is not functional. Apart from that extremely intelligent, you wouldn’t be able to tell anything. Lovely man tbh
@@ahmederfan8983you’re the perfect example of the expression “when your tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail”
@@Hola-ro6yv no I’m just saying. And just a fast shocker : all prophets were something we call schizoaffective disorder. Manic features predominant. Is that like a sledge hammer? It’s just facts. Not much to do about it really.
@@ahmederfan8983 Are you assuming he's not in any genuine communication with the dead? If so, they why? Also, how are you defining "disorder"? And what is meant by a "personality disturbance"? Are such disorders and "personality disturbances" undesirable? In what way are they, if so?
@@Existentialist946there's no scientific evidence at all to support speaking to spirits and the unseen, it's very interesting how the only looking glass this is supposedly channelling through is also a former marketing specialist and an individual who can clearly convince himself of anything.
"What goes on in your head"
Only someone with Richard Dawkins accent can make that sound like a polite question.
Anyone else would hear the words:
"You are a mental case, aren't you"
I have walked through a graveyard numerous time alone after midnight and I didn't hear or see any spirits talking at all .I think the voices are in people's minds . The reason I walked through graveyards is a shortcut to save time but I must admit it did seem a bit spooky especially when it was foggy .
ah yes. " i didn't see it, therefore it isn't real. " very astute.
Evolution is real then@@notloki3377
I had sex in a graveyard once.
@@notloki3377🤣
@@user-ng9gd4vl9s overrated
One very important claim to take note of... I have this special gift! I'm special!
"I have a special gift...spotting the stupid & credulous at 10 paces!"
Jimi Hendrix was an outstanding guitarist, some might even say special. If he claimed that he was an outstanding guitarist, would he cease to be 'special'? Grandiose Narcissists need to feel special and above everyone else, but just because someone has extraordinary abilities does not mean they are automatically a Grandiose Narcissist.
@@dream-analysisUKWell said!!!
@@dream-analysisUKYou make, imo, a big thinking mistake here.
It were others that called Hendrix outstanding. He was not running around trying to convince others he was great and special. Everybody noticed and gave him credit. That's a big difference.
@@smoly37 Forgive me for contradicting you but I feel you have missed my point. IF Hendrix claimed he was the best guitarist ever (wether he did or not its irrelevant) Everybody WOULD STILL notice and give him credit. My point: People are allowed to point out their own abilities without the need for character assassination. Because I record my nighttime dreams and encourage others to do the same, I know we all have abilities that current science has a hard time explaining. There are multiple papers and experiments that have been conducted that indeed point towards evidence that time seems to 'ripple backwards'. People seem to be dreaming of the future. People often report of dreaming of the dead and the dead tell them things that turn out to be true. It's really hard to know exactly what is happening here. I invite you to start recording your nighttime dreams over a period of three months and i guarantee you, when looking back over this diary you will discover extraordinary things. It's ALMOST poitless me claiming extraordinary things without you being able to directly relate to them. To be clear I have an extreme amount of respect for Dawkins and he has helped me see and understand things I otherwise wouldn't have but I often don't draw the same conclusions as him. We need to avoid dismissive character assassinations and focus on arguments and listen without canceling.
Thank you for everything Professor Dawkins. Thank you for the awakening; together with the other Three Horsemen of course 🥰 And to let you know that you have reached people in the most unlikely of places living under extreme ideological suppression. Really thank you, Sir. A fan From Saudi Arabia. 🥰❤️
Thanks for your work Richard - greetings from Sweden.
Why would a spirit want to let a relative in the living world know about spilt green paint? Wouldn't there be better messages to be conveyed?
You’re thinking rationally, try thinking irrationally
@@jacksonelmore6227😂 okay.
Context. What would be the point in saying "Oh it's amazing here, all my pains are gone, and by the way God is a great guy". That is not in any way evidential, whereas details are far more indicative of survival.
When I was in my 20's, some 50 years ago, long before such things were more acceptable and fashionable than they are now, I went to a Spiritualist meeting for a few times. First time there, this old medium said there was a man connected with my family. She described him in detail, and that he was a master stonemason. She gave details of where he lived, how many children he had, how he died, etc. I couldn't make any sense of that at all. I was telling my mother, and she said "That was my uncle, and the details are very precise".
I never knew we had family in Fife, never mind this guy in particular. That strongly suggest a life beyond this body to me. If it was telepathy, clairvoyance, or whatever, it was such a distant connection as to be a very complex way of just dishing out information in the hope that I'd know, or the psychic would somehow pick up from the "ether". The man had died decades before I was born and the only relatives I knew were those around us, mostly on my father's side, as my mother's had mostly emigrated and she'd read letters when they arrived, show us photos. The ones I knew who had died were few and far between too. Surely if it was just telepathy, the apparent message would come via one of them, not someone I couldn't identify.
Prankster relative, I guess. After the revelation, the ghost meets with other ghosts and have fun: "those alive people, they are so gullible! I can´t believe I was one of them".
Thank you Dr. Dawkins for your constant, sincere and humble path for more knowledge and understanding and your deep belief in the scientific approach. You are a great science communicator. I honestly admire you and have learned a lot from your work! Keep on doing. (Also, I just love your british accent). Greetings from northern europe.
Back in the late 1970s, a friend who was a union stagehand in Texas shared his experience working at a faith healer's "show." The ushers and associates of the faith healer engaged in small talk with attendees to gather personal information. They also noted if someone in a wheelchair could stand or if someone on crutches could walk unaided. During the "healings," an accomplice relayed this information to the faith healer through a tiny earpiece hidden in his ear. They utilized an induction loop system that operates on electromagnetism, not standard radio frequencies. The earpiece, small and discreetly tucked into the healer's ear canal, consisted of a simple electrical circuit and did not need a battery. Had James Randi's engineer investigated this charlatan, he would not have detected any radio signals.
I have the feeling this is going to be an hilarious one.
same here.... waiting to hear, "i see dead people.... " :)
@@ohalloranjames waiting to hear "I see living people formed from dead/inorganic matter" *tips fedora* XD
@@mugsofmirth8101😂
It was really good I thought and ... 😅😅too
💯 😂
Wow, really enjoyed this conversation. You both came across very well. Thank you for posting.
This was a great discussion. I don't think people can actually communicate with the dead but I believe that Mr. Parker believes he can and I think he was quite open to some of the questions put before him.
I watch these and all i can think is how kind and respectful professor Dawkins is. Also, what patients he has.
patience 😅
there will come a day when belief will be replaced by evidence.
As much as I wish that this will be true some day, I‘m absolutely convinced the majority of human beings is too dumb for this to ever happen.
I sure hope so! 🙂
How ironic. "There will come a day when belief will be replaced with evidence" is an entirely faith-based assertion with no supporting evidence whatsoever.
and then new beliefs will come...
the plural of anecdote is data.
@@notloki3377What are you saying?
Reason reversal , damming admissions. Humility, likability, trust, embracing objections.
A very accomplished salesman.
Well, he did say he worked in marketing, so he of all people would know how best to "sell" a concept or product.
Or he's on to something currently outside your realm of personal experience? Just because someone is good at selling vacuum cleaners doesn't mean that all of a sudden vacuum cleaners don't exist 😂
@@dream-analysisUK Vacuum cleaners exist, which is why someone can sell them, not the other way around.
@@davidgommeren7283 Which if wholly true, proves my point, and I’m sure you’d never want that. The fact is: the concept of speaking to the dead exists, you cannot deny this, otherwise how do you explain why millions of people engage with the activity, and I would like to suggest that humans will always engage with the activity throughout all of time, this activity occurs within dreams too. Even if your waking mind refuses to engage with this activity, your dreaming mind won't have a problem with it. The dreaming mind is not blocked by rationality. You your self are capable of having such a dream and might even find it emotionally rewarding. This does not prove that there is a 'spirt world' more that there's a part of you that does engage with this type of thinking and there's nothing your rational mind can do about it! The expectation that humans all adopt Dawkins rational mind set, is wholly unrealistic and a ridiculous expectation. The truth is your last statement about vacuum cleaners is half true… you can sell 100 vacuum cleaners and take the money without the 100 vacuum cleaners existing to sell in the first place. Which is essentially what your argument is in regards to Craig Hamilton. I personally would say that I’m open to the idea the Craig Hamilton has the ability to speak to the dead. I can’t claim to know this for certain. Dawkins seems to be coming from a place of certainty in regards to this subject which I find problematic, how can anyone be certain on such a profound topic? Being critical is perfectly acceptable, but certain feels blindsided, unable to see the whole landscape and against the quest for truth. "The left hemisphere doesn't know what it doesn't know, as far as its concerned what it doesn't know doesn't exist!" - Iain McGilchrist
@@dream-analysisUKOh so he's had a unique experience where spirits only speak to him personally but never make themselves known to a group? Sounds like a hot scam.
I've been on this planet for 49 years. I have never seen any genuine evidence of woo woo stuff. Just lots of live human con artists.
Your intellectual ego is the con artist in your head
Woo woo might not be for you, that’s ok
@@jacksonelmore6227 Woo Woo isn't for any open minded thinker. Con artist emerged on the second comment.
@@jacksonelmore6227so you are attacking him for not seeing any evidence? If you disagree, maybe introduce some evidence?
@@RobertCro no attack, you project that
No disagreement, you also project that
The “evidence” is self evident, objective as much as it is subjective
If you deny either objectivity or subjectivity, you’re only seeing half the truth, and cast other as shadow
@@danielpaulson8838 woo woo is for the open minded
Rationality is for “thinkers”
Rationality is an egoistic endeavor
Woo woo transcends that ego
Yes he does seem sincere, But, as George Burns put it, “Sincerity, if you can fake that, you’ve got it made.”
@cameroncameron2826 Saw a HUGE Masonic symbol on a building in Galway once. Odd how they SEEM to have disappeared in this world of conspiracy theorists.
It was Groucho who said that not Burns although they both might have said that plus many others since.
@@mozartsbumbumsrus7750 Quite possible. Whenever I research old Hollyrot quotes more and more sources claim different originators. Frankly I prefer the idea of Groucho as the source as I am a huge fan. Sooo, thank you.
theres another saying by the chinese also . sincere words are not always beautiful , as beautiful words are not always sincere
This guy used to do advertising. I get it now.
Nobody else seemed to pick up on this. The main function of advertising is deluding the public, misinformation and creating fabricated wants. That was this guy's profession so he will have internalised that culture.
This guy is a good sales man who uses his sales skills (skillfully dealing with objections, empathize with the opposition points before tactfully rejecting them, being humble, etc) to endeer himself as sincere Richard, that's all.
I'd guess he used to sell double glazing until he maxed out the whole village then moved on pastures green🐮
@@interstellarbeatteller9306 🤣🤣🤣
Great conversation!
Great interview, thank you very much. Although a hardcore scientist, Richard still has what seems to me like an unconscious or even conscious emerging longing for the world which can’t be described scientifically. I appreciate very much the fact that he let’s his interviewee talk freely, without interrupting. Turns out, the interviewee really has a point..
The Spirit Delusion
That was a bazaar and interesting conversation. Thanks for sharing it with us. 😊
I wonder how it feels different to just paying attention to thoughts and seeing what pops up? How do they know they are tuned into something, instead of nothing? Fascinating stuff.
There were many points made here, but the bottom line is that the medium can NEVER come up with a specific piece of information that ONLY the client and the deceased person can possibly know. None of several mediums I had sessions with came up with anything specific. They all used the same tricks. "Talking to the Dead: James Van Praagh Tested"
There are tactics they employ to actually do this however it involves a feedback from the client.
Good clarification at start about what footage looks like in its 'raw' state!
Did you need that clarification
@@jacksonelmore6227 Some people clearly did - and given that, it was well done.
@@Theslavedrivers imagine needing that clarification
@@jacksonelmore6227Without the explanation, some might have thought there were editing errors.
Richard, you've been an inspiration to me. Thank you for opening my eyes to science and reality.
Richard, thank you very much for this forthright, respectful and insightful conversation that sets the highly constructive tone that needs to be achieved if people of such differing belief systems are ever to make any progress.
I have a background in medical science and currently undergoing medium training under the auspices of the spiritualist church. I very much maintained a similar sceptical position as yourself until my daughter died under tragic circumstances in recent years. Shortly following her death certain metaphysical events began occurring in our house, amongst which was a mystifying event of a novelty light - a large sphere that could alternate through various colours - starting turning itself on at certain times and glow red for several minutes before switching off. This would not happen at random times but seemingly in response to significant events: when her ashes were returned and placed next to the light, when a favourite song of hers was played, the moment her mother returned home after a holiday, when her boyfriend visited, when I asked her to visit and in response to many other questions etc. To date I have documented over 60 events in 2 years. It could be put down to some psychic or telekinetic process from us, but it has happened in our (her parents) absence as well, as when a friend of her minded the house, and her sister's presence.
These weird events lead me to engage a medium, who behaved very professionally (asked me no questions at all about why I was there, about who I wanted to speak to etc) and she gave me extremely specific information about the event of her passing, who she was as a person with very accurate description of how she dressed, sense of humour, her artistic achievements. Finally she delivered some specific knowledge that only my daughter could have known which related to the name of my business - my daughter had named my company and my wife was the only other person that knew this fact.
Around this time my previously held scepticism was in an uncomfortable conflict with the events I had experienced for the past year. I am no dill, I had done well at school, I was aware of what constituted rational and critical thinking and I found that what I was presented with via the senses did not at all cohere with my belief that consciousness exists within the bookends of birth and death. So I started mediumship training with an open mind and in faith, being prepared for whatever the journey would present me with and deal with each step with both my rational and intuitive mind intact.
What I have found on this journey of 15 months is:
• Most mediums, certainly of the Spiritualist church, are very similar in character as Craig Hamilton Parker - honest, sincere, intelligent, well-motivated, introspective, self-critical, reasonably humble and in search of truth as they perceive and experience it.
• Mediumship is trained with standards that strongly discourage "cheating" - cold reading, mentalism, even psychic reading to a degree since it is highly undesirable to pull information telepathically from the mind of a sitter as you brought up in the interview.
• Mediumship is normally taught with a very codified method that focuses on making a contact with a spirit that presents themself, then training oneself to remove one's own mental processes and thoughts, opinions, interpretations as those communications are processed and told to the recipient. The training emphasises strongly removing the ego and sense of self from the process.
• Most mediums do not train for glamour and glory of TV shows, essentially using mediumship as entertainment, although it certainly exists. Most mediums, in my experience, are initially propelled by some bereavement (like myself) or grief scenario which then evolves into the sort of motivations you see in counsellors, therapists, and allied health professionals.
At this stage I hold very similar outlook to Craig and I feel I have been duly vigilant against chicanery, credulity and naivety in this course of investigation. There is as a matter of necessity a question of having to maintain a certain 'suspension of disbelief' as particular questions don't make sense: 'why _doesn't_ spirit communicate the truth about string theory?', 'why is communication so symbolic and not literal?', 'why isn't it more accurate?'. But for each element that induces a return to sceptical disbelief my rational mind is at a loss to explain how there are so many instances of inordinate accuracy that can't be explained by dodgy reading techniques or sheer luck. Accurate information *is* being provided. Some sort of metaphysical consciousness exists and this mystery beckons the curious.
I think your conversation with Craig is enormously important because scepticism is as important to mediumship as any other element. Humans are full of failings and holding ourselves to account is all too easy. Mediums need to continually improve their craft, clarify their intention and adhere to ethics. I hope that you find more in this topic that interests you and conduct more interviews.
Well said!
Yep that's the saddest w**k I ever had.
I must say, I'm impressed with Craig Hamilton Parker's professionalism in self-deception and pathological lying
The intro where Dr. Dawkins said he doesn't seem to be a charlatan like most "mediums" / psychics and that he's articulate and intelligent seems like another way of saying he's smart enough to buy his own bs because he sells himself on it first.
I think that some people believe that what they are doing is supernatural. There are a few people (e.g. Derren Bown) who understand that cold reading, and the like, is a natural skill that can be honed.
I always felt sorry for the rational people that walk among us. It must be a lonely trip.
Better lonely than having imaginary friends.
Thank you Mr Richard for all your contributions. I found all your content amazing.
Thank you, .Dr. DAWKINS! ❤
I think the ghost whisperer ACTUALLY believes his own bullshit.
Like a convicted criminal that is in fact guilty, insisting on his innocence (falsely) for years becomes so fluid in his lie that his well honed disingenuous sincerity influences others to believe him.
Or an inconsequential event retold years on end evolves into a more extraordinary description of the event. A minor action becomes an heroic life saving intervention. And the person may not realize how the retelling exaggerates the event over time.
Have you considered bringing on Rupert Sheldrake?
Why not?
Because Sheldrake isn’t low hanging fruit
@@Hola-ro6yvhaha. Nicely put
I had to look up Sheldrake. 😮 oh dear!
Or Frederico Faggin the acclaimed inventor and scientist who believes that who we are as conscious entities is not in the material universe at all - that material is the symbolic expression or manifestation of consciousness. Or something like that!
Yes...I agree with the medium that it may come from the time before we communicated verbally.
Your brain is broken
I was pulled to the direction of laughing in his face. I call it a "gut feeling". 😅
You can see that he doesn't believe it which simply makes him a garden variety charlatan. I guess it is even more tragic if they sincerely believe it.
Dawkins only mistake in the interview was assuming that the story about the green paint was true. The psychic could have just as easily said, “ I once spoke to a coworker and informed him that there was a chimpanzee doing his laundry at home while we were working. He got home and discovered it was true.” As with religion, they make something up and leave it up to the people to prove they are lying.😂
Countless generations have passed down irrational fears. Don't try to tell a thinking person of the 21st century that you talk with spirits because you won't get away with it.
Both of these men are thinking. Don't play the "only my ideas are intelligent" game.
@@notloki3377
Ones not thinking at all!
That's the one without a skeptical mind who talks to himself.
@@jameswright...if Dawkins was a skeptic he wouldn’t believe that anything he does is worth doing.
Skepticism is not believing.
@@notloki3377fool
@@Hola-ro6yv Scepticism is not believing without conclusive evidence. If the evidence is sufficient sceptics will believe.
I used to be a medium, unfortunately I am now a large.
Great video 👍
He’s a better communicator than most in his field but it’s still tap dancing. A statement like “if you do examine the body of evidence carefully you will find that a large bulk of what is said is accepted…a large body of evidence that would be suggestive of life after death.”. I’d ask him to present at least a detailed accounting of his success/failure rate. It’s strange that someone would practice something like this and believe it works yet none of them keep accurate detailed accounts nor do they invite a third party to do so of which I’m sure there would be plenty of willing individuals. If you want to prove something is true in the face of criticism this is how you behave. If you want to actually find out if something is true or not you do the necessary work and accept the findings.
I certainly hope my personality and corresponding behaviors does not continue on after death, how embarrassing.
You could always change or improve first.
@@alanpower8234 My personality & behaviors are so outstanding I’m certain I would unknowingly hurt less outstanding personalities & behaviors, it would truly embarrass me.
Lmao snap
that was a nice conversation, i like the questions that Dawkins asked. he was very calm, maybe too calm, he didn't rip into this guy like he could've. i guess because this guy was a bit more logical and fair minded than most
@cameroncameron2826😂
Speaking of ghosts...that intro lol. Do yo not have a real bookshelf to sit in front of? Love this man
My great great grandfather is telling me from the spirit world this guy is full of crap.
Maybe your great grandfather was full of it!
Richard Dawkin's Enemy of Reason series is really really good , i saw all in interviews years ago and i think I'm going to watch them again
I wonder what sort of physical matter Dawkins claims “reason” is composed of, given that he is a fundamentalist believer in materialism.
@@Hola-ro6yv🤷♂️
@@Hola-ro6yv what does it mean to be a fundamentalist believer in materialism? 😅
@@Hola-ro6yv Materialism includes matter and energy. A thinking mind uses energy, including when reasoning.🤪
@@Hola-ro6yvI wonder what sort of physical matter “ reason” is made of is the same matter “stupidity” is made of Hola.
I agree that this man is sincere, highly intelligent and articulate. It was very interesting to hear him speak, even if I don’t believe he communicates with dead people. He was never once unprepared. Pity there are no experiments that can be done to understand this ability he says he has.
im sure there are plenty of experiments.........
Happy birthday season sir. 🎉
Note how Richard is genuinely interested in the facts here rather prejudging anyone as a charlatan.
Lol no buddy he's just being nice to the CHARLATAN. Hes interested to hear his nonsense explanations
No facts to what ol boy been saying
I'm confused. He's wearing a pinstripe but is a likeable chap. I'm sure he sold me dodgy plastic windows in 1996.
I’m waiting for Richard Dawkins to say, “now that’s a load of bollocks!”.
A very pleasant discussion and enjoyable listening. I feel 'mediums' will always have 'hits' due to coincidences. There are millions of coincidences happening every day and some people believe they have meaning. A friend of mine whose mother died said her mother gave a sign she was happy when a ray of sunshine through the window fell on her mother's picture on the T.V. just as Cornation Street was starting, which was her mum's favourite programme. It is hard not to believe these 'signs' have meaning for us fallible humans. But no one can come back from death.
I used to talk to spirits, then I became an abstainer, now I don`t !!!
Omgosh. 🤭🤭
Haha 😂
Anyone can talk to the dead its getting them to reply which is the hard part.
Excellent
True mediums are far and few in between. However, when you find a real one, there will be NO QUESTION.
I wonder why these mediums aren't used or do not offer services the relatives of murdered people to apprehend the killers? Is there a prohibition for those denizens of the "spirit world" to rat out the living who prematurely ended their life? Or do the dead in the spirit world have to go through an apprenticeship of many years before they can go through the mediums mind? I think this is a kind of predation on the grief of people. False seconds of seeming to reconnect with a loved one who has passed. Skilled grifters, even this seemingly "honest" fellow who believes in his "gift".
In the event there is a so called spirit world why the F don't they visit their relatives directly? Why go thru a stranger? Bullocks
They have been used by the police and oil companies and other agencies. It is quite shocking.
yep, this is the biggest issue i have with these people and any kind of "medium". at best they are naive and ignorant, at worst the are predatory while pretending to want to help people (for their own profit). disgusting and delusional.
In the U. S. psychics have been consulted in cases (years ago), and proved to be worthless. Seems to me former President Reagan or his wife consulted a psychic.
@@ZER0--hmm I wonder why those agencies would use their services if they were completely useless. It’s almost as though they have some utility. “Shocking “
How many people in spirit would know their murderers, or have knowledge that would provide evidence I wonder? Most murderers are known to the victim and where there isn't successful prosecutions it's generally down to the evidence ie underworld killings and hits etc.
Where it's a random killing, well, would the person in spirit necessarily know more than when they were alive? Some random person killed them, that much they would know, but beyond that, what would they know? The question about the 'apprenticeship' is interesting though, maybe that's a skill to be learned? Sounds fair.
As far as the second statement, mediums have helped me to a degree to process my daughter's death but it's no panacea, you still grieve your loss in the most painful manner. Having used both a medium and a grief counsellor I would say there isn't a lot of difference between the two, both help you process it, but neither relieve the agony of loss significantly.
Lastly, it seems to be an intuitive, not rational connection, so not everybody has the same kind of . Also, I did have unusual experiences that suggested my daughter visited me, so there's that too.
Some mediums are astounding, in my opinion. My understanding is that we are subconsciously connected to those nearest to us, that that connection remains after death and is transmissable to a medium's receptive mind-as a transmission. An understanding which is a work in progress.
That is a claim. Prove it
Your response is ignorant and aggressive. Much more learned, more specialised minds than yours have done years of research in this area. I like to listen to them to see how my own research aligns and open my mind to other considerations. I don't necessarily have to agree with everything they say, but often I come to do so by my own further consideration and research. Life is a learning curve.@@anthonyjohnson6973
I said that my understanding is that....my UNDERSTANDING. I don't have to prove anything. It is a matter of considerable interest to me, and I have investigated it broadly with an open mind. Findings boggled my mind,@@anthonyjohnson6973and gave me much to think about.
It's nice to be able to talk from different points of view without becoming uncivil or getting hostile. Very rare these days.
I have been to a medium and hypnotist and been to a show where someone does those things. I found that I did not want to say to the hypnotist that I was not hypnotised.. He makes his living from doing that and some people claim to be helped. The medium said nothing whatsoever of use. She could not relate to anything in my life. I gave her every chance but no clues. My daughter was in the queue. We were unmentioned to each other.
I thought the at the stage show no one would want to destroy his act my not cooperating.
These talks are really great Richard, especially when the person is so genuine.
what if a ghost says the n-word, does his pass that on or ignore the ghost?
Nincompoop? Cos you are one of those if you believe in this stuff.
Haha 😂
Please give the clairvoyant a break. Very intelligent person, provides well spoken and fascinating responses. How very interesting the angle he uses covers all bases, never really fell down on a question no matter the difficulty. Regardless if you believe him or not you have to give him credit for standing his ground intelligently and forcing Richard to agree in some cases
Well rehearsed answers don’t prove he’s not talking crap… He sidestepped several, which is as bad as falling down in my books. 😂
@@christopherhamilton3621 So you won't give him credit?
He isn't in it for the money, his kick is to have power over others
I think you are just touched !
I went to spiritualist meetings believing it was fake , after a few weeks I changed my mind when mediums started telling me things about myself that they couldn’t possibly know..
No they just told you stuff you think they couldn't know, most people have zero idea and just how easy it is to source information on them.
That's a good start. I go to the a lot of the time. Researching the whole thing. Many are not great but some are exceedingly good. They are not mind readers either, but mind receptors, revieiving the thoughts through from the other side.
@@FredrickGustafson-lv4ty so let’s get this right .. the medium who works for nothing or maybe petrol expenses. Spent time investing me ? And somehow knew I would be attending that church meeting on that particular Sunday “ the first time I had been in many weeks “ she somehow had me followed that morning so she knew where I had been and what I had been discussing with my son ? She also knew about conversations I had with my friend before he died .. I even set a trap for one medium. A special word that she couldn’t have known about because it was only in my head ..but she told me that secret word immediately before I even had time to speak to her …or how about the medium who told me about an event that happened in my life 55 years ago ? Explain how she did that ?
Examples please
@@rv706 as in my written experiences or videos of me talking about them?
Not sure sincere is the adjective I would use for this guy 😬
Seems more sincere than Dawkins
I have a spirit world just around the corner. I call it "pub".
I personally love the camera work!
Grown up people with invisible friends....sorry dont have time for them 😂
Your ego that posted your comment is your invisible friend
Craig is very genuine.
I looked at his face, in the thumbnail and I giggled.
Here we go …..
Bless his cotton socks.
He looks like Nigel Farage dropped some acid!
Belief has nothing to do with reality.
I thought Richard was a respectful interviewer, he didn't interrupt Craig, even though he is openly a sceptic about such matters. I believe Craig is genuine, I have experience many things that science can't currently explain. I hope Richard does in time have some experience himself.
If science can’t currently explain something, then it’s unexplained. In all cases where an explanation was previously unavailable, and then an explanation became available at a later time, the explanation has always been scientific and never ‘supernatural’. There’s no shame in saying, “I don’t know”, or, “Currently, I can’t explain this”. Assigning an explanation to a phenomenon that itself can’t be explained is of little or no value.
Parker's previous work in advertising shows through here.He's great wih words and loquatious generalisations without hard facts.Very persuasive (' There is truth behind it') but Dawkins is no fool and his comment that he believes Parker is sincere is really suggesting that Parker is deluded.In some ways parker reminds me of Nigel Farrage..believes his own bullshit.
He is mentally ill.
I don't think Farage does believe it.
@@davidlamb7524 why not ?
@@Ein_Kunde_ Pure gut reaction. If I didn't know him and I met him by chance I would take anything he said with a pinch of salt. He reminds me of a vacuum cleaner salesman.
@@davidlamb7524 or Amway
Bruh the camera man has me rolling everytime lol he be zooming in and everything 🤣
how does dawkins not burst out laughing 😭😂
Dr Dawkins has been generous. Craig is an English Deepak Chopra - lite version..
If you can’t understand the irrational, you aren’t yet acting rationally
@@jacksonelmore6227 Where can I apply for a certificate from your majesty? 😁😁😁
@@diaryofnricom163 apply within yourself
@@jacksonelmore6227 This is so profound of you. I give you another profound quote from Deepak. "In the absence of a conscious entity the moon remains a radically ambiguous and ceaselessly flowing quantum soup"
@@diaryofnricom163 and that statement is based and redpilled
I would like to vouch for Craig. He has made some incredible, accurate and detailed information about a dear friend who passed away after living a full life. He could not have known anything about my friend, not even via the internet or Facebook, but gave 4 details which my mother (a sceptic) was also amazed by.
Craig has always been modest about his achievements, and prefers spiritual development. He knows much, much more about my religion than I do, and I give credit to him for understanding the nuances and complexities of Hinduism.
In addition, many of us who have consulted Craig are highly educated and are, or have been in senior positions at work.
There are charlatans for sure, but do not underestimate the abilities of Craig Hamilton-Parker.
Which is more likely, that he bent the laws of physics or that he is a charlatan?
Cold reading fools people.
@@BUSeixas11 Neither. He is gifted. A hundred years ago, no one could believe an invisible energy could light a city. The word is ELECTRICITY. Sometimes, science takes time...
@@guitarizard I have an MSc and also a Postgraduate with distinction marks, so I'm no fool. It's the highest mark you can get in science. Trust me, I don't suffer fools gladly. I test them tremendously because I'm blinkered by science.
Could u tell us what information he provided about your friend
love ya Rich! Very smart and exjoyable as always in exposing self deluded men.
it's interesting how he says ''it's usually in the form of claire sentient'' seeing as that's the most difficult for to prove and the easiest to mistake
It demeans you to give them audience !
He’s a fellow human being
Okay, so this "spirit world", do the spirits just live there forever when they die? Like, for eternity? How does that work? What do they do with all their time? Think about that. Eternity. Billions of years would pass. Trillions. Quadrillions. Centillions. What are you supposed to do with so much time? You can read every book ever written, hear every song, do everything, learn about everything imaginable in the entire universe and beyond, take a nap that lasts 900 trillion years, and STILL have ETERNITY left. And it just keeps going. It never ends. It goes on forever, and you can't stop it. Is this really our fate? Or could it possibly be, oh I don't know, a fairy tale? And "talking with the dead" is just as perplexing, because what if someone in the United States is communicating with Abraham Lincoln but somebody else in France is trying to communicate with him? And then four other people around the world at the same time are trying to. Does Abraham Lincoln have to put them on hold, like call waiting? Also, why not interview dead ancient Egyptians to tell us detailed information on how the pyramids were built, or ask Amelia Earhart and Jimmy Hoffa where and how they died, or who killed the Black Dahlia, or who is the zodiac killer, the list just goes on. It's so beyond silly, and truly sad, that adults believe in the supernatural. It sets society back.
they probably don't view time in the same way.
What about asking Lee harvey Oswald? LOL
@@JewTube001 I'm going with they probably don't exist
Hmm I wonder how we have all this technology despite belief in the supernatural.
It’s as though it doesn’t set society back at all.
There's plenty of research on Near Death Experience and testimonials on the after life....I suggest you do a youtube search for Dr Bruce Greyson on NDE's.
It’s interesting how people that have no experience of this simply don’t have the openness to see that Clairvoyance isn’t magic. It’s an ability that we have as this man says that’s hardwired into our brains that were able to pick up these energies. Usually people that can do it are born with it and they have a near relative they could do it also. Probably everyone has the ability but few have it in that developed form. The fact that he can tell xpeople such specific things should in itself be worthy of Richards taking it seriously. But because he and people in this particular comment section have no experience of it there’s just no openness to evidence even though it’s right in front of you. And Richards seems to believe that because there are misses it completely negates the hits which is so unscientific of him. I’ve seen mediums like Tyler Henry and you can look at him on CZcams say things to very skeptical people that no one could possibly know about distant relatives even. Very specific things. No reader could ever do that. But I see that it’s hopeless. The only way that Richard will believe this is if he has an experience with a Clairvoyant and that’s not going to happen because he would not be open to hearing it.
Of course the misses count. If what was being done was magical/information being given from the spirits, the success rate should be closer to 100%, not 0%. When someone who openly admits to having no magical powers can achieve the same, if not better, success rate, that should give some hints as to its authenticity.
Sounds to me like you are confusing supernatural powers with intuition and educated guesses and ignoring probability and confirmation bias/selective recall bias. I advise you to do research on cold reading, it's very hard to believe in this stuff once you have done that.
DUDE, … I just saw you talked to bill maher… I’m going to watch it now .
I cannot understand why Prof. Dawkins has 'replayed' this video. He may say Craig Hamilton is not out to deceive people but Prof. Dawkins knows what this man claims to be able to do is something he cannot possibly do.
I think Dawkins is acknowledging that Hamilton may actually believe what he is saying. Whilst I am certain that the vast majority of people who claim to talk to spirits are fraudsters, I am also sure there will be a few who genuinely believe that they are communicating with the dead.
Its called being extremely intuitive and finding patterns. Our brain's are amazing computers.
It's a scam
@@arv1536like vaccines
True
Charlatan being a charlatan.
Awfully convenient answers that 'explain' why they can't just ask a spirit what it's like in the spirit realm. It's always something extremely vague that they ask and also likely to coincide with, at the very least, one person's experiences. If you say "I see a boxy, red car." to a room full of people, where a lot of those people are extremely likely to have seen or had experience with a boxy, red car... you're going to get one person (at least) say something like, "Oh, my father had an old red car that was basically box-shaped."
Craig specifically used the example of the spilled green paint as just a way of saying, 'Look. See. How can I be making all this up when it was an event that had happened without the audience member having knowledge of that.' Great, you had a lucky moment to add to your repertoire of tools to con people - often vulnerable people - into believing there is something in this utter nonsense.
I'm only 6 minutes and 41 seconds into this video. I'll persevere and watch the rest because - who knows - I might have my mind completely changed by the end of the video. We'll see. I'll edit this comment if that is indeed the case.
You’re triggered
There is nothing wrong with talking to the dead it's when you think they have answered you there is a problem.
The problem with Richard Dawkins is that he is a mirror opposite fundamentalist. And, moreover, his atheism is based on a series of presuppositions that he cannot demonstrate to be true, such as metaphysical materialism. He fails to have noticed that some scientism died around the mid twentieth century.
Fool
Another problem with him is that he rails against the societal problems he had a hand in creating.
@@Hola-ro6yv what did he create?
@@Ein_Kunde_wokeism
@@Ein_Kunde_cancel culture