I was wrong. I do have another module to complete before this class ends. Hooray! Hopefully I will do well on it and it shall bring me a most wonderful grade. One can only hope.
I guess I shall blog about the show we all went to in the Brown Ballroom at ISU. There was a man there who called himself a 'Mentalist'. I've heard of the t.v. show, but never watched it. It seems like a load of hogwash to me. Although, I do believe in women's intuition of sorts, that's as far as that goes.
Psychic power though? I just don't see it. I think everything this man did was pre planned and equated in his head. The visible rhetoric component of the show had to do with the audience members that he would frequently choose. He always went with women, young freshmen girls, and one little boy was allowed on stage. Why no freshman boys? Is it because they are rumored to be more skeptic? Where a young, naive girl will just go with the flow and say 'oooo' or the 'ahhh's' when due? I can't help but think he knew this. Or maybe was just some creepy flirt... and if that's the case.. that's kinda disturbing.
The show had some moments where I questioned the reality of psychic powers... such as when he guessed about this boy this one girl was sitting next to. Then again, he could probably say that to any girl in the audience and assume she came with a 'boyfriend' or someone of romantic significance. So maybe he is trickier than I give him credit for. My professor and a few of my peers were discussing how we think he cheated. We think that he could see through one of his blindfold tricks. There is no possible explanation as to how he knew what the girls drew... or how he could tell what they were holding in their hands.
I guess the Mentalist... shows the sexist side of the magic world, which is pretty sad if you ask me. If he wanted to come across as more believeable he should have had both sexes participate in the act. Freshman girls and guys. But, maybe he was just looking for some female support or something.
All I can say is, I'm glad the show was free. Like I said it had some cool elements, but overall, sort of disappointing.. to the skeptical eye. A.k.a. me.
Until we meet again. Only one more project to go! Then, the final one!
Wow, this semester has really flown by. :)
Signing off,
Me
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