More On Fake Psychics

We have a great talent for fooling ourselves. Delusions are a part of mental illness but, even the clearest thinkers can be influenced by what we wish to be true more than what we observe to be true.

Derren Brown is a guy who has learnt how to take advantage of people’s talent for self delusion. It’s not that people who believe in psychics are stupid – it’s just that the principles of the mechanics of human behavior are not generally known.