What’s Wrong With Van Praagh’s Being a Source of Comfort?
Who appointed Michael Shermer head of the psychic police (“Medium of the Moment,” by Paul Lieberman, Jan. 24)? If James Van Praagh can bring comfort to grieving relatives, is what he does so bad?
Shermer and his skeptics group sound like a bunch of elitist, hypocritical neurotics. He preaches against gurus, yet his literature identifies James Randi as their spiritual leader. Isn’t that a guru?
Shermer offers up a lot of claptrap and mostly gets away with it; thinking people have better things to do than pay attention.
Bill Perron
El Monte
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