Comments on: Magicians, the new scientists http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/magicians-the-new-scientists/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Ms G http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/magicians-the-new-scientists/#comment-7048 Ms G Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:16:22 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1086#comment-7048 Magicians .. the new scientists ... heheh .. and in stead of publishing their findings .. they thought .. hey, let's use it to our own benefit and not tell them .... Hahahahaha ... No, I think it is really like this ... all people are scientists in a way, but scientists are not ... They needed to see it from a scientific view due to their job .. were not used to use reason inside before at all .... LOL ... Oh well .. sometimes I really can't get over the fact that people don't see those things a bit more as it is .. even kids from 0 already know more about these things .... that's how they learn ... Magicians .. the new scientists … heheh .. and in stead of publishing their findings .. they thought .. hey, let’s use it to our own benefit and not tell them …. Hahahahaha …

No, I think it is really like this … all people are scientists in a way, but scientists are not … They needed to see it from a scientific view due to their job .. were not used to use reason inside before at all …. LOL …

Oh well .. sometimes I really can’t get over the fact that people don’t see those things a bit more as it is .. even kids from 0 already know more about these things …. that’s how they learn …

]]> By: Jay http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/magicians-the-new-scientists/#comment-7036 Jay Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:18:56 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1086#comment-7036 Ah cool. Thanks for the shoutout! Ah cool. Thanks for the shoutout!

]]> By: jameshogg http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/magicians-the-new-scientists/#comment-6992 jameshogg Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:53:12 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1086#comment-6992 The ideas of imagination, emotion, belief, learning and suggestion have always been the secrets behind humanity. It is why magicians have been perceived this way - they keep these secrets behind a wall of illusion for entertainment. But the moment people with wisdom in these ideas bring them forward and argue that society, success and good and evil are just nominalizations shown off as illusions, they are brushed off and it is a war of the loudest words at the end of the day. Plus we may get some twilight zone music thrown at us. Here are some of my favourite illusions: Good and evil. Your bad emotions are bad for you - so ignore them! I'll be happy when I get what I want. There is something wrong with everybody. You SHOULD be doing what society tell you. Newsreaders, teachers, politicians, government and anybody else claiming to be 'experts' do not even know your name, but somehow still know everything about what is best for you! You, however, are an uneducated fool and could not possibly know ANYTHING about yourself. Your value is dependant on your success in the world. People are smart or dumb, regardless of whether school indoctrinated the belief of either smart or dumb on you or not. Your grades in these tests ARE PROOF. SO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS. You always have to work on yourself and who you are in order to get better at anything. Am I the only one who sees a problem with our current period of evolution? So much needless suffering! The ideas of imagination, emotion, belief, learning and suggestion have always been the secrets behind humanity. It is why magicians have been perceived this way – they keep these secrets behind a wall of illusion for entertainment.

But the moment people with wisdom in these ideas bring them forward and argue that society, success and good and evil are just nominalizations shown off as illusions, they are brushed off and it is a war of the loudest words at the end of the day. Plus we may get some twilight zone music thrown at us.

Here are some of my favourite illusions:

Good and evil.

Your bad emotions are bad for you – so ignore them!

I’ll be happy when I get what I want.

There is something wrong with everybody.

You SHOULD be doing what society tell you.

Newsreaders, teachers, politicians, government and anybody else claiming to be ‘experts’ do not even know your name, but somehow still know everything about what is best for you! You, however, are an uneducated fool and could not possibly know ANYTHING about yourself.

Your value is dependant on your success in the world.

People are smart or dumb, regardless of whether school indoctrinated the belief of either smart or dumb on you or not. Your grades in these tests ARE PROOF. SO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS.

You always have to work on yourself and who you are in order to get better at anything.

Am I the only one who sees a problem with our current period of evolution? So much needless suffering!

]]> By: Mill http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/magicians-the-new-scientists/#comment-6981 Mill Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:34:45 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1086#comment-6981 Except Derren, who's a magician AND a lawyer (well, at least has studied law...) Except Derren, who’s a magician AND a lawyer
(well, at least has studied law…)

]]> By: Diana http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/magicians-the-new-scientists/#comment-6980 Diana Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:08:52 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1086#comment-6980 ................and 3 steps behind lawyers. …………….and 3 steps behind lawyers.

]]> By: Danel Kirch http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/magicians-the-new-scientists/#comment-6979 Danel Kirch Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:59:37 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1086#comment-6979 Finally some interesting studies. I belive magicans are 3 steps ahead scientists. Finally some interesting studies.
I belive magicans are 3 steps ahead scientists.

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