From ancient times, people have consulted fortune-tellers. Some practitioners looked for meaning in such things as the entrails of animals and humans or the way a rooster pecks at its grain. Others made projections based on patterns in tea leaves or coffee grounds. Today, the use tarot cards, crystal balls, dice, and other means to "read" a person's future. Is fortune-telling a reliable way to discern the future? No, it is not. Let us reason on the matter.
Consider the issue of consistency. The predictions of different fortune-telling methods often contradict on another. Even when the same method is used, forecasts vary. For example, if a person asks two fortune-tellers the same question about the future based on the "reading" of the same cards, logically the answers should be the same. But often are not.
Fortune-teller's methods or motives have come under suspicion. Critics say that the cards or crystal balls are mere props and that the fortune-teller reads the person's reactions better than the props. For example, a skilled fortune-teller will ask general questions and carefully watch for verbal and nonverbal clues that could reveal something about the client. The fortune-teller will then take credit for knowing facts and situations the client has just unknowingly given away. Having won the client's trust, some fortune-tellers have been able to obtain large sums of money from their customers.
Next time: Astrology and Fortune-Telling-Windows to the Future? - WHAT THE BIBLE TELLS US
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