Timeline for Why are divination services, psychics and all that stuff not considered fraud?
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| Jun 15 at 21:01 | comment | added | Barmar | It's common for psychics to have a "for entertainment purposes only" disclaimer somewhere, to avoid the problem. | |
| Jun 15 at 16:31 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
| Jun 15 at 16:27 | comment | added | user17230 | >Also the assumption that no jurisdictions criminalize this is basically incorrect. Huh? Made where? | |
| Jun 15 at 12:10 | answer | added | Dale M♦ | timeline score: -1 | |
| Jun 15 at 1:57 | comment | added | user1937198 | Historical note, between 1951 and 2008, the UK had the Fraudulent Mediums Act, which banned 'spiritualistic medium or to exercise any powers of telepathy, clairvoyance or other similar powers' with an intent to deceive for the purpose of monetary gain. Prior to that, their were prosecutions under the Witchcraft Act 1735 into the 1940s. | |
| Jun 14 at 22:28 | answer | added | bdb484 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 14 at 22:27 | comment | added | ohwilleke | Part of the reason for twisting and turning to say that it is "entertainment" is a First Amendment free exercise concern. The beliefs underpinning these things are basically religious beliefs and courts can't categorically hold that religious beliefs are incorrect. Also the assumption that no jurisdictions criminalize this is basically incorrect. Saudi Arabia executes a few people a year for this kind of thing. Many jurisdictions that aren't so religiously dominated make it a minor crime. | |
| Jun 14 at 22:17 | comment | added | Hilmar | I'm guessing because it's considered "entertainment" just like the lottery , gambling or betting. Unless they provide a guarantee that their prediction is correct, which, of course, none of them does. | |
| Jun 14 at 21:53 | history | asked | user17230 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |