Look.
A lot of you guys... as well as Criss Angel are all accusing Jim of something he hasn't done. When has he spoken to a dead relative of someone? When has he taken advantage of someone emotionally frail? Did he exploit anybody at all? Was the crowd taken advantage of?
I'm going to take Jim's side now, because your arguments are getting out of hand. Jim went on a show where almost all the contestants were claiming to be psychic or to have some sort of supernatural talent. Another reason for me changing my mind is that I wasn't aware of a certain episode of Mindfreak that I will talk about. Criss Angel has done worse than Jim, because he HAS taken advantage of people emotionally by recalling their dead ones. Here's a recap of the ending of that "seance" episode:
Contacting the Dead:
Criss gathers all the rest of the people that haven’t left because they were freaked out. They gather in a circle and then hold hands. Criss contacts the spirit world. He then starts seeing dead loved ones and he tells the people things that he should never know about them. Criss is then possessed by an evil spirit. He is lifted up to the ceiling and he starts to talk as if he is possessed. All the other people run away. Criss is then carried to an ambulance and pretends to still be possessed.
Of course, at the end of the credits, he makes his little disclaimer: "Do you believe in ghosts? *whispering voice*: I don't"
Making this disclaimer doesn't change the fact that he took emotional advantage of the people around him by telling them he can see and speak with their relatives. Although he does tell them eventually that it was all a scam, this doesn't make him better than Jim. It's like saying Uri Geller wasn't bad because at some point in his career, he admitted to being fake.
Also, read this blog if you have the time:
http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/11/reaction-to-the-criss-angel-episode/
This person was on the show Mindfreak as a spiritual medium. One of the things she had to say was: "Doing the show gave me the confidence and courage to come out publicly about my abilities and begin doing readings professionally."
Wait wait... WHAT???? I thought Criss had a HUGE problem with these people! Why didn't he debunk HER on HIS OWN show, when he goes to debunk people on someone else's?
Also, for the people who keep referring to Sylvia Browne: Jim Callahan is NOT Sylvia Browne! stop accusing Jim of doing things that SHE did! He doesn't charge hundreds of dollars for 20 minute phone calls. He doesn't try or claim to have helped in police investigations. If you want to compare them, try to compare their differences, rather than just their similarities.
BTW, why are some of you still posting on this thread? I know at least two of you said you were done with this thread and would stop posting.