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Arigo
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People had a religious belief about this guy. I don't think psychic surgery is for real. I think it probably is a bit of stage-magic, persona, charisma and a strong belief from the patients resulting in a placebo-effect benefit.
I happen to believe that given the right encouragement and conditions, the human body is capable of some astounding feats of self-healing and this can be wrongly attributed to outside help.
It always seems to me that supposed film evidence of psychic surgery/healing always contain camera shots in which it is not possible to see the exact spot where the weird shit is supposed to be happening. That alone is highly suspect as lets face it, if it was easily proved someone could move solid matter through another solid matter, leaving the latter intact, it would be a worldwide phenomenon and of the highest interest to the medical community. None of that is happening and that tells me something.
I happen to believe that given the right encouragement and conditions, the human body is capable of some astounding feats of self-healing and this can be wrongly attributed to outside help.
It always seems to me that supposed film evidence of psychic surgery/healing always contain camera shots in which it is not possible to see the exact spot where the weird shit is supposed to be happening. That alone is highly suspect as lets face it, if it was easily proved someone could move solid matter through another solid matter, leaving the latter intact, it would be a worldwide phenomenon and of the highest interest to the medical community. None of that is happening and that tells me something.
Angel of Ioren
Friendly Skeptic
He also goes by the name Fakey McFakersson.
Kieran
Paranormal Adept
That video footage looks genuine to me, but i can't say for sure, he had this unique ability to cure people illnesses and injuries.
Angel of Ioren
Friendly Skeptic
I think it had more to do with the fact that he had the ability to make people think that he cured them. Like a magician, except he would tell people it was real.
Kieran
Paranormal Adept
Well did he not cure people wasn't that not a fact people got cured after visiting him? Magicians would not have such an ability.
Angel of Ioren
Friendly Skeptic
I would like to see the stats on how many people visited him vs how many people he cured. If 1000 people visited him and 5 people were cured, that wouldn't be a miracle by any stretch. It would be statistically feasible.
Kieran
Paranormal Adept
Well i agree i am fairly new to this case, so not sure if any records to this effect were kept by Arigo or his associates? But honestly they way he sticks that knife into people doesn't look natural or clean to me. The people in the video do not act like they feel pain either, that's ain't right people will always feel some sort of pain unless they have been knocked out before an operation. It was claimed also Arigo used no anesthetic so that makes this case even weirder. I also believe mainstream doctors tested Arigo and were amazed at what he could do it shocked them.
trainedobserver
Paranormally Disenchanted
Supposedly there were 100s of thousands of people who visited this guy. Every time I read or hear about this sort of thing I think about Ray Milland in Man with the X-Ray Eyes.