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When Alexander Pope said, 'hope springs eternal in the human breast', he followed it with:
Man never Is, but always To be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
Unfortunately, most people never get past the first line. If they did, they would understand that Pope's message in this case was not exactly one of optimism, unless an optimist is someone who wins every argument with "hey, at least there's heaven!"
Comment: It seems to us that several of the "psychic predictions" made by this individual could have been made by anyone able to indulge in a little objective news and current affairs analysis.
After all, it's no secret that "the big one" is expected soon in the California region, and the accurate prediction of a "rare virus outbreak" could hardly be called "supernatural" given the many warnings over the past few years about a rare form of avian flu being set to swoop down upon us. And predicting that the price of gold will rise?? Come on! With the Bush government threatening to attack Iran, that one's a no-brainer. Same goes for the "prediction" that "several globally exported food crops will see a dramatic increase in price after difficult growing season in both India and Brazil in 2007-2008." Climate change anyone? As for crime in the US; that has been on the overall rise year on year for decades.
Of course, this particular psychic throws in specific dates, just to set himself apart from the ordinary mortal, yet he is undoubtedly well aware that, even if the dates are incorrect, as long as the actual event, or something similar occurs, he will be able to claim the kudos of being an accurate psychic.
So you see, it is easy to be a "psychic" these days, especially when the level of Western government aggression and media duplicity has reached such staggering heights. To be a "psychic" in today's world is to simply have a healthy interest in and taste for the Truth, which is exactly what you get on Signs of the Times. No sacred cows, no Bull.