Have you ever had a day when you felt lucky and you were?
Do you know someone who seems to always be lucky?
How does that work?
Is luck something that happens to us? Can we manufacture it? Or do we bring it with us when we enter this world?
In this somewhat whimsical episode, Derren Brown and his team look into the beliefs people have about themselves, the nature of life, and luck.
A park in the village of Todmorden in Yorkshire, England, has a statue of a small dog. The mission is to see if the townsfolk can be brought to the conclusion that it is a “lucky statue.”
There’s a lot of information packed into this show – and you get a sense of how rumors take hold and influence a given population.
One scene shows a psychic who, if she were a little more intuitive and a little less caught up in the story, may have gotten it right. We’re all vulnerable to tricks of the mind, especially tricks organized by others intent on fooling us.
Without revealing the ending, I have to ask, “What do you think happened before the roll of the die?”
Is this an example of psychic crowd sourcing, or is Derren Brown that in tune with what it takes to manipulate his audience?
Remember the friend I mentioned the post Derren Brown: My Favorite Skeptic who was convinced a stage magician possessed the power of teleportation? This is another decision you will have to make when you see these kinds of events.
In the short clip on the right, you’ll hear Derren’s thoughts on luck.
I think he is largely right. I commend him, and this is coming from a person who believes in greater realities.
Even so, I’m still not going to wear my red shirt to work.
– Jeffrey A. Limpert
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References:
http://derrenbrown.co.uk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derren_Brown
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