魔术师里的怀疑者 在公众的心目中,那些熟悉魔术的人长期扮演的角色,是揭露自称有特异功能的骗子。最早的一个例子就是雷纳德·斯格特,他写过一本《搜猎巫师》。该书全盘地批判了对巫术,神灵,天主教,炼金术,神秘主义及预知梦的信仰。斯格特揭示了大量的戏法且曝光了许多自称有超级能力的骗子。但此书被詹姆士一世国王视为异教邪说而焚毁。 The Magician’s Skeptics In the public mind, those who are familiar with magic have a long-standing role in exposing whipstrokes who claim to have specific functions. One of the earliest examples was Leonard Skett, who wrote a “hunting wizard.” The book comprehensively criticizes the belief in witchcraft, gods, catholicism, alchemy, mysticism, and dreams. Scott revealed a lot of tricks and exposed a lot of crooks who claim to have superb abilities. However, this book was burned by King James I as a heresy.