What is a fortune teller?
a fortune teller is one who claims to have the power to tell the future. There are many methods used by fortune tellers: -reading palms -reading tea leaves or coffee grounds -using tarot cards -using astrology -reading crystals In the past, many fortune tellers were or claimed to be Romany/Gypsies, but most these days are not. Has it any merit? Here is what wikipedia says: Scientists believe that several factors explain its popularity and anecdotal accuracy: Predictions almost always use vague terms and do not lend themselves to falsification. Therefore, the prediction is never wrong, but a person’s interpretation of it can always be wrong. Confirmation bias predisposes people to look for cases where predictions can be interpreted as accurate more than they look to find inaccurate ones. Consumers of fortune-telling services may also fail to realise that statements made about them might reflect reality, but would equally apply to most other people (for instance, the statement “you fough
