Isn't this why all fortune-telling services advertise themselves as "for entertainment purposes only"?
Imagine if that were attached to publications from Cato . . . On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > michael perelman wrote: > > According to a brief note in the New York Times, the Romanian > > Parliament is considering legislation to fine or punish witches whose > > prophecies turn out to be incorrect. Imagine that economists faced > > comparable sanctions? > > it's nothing new. The Wikipedia writes: > > ... fortune telling is a class B misdemeanor in the state of New York. > Under New York State law, S 165.35: > > >> A person is guilty of fortune telling when, for a fee or > compensation which he directly or indirectly solicits or receives, he > claims or pretends to tell fortunes, or holds himself out as being > able, by claimed or pretended use of occult powers, to answer > questions or give advice on personal matters or to exercise, influence > or affect evil spirits or curses; except that this section does not > apply to a person who engages in the aforedescribed conduct as part of > a show or exhibition solely for the purpose of entertainment or > amusement.<< > > >... The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia also bans the practice outright, > considering fortune-telling to be sorcery and thus contrary to Islamic > teaching and jurisprudence. It has been punishable by death.< > > Since economic forecasting (and giving stock-market advice) is so > popular in New York, it's time for a major crack-down. Elliott > Spitzer, where are you when we need you? > -- > Jim Devine / "Living a life of quiet desperation -- but always with > style!" > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >
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