Opinions on lying in a youtube video

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Albert

But going back to what you said Mark, if you claim yourself a magician (which is okay according to you), why can't one claim to be a psychic if they are good at mind reading?

I suggest you to look up the definition of the words. In no dictionary, a magician is described only as someone who does actual paranormal stuff. It's said to be someone who performs illusions and sleight of hand as well, which is a much more common usage nowadays. A psychic however, is always someone who performs paranormal activities, unlike a mentalist.

Basically, if you are a magician, you are saying your words and actions during the performances can not be trusted. Would you call a liar a liar when he says he lies?

Another thing is that lying has a negative feeling about it, which is another reason for me calling it manipulating whenever magicians and mentalists do it when performing, similar to mime artists for instance. But basically, if you call it lying you say that everyone who exposes magic for the reason that they think all liars should be exposed, is actually right.