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No. I don't like encouraging con artists.
What about magicians?
Does anyone actually believe, and do magicians by and large seriously encourage the belief, that they are doing actual magic with mystical powers? I will cheerfully call any that do in order to lure in credulous dupes to be con artists. But otherwise I see that as a pretty clear distinction between the two groups (in general, as of course there can be exceptions). John Edward is among the most despicable, but his claims aren't any wilder than many self-labeled psychics.