Derren Brown- - Miracle

This is what sets Miracle apart. Brown isn’t a smug atheist yelling, “You’re stupid for believing!” Instead, he demonstrates genuine empathy. He understands why people want miracles. When you’re desperate, when a doctor has given you bad news, the hope of a healing touch is intoxicating.

He looks at her and says, effectively: “Your pain was real. Your relief is real. But the explanation you were sold was a lie.” Derren Brown- Miracle

And that is a much more interesting question. This is what sets Miracle apart

By the time the curtain falls, you won’t be asking, “How did he do that?” You’ll be asking, “Why do we want to believe so badly?” When you’re desperate, when a doctor has given

You find yourself clapping. You feel uplifted. You think, "Wow, the power of the mind is incredible."

This is what sets Miracle apart. Brown isn’t a smug atheist yelling, “You’re stupid for believing!” Instead, he demonstrates genuine empathy. He understands why people want miracles. When you’re desperate, when a doctor has given you bad news, the hope of a healing touch is intoxicating.

He looks at her and says, effectively: “Your pain was real. Your relief is real. But the explanation you were sold was a lie.”

And that is a much more interesting question.

By the time the curtain falls, you won’t be asking, “How did he do that?” You’ll be asking, “Why do we want to believe so badly?”

You find yourself clapping. You feel uplifted. You think, "Wow, the power of the mind is incredible."