Tuesday, June 4, 2013

#582: Debby & Mark Constantino


Debby & Mark Constantino are a husband-and-wife paranormal research team based in Northern Nevada who also runs the website spirits-speak.com. It is, in fact, a bit unclear to what extent they actually believe that they are uncovering paranormal phenomena – the website is very much consistent with a joke – but at least they claim to be specializing in Electric Voice Phenomena, which they believe is not only a means to achieve closure with the dead, but that it can aid police in crime solving (by boosting confirmation bias, though the Constantinos don’t put it that way). They also work with “haunted items,” and Debby “has the gift of attracting spirits […] she also feels she vibrates on a level to glimpse into the nature realm [no idea].”

Together they lecture at paranormal conferences about EVP stuff, though when you look at the flyers for those events you wonder whether it’s all intended as a joke – and the homepage of Zak Bagans, for instance, doesn’t exactly scream “I take this stuff very seriously”). They also participate in live ghost hunts, and have appeared on “Dead Famous, “Paranormal State” and “Ghost Adventures”.

Diagnosis: Since their whole thing is as tacky as a Key West guided ghost tour, one presumes that the whole thing is a scam to get visitors to buy merchandise (which you can). Otherwise …

15 comments:

  1. I've been with them on investigations and they are the real thing. They've never scammed anyone or push merchandise on people. Debby was an awesome lady and their deaths are a tragedy. The paranormal community won't be the same without them. To have them posted on this fraud of a blog is beyond disrespectful and the "research" of them came from is half assed! If you're going to have a website calling people "loons" you may want to dig a little deeper than the first page of Google!

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    1. That's why bloggers remain anonymous, and most likely live in their parents basement. Look at me assuming things, I should start "blogging".

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    2. Thank you. This guy is probably 30, molest cats, and lives at home in his mom's basement.

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  2. Start fact checking, asshat. Debby was genuine. Anyone who met her could tell you that. The fact that you've left this up in light of recent events is also disgusting.

    RIP, Debby

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    1. Notice that this is a *blogpost* from *2013*. Old blogposts don't get updated.

      Recent events are tragic, but they don't change any of the information stated here. No matter the tragedy of those events, Debbie Constantino did not have the abilities she professed to have, and neither of them were "genuine" or "the real thing". They may have *believed* that they were "genuine" or "the real thing", but that doesn't make it so.

      No one would wish the kind of tragedy that happened to happen to anyone. But the tragedy does not make her (or their) earlier antics or claims less idiotic or exempt from criticism.

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  3. Shame on you! What is it with people these day's?
    Why and when did it become okay to "bash" a couple for what they believe in, real or not? Please remove this douchbaggery from our internet.....RIP Debby.

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    1. What people believe is their own business ... until they make it someone else's. The Constnantinos weren't only believing a lot of stuff - it they were we wouldn't have called them out - they were actively *promoting* this stuff through websites, conferences and TV show participation. They went public with their views and wanted to convince others. At that point their beliefs aren't just a private matter anymore. When you are trying to pass your beliefs on to others, you are also responsible for the veracity of those beliefs. Indeed, it isn't only permissible but a moral obligation to call out people who try to pass false beliefs, delusions and bullshit on to others, even if they're not aware that this is what they're doing.

      If you don't want your beliefs criticized, keep them to yourself. In that case I can be willing to say that you have a certain right not to be bothered.

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    2. I'm not sure how this makes them "loons" but everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

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    3. How does promoting something you believe in make you a loon? I get it. You're saying keep things to yourself so that you can post online how crazy someone is, that you don't know or ever will , without ever having to receive criticism. Brave! g4u

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    4. Promoting something you believe in makes you a loon if what you believe in is looney. It's not hard, you know.

      As for "everyone is entitle to their opinion" ... legally speaking, that's definitely the case and should obviously be the case. Morally, however, I'd say you have a duty to actually critically assess your own beliefs and try your best to ensure that you only have properly justified beliefs: That is, you have an obligation to tailor your belief to the actual evidence. If you're *unwilling* to do that, you are doing something wrong, and if you *can't* do that you should suspend judgment. Or said differently: No, you are not entitled to an opinion; you have to earn the right to have one through proper investigations and inquiry.

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  4. hmmm...G.D. : you are sounding kinda nuts.....why not go chase Scientologists....you're like the pot calling the kettle black all over the place.

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    1. I've already covered some scientologists. But frankly: there are already plenty of people covering scientology loons out there. Someone needs to care of the others as well.

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    2. Obviously this close minded G.D. was either dropped as a baby or is still a kid experimenting on the website. This couple did in fact capture voices thru electronic and audible means............and since G.D. apparently does not believe in this at all, therefore it is fake and the couple are loons. Yet this type of person will defend Obama to the end as a business genius while the guy never had a paper route or raked leaves in his life.
      I would seriously not engage your mouth with your foot in it. Never seen a ghost? Well geez.......I never saw crack cocaine so therefore in your mindset it does not exist either, right? Grow up son............head back to the mall with your skateboard and wigger friends.

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    3. With all due respect why drag Obama and wiggers into this. One could drag that divisive braggart with no conservative track record hyped up with no real policy record and no substance who is always trashing his fellow GOP rivals billionaire with the bad rug on his head but that comment would add to the nastiness in the world. So Peace & a blessed day to you.

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  5. World Peace?.......That is a only a dream.
    There is always people (I shudder to call them that) That want to ruin & tarnish reputations to feel better about themselves. So to all those that fit into that category........I best contain myself 😆
    Debby was genuine, honest & loved by many.
    THE END.

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