Monk Comments: charlatans, rogues, etc.

I'd posted an entry about an autistic kid who was accidentally killed by a faith healer, pointing out how it illustrates the dangers of believing in quacks and snake oil salesmen, but it was too much of a bummer, so I deleted it.
But I did want to take this opportunity to wag my finger about every brand of balderdash that gets sold wholesale these days, from astrology to psychic surgery, so instead, I'd like to introduce you to the Amazing Randi.