I am not changing my mind.
Then why even make this thread when your mind was already made up?
Maybe your mind isn't really made up, and you made this thread because you have doubts, and those doubts only exist because you don't have the results in life that align with your beliefs.
You will never see a 6'7" guy posting threads in an online forum like - "I'm 6'7", Am I Tall?!?"
His results in life prove how tall he is everyday. It's obvious to him and everyone around him that he is tall. There is no doubt in his mind that he is tall so he doesn't feel the need to seek out confirmation from others.
By Western Psychiatric standards, any magician can be deemed insane.
Not any magician, just the ones that can't display any "results" that match their extraordinary claims.
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence"
For instance let's look at Richard Lustig (Repeat Lottery Winner):
Lustig's total wins amount to a value of $1,052,205.58 (before taxes). Two of those wins were holidays rather than cash prizes, valued at $8,560.66 total. His first win was in 1993, and the last one in 2010:
Win 1: $10,000 – January 1993 (scratch-off ticket)
Win 2: $13,696.03 – August 1997 (Florida Fantasy 5)
Win 3: "Wheel of Fortune" Holiday trip to Los Angeles – June 2000 (valued at $3,594.66) (scratch-off ticket "2nd chance drawing")
Win 4: Elvis Holiday trip to Memphis – October 2001 (valued at $4,966) (scratch-off ticket "2nd chance drawing")
Win 5: $842,152.91 – January 2002 (Florida Mega Money)
Win 6: $73,658.06 – November 25, 2008 (Florida Fantasy 5)
Win 7: $98,992.92 – August 9, 2010 (Florida Fantasy 5)
If Richard Lustig had claimed that he was an occultist (he never did), I would definitely believe him. His results in life seem to violate natural law and go against the odds that should apply to everyone. It's as if the rules of life don't apply to him. Seriously just think about the odds, it's probably like 1 in billions for one person to win all 7 games.
I actually think this guy was an occultist, and someone who mastered his craft after many years of trial and error. Maybe he's just an anomaly of luck, pure random chance, and he never did anything occult. But I'd be more likely to believe he had magic abilities than most people that claim they do.
By Western Psychiatric standards he would at worst be a delusional and very lucky man, but he'd never be called crazy/insane because his beliefs are actually rooted in tangible and observable results.
I could never fault a guy for falsely believing that he had magic powers if he won 7 different lottery games by pure chance, and I doubt anyone else would either. It makes complete sense that he would believe that, especially if he was performing occult rituals.