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did venkman have psychic abilities?


he said he had a feeling that they were destined for something bigger after they were thrown out of college. perhaps that’s why he went into psychic research or became friendly with ray in the first place? and hosted a psychic tv show?

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No, that was pure ego and overconfidence.

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I actually got the impression he didn't believe in it before he experienced it. Just saw the business as a way to make a quick buck.

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He probably started with a slight interest in the paranormal, but then realised it's a way to have a paid job where he could meet ladies by fudging experiments. He was forced to take things more seriously later on as they were in the thick of it when everything went crazy and they had the tools to fix it.

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the ending credit scene of afterlife hints that he might be psychic but then makes it seem like he might have marked the cards he was trying to read.

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he's not a psychic...he just wants to get laid.

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