James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country's foremost skeptic, has died, his foundation announced. He was 92.
"Through his organization, Randi was guardian of a $1 million prize he promised to give anyone who could prove either their own supernatural powers or the presence of a supernatural being.
His loudest detractors said they didn't believe the money even existed, but Randi had the bank documentation. No one ever came close to collecting."
"Through his organization, Randi was guardian of a $1 million prize he promised to give anyone who could prove either their own supernatural powers or the presence of a supernatural being.
His loudest detractors said they didn't believe the money even existed, but Randi had the bank documentation. No one ever came close to collecting."
Yes, but to a lot of people it was not so obvious. As a magician, he knew how to fool people. I saw him once on The Tonight Show with Carson. A member of the audience volunteered lay topless on a table, and Randi apparently removed some of the guy's insides. After it was done he explained they were raw chicken parts. But then he told people there were scammers like this in the Philipines who told people they could remove cancerous tumors and other unpleasant stuff. Apparently there were a lot of suckers.
I saw him once on The Tonight Show with Carson. A member of the audience volunteered lay topless on a table, and Randi apparently removed some of the guy's insides. After it was done he explained they were raw chicken parts. But then he told people there were scammers like this in the Philipines who told people they could remove cancerous tumors and other unpleasant stuff. Apparently there were a lot of suckers.
Yes, but to a lot of people it was not so obvious. As a magician, he knew how to fool people. I saw him once on The Tonight Show with Carson. A member of the audience volunteered lay topless on a table, and Randi apparently removed some of the guy's insides. After it was done he explained they were raw chicken parts. But then he told people there were scammers like this in the Philipines who told people they could remove cancerous tumors and other unpleasant stuff. Apparently there were a lot of suckers.
There are a lot of dumb people. People who believed Trump would make america great again. build a wall. create jobs. drain the swamp. replace obamacare. Can't spend your life trying to change them.
Many years ago I spent an evening with Jim Randi, the late Paul Kurtz, and some other notable skeptics, just talking about various approaches to promoting rationality. Imagine a sports fan sitting down with Sandy Koufax, Fran Tarkenton, Bobby Orr, yeah, felt like that.
I love this video. Some funny commentary from the Opie & Anthony show as Randi debunks a psychic on TV.
The guy claimed he could move stuff with his mind, Randi was offering $10,000 if he could do it with a simple control in place. It's so great as you see the psychic get nervous as Randi explains.
I love this video. Some funny commentary from the Opie & Anthony show as Randi debunks a psychic on TV.
The guy claimed he could move stuff with his mind, Randi was offering $10,000 if he could do it with a simple control in place. It's so great as you see the psychic get nervous as Randi explains.
I hadn't watched the full video in awhile, forgot they said the part when he was struggling to move the pages lasted 1.5 hours and they edited it down, haha.
Yea, he got 17 years in prison for molesting five boys, and later was sent to a mental hospital where I think he still is today.
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