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Randi to Psychics: Not So Fast

James ?Amazing? Randi is featured in a Reuters syndicated segment for his reiteration of the $1,000,000.00 challenge to all alleged psychics.  Mr. Randi is passionate about his war on those who would dupe the unsuspecting public into believing spiritualism or psychic powers are valid. 

 

Mr. Randi traces his antipathy towards the paranormalists to his visit as a 15 year old boy magician to a Toronto Spiritualist church. 

 

He told reporters that even as a young magician, he could detect the less than supernatural manner in which the mediums were accomplishing their effects.  He was upset at the congregation?s gullability.  His attempts at enlightening the churchgoers cost him four hours questioning at the police station.

 

Mr. Randi will not back down.  “It’s a very dangerous thing to believe in nonsense. You’re giving away your money to the charlatans, you’re giving away your emotional security, and sometimes your life.” Mr. Randi was interviewed by Reuters before he lectured a group in Stockholm.

 

Mr. Randi is apparently in no danger of having to pay-off on his $1,000,000.00 wager.  Interestingly, those who try and fail to perform their psychic powers under Randi?s test conditions do not usually change their minds.  They still believe, honestly, they have their claimed psychic powers.  ?No one ever changes their mind,” he said, recalling only one single case throughout the years where a man backed down from his claim after being tested.

 

Mr. Randi is not popular with the psychic crowd.  “I get threats all the time. I don’t answer the door unless I know who’s there,” he told Reuters.  His book The Truth about Uri Geller has been the subject of litigation with the Israeli psychic.  The process has been expensive but the book keeps selling.

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James ?Amazing? Randi is featured in a Reuters syndicated segment for his reiteration of the $1,000,000.00 challenge to all alleged psychics.  Mr. Randi is passionate about his war on those who would dupe the unsuspecting public into believing spiritualism or psychic powers are valid. 

 

Mr. Randi traces his antipathy towards the paranormalists to his visit as a 15 year old boy magician to a Toronto Spiritualist church. 

 

He told reporters that even as a young magician, he could detect the less than supernatural manner in which the mediums were accomplishing their effects.  He was upset at the congregation?s gullability.  His attempts at enlightening the churchgoers cost him four hours questioning at the police station.

 

Mr. Randi will not back down.  “It’s a very dangerous thing to believe in nonsense. You’re giving away your money to the charlatans, you’re giving away your emotional security, and sometimes your life.” Mr. Randi was interviewed by Reuters before he lectured a group in Stockholm.

 

Mr. Randi is apparently in no danger of having to pay-off on his $1,000,000.00 wager.  Interestingly, those who try and fail to perform their psychic powers under Randi?s test conditions do not usually change their minds.  They still believe, honestly, they have their claimed psychic powers.  ?No one ever changes their mind,” he said, recalling only one single case throughout the years where a man backed down from his claim after being tested.

 

Mr. Randi is not popular with the psychic crowd.  “I get threats all the time. I don’t answer the door unless I know who’s there,” he told Reuters.  His book The Truth about Uri Geller has been the subject of litigation with the Israeli psychic.  The process has been expensive but the book keeps selling.

 

 

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