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Win One Million Dollar! Earn Respect! on Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:34 pm

eescuder

Joined: 05 Jul 2006
Posts: 1

we offer a one-million-dollar prize to anyone who can show, under proper observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event. (Your psi abilities)

http://www.randi.org/
Or if you are kind of slow:
http://www.randi.org/research/index.html

Show this guy that you can do it, and do it. Not for the money not for you but for our whole community.

James Randi Educational Foundation
201 S.E. 12th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1815 U.S.A.

Call now! end this era of darkness! be a hero! or an unknown hero! whathever you like best. there isn't much time left...
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Posted on Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:38 pm

mattz1010

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 885

You must be new to common sense and the "Search" Button.

Before creating something as stupid as this ever again, try using what the species Homo Sapiens has defined as a "brain", and then what mathematicians, scientists, and biologists alike have called "logic".

Alrighty now.

We don't give a shit about this guy.

Why doesn't he give that money to fund against world hunger?
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Posted on Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:06 am

SheepKing

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 728

Considering 0 people have been allowed to run an experiment with the Organization, I say the odds are nil, even if you do have psychic abilities you can prove Wink.
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Posted on Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:45 am

infected

Joined: 28 Jun 2006
Posts: 104

mattz1010 wrote:
We don't give a shit about this guy.

Quite an accurate description.

And having a lot of money is not my definition of "respect".

peace ?
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Posted on Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:05 am

Tasvel

Joined: 05 Jul 2006
Posts: 31

infected wrote:
And having a lot of money is not my definition of "respect".


Nah, but you would certainly be well-known for whatever ability you showed, and it would increase the general public knowledge of psi.

Still, it's a stunt, and he doesn't intend to pay the money no matter what happens. It would be nice, though, if someone that's on-the-fence about the existence of psionics would make such a million dollar promise.
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Posted on Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:32 am

PsiGuy60

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 900

If anybody wins the rhandi, its a miracle... They have arguments about every given thing that is proof... even if it is 100% PK in a concrete room without windows or doors.
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Posted on Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:04 pm

Apollo

Joined: 17 Jan 2006
Posts: 1589

oh my god! USE THE SEARCH BUTTON! This has been posted over 50 times!
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Posted on Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:30 am

WhiteRaven

Joined: 13 Jan 2006
Posts: 343

you tell him apollo, No one is interested in these cash prizes anymore, we already know, and we don't give a flying fuck, anyway, his challenge has a rule that disallows delayed effects, which is what magic mostly involves, now then, I'm going to redirect you here
if you haven't noticed, Randi totally denies the existence of psychic abilities, he refuses to believe in them, despite the fact that their existence has been in almost every culture since... um... the dawn of humanity! despite many scientific studies that show the existence of psi, and yes, there are, use that search function to find them, try Nina Kulagina for starters. why can't people stop posting this? hasn't it occurred to them that it's probably been posted before? *sigh*
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James Randi on Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:06 am

Rainsong

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 67

A friend of mine took Mr. Randi up on his challenge, and he refused to test her. She had already demonstrated a certain pk effect in public repeatedly, and with intensely doubtful ("There is absolutely no way anyone can do what you're proposing" kind of doubtful) people in attendence. She showed me the letter he sent, refusing the trial.

Her name, in case you're curious, was Beverly Jaegers.
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Posted on Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:44 pm

embrace

Joined: 19 Feb 2006
Posts: 82

Who cares a million dollars is nothing anyway. Sure I wouldn't care to have a million dollars, but then again if I could really do spectacular things, I could find someone that would pay so much more money.

We are the pioneers of psionic understanding. We don't need Randi's dirty "bonds."

P.S. Quit f$%^ing posting your stupid shit!
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Posted on Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:48 pm

embrace

Joined: 19 Feb 2006
Posts: 82

Quote:
Call now! end this era of darkness! be a hero! or an unknown hero! whathever you like best. there isn't much time left...


What the Hell? "end this era of darkness!"? That's the corniest thing i've ever heard.
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Posted on Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:33 am

larryleisure

Joined: 06 Jul 2006
Posts: 44

mattz1010 wrote:

Why doesn't he give that money to fund against world hunger?


Why don't we have a braveheart around here that would do it, and then give the money to some charity organisation instead?

A good way to catch 2 birds with one stone

If you're so sure about yourself, I don't get it why no one wants to do it Confused


now maybe that Randi is not a good reference, that I can't tell. I just like the idea.
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Posted on Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:21 pm

SheepKing

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 728

LarryLeisure,

Many people HAVE contacted Randi, and HAVE shown that they have "Abilities". Perhaps from not around "here".

You do realize in the entirety of the Randi Organization's existence it has not let ONE person run an experiment with them?

Quote:
1.4. How many people have passed the preliminary test?

None. Most applicants never agree to a proper test protocol, so most are never tested.

1.5. How many people have passed the formal test?

No one has ever taken the formal test, as one must first pass the preliminary test.


The truth about the Randi Organization is that it is run by debunkers.

Could you imagine what would happen if they really let people run the tests? Their whole organization would come crumbling down and Randi's "Good Name" would be marred for eternity.

Like I said, this organization isn't a neutral 3rd party, THEY WANT YOU TO LOSE.
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Posted on Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:53 pm

larryleisure

Joined: 06 Jul 2006
Posts: 44

that's what I said, he's maybe not a good reference

I've read what you quoted there, I read the entire page on that site. I also find it wierd that NOBODY ever went beyond the preliminary tests. But what do I have to think about this???
If some people then decide to conclude that this organisation is cr@p, fine by me, but I don't think you can tell without knowing. I've never seen any details of those tests so why would I believe you more than him....??

I don't understand why it's wrong:
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they want you to lose
, so.... (+ I hardly see why they'd spend their time having fun of people by making them fail tests, what do you get from that, nothing!)?? Prove them they're wrong.... or maybe no one can?

I want to say again I'm not in favor of one or another here, I find it good that all this sort of things do interest me, and a lot, it's just that I need to question and discuss things and get answers. If I wasn't bothering, I woudln't be here. Tx for your time. Wink
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Posted on Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:52 pm

SheepKing

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 728

Quote:
, so.... (+ I hardly see why they'd spend their time having fun of people by making them fail tests, what do you get from that, nothing!)?? Prove them they're wrong.... or maybe no one can?


They have a reputation to Maintain, especially James Randi himself. He wants to be a public icon. Have you ever seen Randi on T.V.? The guy is a performer and needs the spot-light. The "Amazing Randi" doesn't want people to see him as "The Retarded Randi", so he intentionally focuses on proving himself right, and others wrong.

Even when you read the FAQ in its entirety the wording suggests that there's this "we're right, and you're wrong" overtone. Try reading into it some more, and you can sense it.

It's no Problem Larry, you don't have to believe me. But, I'd prefer you to not believe Randi Wink.

I just want you to know that James Randi's Organization and Challenge are all EXTREMELY biased. They're not even nice about it Wink.
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