Saying that Angel bears no responsibility for promoting Geller as a genuine psychic (if the show does that) becuase he's a naive businessman is a dumb argument, whether it comes from Randi or anyone else.
Please quote the passage where I said that, or said that Randi said it. People have been guessing why Angel went into a partnership of sorts with Geller, and I offered what so far has been the only possibility based on anything other than pure speculation and argumentation based on an excluded middle.
Second, you said you were going to ask Randi directly, "next time I get the chance." Presuming that you can only do one thing at a time, why are you responding to me rather than PMing Randi? If you can do two or more things at once, why don't you ask him while you're at the keyboard?
Or, and here's a really radical idea, rather than base your arguments on pure ignorance, why don't you ask Angel, himself, why he's working with Geller? Here's the address:
loyal@crissangel.com.
In the meantime, Randi's
informed opinion is good enough for me.
SkepticalEd:
Ease on out and let others who want to discuss the subject not be subjected to your interference. This is not a scientific forum, we are not scientists, take a break!
This is a forum that welcomes opposing opinions. It is not a fan site.
BTW, you're wrong. This
is a scientific forum. JREF is dedicated to promoting critical thinking and the scientific method (all from
http://www.randi.org/jref/index.html). That this forum is on the internet does not nullify the underlying philosophy and goals. Arguments follow rules and are based on evidence. Proportionately few people here are scientists, although there are a pretty fair number, as well as doctors, lawyers, law enforcement and other professionals (not to mention many professional and amateur magicians).
I suggest you learn a little more about where you are before you start trying to throw your weight around.
