Tonight I attended a presentation by Lorraine Warren at the University of Texas at Arlington.
The auditorium was absolutely packed, and I got there right as the presentation was beginning. There was only standing room remaining, so I took my post in the very back of the auditorium.
I won't get into the presentation details, although they were completely unfathomable and will be featured soon on the SAPS site.
The end of the presentation included a Q&A session, which is the real reason I attended.
I was called on first.
I said, "Hi, my name is Alison Smith and I work for the James Randi Educational Foundation. I would like to offer you the opportunity to take the James Randi Educational Foundation's Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge and prove your psychic abilities."
She responded by asking who James Randi was. I started to answer and she yelled, "OH YOU MEAN THAT ATHEIST?!"
Then she yelled a lot of things in quick succession while I scribbled away on my notepad so I could give a decent account. She said the Challenge is not real, that her husband challenged Randi in the past. I asked blatantly why she was refusing.
She responded, "How can I prove it to someone who doesn't believe in God?"
Then an audience member stood up and yelled at me as well, saying that Lorraine doesn't need to prove herself to James Randi or to anyone, and that those who know her know she's a psychic. The audience applauded.
I left the auditorium. Thirty people followed.
I think we can mark Lorraine down in the "declined" list.
The auditorium was absolutely packed, and I got there right as the presentation was beginning. There was only standing room remaining, so I took my post in the very back of the auditorium.
I won't get into the presentation details, although they were completely unfathomable and will be featured soon on the SAPS site.
The end of the presentation included a Q&A session, which is the real reason I attended.
I was called on first.
I said, "Hi, my name is Alison Smith and I work for the James Randi Educational Foundation. I would like to offer you the opportunity to take the James Randi Educational Foundation's Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge and prove your psychic abilities."
She responded by asking who James Randi was. I started to answer and she yelled, "OH YOU MEAN THAT ATHEIST?!"
Then she yelled a lot of things in quick succession while I scribbled away on my notepad so I could give a decent account. She said the Challenge is not real, that her husband challenged Randi in the past. I asked blatantly why she was refusing.
She responded, "How can I prove it to someone who doesn't believe in God?"
Then an audience member stood up and yelled at me as well, saying that Lorraine doesn't need to prove herself to James Randi or to anyone, and that those who know her know she's a psychic. The audience applauded.
I left the auditorium. Thirty people followed.
I think we can mark Lorraine down in the "declined" list.
) can still pack a University auditorium in Texas after being discredited for every single ghost episode they have ever been affiliated with. 
