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Jim Callahan said:
Well it is made clear on my site Ron http://www.jimclass.com

Since it is expalianed there I see no reason to go into it here.

Jim

H.O.A-X
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No, Mr Callahan

What is a Paranormalist, mr Callahan? Can you understand the difference between calling yourself something and explaining what the something is? I think you can't.

Your website only says that you ARE a Paranormalist

"I am a Paranormalist challenging the world's foremost and most vocal skeptic."
"I am not a psychic nor a medium. I am a Paranormalist. "

That's good. Can you now define what a Paranormalist is?

I'll give you an example:
I am a Musician

Very good, mr Tomkins. What IS a musician?
A musician is a person who composes and/or performs music on a musical instrument


So what is a Paranormalist, mr Callahan?
 
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Wow, he has given himself a title that not even he can describe - he's loonier than I thought (but not much more so).
 
Jim Callahan said:
Well it is made clear on my site Ron http://www.jimclass.com

Since it is expalianed there I see no reason to go into it here.

Jim

H.O.A-X
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What a paranormalist is is not made clear on your site. It is referred to in vague terms designed to entice people while dodging skepticism. I'm confident I've made clear what a paranormalist is and the reason why you refer to yourself the way you do - compensation to distance yourself from accomplished mentalists.

I'm confident that I've shown you to be intentionally dishonest when claiming you never said you did paranormal things particularly as evidenced by your Paranormal Force Test videos.

Also you call Criss Angel an ideological bigot in protest to his challenge. A challenge you claim to have accepted and would pass easily. I think I've quite clearly shown quite clearly your faith in your abilities by your silence to the challenge of mine you invited.

You say Angel's career has suffered because of his challenge to you. How many shows does he have coming up? How many do you? What does a googling of him pull up? And you? The truth hurts, I guess.
 
Mr. Callahan on his website claims that his appearance on Phenomenom was proof that he has contact with the deceased Raymond Hill. That this was shown by divining what object selected from 100 had been placed with salt in a sealed container. How ridiculous. All that he showed was that he is a bad actor, has the temper of a petulant child, and could perform a minor parlor trick. No wonder he was eliminated.

If Mr. Callahan was truly in contact with the deceased and able to discern hidden knowledge, why not put it to better use than trivial games. If Raymond Hill can tell Callahan hidden objects than why not do so now and silence all these JREF skeptics once and for all? Why not employ his abilities in some useful manner?

Simple answer: Jim Callahan can not now or ever could contact the dead. He is simply a performer of limited abilties that seeks to compensate for his shortcomings with drama and flourish. He would be far better of were he to drop the charade of contacting the dead claims, antagonizing skeptics who note the transparency of his actions, and start working in earnest at being a better mentalist. He should not be satisfied in sponging attention off far better performers such as Angel. Surely it can not be said the man is without perserverance. We can see this with the effort it took for his stilts and blindfold routine. It's unfortunate that he can't be forthright about the method employed, that he's doing nothing more than balancing and doing what any blind person in a train station here in Tokyo does on countless occasions:

Q: Could what you do help blind people?

Jim: Unfortunately not. What I do is create a form of alternate reality not very much different than what any performance artist may create. But what I do will only hold up under my very specific circumstances. I imagine that the visualization techniques I use are of little value to anyone sighted or otherwise.
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http://www.jimclass.com/blind_quest_2.html

If Callahan could only suck it up and stop playing childish games he wouldn't have to endure the scorn of skeptics and skilled performers alike. He no doubt would wave it off as jealousy and so remain in minor infamy an overall obscurity.
 
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Callahan's technique seems very similar to The Professor's. Avoidance of questions and semantic games. Small chance he will apply, even smaller that he would cooperate in protocol negoiations if he did apply.
 
Once again I will provide evidence of Jim Callahan's habitual dishonesty:

Jim Callahan said:
Never said I did Paranormal things.

_Jim
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From his website:

I actually bent the nail/spike. I used my brain to do so (I do not say mind because like a soul the human mind is more or less indefinable).
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And...

This record of my ability is presented to illustrate that it is possible to control the preconceived concepts of reality or as some might say, what is possible or impossible. We all have the ability to influence not only ourselves but others. And what stops many people from succeeding is the influence of others and their beliefs and preferences.
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http://www.jimclass.com/guarantee.htm

Anything to say about this, Jim?
 
kitakaze said:
Once again I will provide evidence of Jim Callahan's habitual dishonesty:



From his website:



And...



http://www.jimclass.com/guarantee.htm

Anything to say about this, Jim?
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Yep you do know I speak the truth and if you could prove me wrong you would, but since you cannot you post here.

However I cannot see why you would publicly admit you short commings.
(Would really like to know why)?

But I thank you for doing so.

Thanks,

Jim

H.o.A-X
 
Jim Callahan said:
Yep you do know I speak the truth and if you could prove me wrong you would, but since you cannot you post here.

However I cannot see why you would publicly admit you short commings.
(Would really like to know why)?

But I thank you for doing so.

Thanks,

Jim

H.o.A-X
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I have proven you lied. It was quite simple.

1) Communication with dead.

2) Paranormal Force Test #1 and #2.

3) Bending nail with brain.

Three strikes, you're out. Busted. Paranormalist tar tar.

BTW, I'm happy to see my salt and envelope challenge frightened you like a scared turtle.
 
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RoboTimbo said:
Yes, that's the working hypothesis around here.

So, what will your paranormal claim be? With Uri Geller thinking you have an honesty about you and The Professor helping you with your claim and protocol, I don't see how you can miss.
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Third time to ask this, Jim. You've said you will apply for the MDC.

What is your paranormal claim?
 
Sorry, mr Callahan may not have been able to read my post because of the amount of replies. I'll just re-paste my last post:



No, Mr Callahan

What is a Paranormalist, mr Callahan? Can you understand the difference between calling yourself something and explaining what that something is? I think you can't.

Your website only says that you ARE a Paranormalist

"I am a Paranormalist challenging the world's foremost and most vocal skeptic."
"I am not a psychic nor a medium. I am a Paranormalist. "

That's good. Can you now define what a Paranormalist is?

I'll give you an example:
I am a Musician

Very good, mr Tomkins. What IS a musician?
A musician is a person who composes and/or performs music on a musical instrument


So what is a Paranormalist, mr Callahan?



Best of wishes
Ron
 
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Third time to ask this, Jim. You've said you will apply for the MDC.

What is your paranormal claim?
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He will never apply for the MDC because he's is not one to keep his word. He talks big but never follows through. I say keep giving him what he wants. The more we give him an audience, the more he flaps his gums and the more there is on record for all to see. He is giving the skeptical community the best case study we could ever hope for.
 
Callahan has said that Raymond was the one who contacted him. In the above video clip he says he contacted Raymond because he felt they had so much in common.
 
Yep he's on the list
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Edited for breach of rule 5 on linked site.
 
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Yes, as Callahan affirmed. He has died but is not dead. Raymond's great, he'll tell you what's in a sealed box. If Callahan loses his keys, he can help. Raymond? Where's Hoffa?
 
Oh, and as an addition the linked show advert from Raymond Hill claims Jim is "Harnessing the Paranormal undercurrents of Charleston"
 
From Q&A about Callahan's Phenomenom appearance on his site:

Let me add that Jerry McCambridge asked me right before that dress rehearsal if I could really do what I claimed to be able to do.
He knew I was in wardrobe and that there was no way I could know what the crew had placed in the box for the run-through.
The entire cast knows I have never so much as touched the box ever.
It was constructed by the production company's art department. My original idea was to use a fireproof document box.
Gerry and the others also knew that NBC Standards & Practices were there as well as the show's consultant, Banacheck, to make sure things were as they should be.
That run-through was the first time anyone ever saw me do the experiment.
The second time was a couple hours later during the live show.
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Notice that Callahan is always adamant about not touching or accessing the box. He stresses it over and over. Note that nothing is ever said about the remaining objects.
 
I would like to discuss Mr. Callahan's test protocols for his own testing. I'll just post a link and let everyone get a look at them first:

http://www.jimclass.com/Bid_for_$1,000,000.00.htm

ETA: Don't know why it's not hyperlinking.
 
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