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Million dollar challenge not ending!

Azrael 5

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Azrael 5
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I met Randi today at Blackpool magician's convention and during an interview with him he told me the great news the challenge is to continue,he hopes forever.
He changed his mind after hearing psychics were cliaming it as a victory of sorts. :)


Just to add he was a very friendly humourous chap! ;)
 
Good! Now let's REALLY put the screws to these creeps!

I say, if it's at all possible, we find a way to boost the prize to $5,000,000. Randi can use the money, and the psychics can look even more foolish!
 
I'll wait for the official announcement. If such a decision has indeed been made, it will undoubtedly be announced on the SWIFT blog.
 
I heard Randi say this a few weeks ago. I can't remember where, I think it was on the SGU podcast? And I don't know if it was weeks ago, but not days ago. I do remember him saying it though. But I would not give my first born son, or even one of my stupid cats that are not toilet training correctly.

Susan
 
Roadtoad said:
Good! Now let's REALLY put the screws to these creeps!

I say, if it's at all possible, we find a way to boost the prize to $5,000,000. Randi can use the money, and the psychics can look even more foolish!
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Rather than that, I'd like to see an aggressive media campaign to go after some of the usual suspects. Full page ads in the NY Times (and elsewhere) or even cheap TV ads "calling out" Sylvia Browne, for example.

I'd donate money to that cause!
 
I'd be curious to know what the real reason would be. Randi knew from the beginning that abandoning the challenge would be construed as such, but felt the money would be better spent elsewhere. At least, that was the reasoning.

I'll also wait to hear more about it before forming any opinions.

Athon
 
Whichever way it goes, one thing has been shown to differentiate Randi from the Woos: Randi will examine the facts and react rationally to them. The Woos will hear the word "fact," and react in immediate opposition to them.
 
Rather than that, I'd like to see an aggressive media campaign to go after some of the usual suspects. Full page ads in the NY Times (and elsewhere) or even cheap TV ads "calling out" Sylvia Browne, for example.

I'd donate money to that cause!
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The idea of newspaper ads has been out there for awhile, even Randi announced that he wanted to go this way. But I think the problem is those nasty lawyers, they don't think it is a good idea for some reason. If it is done it will be done with all caution possible.

I would love to see it also. I think a picture of Randi thumbing his nose at Browne and friends would be priceless!

Susan
 
jhunter1163 said:
First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers. Best idea Shakespeare ever had.

(NB: All, that is, except those that are JREF forum posters.)
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It was Shakespeare's character Dick the Butcher in who's mouth Shakespeare put those words. Dick, a Bad Guy, was proposing it to do away with the Rule of Law which is defended and supported by the presence of lawyers.

It does not mean what you think it means. :mad:
 
I don't see how the legal problems would be different in a paid ad compared to the sort of thing Randi has already said in public.

Again, an ad going over the facts with regard to Sylvia Browne should present no legal problems.

She accepted the challenge; she accepted a protocol; the prize money is real; her claims about helping with missing children's cases are demonstrably false; etc.

ETA: It may even be possible to get a well written piece run as an op-ed article.
 
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