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[valis]

Just two things about the e-mail Randi quoted in the newsletter.

1.Is it really fair to call Wendi Freisens' (sp?) hypnosis tapes 'useless'? I am not being rhetorical I am really curious. These are not subliminal nonsense but just hypnosis sessions. Can hypnosis really not do any good in helping modify behavior? I also think it is a stretch to say that Ms. Friesen claimed to "cure" alcoholism. I will admit that some of her claims, like breast enlargment are laughable. But I always thought behavior modification was a legitimate use of hypnosis.

B.Why is it suprising that the left would tout Chopra? Wasn't it Al Gore that cozied up to Geller and tried to use his "powers"? I have always wondered why it is that Gore gets credit for being some informed science literate kind of guy when there appears to be no evidence to back that up. Meanwhile Bush is an bumpkin. I think that attitude says more about the prejudices of the people who hold it than it does about pols. on the left or right.

 

[jjramsey]

Wasn't it Al Gore that cozied up to Geller and tried to use his "powers"?

Googling for "Al Gore" and "Uri Geller" got me this link:

http://www.mindspring.com/~anson/randi-hotline/1997/0028.html

Those of you who have raised your eyebrows at the incredible "Uri
Bear" material on the Geller www page
(http://www.tcom.co.uk/hpnet/bear.htm and bbear.htm) better get a
quick look at it once more before it just might go bye-bye. Here,
Geller's flacks tell us that the divine Uri "touched and hugged" a
Teddy Bear with an "empowered stone" about its neck, and that "a
healing experience occured to the son of a world leader" as a result.

. . . When we went to the
"Click for ordering information" button, we were informed that "This
item will be added in the next few days."

Well, maybe not. The "world leader" referred to is Al Gore,
Vice-President of the U.S.A. And he is not happy. Al's lawyers have
sent Mr. Geller a cease-and-desist letter which may detract from the
potential of this item as a hot seller . . .

Oh, and I forgot to mention: the story of the bear healing young
Albert Gore, a story that is proudly displayed by Mr. Geller, comes
from the National Enquirer.