Merged Jim Callahan's MDC claim

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About the subtitle on that video, what is an "outlet vuiew"?

There was no control to prevent a thin line from being attached to the brick and block which could be pulled from out of frame. Looks like the same "crap" (Jim's characterization) magician's do. Why would anybody think it was anything else? Also noted, it looks like there may have been some technical problem with the method that had to be hidden by optically zooming into the frame and cropping out some funny business at one point.

Would be easy to prove in a controlled test. Jim, why not submit a claim, write a protocol and prove yourself?
 
Jim Callahan said:
Wow how strange this thread is about my claims but my responses keep getting moved or deleted.

How about this I will apply to to take the challenge if proof of the $1,000,000.00 is sent to me within the next six hours.

I cannot find any proof it is still there on the site and If you are putting it up I think it is time to take it.

Jim
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No, you're still trying to control it. Can you submit to testing under controlled conditions without throwing up any more red herrings? Will you apply for the MDC?

A simple YES or NO will suffice.

YES and it will be worthwhile to continue the discussion.

NO and you are a spent force not worth bothering with (assuming you were a force to begin with).
 
I love this quote from the Callahan hosted Dragon con YouTube vid.

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the more you guys talk about this joke, the more his ego gets inflated. in his mind he is houdini, in everyone else's mind he is flavor flav
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RoboTimbo said:
No, you're still trying to control it. Can you submit to testing under controlled conditions without throwing up any more red herrings? Will you apply for the MDC?

A simple YES or NO will suffice.

YES and it will be worthwhile to continue the discussion.

NO and you are a spent force not worth bothering with (assuming you were a force to begin with).
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I think Jim missed this so I've made it clearer.
 
I know we have critizised Jim for all sorts of reasons however he did answer the question and it was ignored (post 295). The answer is Yes. A very clear answer. Pity about the question.
Can you submit to testing under controlled conditions without throwing up any more red herrings? Will you apply for the MDC?
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It is in fact two questions not one. Which one was Jim answering?

Any idiot can submit to testing. They may not pass. Many idiots have applied for the MDC without specifying what they can do.
 
RoboTimbo said:
Great! When will you be submitting a testable claim for the MDC?
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You know, given Callahan's apparent goals of discrediting the MDC and Randi, I think his best course of action would be to take the challenge. He seems convinced he can win it, so why not try? If he really thinks JREF is pulling some sort of scam and won't let the prize be won, this would be the perfect opportunity to expose it. If he honestly thinks he has won by the terms of the agreed protocol and JREF disagrees, he can always sue. What better way to trash the reputation of Randi than a highly publicized legal trial over the validity of the MDC.

Oh, but I guess there's a big gotcha with this plan. Were Callahan to lose the aforementioned lawsuit it would destroy HIS credibility and cement the validity of the MDC. It's quite a gamble. I guess it all depends on how confident Callahan is in his views.
 
daSkeptic said:
You know, given Callahan's apparent goals of discrediting the MDC and Randi, I think his best course of action would be to take the challenge. He seems convinced he can win it, so why not try? If he really thinks JREF is pulling some sort of scam and won't let the prize be won, this would be the perfect opportunity to expose it. If he honestly thinks he has won by the terms of the agreed protocol and JREF disagrees, he can always sue. What better way to trash the reputation of Randi than a highly publicized legal trial over the validity of the MDC.

Oh, but I guess there's a big gotcha with this plan. Were Callahan to lose the aforementioned lawsuit it would destroy HIS credibility and cement the validity of the MDC. It's quite a gamble. I guess it all depends on how confident Callahan is in his views.
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Fortunately, he has committed to taking the MDC so he will have his chance for all to witness.

Way to go, Jim! What will your paranormal claim be? One recent claimant was unable to come up with a testable claim on his own so you may want to run yours by the forum first.


ETA: Mods, it may be time to move this back to the MDC challenge forum.
 
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You mean Callahan has some credibility to lose?

He creates all these faux experiments.

I found an interesting quote of his prior to his performance on Phenomenon,from Magic Cafe(don't have link sorry)

I wanted to give a little bit of a heads up as to what I will be doing next week before I have to head out to rehearsal.

As some know I was brought on to the show to demonstrate physical mediumship.
It will be the first time such demonstrations have taken place on live TV.

I will be doing this for real and because of that no exposure is possible.

Angel & Randi may try to bust, or expose but at the end of the day I win for I have the truth of reality.

Jim, J ack & Raymond
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RoboTimbo said:
ETA: Mods, it may be time to move this back to the MDC challenge forum.
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I disagree. I think the thread should remain where it is until Callahan formally applies. That way it is obvious to all whether or not he has done so. He has gone on record saying he would if the existence of the funds could be verified. That has been done. Thus, if Callahan fails to apply then the world will see he is not a man of his word and cannot be trusted.
 
Originally Posted by Ron_Tomkins
Jim Callahan, what is a Paranormalist?
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kitakaze said:
I think Jim elicits a potential and actual audience to invest themselves on the idea that he is creating and participating in paranormal events. As I pointed out before, the word paranormalist is linked to mentalism. I'll post again wiki's entry for mentalist:



And again a look at his websites section "Paranormalist?":



The use of the word "could" in the last statement is important. Mr. Callahan wants to encourage the average person to follow his suggestions about the paranormal but has dealt enough with skepticism to leave escapes in the wording of his claims. Also, IMO, Callahan will not refer to himself as a mentalist for two reasons: one being that the word doesn't have the same mystique and gravitas that he is seeking to create, and the other being that he really isn't much of a mentalist. He has a very limited repetoire of skills in that light and can't be compared to others far more accomplished at the artform. He calls him self "The World's Greatest Paranormalist" and yet this is a title that is also claimed by Uri Geller, who arguably has a far better claim in that regard in terms of range of abilities, accomplishments, and recognition. As a known performer, Mr. Callhan is very small potatoes. It is not meant to be an insult but an acknowledgement of the situation and the condition which I believe is a dominant factor in the niche he tries to carve out for himself.

On Phenomenom Mr. Callahan at the end of his performance said that he hoped people would remember it for the rest of their lives. This is melodrama and maudlin appeal that he relies on, much as is the case with routine in the chair, the spill on the ground, asking the host to use his shoulder for support. It's all flourish to dress up a very basic routine that Angel mentioned playing with as a teenager. When one looks at his NBC performance and applies a little critical thinking and imagination, it really shouldn't be too hard to come up with solutions to his act. The one I have already suggested and will elaborate on a bit is that it is accomplished not by somehow being able to penetrate the sealed box but by simply having knowledge of the 100 objects chosen and the 99 that remain. I'm not saying that Callahan isn't clever but he certainly isn't original. I suggested that he or someone with him may have had a list to compare the remaining objects to. We can also imagine that Mr. Callahan, with an appreciation for numbers, devised away to simplify the memorization of the 100 objects from which Raven will select an object. The focus is to not allow him access to the box and not the pile of junk left over.

Raven chose an orange car. First one would want to know who chose the 100 objects but putting that aside for a moment, Callahan may have mentally divided the 100 objects into groups based on size, colour, etc. There could have been, say, 10 orange things or 7 things with wheels for example. He could instead of looking at a big random selection of object, be looking at something he could study and break down.

It is for that reason why on his website we see Callahan saying that he could easily take Angel's money and has accepted the challenge yet here saying that he never claimed he could divine what was in the envelope. It is why he became completely silent when I made the challenge about my father's name in an envelope with salt. he's caught and he knows it. He doesn't control the variables and he doesn't know how to get some control without it looking all too apparent.

Jim Callahan has no communication with the dead as he claims. Like he is now saying in contradiction to previous statements, he has no paranormal abilities. He is an entertainer. The situation arises from him being an enterainer of limited abilities in a field with far better. He seeks to compensate using melodrama and controversy. All he ever had to do was be honest about talking to dead people but the moment he does he becomes blase so he keeps up the BS.

His greatest frustration and cause for his activities now is people seeing his act for what it really is - smoke and mirrors.
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Mr Callahan, do you have anything to say on this or should I consider you completely unwilling to take a stand and answer a simple question by yourself?
Would you like to tell me what a Paranormalist is? Yes?
 
The second you argue with Jeff Wagg about the protocol he will stick his tail between his legs and kick you out of the running. :)
That's how they keep legit challengers from getting to actually win the Million (Or what's left of it :) )
 
The Professor said:
The second you argue with Jeff Wagg about the protocol he will stick his tail between his legs and kick you out of the running. :)
That's how they keep legit challengers from getting to actually win the Million (Or what's left of it :) )
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If you or anyone else truly feels they were unjustly denied the opportunity, then the proper course is to initiate legal action.
 
The Professor said:
The second you argue with Jeff Wagg about the protocol he will stick his tail between his legs and kick you out of the running. :)
That's how they keep legit challengers from getting to actually win the Million (Or what's left of it :) )
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Well, well. Look what the cat dragged in...

I suppose you would consider yourself one of those "legit challengers"? That's funny. Everyone else (besides Jim, I suppose) considers you an attention seeking amateur conjurer (at best).

You showed your true colors and proved you didn't have the "man bits" to go through with the challenge. Let's see what Jim has got.

Chris
 
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