James Randi - Investigating Pseudoscientific and Paranormal Claims
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- This hour long lecture is from the McGill University's Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium on the confrontation and threat of pseudoscience in contemporary society. As one of the central figures in the area of "flim-flam," James Randi has exposed fraud, deceit, cheats, fakes, liars, and charlatans with effervescent ease. Trained as a magician, his insight into pseudoscience is much more into how people fool themselves and others into believing an array of tricks from the bag of a learned conjurer. In this lecture he gives examples of such tricks and examines how they relate to modern paranormal nonsense.
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“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
Douglas Adams
And if I step one of them, will I get sick?
@@markvincentordiz Yes. You stepped on one without realising, and my patented Anti Fairy Having Stepped On potion will cure you. One easy payment of $499.
Is that meant to be 'profound,' or do only you think so? If there was a paint colour darker than black, I'd buy it. Then I'd paint my room (with black walls) with it to brighten up the place .🤔
@@markvincentordizWell, you'll possibly kill the fairie.
RIP James Randi. Truly one of the greats, not just as a magician but also as a human being.
He will not rest well in other side
@@borneandayak6725 what side?
@@borneandayak6725 If it makes you feel better to think people are being tortured for eternity because they made fun of your beliefs you can believe that, but it makes you sound like a really sadistic person
@@alexalford7874agreed. what’s even worse is that this god expects the naturally curious creation he “made” to not pluck a fruit from a tree, after being beckoned to by satan. along with that, he expects his creation to believe a series of events happened that conform to laws not present in the universe, and the only record of it is a book written by an unknown author. most “prophets” of this god have been debunked one or more times already.
I went to a psychic who said she could talk to the dead. For a small sum of money, she had a chat with Randi's spirit, who confessed that he was wrong about psychics. He also said he supported equal rights for gay ghosts.
Even at 82, he is so funny and engaging. I respect him because he spent his life busting fake faith healers, psychics and many other who exploit dying and emotionally vulnerable people.
I love Randi. The real depressing thing, is that what he has been saying for the last 30+ years keeps being relevant.
Let the man retire ffs.
This guy is a breath of fresh air ! I have so much respect for him
Batmmannn Well you would say that, brainwashed people like you can't except anything else but the bollocks you believe !
Batmmannn so you don't like people who are homosexual ? Well I have no real problem with what people do in there private lives, Its not my thing but who am i to judge ? furthermore I don't agree with whjat everyone does in life, but I would not go and tell the authorities things that they bdid not need to know, and did not agree with. just admit it, you a are a full blown catholic and a homophobe......... ?
Batmmannn Looser............ lol me do yourself a favour hun, take a look in the mirror !
+carl “carloppinions” oppinions Learn how to spell ass wipe.
Batmmannn blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah, hey learn how to apply your make up you old boiler lol
He's an excellent showman and magician. Doing a valuable service by exposing all those charlatans.
Fantastic man. Love his presentations and the no BS way he puts things.
Not bs. Just true
Love how he always open with the mic/beard trimmer joke as it makes his point about deception so powerfully straight away!
As a illusionist, these kinds of psycological tricks were his bread and butter.
The guy who sits at the front row expecting to catch the trick is a magician's favorite mark, because he's got his eyes exactly where the magician wants.
I’ve seen him do that gag enough that when I see him holding a microphone, I automatically look closer to see if it’s a beard trimmer 😂
"The 1st principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." Richard P. Feynman
James Randi would make Feynman more proud than the rest of the scientific community could ever do. Being critical is what makes a good scientist - not being an "expert."
They were friends, and each admired the other greatly.
RIP to this wonderful man.
I was into New Age from my late teens to mid 20s. As such, most of my memories of Randi are negative as the only exposure I had was New Age cult leaders and fake gurus trying to tar and feather him and deter people from listening to him. Then years later, I see this man in my feed and I listen to him... and he's totally correct about all of it. I had to learn myself after years of seeing this garbage and wasting money on books and magazines. What a shame.
@Fred, you and I Fred, I went through similar beliefs seeking and searching wasting money in those books and videotapes.
One day in 1980 I bumped into “Cosmos” by Carl Sagan on television, that was a rude awakening, for he dismissed everything I’ve learned thus far as “pseudoscience” that was the beginning of a long journey into reality via Scientific data and proven facts. So Dr Sagan was my first eye opener, followed by books from Richard Dawkins and many others greats.
Better a little late than never Fred, at least we woke up from the slumber of hallucinations, delusions, fables, mythology and chains that all religions preach…Cheers 🍻to enlightenment.
He will not rest well in other side
@@borneandayak6725 There’s no scientific proof nor evidence that there is “other side”…fabled pseudoscience and mythological stories to entertain the masses and instill fear in the masses of the ignoramus.
"We are the easiest person to fool"
-someone(?)
I think many pple went threw that stage or stages. Like Alan pointed out, better late than never.
(Just a friendly btw: Some of us had been so indoctrinated by cults:aka: religion, etc. We still sometimes fall right back into their sayings. I doubt he's R.I.P.
😆 🤣 Just showing what a thorough job they did to us..lol I'm often guilty of automatic phrases also, so I DO understand)) Health & Happinsss your way. xx
What I wouldn't give to have this guy as a grandfather :)
Donald Trump.
@@NickanM Many gay people have children and grandchildren.
@@simonp37 Many? I thought they couldn't adopt children till recently.
@@MOTIVATIONBYDAR Is 40 years ago recent? There are also gay and lesbian couples who have helped one another becone parents. And there are surrogate mothers and sperm banks.
@@andreabergstrom983 I wasn't aware this was going on for 40 years. Thanks for the update
I love his humor. My face glows during his demonstrations. :D
The Predator that sounds like maaaaaaaa-jihhhhhhhk
A super intelligent, rational thinking and polite gentleman. The Amazing Randi is living proof (along with Derren Brown et al), that our eyes and minds are easily deceived. We've all been duped at some point in our lives, but thankfully we have gentlemen like these in our midst to awaken our senses. Theirs nothing wrong with using our imagination, but please remember reality, although awful at times, IS where we reside! Peace to all.
I had no clue James Randi had been through so many medical complications, so glad he is better and still travelling the world to expose all these frauds to those who unfortunately buy their garbage. This man has dedicated his life to this because he cares enough about complete strangers who are getting taken advantage of, he is a great man. I really hope he still has many years ahead of him because he is a great person.
Not only are his speeches captivating, but this man could also be a comedian if he wanted he's actually really funny.
I actually wish I could get the chance to meet him, I find him so inspiring. Thank you for all the work you've done James.
he reminds me of a high school teacher I had, very respectable, endearing man
I've been telling people for years how useless those counterfeit detector pens are. I'm glad to be validated by the amazing Randi.
Well, they're not and he explained why. They work on cheaper paper that has starch. He said that counterfeits would use high quality expensive paper but many times that is not the case because the more expensive the paper and supplies are the less profit in return. So the visual and feel (part of the trick is baking in an oven) need to be believable, but the quality of paper would depend on the professionalism of the counterfeit operation. The entire goal of counterfeit bills is to make and maximize profit. I've seen plenty of counterfeit bills on the street, even ones that stores took, that were shockingly poor quality.
So he's partially correct, in a sense, he's also bullshitting you, he's already established this. Do you not think the Department of Defense has evaluation, research and development units for preliminary contract evaluations? He's a magician, he already established that sometimes he's bullshitting you.
@@whatabouttheearth Are you a secret service agent? How many counterfeit bills have you seen? The pen only detects that the paper is good. It doesn't detect the denomination. Counterfeiters rinse the ink off a one dollar bill then reprint 100s,50s,20s and tens. You must check the watermark or the strip woven into the paper. I'm guessing you benefit from the sales of these pens somehow.
@@tonyjohnson8752
I've lived on the streets all around the US. There are different ways people do that shit, and it's not always as solid as you might think.
James is a national treasure.
I hate to see him get old.He's a captivating speaker and I can listen to his speeches from beginning to end without getting bored. I know you're fighting an illness right now,Randi.Hang in there.You've got millions of admirers who want to see you reach the 100 yr.old milestone.
I agree.... When I start listening to James speak, I'll stay glued to the screen until the end.
Hey there, nobody cares Durdee...seriously.
Bri Durkin yes !
man, the number of meth-heads commenting on youtube videos is skyrocketing by the day
I could listen to him all day. :-)
Yes we have a word for those phenomena. It's called 'confirmation bias.' You take special note of the coincidences and forget all the non-occurrences, which is why people don't always call each other after thinking about one another.
Rational, intelligent, and charismatic Mr. Randi. I have the pleasure of watching your lectures and many interviews on UA-cam. Thank you for all your hard work promoting science, learning, and integrity. I am a huge fan.
Speaking as a sort of spiritual person.... James Randi is a legend!
I love his attitude, how respectful he is, how clear and concise his explanations, how well he respects the scientific method and incorporates that into his thinking.
Without a doubt, the world will be a lesser place without him.
And, indeed, it is.
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His appearance and his personality really reminds me much of ancient Greek philosophers. I sincerely hope that he would take that as a compliment, but he does look like one.
Bwahahahahahahahaha! The ancient Greek philosophers weren´t quacks and faith healers...they would be far, far from him.
Umm. That almost sounds like you think Randi is a quack and faith healer. Either English is not your first language (nor second), or you simply have no idea who Randi is. Maybe you could start by actually watching this video.
the only quack here is you
I wish I had found this great man's presentations years ago.
Thank you so much for sharing this. A handful of my friends and I were there and that this was such a wonderful experience. It was wonderful to see so many people attend this much needed talk. James Randi is quite a colourful and brilliant gentleman.
Just touching on the Derren Brown thing, i have seen two of his lives shows (i'm fortunate enough to live in the uk so seeing him is relatively easy) and i have to say, even thought he makes it crystal clear that everything he is doing is showmanship and illusion, he is astounding in the feats he pulled off.
The first time i saw him i was sort of center seating so i was some distance away and i thought to myself next time i go i am getting front row seats to see if i can catch anything he does, and somehow, i think he is more impressive when he's closer, he stood 5 feet away from me, 5 feet! and i couldnt see him steal a phone, pocket watch and a mans tie right from off his body. 5 feet!
Yes an untrained person wouldn't know what to look for such as you and me. That slight of hand of magicians or mentalists is very decieving
@@MOTIVATIONBYDAR what gets me even more when realizing this is the fact that there are many others out there with these abilities that instead use them for malicious and selfish intent. It really motivates me to do my best to be aware and skeptical and also keep myself educated as possible. Hats off to James for being a prime example of what type of person you should strive to be.
This is the first time I noticed his glasses and microphone before he revealed. After like 3-4 of his talks I only just managed to notice it straight away.
Why does there have to be a creator?
I found those magnets on the fuel line of a second hand car i bought (I am a mechanic), made me worry slightly.
I’ve seen him before, and I spotted the shaver right away
James Randi has been, is, and will always be one of my heroes. He was one of those who convinced me that a roommate who claimed new age abilities was full of s%!t. His honesty and off-beat humor helped him to be a major educator and protector of innocents like myself who aren't sure but really want the truth. Rest in peace, Mr. Randi, the world is poorer for your passing.
Did he had any college degree? I classify anyone without that as uneducated.
No, he was, IIRC, almost entirely self taught but educated himself to the point where he could see problems with psychic experiments a lot of legit scientists got taken in by. I wholeheartedly recommend his memoir Flim Flam, book that's both amusing and wise.
@@White742 i dont think you can get a college degree for being a magician lol. why does it matter if he went to college, or how you personally classify him, hes pointing out what he can recognize as tactics to manipulate an audience the same way a magician does but without the audiences understanding that its fake
No matter WHO YOU ARE.. WATCH THIS VIDEO. He is called a TRUTH TELLER. He passed away a while ago, he was THE GOAT when it comes to debunking the ignorance out there. There world is a bit LESS HUMAN without Randi in it. RIP Randi.
James Randi is one of the most epic guys in history. He started as a magician and then became the best crusader against bullshit. He retained the integrity of his trade, keeping most of their secrets while also calling out the charlatans that masqueraded as clairvoyants and ppl with superhuman abilities all while displaying a great sense of humor and a quick wit up until extreme old age. He is a global treasure and his memory should be treasured and his exploits remembered and taught for the remainder of time. God bless this man, in the most agnostic way possible.
I got an ad for a psychic reading on this videos lmao
Isn't that ironic?
I hope he lives forever. :) x
I hear he feeds off the embarrassment of psychics
at 10 to the power of 1500 they just might as well make tablets with nothing in them at all... and probably do. It's cheaper than diluting 1 in 10, 1500 times.
They do make tablets with nothing in them.
I just laughed my ass off when Randi was analyzing the bomb-detecting dowsing device! This video made my day :)
he reminds me of my grandpa! love him!
The match box trick that worked on the physics PhD's is such a funny story
The great Inquisitor James « skeptic » RANDI has performed his last amazing magic trick... RIP James!
THANK-YOU FOR WAKING ME UP TOO REALITY, JAMES RAND!!!!!!!!
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I hope the future will bring us many Randis activists.
+ImplosiveCat Not likely with the way things are going- rational thinking is a rarity these days. xD
You mean ´bandits´?
´I hope the future will bring us political bullshitters who mistake political bullshit and psychological bullshit for medicine, and who regard themselves as infallible, supernatural deities, and their wisdom as infallible, supernatural wisdom that should never be challenged by smart people´.
Yatukih001 what?
Banachek.
Love you Mr Randi. Love you, love you, love you, love you!!!!!
He gives me a sense of calm
Like saying “it’s ok - I’ve seen it before: don’t get mad, just have fun!
Randi , everybody's favourite uncle . Who's here in 2020 ?. This guy never ceases to amaze me and clear out the everyday b.s that has been plied on me by "experts". Thank you randi. ....your clarity has never been more important, especially in these strange times we are currently in.
i thought to myself... "man that mic looks like my shaver!" lol
This was really good. Thanks for uploading it
James Randi proves that business is not about solving a problem. Instead its about creating a problem and then making a purported claim of solving it.
Just like pharma industry...
It took me more than 40 minutes to realize that this was done at McGill... and in Leacock 132..
I'm a student at McGill that spends literally every single day there...
James Randi made one considerably significant error in his career. He caters to higher learning, not children. Children have not yet made up their minds on how the world works.
Mr. Randi can waste his time all he likes, but he's either "preaching to the choir" or simply not getting through to people who box their ears.
Magic and deception should be made to be part of public school curriculum at a very early age to prepare people for the realities of this dangerous and deceptive world.
I agree with you about "preaching to the choir" aspect of him and many of these other skeptics. But how exactly is Randi going to affect public school education? Moreover, children are heavily under the influence of their parents as opposed to adults who, granted it is too late for them, but who may still be influenced.
Randi stated in a video on YT why he only rarely visits schools. He has had bad experiences with them. They are generally hostile to his teachings, especially when it pertains to religion, evolution, and pseudoscience. Universities tend to be more open with respect to those subjects.
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Television has a powerful effect. Gaming and TV are all kids care about. Developing a cartoon or kids show geared towards his viewpoints would reach out to children if picked up by a major network.
I would see this as the televised equivalent of Skeptical Inquirer's kids section on the few last pages of their magazine. I had Scooby Doo, they could have James Randi.
He’s not wasting his time, he actively proved a bunch of frauds on tv to protect others. You’ll notice that it’s grown men and women who are falling for those frauds, not children, children don’t have money to give. He’s already ruined the career of some like that poppoff dude.
Such an inspiration to listen to!
Nature is wonderful. All around us are exquisitely beautiful things. Geometry and structure is often elegant and fantastic to look at.
None of it requires a creator to be pleasing to us.
the eloquence in Randi's words just goes to show what a man of the people he truly is. He sternly expresses how much respect he has for people because instead of fooling them in order to scam them he rather fools them in order to educate them and awaken them so they can avoid being victims of the snakes lurking out there. This is how people get "woke".
Mate just walked in whilst watching this and thought it was Charles Darwin!!!
This guy is awesome. I've got to watch move of him!
Hopefully, in the past 8 years, you've discovered the documentary, "An Honest Liar." It's about Randi's life and work. :)
"hey Barry Belmont " him going off on john edwards was RIGHT-ON
What a wonderful man.
The ignorami call the fools and the frauds wonderful men...
lmfao
Describes self as a 'conspiracy researcher'
Criticizes Randi
Yep, making alot of sense right about now! haha
Why do us people think these people are genuine ?
Haha oh man I love this guy...his sense of humour is amazing
This man is a legend. Nuff said.
"[Rather than make up some hoopla to explain these types of things,...]"
I've never seen someone open any type of argument with anything like this before. Very interesting.
I just heard of Mr.Randi while watching Danny Korem's videos a couple of days ago and i hv to say tht i honestly love this guy.He is a fun guy and very intelligent.I love my grandfather,r.i.p granddaddy but i would love to hv this guy as a granddaddy as well.I always believed tht i would never like an atheist because i'm a true believer in God and for someone tht isn't a believer i thought tht i wouldn't like tht person but i hv to say tht i hv to go back on my words because i truly like this guy.I dnt know if Mr.Randi is still living or not but if he is God bless him and if he isn't God rest his soul.
A brilliant man and quite wonderful personality!
RIP Amazing One
I worked for florsheim shoes in Missouri! Years ago! That's so funny.
I remembered the shoe magnets. They vanished quickly, like within months.
I wish I could donate some of my youth to James Randi.
AbtMatt that would be magic, paranormal
This guy is amazing!
Martin Gardner was the skeptic’s skeptic. Randi was very different in personality, but he was a longtime friend of Gardner. If Gardner thought he was one of the good guys, that’s enough for me.
I have GravityDefyer shoes. I find them very comfortable to run in, when your heel hits the ground the impact is cushioned. 'Gravity Defying' is misleading, nothing is being defied, the time of the shock from impact with the ground is merely extended, making for a more comfortable run. There is little difference when only walking. One bad thing about the shoes is that if you step at too large of an angle it is easier for your foot to roll (which could cause ankle break/sprain).
what are the actual odds of that flaw hurting you? and if they are high does that make the shoes a bad idea to wear?
rob scrivener I have yet to see Randi promote any form of dogmatic skepticism with regard to spiritual or paranormal claims: he simply demands the same degree of scrutiny any other scientific discipline is subjected to. You'll notice that Randi rarely (if ever) makes any scientific claims of his own, so I don't think it matters what his scientific credentials are. His tools are those of logic and methodology: scientific claims require sound, consistent evidence, obtained through logically valid methods that eliminate (as much as possible) bias & subjectivity and that can be peer reviewed/replicated. All of this is taught in basic high school science. And unlike the charlatans he so eloquently exposes, his talent in deception is used to EDUCATE people on the very reasons they are so easily deceived. I fail to detect the dishonestly Sheldrake (in his own right often criticised for promoting pseudoscience with weak evidence) describes.
When he challenges Rupert Sheldrake scientific approach then it is important especially when at times Randi's work has serious flaws. Look up Randi denounced by Sheldrake on youtube.
rob scrivener Until and unless ANYONE is able to repeat ANY of Sheldrake claimed results (from any of his 'experiments'), the ONLY thing Sheldrake has to 'berate' Randi about is not having read his bullshit 'experiments'. Please refer to Rose and Bateson, who clearly explain the faults in and misinterpretation of sheldrake's data on 'formative causation' as an example
www.sheldrake.org/Articles&Papers/papers/morphic/Rose_response.html
ChantryKnight Ok what about the results that Dean Radin and PARA Labs at Princeton are receiving in regard to thought based experiments?
rob scrivener What does that have to do with Sheldrake not having had anyone repeat HIS experiments?
And in case you hadn't noticed, the experiments you refer to by Radin have also NOT been successfully repeated by anyone else... what about the word 'repeatability' is so baffling? Take, for example, a physics experiment done by high school students. It was designed by physicists and can be REPEATED by ANYONE and yield the same results... exactly the same way ANY 'paranormal' experiment to date can't be.
ChantryKnight Because the goalposts have been moved with any type of paranormal experiments, in other words extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence which is unfair compared to the rest of the scientific community. I have copied and pasted the below info from Princeton, of the affect consciousness has on the world which has an error rating of 1 in a hundred million:
When human consciousness becomes coherent and synchronized, the behavior of random systems may change. Quantum event based random number generators (RNGs) produce completely unpredictable sequences of zeroes and ones. But when a great event synchronizes the feelings of millions of people, our network of RNGs becomes subtly structured. The probability is less than one in a hundred million that the effect is due to chance. The evidence suggests an emerging noosphere, or the unifying field of consciousness described by sages in all cultures.
The Global Consciousness Project is an international, multidisciplinary collaboration of scientists and engineers. We collect data continuously from a global network of physical random number generators located in up to 70 host sites around the world at any given time. The data are transmitted to a central archive which now contains more than 15 years of random data in parallel sequences of synchronized 200-bit trials every second.
Well said. ... Good luck getting thru to the "uberlievers"
Definition of precious existence of a human. RIP. ❤️
Paranormal phenomena, afterlife exsists
@@jakubdub7557 I feel him exist inside me. Not just a face or an old magician or things like these. I feel him in my improved recognition between truth and fakeness. He still touches my thoughts and mentality everytime I try to find the truth. Sorry for weak writing, I hope I could demonstrate what I truely feel.
As sleep and dream research has shown, much of dreaming is a recap of past stimuli...experiences during the day or from days gone by sometimes augmented and twisted by our own fears, desires, social constructs and perceptions of situations....and even influenced by sensory input while we're sleeping.
For what reason would you assume these things come from an external supernatural source?
Randi is actually Dumbledor
and talks the gullible into believing therei's no magic
I love looking at him on youtube, I like the bit where I am watching then an advert pops up advertising "How to be a great psychic course" only $400.
I feel personally spiritually enlightened after seeing this ;)
Could it be that I am now vibrating my happy particals all around...... Or could his jokes make some one else feel so happy that they spread their happiness around, and so on and so on.... and could we speak of a certain 'rinkle effect' which could be seen as the vibration of happiness?
Totally agree on a lot of aspects with this guy. LOVE IT! So funny, truthful and straight forward.
However, just a few notes, or questions:
Water for sure is 'healing' (it depends on the dis-ease)
Vibration of atoms is just plain physics (he should know that too)
And also....
I do regret that (Not the fact that he notes gratefulness towards medication and his opertion, or as he says: medical science) he doenst put a critical note to PHARMA just like he does to media and homeopathy etc.. Since pharmaceutical busineses are also desceitful for a great deal and marketed, downplaying side effects!... and it is more about commerce than as medication.... and medical research is largely sponsored and many many medication that is being prescribed doing more harm than good... regret that he didnt make the critical note there.
You sound stupid
Good crash course on how to avoid being swindled by frauds.
1:49 *chonk* "oh my god, he took out a part of his beard--...oh no, thank boson, only a slight trim :D
love Randi!
His beard is like Samson. Except instead of strength, it's intellect.
A great lecture as usual by Mr. Randi though I doubt even the most deluded 'woo-woo' would believe the hoof beats came from a unicorn! Then again...
I enjoyed that speech from McGill University, although it is similar to his other speeches. I rather liked the point regarding companies cheating the public by using absurd gimmicks. Most are fooled because they do not take the time to exercise critical thinking.
Atheist position is "No evidence suggests a deity exists, until further evidence suggests otherwise, there is no reason to support a belief in a deity.
It is the default position. Saying "An atheist does not believe in God" is incorrect, that suggests the default position is that there is a god, and atheists refuse to believe in it. Which is wrong.
James Randi looks so much like Charles Darwin. Both prove crazy claims wrong... I guess the beard has power.
Any small, old guy with a long, white beard can resemble Darwin.
Darwin was crazy and has been proven wrong
brilliant chap
He would be the best mall Santa ever.
I am aware of the homeopathy and dowsing tests. The only point I sought to make above is that, in principle, my mind can be changed when presented with persuasive scientific evidence, whereas he holds fast to his supernatural beliefs, regardless of what evidence might be presented.
I adore this man....
He looks like Darwin
A'zam Kamalov Santa Claus too
An agnostic believes that is is impossible to ever know if a god exists. But agnostic beliefs fall into two distinct groups. Those that are agnostic atheist, and agnostic theist. Agnostic atheists say it is impossible to know if god exists, and chooses not to actively believe. An agnostic theist believes it is impossible to know if god exists, but chooses to believe in god regardless.
There is no such thing as being solely agnostic, because is you cannot not know if you do or dont believe.
Sam Smith yawwwwn
James Randi = Charles Robert Darwin.
Mind, spirit AND looks.
I've heard this guy called "he atheist saint Nick."
SuperNovaHeights
What are you talking about?
elephystry you know one of the “psychics” he defamed made some ludicrous story about him, and this impressionable stupid fellow fell right for it. Lol.
I’ve already found more of these, and there’s a trend of it being godly conservative retards, they probably learned this crap from Alex Jones.
RIP James. An inspiration.
I saw the microphone coming, but he had me with the glasses.
I will be very saddened when The Great Randi passes away.
Now, he already in other side and experience the thing he not experience before.
Any evidence for that claim?
@@jameswright... no one knows what truly happens after death. I say in this instance, if a person/people want to believe their dear loved ones are safe and happy and waiting for them on the other side, let them have it with no negativity. Death is a massive destruction of all we've experienced up to that point of passing away. It mutilates our emotions and hurts beyond what words can describe. The only thing close to the feeling of losing a loved one to death is a break up.
So I'm all about being kind and loving to those who believe they'll see their precious loved ones again. If something brings peace, hope and comfort during the most horrific experience we all suffer through, it's totally okay. Let them have that little (or huge) comfort.
@@SariennMusic73
No harm in living a lie a delusion and living on false hope?
I love people enough to ser them free from man made shackles a life of missed opportunities based on myths and fables.
No one knows you say but truth is we kinda do!
People appreciate life more fix issues before to late, judge less more open my equality driven when they lose immoral religions so it's very important to change minds.
Religion is harmful to humanity, were it's strangest people gave the worst lifestyles, from education to medical care and equality and freedom.
@@jameswright... death is not the end
@@jakubdub7557
Prove it???
he is really amazing...
It is extremely easy to get lost in all of this. Many refer to the content in their head as "all that crap?". This is why it takes so long to navigate and differentiate the many levels that makeup the mind. To answer your first question this work has less to do with mental programming (except for observing and realigning to more accurate representations) than direct experience of insight and revelation which occur within the mind and imagination. In terms of content deep complexities arise.
why am i losing audio at 40 minutes
People fall for these scams, oh my lucifer.
He came out as gay in 2010 at age 82. He had been in a relationship with Venezuelan artist Jose Alvarez since the '80s.
You passed my test. Well done.
I'm no atheist, so I'm saying it: "AMEN! James Randi, AMEN!"
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Why though?