James Randi has become my personal hero. his JREF is truly a wonder to read. Mr. Randi has been looking for evidence of anything supernatural for a long time... 30 years? possibly more. he is so determined to find it, he's put up $1 million u.s. to ANYONE who can provide the evidence.
he's tested hundreds of folk who claim to have supernatural abilities. mind reading, spoon bending, dowsing (an ever popular favorite)... NOBODY has ever been able to produce when the rubber meets the road. now, this does not prove that the person does not have the ability - it just shows that on that day, for that attempt, they failed. and they often fail dramatically.
i saw a video of him testing some dowsers in australia (when his prize was $10k, with a few other folks contributing to make the total $40k). before the results were announced, ALL said they were confident in their success rate, predicting between 80-100% accuracy. the actual results were announced to be around 12%, with 10% being expected by chance. then they all started with excues, including sunspots.
people claim the money doesn't exist. people claim Mr. Randi cheats. people make all kinds of excuses to NOT be tested. but nobody ever, not even ONCE, had actually produced when tested under proper conditions. that has to make you wonder, doesn't it?
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