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	James Randi
		James ("The Amazing") Randi (born August 7, 1928) is a stage magician, skeptic, and opponent of pseudoscience.
		He is perhaps most famous for the Randi Challenge, in which he offers a prize of one million dollars for anyone who is able to show evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event under test conditions agreed to by both parties.
		Randi has worked as a professional stage magician and trickster since the 1950s (he appeared as "The Amazing Randi" on a short-lived TV show entitled Wonderama in 1955), but he entered the national spotlight in the 1960s when he challenged the public claims of Uri Geller.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ja/James_Randi.html (429 words)

	James Randi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Randi later resigned from CSICOP during the period when Uri Geller was filing numerous civil suits against him (most of which were later dismissed as frivolous by the courts or dropped by Geller himself before such dismissals were ordered) as a means to keep Randi from exposing the methods behind Geller's magic act.
		Randi has rejected at least One applicant, with the rejection letter stating this was because the applicant was "a liar and a fraud." The applicant in question claimed to survive without food via breatharianism.
		Randi's supporters note that There are other skeptical organizations that have their own similar standing offers to prove the existence of paranormal abilities, and anyone claiming to be an expert in their field of the paranormal can apply for any of these other prizes, avoiding Randi altogether.
	james-randi.iqnaut.net (1683 words)

	James Randi
		James Randi exposes popularly-accepted fakery by discussing with his audience everything from UFOs to the Bermuda Triangle, from the Von Däniken "Chariots of the Gods" fraud to the notion of a lost continent named Atlantis.
		Randi reveals what really took place in the last three decades in the labs of various prestigious "think tanks" that verified a series of simple magician's tricks as genuine miracles, thus launching a world-wide plague of misinformation, the repercussions of which can still be felt today.
		Randi has pursued "psychic" spoonbenders, exposed the dirty tricks of faith healers, investigated homeopathic water "with a memory," and generally has been a thorn in the sides of those who try to pull the wool over the public's eyes in the name of the supernatural.
	www.cfiwest.org /archives/randi.htm (370 words)

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		Randi alone will say whether the terms of the challenge have been met -- whether the metal was bent psychically, or the electronic instrument deflected by mental power, or the remote image was correctly reproduced.
		Not only will Randi be the sole judge of whether the claimant is successful, but even if a claimant appeals on scientific grounds that he has met the agreed terms of the challenge, Randi will be the sole arbiter of any appeal as well.
		Randi says, "There seems to be a certain quality of the human mind that requires the owner to get silly from time to time.
	www.alternativescience.com /james-randi.htm (943 words)

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		James Randi is the skeptic's skeptic, ready, willing and able to debunk everything from psychic powers (he has put Uri Geller to the test many times) to UFOs, ghosts and well, everything else.
		James Randi was one of the great magicians, using the stage name of "The Amazing Randi." Now he works tirelessly writing and speaking in the cause of debunking paranormal claims and has established his own foundation.
		James Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge, August 7,1928 in Toronto, Canada), more often known as The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician, a skeptic, and an opponent of pseudoscience.
	espanol.lycos.com /info/james-randi.html (520 words)

	James Randi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Randi (born August 7, 1928), internationally billed as The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a debunker of pseudoscience.
		Randi was a founding fellow and prominent member of CSICOP, the Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.
		Randi's supporters note that there are other organizations of skeptics that have similar standing offers to prove the existence of paranormal abilities, and anyone claiming to be an expert in their field of the paranormal can apply for any of these other prizes, avoiding Randi altogether.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Randi (2152 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Horizon - Homeopathy: The Test
		JAMES RANDI: We went into a sealed room and we actually taped newspapers over the windows to the room that were accessible to the hall.
		JAMES RANDI: Yes I was doing perhaps a little bit of sleight-of-hand with an object or something like that, just to lighten the atmosphere.
		JAMES RANDI: John and Walter and I were looking at one another as if to say wow, if this doesn't work it's going to be a downer.
	www.bbc.co.uk /science/horizon/2002/homeopathytrans.shtml (5339 words)

	The Ultimate Psychic Challenge - A Challenge to James Randi: Montague Keen (SurvivalAfterDeath.org)
		Randi to live up to his repeated assertion on the programme that if only adequate evidence of paranormality could be demonstrated to him, he would be happy to acknowledge it - and give the claimant the $1million prize he so publicly and consistently pledges.
		Randi may consider himself fortunate on at least three counts: (1) The edited version omitted his first futile but extended attempts at cold reading which was so unsuccessful that the embarrassed floor manager had to announce a technical fault and stop the show.
		Randi subsequently confused a binary (yes/no) analysis with the statistical method required to score for accuracy each statement made by a medium, and falsely accused Dr Gary Schwartz and his colleagues of selecting only half the data for analysis.
	www.survivalafterdeath.org /articles/keen/randi.htm (4507 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		James Randi is paranormal skeptic known as the Amazing Randi and president of the James Randi Educational Foundation.
		RANDI: Well, I have seen a number of tapes of Rosemary and she is not using any methods that are different from any of the other cold readers as we call them in the trade.
		James Randi, assuming -- we have to assume that this lady doesn't know Rosemary and just called out of the blue from Steubenville, that she is not a plant, assuming that.
	transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0106/05/lkl.00.html (7223 words)

	James Randi
		Randi was a founding fellow of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), based in Buffalo, NY, a non-profit organization devoted to the critical examination of paranormal and supernatural claims.
		Since 1996, Randi has posted a $1 million reward (through his James Randi Educational Foundation) for any psychic or paranormalist who can prove his or her powers under controlled conditions.
		Randi adds, "This comprehensive statement was arrived at by examining the statutes of those seven states that have remained in the Dark Ages, so that I might satisfy their definitions of blasphemy."
	www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com /rants/0807b-almanac.htm (604 words)

	Amazon.com: The Faith Healers: Books: James Randi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Randi's answer is ``maybe,'' but on the basis of his three-year investigation into faith heal ers, he hasn't found any evidence of it and suggests it may be nothing more than a religious con game.
		James Randi, the author of this tome is none of these things but he is a skeptic with an open mind.
		Randi takes cheap pot shots at frauds, which they deserve, but also at believers in the spuernatural powers that be, and that have made the difference between life and death for millions of people.
	www.amazon.com /Faith-Healers-James-Randi/dp/0879755350 (2328 words)

	A Skeptical Look At James Randi
		Randi is an accomplished magician and a professional skeptic, dedicating to disproving any and all claims of what he considers pseudoscience.
		Randi calls them "the Laurel and Hardy of psi" and proceeds to argue that their experiments were a tissue of ineptitude, gullibility, and dishonesty.
		Randi proceeds to launch a comprehensive critique of Targ and Puthoff's article "Information Transmission under Conditions of Sensory Shielding," which appeared in the October 18, 1974, issue of the respected journal Nature, and which can be read here The article details experiments involving, among other participants, the professed psychic Uri Geller.
	www.skepticalinvestigations.org /exam/Prescott_Randi.htm (3418 words)

	Bad Astronomy Blog » James Randi in the hospital
		Randi is a major force in skeptic circles, and is the reason behind The Amaz!ng Meetings (which I blogged about last week here, here, here, and here), and plan to write more about soon).
		James Randi is a great skeptic, and some year I intend to make it to The Amaz!ng Meeting.
		Actually, Sylvia Browne told Randi 4 years ago that he’d have trouble with his heart - but she said the left ventricle, and this was the right, not to mention the double bypass.
	www.badastronomy.com /bablog/2006/02/06/james-randi-in-the-hospital (5448 words)

	James Randi
		In James Randi they found a superb 'hatchet man', capable and eager to destroy performers and their scientific investigators alike.
		Old James did not seem especially pleased to see us, ignoring our greetings before the show; he had obviously tried hard to keep his audience free of real enthusiasts but we were right in on the action.
		James Randi is a skilled and courageous entertainer; if his involvement in the paranormal was billed as comedy, he would be respected by all and sundry.
	www.mariondampier-jeans.com /james_randi.htm (2058 words)

	James Randi's Funding?
		Josephson destroyed Randi's arguments on the programme but I was in error if I gave the impression Randi was destroyed in live debate.
		The only time the "great" Randi has ever been balanced on the British media was when the Nobel Laureate for physics, Josephson, linked the so-called paranormal with subatomic physics in a blaze of publicity in October 2001.
		Randi was given a six part TV series on mediumship and the "paranormal".
	www.rense.com /general32/randi.htm (1138 words)

	R-MWC - R-MWC hosts James Randi on campus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		James Randi, an internationally-known demystifier of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims, will present, “Quackery and Health Scams in the New Millennium,” Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
		Randi has pursued “psychic” spoon benders, and exposed the dirty tricks of some faith healers.
		Randi established the James Randi Education Foundation in 1996.
	www.rmwc.edu /newsevents/pressreleases/news_detail.asp?id=420 (297 words)

	Paul Harris Show: James Randi
		A week later, Randi posted his in-depth analysis and explanation of the show on his site.
		In an earlier appearnce [3/2/04], Randi took on Sylvia Browne, one of many self-proclaimed psychics who claim to be able to speak to the dead.
		In another appearance [8/15/03], Randi talked with Paul about some who have tried to win the Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, how there are psychic believers all over the world, and much more -- including his 1978 appearance on "Happy Days," in which he taught Henry Winkler how to do the classic Milk Can Escape.
	www.harrisonline.com /audio/listings/2005/04/james-randi.htm (288 words)

	Amazon.com: Conjuring: Books: James Randi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Randi doesn't believe in conjuring or if he ever tried he never figured it out, so if you expect him to teach you how to conjure in this book - you'll be thoroughly disappointed.
		The only skill that Randi has mastered is the art of deception - that is what magicians of his callibre do - direct your attention one way, so he can trick you while you're not watching.
		The people that didn't like it were expecting James Randi to give out the secrets of magic, which understandably (and I believe correctly), he does not do because of the nature of his profession.
	www.amazon.com /Conjuring-James-Randi/dp/0312097719 (1000 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Horizon - Homeopathy: The Test
		Sceptic James Randi is so convinced that homeopathy will not work, that he has offered $1m to anyone who can provide convincing evidence of its effects.
		They went to extraordinary lengths to ensure that none of the scientists involved knew which samples were the homeopathic solutions, and which ones were the controls - even taping the sample codes to the ceiling for the duration of the experiment.
		As with Benveniste's original experiment, Randi insisted that strict precautions be taken to ensure that none of the experimenters knew whether they were dealing with homeopathic solutions, or with pure water Two independent scientists performed tests to see whether their samples produced a biological effect.
	www.bbc.co.uk /science/horizon/2002/homeopathy.shtml (944 words)

	Correx Archives - James Randi and the Faith Healers
		(Randi) Well first of all they don't do any faith healing, I think I can say that from a point of view of authority.
		I investigated for my book 'The Faith Healers' 104 cases of people who said they had been healed by faith healers or about whom it was said they were healed.
		It takes a certain amount of bravery to face up to the fact that you're not going to be rescued by an angel, or that you have to get rid of the Devil or some such thing who is cursing you.
	www.abc.net.au /science/correx/archives/randi2.htm (722 words)

	James Randi
		Randi has become a foremost spokesperson on behalf of critical thinking, reason and a willingness to ask questions -- especially when claims are made concerning the paranormal or spiritual.
		Randi then proceeded to give the audience a “hands on” demonstration of how easy it is to be fooled by playing a trick involving five “ESP” test cards.
		James Randi then concluded his remarks with a brief discussion of the James Randi Educational Foundation, which can be found on the world wide web at http://www.randi.org.
	www.americanatheist.org /conv25/an2-c.html (443 words)

	Amazon.com: Truth About Uri Geller: Books: James Randi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Randi simply demonstrate that all the paranormal feats of the famous psychic can be duplicated (Randi himself has done them in TV and personal appearances).
		Randi know that it is possible that, for some mysterious reason unknown to all the rest of manking, the universe had endowed Mr.
		Randi gives numerous examples of how magazines have refused to publish negative and exposing articles about Geller, and it's clearly shown how people think and act in a certain way that confirms their already made up minds.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ISBN=0879751991/roberttoddcarrolA (2548 words)

	The Relentless Hypocrisy of James Randi
		It is Randi's assertion that Browne refuses to submit to a fair testing by his organization.
		Many Randi critics have labeled the Challenge "biased" and "unscientific." Randi often refers to paranormal proponents as "frauds," and/or "self-deluded fools," and inspite of Randi's stated basis, it is JREF which ultimately must approve all testing protocols.
		Repeatedly, Randi has shown himself to be not only contradictory and hypocritical but eminently illogical in his defense of the Challenge's application process.
	www.ufowatchdog.com /randi.html (1661 words)

	James Randi
		Randi is a prolific writer, having authored nine books - editions in English, French, German, Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Japanese, Hungarian, Chinese, Italian - and numerous articles and essays for publications such as Time Magazine, Scientific American Magazine, Technology Review, The New York Times, Ulisse, Experientia, New Scientist, Nature, and many other scientific and popular journals.
		Randi is also regularly featured on television nationally and internationally, most recently on shows such as NOVA, DateLine, 20/20, and Larry King.
		Randi does not object to faith in these wonders as long as that faith does not insist on being taken as proven.
	www.cicap.org /congress/randi.html (704 words)

	James Randi Educational Foundation — Home Page
		James Randi is now a regular guest on The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, a podcast produced by The New England Skeptics' Society and the JREF.
		James Randi's books, DVDs, recordings, logo clothing, and other interesting items await those who click here.
		Randi's biographers have come across personal and promotional photos that haven't been seen in years.
	www.randi.org (778 words)

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