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	James Randi Educational Foundation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi after his departure from CSICOP in 1994.
		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.
		A Challenge to James Randi - A criticism of the Randi challenge, and a challenge toward Randi to explain a number of the studies he has dismissed and Randi's rebuttal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Randi_Educational_Foundation (1112 words)

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		Randi's challenge, downloaded from CompuServe, includes a number of interesting statements, most of which are quite fair and expected in a legal agreement.
		The psi operant not only fails, but essentially gives Randi the ability to say that since he or she "does not possess the claimed ability or power," he or she never did, and any claims of such in the past were either lies or a result of the operant fooling him/herself.
		Randi's challenge on CompuServe does include a note that he was "having this matter examined by lawyers to be sure that the augmented prize may be legally offered to claimants," so he is evidently aware of this issue.
	www.mindreader.com /fate/articles/Fate0696.doc (2246 words)

	James Randi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Randi was a founding fellow and prominent member of CSICOP, the Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.
		Randi was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "Genius" award in 1986, drawing upon his conjuring skills to write and educate the public on superstition and pseudo-scientific matters.
		Randi could not participate in the trial, did not recognize the court's authority (since "insult", as opposed to "libel", is not a legally cognizable basis for a civil action in the U.S.), and refused to pay the $2,000 judgement that was awarded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Randi (3075 words)

	The New England Skeptical Society - Articles
		Randi keeps a day count on his website of how many days have passed since Cynthia agreed on the Larry King Live show to be tested by Randi.
		One final testament to the coin-tosser’s inability to grapple with statistics— he was somewhat disappointed with the fact that Randi would not award him the 1 million dollar prize for proving his abilities to a P-value of 0.05 (which basically means that the probability of the results being due to chance alone is 5%).
		James Randi has played a leading role in establishing first hand testing of paranormal claims center-stage in the skeptical movement, and he is to be admired for his efforts.
	www.theness.com /articles.asp?id=10 (2289 words)

	The Relentless Hypocrisy Of James Randi
		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.
		Unfortunately, in many ways, the Challenge remains too much of an unknown to come under any real scrutiny, as JREF asserts that numerous applicants, after failing the mandatory "preliminary testing," have asked that their identities be kept secret.
		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.rense.com /general50/james.htm (1628 words)

	James Randi Biography
		Randi has worked as a professional stage magician and escapologist since the 1950s (he appeared as "The Amazing Randi" on a TV show entitled Wonderama in 1955).
		Parapsychologists generally try to downplay the Randi challenge because of these attacks on Randi's character, and also because of his harsh, uncompromising style of writing and presentation, which has won him enemies among those who claim to be paranormal experts.
		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 easily apply for any of these other prizes, avoiding Randi altogether.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Randi_James.html (811 words)

	Randi's Million Dollar Challenge
		James Randi is a professional magician - "The Amazing Randi" - who is perhaps more famous as a skeptic and debunker of paranormal claims.
		Randi's style is decribed as "uncompromising" by his supporters and "caustic" by his critics.
		The Randi challenge began in 1964 with a prize fund of $1000.
	www.wyrdology.com /other/challenge.html (280 words)

	James Randi's $1 million Challenge
		Our challenge is a genuine one, it is serious, and those who we are tested are treated fairly, properly, and in a strictly rational and reasonable manner.
		The challenge to the magician (assuming that Mr Randi were to be wearing that hat at the time) would be to take the proposed test and see where it might be tweaked.
		I am as solicitous of Mr Randi's reputation as he is of my education, and to protect himself from unfounded suspicions I would suggest that applicants are invited to bring their own witness (ideally a member of the Magic Circle) and that video cameras are present so that the scene can be revisited.
	www.astrozero.co.uk /astroscience/randel.htm (4934 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)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Horizon - Homeopathy: The Test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		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)

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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)

	Anatomy of a Claimant
		As my spurious claim on the Challenge progressed, I would need to continue to pile condition upon condition to the Challenge, rewriting it as though it were my own Challenge and my own money, until any potential agreement finally collapses under the ponderous weight of it all.
		James Randi presented me with yet a third scenario: that it was possible for a potential claimant to truly believe their claim because they don't understand science (while still having a working knowledge of the terminology), and that they might simply want to rant and rave from pure orneriness.
		Randi had been negotiating via two intermediaries who, while believers in homeopathy, were capable of being reasonable.
	members.aol.com /mikecombs/a_of_a_c.htm (1318 words)

	Entrance
		However, as far as Science and the Skeptics are concerned, the simpler answer to this conundrum is that Randi (or his chosen panel of judges) was somehow deceived.
		Randi claims “no notion” of what the device might be, given past commentary about technology in ghost hunting.
		I have no idea where Randi got the idea that because one uses that term, “ball of energy,” there’s an assumption that the energy is magnetic or electrical or anything else.
	www.mindreader.com /SoWhat (2098 words)

	The Skeptical Believer: Two Believers, Two Skeptics, Ed Dames and ONE MILLION BUCKS
		Randi, Alexander said, was not a skeptic (Alexander claimed to be one of those); Randi, he said, was a debunker who sets out with the assumption of fraud and will always find some way to demolish evidence, however unfairly.
		But then Randi's challenge does go on to say that this is to be "in accordance with the rules which will be agreed upon by all parties".
		But I think Randi is entirely right to take the approach he does and, indeed, to be as skeptical as he is. He would be right to disbelieve me. We are better off being strict rationalists, scientists, with respect to these issues, than being fuzzy minded about it.
	www.darkecho.com /skepticalbeliever/two.html (3842 words)

	James Randi and the $1 Mill challenge
		The principal issue with John Benneth is that scientists and physicians cite the "Randi Challenge" as proof of homeopathy being ineffective.
		James Randi is a leader of a cult, a cult with considerable similarity to Heaven's Gate, though not to the same extreme.
		Randi had previously offered negotiation of test procedure with prospective persons being tested, and this was shown at his WEB SITE: http://www.randi.org -- see "challenge." The provisions for the "challenge" may have changed by the time you read this.
	www.psicounsel.com /randicha.shtml (3297 words)

	Randi Runs Away (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		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.
		First that the terms enable Randi to draw up specific rules that are unwinnable - and hence that no claimant would agree to - and then enable him to claim that "no-one has won the prize".
		But James Randi is not most people - he is the person who has publicly claimed that he has $1 million on offer to all comers who challenge him and are willing to submit to rigorous testing, as Mr Kolodzey has offered to do.
	www.virtuallystrange.net /ufo/updates/2006/jan/m18-009.shtml (1244 words)

	Hoax Forum Topic: LifeWave Energy Patches
		Randi has referred to himself as a "charlatan" in reference to his career as a magician and escape artist.
		Randi's objectivity is not the issue - obviously he has a point of view he believes strongly in and uses this challenge to buttress his established point of view.
		Randi to be involved (knowing that he would bring the element of the Million Dollar open challenge into the program to further enhance it's viewer appeal).
	www.museumofhoaxes.com /hoax/forum/forum_comments/2526/P1260 (4716 words)

	Remote Viewing News: The Million Dollar PSI TECH "Psychic" Challenge
		Randi, it seems, has had for many years now a standing offer of $10,000 to anyone who can prove they possess psychic ability.
		The catch is the psychic must agree to a test according to Randi's guidelines, where he is the sole judge.
		Randi's million if he is willing to step up to the plate and place his bet for real.
	www.psitech.net /news/tsl_090502.htm (881 words)

	The Problem With James Randi - JREF Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		All Randi has asked for for years is for just one person to come up with a solid inexplicable phenomenon that is sufficiently reproducible for science to pick up on it and measure it.
		Randi can be eloquent and is quite the showman; he is also wildly intelligent—he got a MacArthur genius grant in 1986.
		Each time Randi hears talk of something that "shouldn't" be, he just waves his arms and shouts to his followers that "it can't be," and they, like the blind fools they are, believe him.
	forums.randi.org /showthread.php?t=51172 (3126 words)

	Correx Archives - The Randi challenge
		Randi has been offering a $10,000 put-up or shut-up challenge to the purveyors of the paranormal for 30 years.
		(Randi) No, I sleep very well, believe me. But I always have to be ready for the fact that I'm a human being too, and though I'm an experienced conjurer, it doesn't mean that somebody just a little smarter than us, might not come walking in that door any moment at all and hornswaggle us.
		(Randi) I'm often asked that, and I wish the answer were, 'Yes, one fellow almost got us once' but they haven't come anywhere near it, not anywhere near it.
	www.abc.net.au /science/correx/archives/randi5.htm (788 words)

	Loopholes discovered in the Randi Challenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A diligent and thorough paranormal researcher has investigated the Randi Challenge and discovered major loopholes in it.
		Randi and the psychic must agree to what the test involves.
		Randi makes no promise that he will pay for the travel, lodging, and meals of the person claiming psychic powers.
	psymag.tripod.com /issue_2/2_loopholes.htm (151 words)

	Randi retreats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In June 1999, a Mr Rico Kolodzey of Germany wrote to James Randi and challenged for the reputed $1 million prize.
		But James Randi is not most people -- he is the person who has publicly claimed that he has $1 million on offer to all comers who challenge him and are willing to submit to rigorous testing, as Mr Kolodzey has offered to do.
		So, now we know exactly how much confidence can be placed in James Randi's "challenge" and exactly how Randi behaves when confronted by a real challenger, willing to submit to rigorous scientific testing of his claims.
	www.alternativescience.com /randi-retreats.htm (384 words)

	Look who's back: Uri Geller
		I think it was the "Medium" Sylvia who has agreed to accept Randi's challenge if the one million dollars is put into a trust fund first; to be held by an impartial third party.
		I would think the great Randi would be willing to take Sylvia's challenge just to shut up her up...after all, I thought this was Randi's challenge, not Randi's investments.
		Again, since you missed it the first time, apparently Randi DID agree to put the money in escrow, but only on the condition that some agreement be made ahead of time...
	www.physicsforums.com /showthread.php?t=16923 (1938 words)

	Victor Zammit...on RANDI - Friends Communities
		An English TV station is reported to have offered [ebm] skeptic J Randi (JR) a free trip to the UK to test gifted psychic Chris Robinson LIVE on television.
		Randi, who boasted to the world for many years that he is offering one million dollars to anyone who can successfully demonstrate a psychic skill, is now rapidly becoming the most discredited person on earth [ebm] in the history of psychic phenomena.
		Victor Zammit and Chris Robinson are not the only ones to counter challenge Randi in recent weeks.
	www.friendscommunities.org /showthread.php?t=5345 (1204 words)

	Horn Correspondence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Meier are not applicable to the IIG Paranormal Challenge because they were all made without observation by independent observers who can verify the validity of their creation.
		Horn claims to be of manufactured extraterrestrial origin is applicable to the IIG Paranormal Challenge, but merely submitting reports of previous testing does not satisfy the terms of the Challenge.
		Horn were to contact us for an official application for the IIG Paranormal Challenge and arrange for the testing of the metal alloy we could bring this discussion to a close.
	www.iigwest.com /horn.letters.html (3561 words)

	Shameful Behavior by James Randi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		But when he saw that the girl was the real thing, he decided to cause her to "fail." Actually, she passed the challenge, but Randi decided to rig it so it would look like she failed.
		He put so much tape on her head that she nearly smothered, and he shouted at her and required her to speak in an unfamiliar language.
		In fact, we have learned that in testing some psychics, James Randi makes the psychic sign an agreement not to sue if there is personal injury, and then Randi locks the psychic in a sack.
	psymag.tripod.com /issue_2/2_shame.htm (234 words)

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