Sýnir færslur með efnisorðinu scepticism. Sýna allar færslur
Sýnir færslur með efnisorðinu scepticism. Sýna allar færslur

2. jún. 2010

James Randi's fiery takedown of psychic fraud

Legendary skeptic James Randi takes a fatal dose of homeopathic sleeping pills onstage, kicking off a searing 18-minute indictment of irrational beliefs. He throws out a challenge to the world's psychics: Prove what you do is real, and I'll give you a million dollars. (No takers yet.)

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10. nóv. 2009

James Randi: You Can't Prove a Negative

James Randi lecture excerpt from a 2 hour lecture at Caltech in 1992. James Randi explains why you can not prove a negative. The burden of proof is on the person presenting the claim. He then goes into an example of how you can't prove that Reindeer can fly.

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