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  "The James Randi 1 Million Dollar Challenge Finally Terminated"

  by unsure in

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  the one million dollar paranormal challenge was an offer by the james randi educational foundation (jref) to pay out one million u.s. dollars to anyone who can demonstrate a supernatural or paranormal ability under agreed-upon scientific testing criteria.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/one_million_dollar_paranormal_challenge.

  aaaaand discuss!.

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  unsure

  Here,

  http://skepdic.com/randi.html
  

  The above is a link from a sceptics site on the topic. I have now presented links from both sides of the argument (see my last post)
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  "The James Randi 1 Million Dollar Challenge Finally Terminated"

  by unsure in

  1. social
  2. current

  the one million dollar paranormal challenge was an offer by the james randi educational foundation (jref) to pay out one million u.s. dollars to anyone who can demonstrate a supernatural or paranormal ability under agreed-upon scientific testing criteria.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/one_million_dollar_paranormal_challenge.

  aaaaand discuss!.

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  unsure

  Again, for the record, I'm agnostic. (Check out my other thread)

  I'm a big ol' fence sitter. Don't assume any of my posts have an agenda. Don't assume anything about me.

  I like to play the what if card on all sides of the argument.
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  "The James Randi 1 Million Dollar Challenge Finally Terminated"

  by unsure in

  1. social
  2. current

  the one million dollar paranormal challenge was an offer by the james randi educational foundation (jref) to pay out one million u.s. dollars to anyone who can demonstrate a supernatural or paranormal ability under agreed-upon scientific testing criteria.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/one_million_dollar_paranormal_challenge.

  aaaaand discuss!.

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  unsure

  Randi is awesome.
  

  The site hosting the article you linked to is pro-supernatural and anti-Randi.

  Yes I realize that. Chances of finding an objective site that is neither pro or against Randi is nill.

  But my whole point of posting was to show that the prize was not claimed which could can be considered a victory for the "paranormal is bunk" side.

  I always try to see things from both sides.

  If I would have posted from a pro Randi site someone else would have said that the site hosting the article is pro Randi and anti supernatural.

  If there is a truly objective site on the topic I'd love to learn about it.
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  "The James Randi 1 Million Dollar Challenge Finally Terminated"

  by unsure in

  1. social
  2. current

  the one million dollar paranormal challenge was an offer by the james randi educational foundation (jref) to pay out one million u.s. dollars to anyone who can demonstrate a supernatural or paranormal ability under agreed-upon scientific testing criteria.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/one_million_dollar_paranormal_challenge.

  aaaaand discuss!.

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  unsure

  Appreciating Occam's Razor but also playing the what if card,

  What if what the psychic said was true? Packing peanuts moving do not conclusively prove it was the psychic using their breath. Packing peanuts are little bundles of static electricity.
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  "The James Randi 1 Million Dollar Challenge Finally Terminated"

  by unsure in

  1. social
  2. current

  the one million dollar paranormal challenge was an offer by the james randi educational foundation (jref) to pay out one million u.s. dollars to anyone who can demonstrate a supernatural or paranormal ability under agreed-upon scientific testing criteria.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/one_million_dollar_paranormal_challenge.

  aaaaand discuss!.

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  unsure

  The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge was an offer by the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) to pay out one million U.S. dollars to anyone who can demonstrate a supernatural or paranormal ability under agreed-upon scientific testing criteria.

  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Million_Dollar_Paranormal_Challenge
  

  Aaaaand DISCUSS!
  
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  THIS MAN proved that God exists and he did it effortlessly!

  by Terry in

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  meet a really smart fellow named anselm 1043--1109 a.d.. .

  he was elected abbot in lombardy in 1078 a.d.. .

  that than which nothing greater can be thought exists in the understanding.

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  unsure

  Edited my previous post when I realized this thread had been necro'd by the previous poster (old thread being resurrected; a NO-NO in most discussion forums)

  TLDR means "Too long, didn't read" as was the OP of this resurrected thread. Having to filter through walls of text to get to the main argument is usually not well received by many forum readers.
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  THIS MAN proved that God exists and he did it effortlessly!

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  meet a really smart fellow named anselm 1043--1109 a.d.. .

  he was elected abbot in lombardy in 1078 a.d.. .

  that than which nothing greater can be thought exists in the understanding.

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  unsure

  EDIT

  Good gravy. Way to necro an old thread.
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  Scientism - Nothing But a Childish Insult?

  by cofty in

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  it is not uncommon for theists to accuse rational people on this forum of "scientism".. in my opinion it is nothing but a cheap shot from those who know they lack evidence for their beliefs.

  if something like "scientism" actually does exist then i have never encountered it.. here is part of an exchange from another thread - i have brought it here as it was off-topic.... scientism = claim of scientific method being universal and the only valid method of knowledge.

  followers of scientism always demand scientific evidence to anything.

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  unsure

  John_Mann repIing to Cofty "I don't think you would accept physical evidence or testimonial evidence for instance."
  

  Testimonial evidence is not reliable.
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  Scientism - Nothing But a Childish Insult?

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it is not uncommon for theists to accuse rational people on this forum of "scientism".. in my opinion it is nothing but a cheap shot from those who know they lack evidence for their beliefs.

  if something like "scientism" actually does exist then i have never encountered it.. here is part of an exchange from another thread - i have brought it here as it was off-topic.... scientism = claim of scientific method being universal and the only valid method of knowledge.

  followers of scientism always demand scientific evidence to anything.

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  unsure

  If you are talking about physical evidence I'd already showed to you a lot of them:
  

  https://churchpop.com/2015/06/28/5-extraordinary-eucharistic-miracles-with-pictures/

  There are physical and testimonial evidence to the Our Lady of Zeitoun and Our Lady of Fatima.

  Just going to leave this here (from the very article in the link)

  "Even if they have been investigated and approved by the Church, the Church does not give any absolute guarantee to their authenticity."
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  Memorial - from disgusted to feeling sorry

  by UBM101 in

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  i went with my husband tonight for the first time.

  it was pretty appalling how they lied about the 144k and everyone else.

  then passing the wine and bread for nothing.

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  unsure

  This may well be the last memorial prior to the end of this system". It was in the Kingdom Ministry.
  

  I can't believe they actually recently said this. You'd think they would have learned by now. Maybe they have a secret betting pool amongst the writers to see who gets it right (of course in reality, very wrong.)