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In reply to the discussion: James Randi: debunking the king of the debunkers [View all]msanthrope
(37,549 posts)208. Okay....this poster has written the funniest line in all of recorded DU.....
That endless scary space between my ears must scare the hell out of you.
I nearly peed myself laughing.
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What truth? Seriously, all I see are lies defaming him for no better purpose than...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#105
I know, that's why I posted it, in case anyone didn't 'know a lot' about me.
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#174
Really? That explains why you denigrated me for holding an interest in the assassination of JFK.
Octafish
Dec 2014
#206
to be honest, I don't know a conspiracy theory you don't have an interest in....
snooper2
Dec 2014
#207
Wrong, again. The OP is an article detailing Randi and how he operates to discredit others.
Octafish
Dec 2014
#266
Sure it is. You go on believing that, octafish of DU, if it makes you feel better...nt
SidDithers
Dec 2014
#268
So the complaint is that he did not properly document that dogs don't have ESP?
Bjorn Against
Dec 2014
#3
Yes, the snake oil salesman with the dog ESP "data" is somehow the victim? Of what, the truth?
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#7
Hey quit using that logic and stuff! It Is more fun to believe dogs can read my mind. nt
Logical
Dec 2014
#99
And when they hear crumbling plastic-foil, they know there will be an opportunity to beg for food.
DetlefK
Dec 2014
#132
LOL, he has exposed 100s of scams, I'll trade that for a few mistakes. Wow, you are desperate. nt
Logical
Dec 2014
#153
I think the point he made went over your head, like by a mile or more.
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#239
Randi, 14 fucking years ago, admitted to a mistake, when the fuck is this latest breaking news?!?
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#252
"Sheldrake ran a number of studies on a dog that seemed to know when its owner was coming home."
hatrack
Dec 2014
#5
No. I'm only talking about people who believe something quietly by themselves.
scarletwoman
Dec 2014
#23
That's the point though, Sheldrake is committing open fraud or bad science, take your pick...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#28
You can claim that dogs have ESP till you are blue in the fact, but don't claim...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#53
What trouble? All I see are people lying through their teeth to disparage a man who...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#233
In other words, you think people should only be "allowed" to think as you would have them think.
scarletwoman
Dec 2014
#235
Do you object to adults making decisions about their own lives? Do you want the
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#119
I would like for the government to prevent fraudsters from committing fraud....
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#122
What's the matter? You'd rather look at freeway traffic than the sky? You know
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#214
The problem with your bigfoot and UFO examples is they are ambiguous...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#54
If I came across someone who thought the Earth was flat I'd certainly be taken aback.
scarletwoman
Dec 2014
#61
"Do you know any skeptics?" Well, they seem to be all over DU, so maybe I do.
scarletwoman
Dec 2014
#69
Generally speaking I wouldn't, unless they are trying to make money off it, by...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#13
That's part of the smear of the article: to make the rational appear irrational.
arcane1
Dec 2014
#29
Who lets themselves become "sleepless with fury" over what someone else believes?
trotsky
Dec 2014
#137
You are most welcome, scarletwoman! It turns out Amazing Randi skeptics flock together on DU.
Octafish
Dec 2014
#74
Really? An article that failed to do that doesn't help, nor your supporters...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#91
Are you an alt? I was talking about what was already posted on this thread at the time...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#123
James Randi is like the enigmatic wise man you climb a million steps up a mountain to see.
chrisa
Dec 2014
#12
It's in the linked article. Now he says he didn't say it. Maybe he didn't, maybe
NewDeal_Dem
Dec 2014
#57
You don't get to get away from responsibility that easily, that's a piss poor excuse...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#58
It's not my responsibility to correct the record or decide who's right. I responded to
NewDeal_Dem
Dec 2014
#71
Your responsibility, as it were, would be to at least attempt to be accurate in your posts...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#90
Oh for gosh sake. I responded to a link from a legitimate media source (The Telegraph).
NewDeal_Dem
Dec 2014
#195
I'm saying that you are disparaging someone consciously by repeating ambiguous information...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#230
I don't see how that is relevant, is Randi not allowed to be human, not allowed to love?
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#93
Love has nothing to do with the article. It does demonstrate that Randi's integrity is variable.
Octafish
Dec 2014
#96
For the man he is in love with, are you fucking kidding me? I would have done the same...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#97
For once, you and I agree. I find the crop circle threads amusing, but this shit crosses the line.nt
msanthrope
Dec 2014
#211
Yep. Isn't it a tragedy what gay couples had to go through before same sex marriage was legal?
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2014
#98
That Randi may have not told people about his partner's(now husband's) real identity...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#101
He has exposed a lot of idiots. People overall are gullible. Very disappointing! nt
Logical
Dec 2014
#18
What is very disappointing? This hitpiece? Its best to look at this article with a skeptical eye.
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#24
I mean Randi has exposed a lot of idiots. I am a huge Randi fan. You are correct.....
Logical
Dec 2014
#30
It is the quote given in the linked article and the linked article is what I responded
NewDeal_Dem
Dec 2014
#41
He's asking for a primary source, do but proving libel is difficult because intent has to be...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#49
Eugenics has a sordid history, and the quotes from Randi are actually against
NewDeal_Dem
Dec 2014
#56
And it's pretty hilarious how much the most credulous, believe-anything conspiracy theorists...
SidDithers
Dec 2014
#55
Don't link to conspiracy nutcases to prove your "case", which isn't much of one, to put it mildly...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#35
Not just a run of the mill CT, but an anti-Semitic one on top of that! n/t
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#47
I alerted on the jury result message from my inbox. That sends a message directly to the admins.
NYC Liberal
Dec 2014
#196
Well, I read quite a few of those when I was a kid and believed in flying saucers.
zappaman
Dec 2014
#190
Wow… the difference between provocative discussion and concrete thinking...
MrMickeysMom
Dec 2014
#241
it doesn't even need Sheldrake: his fellow skeptics doubt that his anti-epistemological clique
MisterP
Dec 2014
#106
OK, so I searched for what you claimed, and it seemed to be wrong, here:
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#107
Nor does preventing addicts from self-destructing through treatment programs.
Octafish
Dec 2014
#293
Yes, a trickster, charlatan, and cheat who exposes tricksters, charlatans, and cheats...
zappaman
Dec 2014
#246
Randi is a magician by profession, magicians, by definition, are charlatans...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#250
Okay....this poster has written the funniest line in all of recorded DU.....
msanthrope
Dec 2014
#208
When the fuck was science ever used to corroborate the existence of ESP?
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#237
How is he an asshole? Please illuminate us on this, no lies please. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#228
I believe this is called reaching, and why the fuck is Randi expected to be perfect...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2014
#253
Yes I've read it. It's just a bunch of obfuscation directly from Randi's organization
CrawlingChaos
Dec 2014
#281
If you believe in one conspiracy theory, chance are you believe in several....
YoungDemCA
Dec 2014
#280