Million dollar paranormal challenge

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Rip Snorter — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:51:28 GMT

Bird:

It seems to me keeping it really simple, such as predicting lottery outcomes in advance, might be the way to get through their line of defense. You'd probably need to insist up front that was the ONLY claim you were making, and that you weren't going to sit still for any nonsense of getting outside the track.

Instead of doctors and lawyer affidavits with your application you could send them a prediction for the pick 5 or 6 game in the state where they are next week draw.

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bellyache — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:27:08 GMT

Thanks for the laugh Jack. I needed it.

Some of the tests that people want to do for the challenge are very odd....like this one.

Reply #3

bellyache — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:11:23 GMT

I remember going to that site years ago. Interesting reading the message board and newsletters. I am also one of those people that think that Randi has it so that no one will ever be able to pass his test. But maybe no one has come forward with any abilities, so who am I to judge.

Good luck Bird! Be careful though, your name and stuff can be published and those people on the board roast the people who participate in the challenges.

Reply #2

Rip Snorter — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:50:06 GMT

Hi bird:

I hope you'll share how it goes, dealing with the Randi Foundation.

The folks on Digital Dowsers List have kicked this around a bit, some of them evidently contacted the Randi folks.

The general thought grapevine-wise is that Randi's got it rigged in such a way as to keep anyone from getting past the application process.

But that mightn't be true. Might just be a matter of control issues on the part of whatever energy workers contacted them.

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BIRD — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:19:37 GMT

thank you for this rip I will send my application

Million dollar paranormal challenge

Rip Snorter — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:48:36 GMT

http://www.randi.org/research/index.html

The Foundation is committed to providing reliable information about paranormal claims. It both supports and conducts original research into such claims. At JREF, we offer a one-million-dollar prize to anyone who can show, under proper observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event. The JREF does not involve itself in the testing procedure, other than helping to design the prot... [ More ]