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Originally Posted by DysonSphere  I'm not appealing to authority. Randi doesn't have to be a professional scientist to use the scientific method.
Randi's challenge is not scientific. Its a superficial publicity stunt. And what do you mean he is convincing? Randi doesn't do anything but hold his challenge over parapsychologists heads. I have no reason to believe that the contest is not merely a convenient out for debunkers. I just have a hard time believing he is genuinely interested in scientific inquiry at all.
Which scientists? The more prominent skeptics don't seem to read any real research in the area despite your vehement insistence that they do so. Based on their public statement their incredulity seems to be based on nothing but prejudice.
They are deniers...why would they object to that label? They do deny the existence of psi, thats a factual statement. On the other hand: "your stupid" is just mean spirited and childish. |
Yea, but then again I never called Steve Novella, "a denier", and never called Wiseman, "a debunker". But we shouldn't let facts get in the way of a good rant.