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Originally Posted by Open Mind It seems the same shyness came over both magicians Hyman and Wiseman during the Demkina trials too, what a good opportunity to show just how easy it was for two magicians to do what she was doing (No Paul, I am not saying Demkina is necessarily genuine or can really do what she claims - I have no idea) but don't you sometimes think this is all a bit political at times? Do you not get the tiniest hint of feeling that maybe CSI (CSICOP) would be extremely embarassed if they inadvertedly supported a paranormal claim? So they keep the bar high as possible and hide behind 'Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordindary Evidence?' |
Oh, it's certainly political all right. But, hey, so is the rest of life. CSI stays away from actual experiments because of the whole mess with Gauquelin, Rawlins, and Starbaby.
On the other hand, the JREF is perfectly happy to test someone. Sure, there is argument about whether the Challenge has the bar set too high, but why doesn't someone just step forward, take the Challenge, win the million, and donate it to charity? Ooh, how embarrassing that would be for the JREF.
~~ Paul