@Rockster969 And what's your evidence? what's your evidence for "nothing". I'd like to see you define "nothing" for me since it's a human social construction. Nothing isn't even real.
elements as the sun. Everything in the universe is continually being reborn. Even the concept of "nothing" doesn't exist! Science has already proved of the quark and that everything has a vibrational quality. I don't think the human mind is even capable of understanding what happens. Can you yourself remember not being alive? whose to say you weren't always! I'm not religious, if you want a burden of proof " nothing " is not the answer.
@nwdsongs you are an evidence free wishful thinker whereas I'm an evolved primate who knows there is absolutely zero reason or evidence for life after death.
@nwdsongs Are you claiming there is an afterlife? This seems incredibly unlikely to me, as there is a convergence of evidence on the hypothesis that the mind is a product of the active functions of the brain. In what capacity could an afterlife be said to exist if it doesn't involve a continuation of mind or identity.
@DoneWithDogma " it's about realize that that is just how it is." I'm happy that you alone, out of the millions of sages, saints, scientists, new age thinkers and philosophers have the answer. I'm at least willing to say " I don't know". Anyone who claims they "know nothing happens" is is bad to me as the christian fundamentalists ruining this country. The burden of proof actually lies with me, not with you, because there is NO PROOF nothing happens. Our eyelashes are made from the same element
@Slanguaj I don't even care, i'm bored of trying to defend an alternate point of view. Wait till someone you love is on their deathbed, or you yourself are forced to face mortality and then tell me " when we die, i can for sure say, there's nothing else" > I believe conciousness exists after death. If you're happy believing that you're purpose on earth is meaningless that's fine.
@nwdsongs it's not about being happy with life having no objective purpose, it's about realizing that that is just how it is. I actually find it to be better this way, you can apply your own purpose and your own meaning to your existence, which for me is to try to improve the situation on this planet for other people. The same for consciousness after death, there's just no good reason for someone to believe that it exists, whether it makes them happy or not.
western culture is just too afraid of death and sticks with boring concepts like heaven and hell instead of natural laws which state that everything is recycled and on a path of continual evolution
@WilsonAlmighty that's the whole premise of NDE's. And Hospitals DON'T ever report them because it's too controversial! Religion's are all man made, that's why you see whatever god or deity you found your faith in, it's just another form of conciousness helping ease the way over. NDE's and SHARED NDE's happen across all cultures. Several documentaries have been made confirming them.
Although it seems clear from the text that Schwartz is fairly convinced that it does, as a scientist he stops short of saying that the data evidence leads absolutely to that conclusion. But it sure is compelling. And you really have to read the book to appreciate how compelling some of the mediums' hits are - information so specific and so unlikely to be guessed through cold reading that we have to consider that something extraordinary is taking place.
@boobsmalloy my logic isn't fuzzy.James only points to one pyshic medium.Working with his research partner, Dr. Linda G. Russek, Dr. Schwartz devised experiments that, as best they could, would eliminate the possibility of cheating or fraud of any kind. They were able to enlist the cooperation of such well-known mediums as John Edward, Suzanne Northrup and George Anderson, who to their credit placed no conditions on the experiments; they would participate exactly as directed by the scientists."
wasted. Read the after life expierements if you're skeptical beyond belief. Having lost a loved one, i know the desire to speak to a medium. I don't think james should negate a sprirt world, i mean if dinosaurs once existed who knows what else can
@nwdsongs James doesn't, nor does he need to, negate a spirit world. He's merely pointing out that no one has ever come close to validating one. Your fuzzy logic demonstrates rather well how people come to taking this nonsense seriously.
@nwdsongs dinosaurs are just animals, which we already know to exist. You can't compare them to a spirit world that has never been demonstrated. That's like saying 'Elvis once existed, so there could be a spider-man.' No connection.
James is negating spirits, gods, psychics and faith healers and all the supernatural things people invented to manipulate eachother. That's why he's awesome.
"hear" spirits, it's through their mind that contact is made. We have no conception of the afterlife, why have no idea where or what level of conciousness or relative is in. Who knows how many competing energy fields exist? it makes sense that a loved one would say " i love you" as oppossed to "oh the will is in the library" their are several cases of communication made where one would say " your sister is sick" and then they find out it's true. I like james randi, I agree that money can be
I Actually think there is a lot wrong with his "rationalization" of spirit contact. Now I'm not saying it's true or not, but having read " the afterlife expierements" as well as numerous studies on Near death and shared death journeys I'm open to the possibility. In truth, there is is NO HELL. Why deceased relatives wouldn't come from hell is logical because it doesn't exist. I find it strange that James subscribes to this judeo/christian faith system! Secondly, they don't "hear" i
Have you ever heard of any NDE's from people who were not brought up in a judeo/christian belief system? They talk about their own gods talking to them, there's no new information ever brought to light, hospitals have done plenty of experiments to investigate this. NDE's are just the brain thrashing in a death struggle.Have you ever googled "the after life experiments"and looked for alternative explanations or have you just kept the one most convenient for you?
@kessler003 He came out last year, interesting that it took him so long to gather the courage, and he's still just as awesome as he was when I assumed he was straight.
@minnescanada I'm serious. With B Drinnon, you get a time and a date. You don't leave your name or anything. Many people give their dates to family or friends if they can't keep the date. So there is no prior knowledge of any sort. Many people go in and say "hello" and that's it, B Drinnon starts talking about distinct things regarding you - distinct not vague i.e. "two years ago you lost your wedding ring at work and replaced it without telling your wife" etc. He's real.
@rolling126r So this is somebody who charges for their services and yet hasn't claimed Randi's $1m prize? Even I could've predicted that. I also predict Drinnon never will.
@glammer You don't understand Drinnon. He doesn't advertise or want to be famous. In fact he was offered his own tv show and radio show but turned it down. I would say that he could pass James Randi's test. But he's probably never heard of James Randi. And I have to say that I love watching James Randi outing these fakes. But for any doubters about Bobby Drinnon, you should look him up on the web.
@rolling126r I looked him up. He charges a lot of money and has a book out. A review said a woman paid a lot of money but died shortly after and he didn't predict it. In the UK we have a guy called Derren Brown (clips on here) who uses auto-suggestion and reading of micro-gestures for entertainment purposes. It' no more mystic than hypnotism. Psychics use their skills to take money from grieving people in such a cruel way and Drinnon looks like one of those charlatans.
@rolling126r Except the very first google result for this Drinnon crook is his website peddling things for money. Oh, but he says it took lots of encouragement from others to decide to make money on his scams. Huh. Funny that.
This guy is great. I would bet he was once one of those people who believed in real magic when he was a kid. I know paranormal is real..it is literally magic. Then again magic doesn't exist. It is real to the audience and understood by the magician. Being skeptical doesnt allways = being smart. Some information for the one who takes advantage: everything has the same value, it's about what you value. Every action is like sex, an action for a dynamic reaction. We are all the audience. All is all.
@minnescanada You're right haha. what I mean is, the three universal laws are attraction, polarity and relativity. Who the hell is talking about that? If you understand these laws, you can do anything. Fuck this, 'I'll believe it when I see it shit'. I have lived it, I have seen it. If you want to be a doubter in what is really possible, suit yourself. You are only holding yourself back.
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@auroraman56 It is one and the same, if you allow nonsense to run amok , you can't pick which scams are legal and which scams are a crime. TV evangelists are just as big a criminal fraud as Sylvia Brown and her psychic criminal chums.
Thanks so much for sharing this, TED! Very entertaining, educational, informative. I have enjoyed Mr. Randi's material since I was a kid; enjoyed this very much as well.
@TheRogueMonk because psychics and such, say they are doing something but aren't. They are liars. Another reason, they ask ppl to pay for such services knowing they aren't delivering any services. So now they are lying thiefs. Not to mention they are dangerous to gullible mind and fill it with useless guck. Need more? This video actually explains quite well why its bad.
Taking mourning people's $ is absolutely horrible but to give them hope is the worst. I just lost my dear brother and I can't imagine someone taking advantage of me at this time for money! At a person's lowest time in their life is beyond shameful. And I've seen a couple of these people. They can seem so sincere. The older I get the more I believe the old saying, "people will believe what they want to believe." And the unknown that these scam artists say they know is their angle.
@JorgeTiagojAIME I believe you Jorge. It's what he does. I hope he enjoys his steaks that he makes off the misery of other people. . . I believe that one day people like this will be judged and that helps. :) Songs
@popguck True, but at least you really do GET a coffin. (Not that the deceased cares what he's laying in, but that's still better than hearing your supposed dead granny guess the first letter of her own name.)
@popguck Sorry about your father Pop. If people can take it in when they are mourning that these funeral people will do that to think without a conscience, then maybe that will get them through without hating anying later. I think that with all the unfairness and dishonesty in the world, not hating people will help us be more at peace. They will be respondsible for their actions one day and I believe that and its helps to know they be judged. Take care. :) Songs
@puddinmandotcom Randi is an old man. He's earned the right to wear high waistbands. But you are right, he is awesome. I love the way he debunks these crooks.
Which one is the real religion? Do you just pick one that sort of fits you and then claim that as the superior one? I can't figure out which one I should pick.
@mordaniela if you choose to believe it and it gives you peace, then you have received value for your money. Many people just need SOMETHING to believe in...that`s why religions exist. But sadly, none of that religious stuff, psychic stuff is true. There is no human that truly knows any of the real secrets. If someone did, believe me, EVERYONE would know
I don't like this man. I had psychic reading done recently and I am going again soon. The lady I spoke to told me so many details, that noone could ever known. Besides she is Australian and my deceased mother didn't speak any English, so noone could possibly inform this medium. This man just wants to ruin our spirit.
And I agree that Sylvia Brown is a scam, stupid old woman. But watch Lisa Williams ♥
@SuperSam424 the fact of the matter is that in the thousands of years that people have believed in god, not one ounce of physical proof has been given. Men kill each other over an entity that, as far as we rational people are concerned, may not even exist. You tell me what is illogical.
@watsupjew Blah blah blah you're just sprouting typical propaganda. Study something then get back to me. While you're doing that, here's proof for God:
God>Consciousness>Metaphysical senses (real via acknowledgement)>sounds>letters>words (this last jump proves the objectivity of what we can know).
What James Randi DOES NOT want you to know is that those pills gave him the shits for days, he had the runs and told a friend he struggled to get to the toilet in time due to his physical mobility age. So he covered up the truth that for days he was splattering the pan (had keeky dash) ; maybe if his body had not got rid of the oills in that way & what they contained, they might have had other effects we'll never know.He also repeatedly bootom burped violently during those few days after pills.
Lol, source? Anyone can guess that this is pure nonsense disinformation. You really are a cretin for even attempting it. Hundreds around the world have done the same as Randi, there's even whole groups of people who've demonstrated you can safely 'overdose' on homoeopathy with zero effect. If Randi really did have diarrhea then it's likely because of something he ate or w/e. It has nothing to do with charlatan pills.
continued - I believe psychics are merely people who can pick up on signals which are auditory, visual, and several other perceptions at the same time. I believe cold readings are a form of psychic reading because the psychic is reading you, but that the only good ones are the ones who don't want your money, but instead just to offer you advice. I believe that RARELY a person can transfer a thought or idea to someone else. with all the energy the body creates it would be ignorant to not believe
@ki4jgt "cold readings are a form of psychic reading because the psychic is reading you"
So why is it that they don't just pick a person themselves?
If they were actually reading the person they should be able to walk straight up to the person and tell them things. Yet they don't. Why? Because they're looking for that person whose mind will take whatever they say and twist it into something significant for themselves.
People who show up to these things are often desperate to believe it.
I love James Randi :-) However, I do believe in psychics. Just not the kind who charge money. My grandmother used to work in a silver factory (of some sort, don't remember what they made) a lady walked up to her and asked to read her palm. She told her that she has 1 less child than she was supposed to have and soon after, my uncle died. My 40 year old aunt was told by a preacher that she would have a baby. A few months later, she had her first child.
A dubious story. Many people have more than one child. What if your grandmother had another child after that, then the woman would have just been blatantly wrong.
@Skindoggiedog I get the preacher one. There's no proof. Basically he could've been saying the same thing over and over until it happened. I (personally knowing the guy) can accept that he didn't, but you (not knowing him) can't. I however do not get how a random women telling my grandmother that she sees her with one less child than she had at the time can be a wrong prediction.
@ki4jgt "I however do not get how a random women telling my grandmother that she sees her with one less child than she had at the time can be a wrong prediction."
Because that's not what you said. What you said was:
"She told her that she has 1 less child than she was supposed to have and soon after, my uncle died."
You said 'she has 1 less child than she was supposed to have'. That means she should have had one more, not one less (as what happened when the uncle died)
@ki4jgt "Basically he could've been saying the same thing over and over until it happened."
No. He could have said it just once, and it could have happened. Not only that, you said she was five months pregnant at the time!!! He could have heard from somebody else that they think she was pregnant.
There are a thousand ways that could have come about without actually being 'psychic'. What you're claiming is that he's magic, based on extremely poor and inconclusive evidence.
@Skindoggiedog I did not say she was 5 months pregnant. I also hate this comment feed feature LOL. They should allow the person to type a little bit more.
@ki4jgt To have anyone take what you've said seriously, you'd have to present something that wasn't easily explainable by other means. Telling a pregnant woman she's going to have a baby, and saying a woman should have had one more kid are not psychic predictions.
People die. People have babies. What makes your instances miracles? The fact that they happened to ppl you know? You could say the same thing to 50 million people this very instant and be correct. These are completely ordinary events.
Think all across the world how many people believe in psychic powers. Then think of those who think they HAVE psychic powers - this amounts to millions of people making predictions every day.
To NOT have someone like you show up would be the real miracle, because it's absolutely bound to happen with the amount of times those dice are thrown.
We remember the hits and forget the misses. That's how this whole things works.
@ki4jgt "I did not say she was 5 months pregnant."
You said 'a few months' later she had a child. Am I to take it your 'few' meant, what? 12 months? Come on now. She was pregnant at the time. Whether the person has picked up on that consciously or subconsciously, or simply guessed, doesn't matter. It's still not evidence of psychic powers.
@ki4jgt "My grandmother used to work in a silver factory (of some sort, don't remember what they made) a lady walked up to her and asked to read her palm. She told her that she has 1 less child than she was supposed to have and soon after, my uncle died."
This might not be pleasant to hear, but I'm going to tell you right now why that story made the list - your grandmother used it to help cope with the loss of her son.
I doubt that palmreader said anything like what she ended up telling you.
@Vire70 I'm saying that's a very poor metaphor for the type of things a psychic can do. I didn't think nor care about what the man was wearing or around. I had no value in tthings so he has no place to fool me. From psychics you get information you could never have got, also. They don't simple "fool" you. You can tell the fakers from the real ones. The real ones are very close to demonic possession. What they don't tell you is that in orde to get psychic you must worship a fallen angel.
Really... demons and angels. Now you've stepped into the truly laughable. I could probably buy pscyhics as some unexplained brain phenomena that picks things up or so on, but an ability granted by angels? What a joke.
@Vire70 fallen angels are demons, girly. And yeah, I'm sure you and your dumb friends do "find me" laughable. And Yes, fallen angels grant many people abilities in return for anti-christ behavior. You know nothing about this world and the way its run. This world religiously indoctrinates everyone to sway towards the "No God or any 'who-ha' in existence" and riddicules the occult so it can use it to its advantage. Men are but mere puppets for the revenge of the fallen. Hollywood even tells you.
/Yawn.. whatever. Maybe you would have more credibility if these supposed great abilities had ever been empirically verified. As is they're just one more ludicrous claim is a sea of wishy washy charlatan nonsense. That you actually -expect- people to take you seriously is worthy of ridicule in itself.
@Vire70 Yawn, whatever. You have been religiously indoctrinated to hate God and thus cannot see how you are guilty of the very things you accuse Christians of being. The fact that you actually think people should by default use ignorance as their cop our argument towards me from the get go shows how insuitable you are of critical thinking. You completely ignore the fact that you don't know all things.
Faith = GOOD REASON (You're not gonna decietfully use the atheist definition and get away with it--AS IF the standard to all things is evidence. REASON your evidence first. Dumb shit.
Third off, here's proof for God (Whether or not you are smart enough to grasp it):
@SuperSam424 " ...AS IF the standard to all things is evidence..."
lol i forgot that evidence is second to bullshit for you people. proof for god eh? which god? certainly not the one that told us that heaven is a solid that opens up to allow the rain through?
so god ( which one?) is greater than words? i'm glad that you just defined god with words AND admitted that you have no proof for it by hiding behind metphysical bullshit. you sir, would make a great assistant to william lane craig.
More babble. How could one be religiously indoctrinated into not being religious? What a joke. The burden of proof for supporting a claim always on the claimant. You assert that many people have these magical powers, all throughout the world and history, and yet not once has a single case been legitimately verified as anything other than hearsay. It's the exact same case as gods existence. I acknowledge and accept that I don't know things, and I don't fill it in with fantasies.
@Vire70 " How could one be religiously indoctrinated into not being religious?"...UH...because we already LIKE EVIL from the start MAYBE! If you lived in a world with these people who, since they exist, control everything by default, you would not be hearing about any "official" cases about them. In fact, the truth is probably going to be hidden BE DEFAULT. Now I'm telling you this just ONCE. YOU LIVE IN THAT WORLD AND THIS REALLY IS THEIR MATRIX. THEY ARE FALLEN ANGELS. You will do well.
@theeyeisblind Which God??!! Are you stupid?? How about the one that doesn't have the properties and qualities of fallen angels like all the egyption, summerian hindu and Mayan "gods" for a fucking start. How about the only God that stands out in this world. How about the God that actually came down here in human form and not even atheistic historians can deny. Please. I study the occult. You reiterate assumptions. I fight evil--you love it. Sit down child.
@SuperSam424 The Christian God shares the same attributes as many other religions, most of the Christian doctrine are quite similar to religions like Mithraism, Zarathruism, and other religions that today no longer have a following as the followers where forced to give up their religion either by Christian or muslims.
@astroboomboy Look. I'm gonna make this fast. God is real. The God of Jesus, only. "Aliens" and demons react to the name of Jesus Christ. This is common knowledge between UFOlogists. Those who release this information are killed. Furthermore, I study the occult and many other fringe topics. This world is much stranger than you think. Water is alive and monsters are real. Wizards and witches (occultists) run this world. There are many villians and only one hero. You won't believe me. It's sad.
@SuperSam424 how silly of me you can never respond because you released this information and now they who ever the fuck "they" are will kill you! oh no!
@astroboomboy Wanna know what happenes when a secular world religiously indoctrinates a large group of 'innocent' minds to make them believe theists are the ones who are religiously indoctrinated? Take a look around and you'll see. Atheists accuse Christians of the very things they are actually guilty of. They can't see it because they are foolish ( cannot discern good/evil).
You're telling me this... but why should I believe you? I see absolutely nothing that distinguishes your claim from any other charlatan I've ever seen. There are dozens of religions each of whom profess similar, and equally baseless, superstitious claims. I have investigated many and all have utterly failed to convince me of anything except that the people asserting the claim have deep emotional investments in the idea.
Let's say you ARE right. How can you expect me to agree?
@Vire70 Charlatan?? Is that just an attempt at an insult? What I'm talking about has nothing to do with hidden motives/gains. I can tell you from now that I will not be getting anything 'good' for my works here on earth. On earth I am probably going to be killed soon in my life. Don't you dare come at me and tell me I am the one being dishonest. There is nothing I believe that is unplausable. It's only unbelievable at first. And I will say "blah blah blah" to assumption arguments.
I am not claiming you are dishonest. I hold little doubt that you are earnest. If the religious have one thing going for them it is that. No, I simply referring to the baselessness of the claims you are making. Can you explain to me one thing which distinguishes your beliefs from that of any other religion I may come across?
All things can be possible. Many plausible. But certain? Certainty comes only from the objective, for me at least. Do not expect me to believe a base claim.
@Vire70 First off, there is no other religion like Christianity. If you think this--its due to clever propaganda, namely the fact that they movied the Bday of Jesus to be in light with the fallen angel false doctrine stories of the 'previous christs' which were put in place to confuse the jority about the truth of Jesus. Second off, Christianity is right because both demons and "aliens" aka fallen angels aka also demons flee at the name of Jesus Christ. i have personally SEEN this work.
I should probably also add that I study the occult and I know what I'm talking about. That pinacle fact, that fact that demons and "aliens" have the same properties and qualities and both react to the name of Jesus PROVES to me Christ is in fact real and He did die for our sins. All other religions in the world tell you to rely on yourself with some internal 'divine spark'. Christ is the only religion that teaches "Be perfect. See? You can't. You suck. You need Jesus." THAT makes sense.
I love this guy.
killer3596 16 hours ago
Ultimately a very smart individual...18 very thought provoking minutes.
jamieboy06 1 day ago
this guy is like the real life dumbledore.
RyanRami14 6 days ago 2
@Rockster969 And what's your evidence? what's your evidence for "nothing". I'd like to see you define "nothing" for me since it's a human social construction. Nothing isn't even real.
nwdsongs 6 days ago
elements as the sun. Everything in the universe is continually being reborn. Even the concept of "nothing" doesn't exist! Science has already proved of the quark and that everything has a vibrational quality. I don't think the human mind is even capable of understanding what happens. Can you yourself remember not being alive? whose to say you weren't always! I'm not religious, if you want a burden of proof " nothing " is not the answer.
nwdsongs 1 week ago
@nwdsongs you are an evidence free wishful thinker whereas I'm an evolved primate who knows there is absolutely zero reason or evidence for life after death.
Grow the fuck up.
Rockster969 6 days ago
@nwdsongs Are you claiming there is an afterlife? This seems incredibly unlikely to me, as there is a convergence of evidence on the hypothesis that the mind is a product of the active functions of the brain. In what capacity could an afterlife be said to exist if it doesn't involve a continuation of mind or identity.
BrooklynRagtag 5 days ago
@DoneWithDogma " it's about realize that that is just how it is." I'm happy that you alone, out of the millions of sages, saints, scientists, new age thinkers and philosophers have the answer. I'm at least willing to say " I don't know". Anyone who claims they "know nothing happens" is is bad to me as the christian fundamentalists ruining this country. The burden of proof actually lies with me, not with you, because there is NO PROOF nothing happens. Our eyelashes are made from the same element
nwdsongs 1 week ago
@Slanguaj I don't even care, i'm bored of trying to defend an alternate point of view. Wait till someone you love is on their deathbed, or you yourself are forced to face mortality and then tell me " when we die, i can for sure say, there's nothing else" > I believe conciousness exists after death. If you're happy believing that you're purpose on earth is meaningless that's fine.
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@nwdsongs it's not about being happy with life having no objective purpose, it's about realizing that that is just how it is. I actually find it to be better this way, you can apply your own purpose and your own meaning to your existence, which for me is to try to improve the situation on this planet for other people. The same for consciousness after death, there's just no good reason for someone to believe that it exists, whether it makes them happy or not.
DoneWithDogma 1 week ago
First I learn psychics are fakes, and now homeopathy isn't real either? Next you'll try to tell me Christianity is full of shit too.
alexotree 1 week ago 2
@alexotree Indeed, as are all other earthly bullshit religions.
Do yourself a favour, kill your priest, he's been lying to you.
Rockster969 6 days ago
It's incredible to me that somebody can make $2100 per hour doing absolute bullshit.
beyondaisle9 1 week ago 3
No doubt some idiots will dislike James, even though he is trying to help them. Ignorance puts up a 'good' fight. It's hard to beat.
chestypants78 1 week ago
What a great speaker he is.
finalcloud13 2 weeks ago
western culture is just too afraid of death and sticks with boring concepts like heaven and hell instead of natural laws which state that everything is recycled and on a path of continual evolution
nwdsongs 2 weeks ago
@WilsonAlmighty that's the whole premise of NDE's. And Hospitals DON'T ever report them because it's too controversial! Religion's are all man made, that's why you see whatever god or deity you found your faith in, it's just another form of conciousness helping ease the way over. NDE's and SHARED NDE's happen across all cultures. Several documentaries have been made confirming them.
nwdsongs 2 weeks ago
Actually love this guy. Recently found out he was gay as well, which just makes him even more awesome.
ZedLeppelin1989 2 weeks ago
Although it seems clear from the text that Schwartz is fairly convinced that it does, as a scientist he stops short of saying that the data evidence leads absolutely to that conclusion. But it sure is compelling. And you really have to read the book to appreciate how compelling some of the mediums' hits are - information so specific and so unlikely to be guessed through cold reading that we have to consider that something extraordinary is taking place.
nwdsongs 2 weeks ago
@boobsmalloy my logic isn't fuzzy.James only points to one pyshic medium.Working with his research partner, Dr. Linda G. Russek, Dr. Schwartz devised experiments that, as best they could, would eliminate the possibility of cheating or fraud of any kind. They were able to enlist the cooperation of such well-known mediums as John Edward, Suzanne Northrup and George Anderson, who to their credit placed no conditions on the experiments; they would participate exactly as directed by the scientists."
nwdsongs 2 weeks ago
why did you put the microphone in his beard?
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awhitesoul2012 2 weeks ago
wasted. Read the after life expierements if you're skeptical beyond belief. Having lost a loved one, i know the desire to speak to a medium. I don't think james should negate a sprirt world, i mean if dinosaurs once existed who knows what else can
nwdsongs 2 weeks ago
@nwdsongs James doesn't, nor does he need to, negate a spirit world. He's merely pointing out that no one has ever come close to validating one. Your fuzzy logic demonstrates rather well how people come to taking this nonsense seriously.
boobsmalloy 2 weeks ago
@nwdsongs dinosaurs are just animals, which we already know to exist. You can't compare them to a spirit world that has never been demonstrated. That's like saying 'Elvis once existed, so there could be a spider-man.' No connection.
James is negating spirits, gods, psychics and faith healers and all the supernatural things people invented to manipulate eachother. That's why he's awesome.
Slanguaj 1 week ago
"hear" spirits, it's through their mind that contact is made. We have no conception of the afterlife, why have no idea where or what level of conciousness or relative is in. Who knows how many competing energy fields exist? it makes sense that a loved one would say " i love you" as oppossed to "oh the will is in the library" their are several cases of communication made where one would say " your sister is sick" and then they find out it's true. I like james randi, I agree that money can be
nwdsongs 2 weeks ago
I Actually think there is a lot wrong with his "rationalization" of spirit contact. Now I'm not saying it's true or not, but having read " the afterlife expierements" as well as numerous studies on Near death and shared death journeys I'm open to the possibility. In truth, there is is NO HELL. Why deceased relatives wouldn't come from hell is logical because it doesn't exist. I find it strange that James subscribes to this judeo/christian faith system! Secondly, they don't "hear" i
nwdsongs 2 weeks ago
@nwdsongs
Have you ever heard of any NDE's from people who were not brought up in a judeo/christian belief system? They talk about their own gods talking to them, there's no new information ever brought to light, hospitals have done plenty of experiments to investigate this. NDE's are just the brain thrashing in a death struggle.Have you ever googled "the after life experiments"and looked for alternative explanations or have you just kept the one most convenient for you?
It's a confirmation bias
WilsonAlmighty 2 weeks ago
This is the man I want to be when I'm old.
SonOfNye 3 weeks ago 26
@SonOfNye Did you know he come out of the closet years ago, right?
ALSPEHEIR 1 week ago
@ALSPEHEIR I fail to see the relevance of you comment.
SonOfNye 1 week ago
@SonOfNye If you fail to realize the obvious, perhaps you're already leaning towards the dark side of the Force.
ALSPEHEIR 1 week ago
@ALSPEHEIR Seems like you are implying that his aledged homosexuality precludes him from being a good role model.
SonOfNye 1 week ago
@SonOfNye An old Fag? lol, im joking.(he is gay thou)
kessler003 4 days ago
@kessler003 He came out last year, interesting that it took him so long to gather the courage, and he's still just as awesome as he was when I assumed he was straight.
suprflcn 4 days ago
@kessler003 Meh, my friend likes to bang fat chicks. I'm not exactly down for tha t either, but he is still a cool guy.
SonOfNye 4 days ago
We need to go back to wearing old-school robes. We can't rock the awesome beard look like this guy if we are dressed in pants and shirt
freeshyne1234 3 weeks ago
he's like the king of the gnomes
CrusstyJugglers 3 weeks ago
lolz
I fucking love James Randi. That is one awesome dude!
Zentz29 3 weeks ago 4
James Randi: Come at me bro.
Quacks: Backs away slowly.
7Ghos 4 weeks ago
EPIC BEARDMAN!
itchybo510 1 month ago
I'd never reveal my powers for just a mil. The back taxes omg! 10 mil? Maybe with a clause.
4842Chuck 1 month ago
james randi was born 7th august 1928 and is 83 years old. why is he still alive? because the world needs him.
sebb462 1 month ago
I think James Randi and Sylvia Browne need one epic anger bang
raiderrocker18 1 month ago
Ive seen lotsa of spirits. Its not all BS,
mcnowski 1 month ago
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paraplegicgiraffe 1 month ago
@mcnowski look up Schizoaffective disorder
paraplegicgiraffe 1 month ago
@paraplegicgiraffe look up hallucinogenic plants or shamanism
mcnowski 1 month ago
He's so cute!
kevinjessicaparker 1 month ago
@kevinjessicaparker He's the REAL santa!
linkuei83 1 month ago
@JorgeTiagojAIME OH NO NOT THE CEPTICS! I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST THEM!
Squidmaster2470 1 month ago
He should look up Bobby Drinnon...He's the real deal
rolling126r 1 month ago
@rolling126r IF he says he is a psychic, please send him all your money!
minnescanada 1 month ago
@minnescanada I'm serious. With B Drinnon, you get a time and a date. You don't leave your name or anything. Many people give their dates to family or friends if they can't keep the date. So there is no prior knowledge of any sort. Many people go in and say "hello" and that's it, B Drinnon starts talking about distinct things regarding you - distinct not vague i.e. "two years ago you lost your wedding ring at work and replaced it without telling your wife" etc. He's real.
rolling126r 1 month ago
@rolling126r So this is somebody who charges for their services and yet hasn't claimed Randi's $1m prize? Even I could've predicted that. I also predict Drinnon never will.
glammer 1 month ago
@glammer You don't understand Drinnon. He doesn't advertise or want to be famous. In fact he was offered his own tv show and radio show but turned it down. I would say that he could pass James Randi's test. But he's probably never heard of James Randi. And I have to say that I love watching James Randi outing these fakes. But for any doubters about Bobby Drinnon, you should look him up on the web.
rolling126r 1 month ago
@rolling126r I looked him up. He charges a lot of money and has a book out. A review said a woman paid a lot of money but died shortly after and he didn't predict it. In the UK we have a guy called Derren Brown (clips on here) who uses auto-suggestion and reading of micro-gestures for entertainment purposes. It' no more mystic than hypnotism. Psychics use their skills to take money from grieving people in such a cruel way and Drinnon looks like one of those charlatans.
glammer 1 month ago
@rolling126r Except the very first google result for this Drinnon crook is his website peddling things for money. Oh, but he says it took lots of encouragement from others to decide to make money on his scams. Huh. Funny that.
thebigJ1er 2 weeks ago
This guy is great. I would bet he was once one of those people who believed in real magic when he was a kid. I know paranormal is real..it is literally magic. Then again magic doesn't exist. It is real to the audience and understood by the magician. Being skeptical doesnt allways = being smart. Some information for the one who takes advantage: everything has the same value, it's about what you value. Every action is like sex, an action for a dynamic reaction. We are all the audience. All is all.
LXXITobinator 1 month ago
@LXXITobinator What you wrote, is total nonsense.
minnescanada 1 month ago
@minnescanada You're right haha. what I mean is, the three universal laws are attraction, polarity and relativity. Who the hell is talking about that? If you understand these laws, you can do anything. Fuck this, 'I'll believe it when I see it shit'. I have lived it, I have seen it. If you want to be a doubter in what is really possible, suit yourself. You are only holding yourself back.
LXXITobinator 4 weeks ago
He looks like Merlin
gadgetine007 1 month ago
Homosexual activists understand the power of words.
Please visit my channel to watch a one-minute video clip in which popular atheist author Richard Dawkins admits that homosexual activists "hijacked the word 'gay'".
The word "homosexual" is more appropriate and accurate because it, unlike the word "gay", actually describes the behavior/attraction/relationship being discussed.
The word "gay" helps homosexual activists push their agenda.
lightandbeautiful 1 month ago
been a fan of this man for over thirty years. one of the men besides my Dad I give thanks to for my ability to see through peoples bullshit.
disizbilly 1 month ago 2
@disizbilly For a first time watchin this man, he is funny and real smart!
WorldOfChaos2001 1 month ago
James Randi is an amazing man
MovingTarget85 1 month ago in playlist More videos from TEDtalksDirector
I think there is a definite correlation between the religiosity of our country and the amount of stupid paranormal shit we believe.
auroraman56 1 month ago 26
@auroraman56 It is one and the same, if you allow nonsense to run amok , you can't pick which scams are legal and which scams are a crime. TV evangelists are just as big a criminal fraud as Sylvia Brown and her psychic criminal chums.
minnescanada 1 month ago
@auroraman56 That doesn't say much; religion *IS* stupid paranormal shit. Are ghosts any crazier than angels? I don't think so.
IseeRightThrough2you 1 week ago
@auroraman56 It's like you're saying the more food your country has the fatter you're people are going to be.
FaultyBlue 1 week ago
@FaultyBlue Who woulda thunk it?
auroraman56 1 week ago
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Baronvonripemoff 1 month ago
She buried it beneath the clothesline...
Alliedtonone 1 month ago
What's up with this audience? James Randi is making funnies but they aren't laughing!?
Chilldudeski 1 month ago
@Chilldudeski You're laughing..and so did all the others..I think we still count :)
xxMinseok 1 month ago
@Chilldudeski Maybe they're nervous about the "I'm gonna swallow all these pills" and they're waiting for him to drop dead on stage O_o...
mooniestar 1 month ago
This guy is fucking awesome
MrMojoRisin9383 1 month ago
His waistband is so high it would fail a drugs test.
MrMatican 1 month ago 4
Thanks so much for sharing this, TED! Very entertaining, educational, informative. I have enjoyed Mr. Randi's material since I was a kid; enjoyed this very much as well.
RedPoisonDartFrog 2 months ago
omg charles darwin
smeagol102 2 months ago
why is it bad i know its bad but why ... can someone talk to me about it..
psychics claim its okay cuase they help people ... does it really help them?
why does not it help them ? why is it bad for people to be lied to like that.. ?
for some reason i cant think clearly about it .. can someon ehelp?
TheRogueMonk 2 months ago
@TheRogueMonk because psychics and such, say they are doing something but aren't. They are liars. Another reason, they ask ppl to pay for such services knowing they aren't delivering any services. So now they are lying thiefs. Not to mention they are dangerous to gullible mind and fill it with useless guck. Need more? This video actually explains quite well why its bad.
zdunichme 2 months ago
@zdunichme i agree.. ik just wonder .. if it would be an argument that if they satisfy people... then it is "okay"
TheRogueMonk 2 months ago
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@zdunichme i agree.. ik just wonder .. if it would be an argument that if they satisfy people... then it is "okay"
TheRogueMonk 2 months ago
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@zdunichme i agree.. ik just wonder .. if it would be an argument that if they satisfy people... then it is "okay"
TheRogueMonk 2 months ago
he is the best grandpa one will ever have...LOL...
abksharma 2 months ago
Very nice talk. He has been repeating himself over the years but it's the only way to get the message through.
andreylogutov 2 months ago
He's a great man.
TheCurmudgen 2 months ago
i find his ideas intriguing and wish to subscribe to his newsletter
fatpersononabicyle 2 months ago
And a P.S. If a person is in heaven, why does it cost money to talk to them?
Songsmirth 2 months ago
@Songsmirth god needs money, as evident by the vatican
asse080 2 months ago
Taking mourning people's $ is absolutely horrible but to give them hope is the worst. I just lost my dear brother and I can't imagine someone taking advantage of me at this time for money! At a person's lowest time in their life is beyond shameful. And I've seen a couple of these people. They can seem so sincere. The older I get the more I believe the old saying, "people will believe what they want to believe." And the unknown that these scam artists say they know is their angle.
Songsmirth 2 months ago 30
@Songsmirth Check his website membership costs minimun 50dollars. EVEN CEPTICS RIP U OFF!
JorgeTiagojAIME 1 month ago
@JorgeTiagojAIME I believe you Jorge. It's what he does. I hope he enjoys his steaks that he makes off the misery of other people. . . I believe that one day people like this will be judged and that helps. :) Songs
Songsmirth 1 month ago
@Songsmirth Funeral homes are just like that! They try to get you to buy the very expensive coffins. Etc. I hated that when they did it with my dad.
popguck 3 weeks ago
@popguck True, but at least you really do GET a coffin. (Not that the deceased cares what he's laying in, but that's still better than hearing your supposed dead granny guess the first letter of her own name.)
GoblinXXX 3 weeks ago
@popguck Sorry about your father Pop. If people can take it in when they are mourning that these funeral people will do that to think without a conscience, then maybe that will get them through without hating anying later. I think that with all the unfairness and dishonesty in the world, not hating people will help us be more at peace. They will be respondsible for their actions one day and I believe that and its helps to know they be judged. Take care. :) Songs
Songsmirth 3 weeks ago
I love this man.
hautepower 2 months ago
his waistband reflects how high his level of awesome is
puddinmandotcom 2 months ago 86
@puddinmandotcom I think everyone needs a grandpa like James Randi. He's SO COOL!
jsnake01 1 month ago
@puddinmandotcom Randi is an old man. He's earned the right to wear high waistbands. But you are right, he is awesome. I love the way he debunks these crooks.
ziatease 1 month ago
-chuckles-
They stop breathing, and then they're DEH-YUD.
Beck436 2 months ago
This guy reminds me of George Carlin
armandlluka 2 months ago
Which one is the real religion? Do you just pick one that sort of fits you and then claim that as the superior one? I can't figure out which one I should pick.
sfxrules 2 months ago
James Randi is the man.
elliotlee13 3 months ago
AMEN, James Randi! Ah... I mean LOGIC!
Nevada1993 3 months ago 20
i actually clapped....
TheSaarth 3 months ago
@mordaniela if you choose to believe it and it gives you peace, then you have received value for your money. Many people just need SOMETHING to believe in...that`s why religions exist. But sadly, none of that religious stuff, psychic stuff is true. There is no human that truly knows any of the real secrets. If someone did, believe me, EVERYONE would know
toddmastria1 3 months ago
@toddmastria1 That's fine, but you might aswell make your own and pay nothing.
HylomantisLemur 3 months ago
And now talking about how homeopathy doesn't work. He is a horrible person!
mordaniela 3 months ago
I don't like this man. I had psychic reading done recently and I am going again soon. The lady I spoke to told me so many details, that noone could ever known. Besides she is Australian and my deceased mother didn't speak any English, so noone could possibly inform this medium. This man just wants to ruin our spirit.
And I agree that Sylvia Brown is a scam, stupid old woman. But watch Lisa Williams ♥
mordaniela 3 months ago
@mordaniela send her to Randi!
thomson765 3 months ago
The world needs more people like James Randi!
Spherex86 3 months ago
@SuperSam424 even though it may be basic propaganda, I still don't have an answer from you, do I?
And seriously, are you 12? Saying "blah blah blah" to avoid answering a question is simply childish.
watsupjew 3 months ago
@watsupjew Go to my wall and read for your answers. Assumption arguments are not tolerated with me. There is nothing i can't answer.
SuperSam424 3 months ago
@SuperSam424 the fact of the matter is that in the thousands of years that people have believed in god, not one ounce of physical proof has been given. Men kill each other over an entity that, as far as we rational people are concerned, may not even exist. You tell me what is illogical.
watsupjew 3 months ago
@watsupjew Blah blah blah you're just sprouting typical propaganda. Study something then get back to me. While you're doing that, here's proof for God:
God>Consciousness>Metaphysical senses (real via acknowledgement)>sounds>letters>words (this last jump proves the objectivity of what we can know).
SuperSam424 3 months ago
What James Randi DOES NOT want you to know is that those pills gave him the shits for days, he had the runs and told a friend he struggled to get to the toilet in time due to his physical mobility age. So he covered up the truth that for days he was splattering the pan (had keeky dash) ; maybe if his body had not got rid of the oills in that way & what they contained, they might have had other effects we'll never know.He also repeatedly bootom burped violently during those few days after pills.
CloudsBeyond 3 months ago
@CloudsBeyond
Lol, source? Anyone can guess that this is pure nonsense disinformation. You really are a cretin for even attempting it. Hundreds around the world have done the same as Randi, there's even whole groups of people who've demonstrated you can safely 'overdose' on homoeopathy with zero effect. If Randi really did have diarrhea then it's likely because of something he ate or w/e. It has nothing to do with charlatan pills.
Vire70 3 months ago
James Randi, my hero.
SteveArpo 3 months ago
continued - that some of that energy doesn't goe elsewhere.
ki4jgt 3 months ago
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ki4jgt 3 months ago
continued - I believe psychics are merely people who can pick up on signals which are auditory, visual, and several other perceptions at the same time. I believe cold readings are a form of psychic reading because the psychic is reading you, but that the only good ones are the ones who don't want your money, but instead just to offer you advice. I believe that RARELY a person can transfer a thought or idea to someone else. with all the energy the body creates it would be ignorant to not believe
ki4jgt 3 months ago
@ki4jgt You just don't understand odds and confirmation bias.
I'd be happy to be proven wrong, but, well, you haven't shown an understanding of either of them in anything you've said.
That doesn't mean you are definitely wrong. It just means that if you were wrong, you wouldn't understand why, and I believe that to be the case.
Skindoggiedog 3 months ago
@ki4jgt "cold readings are a form of psychic reading because the psychic is reading you"
So why is it that they don't just pick a person themselves?
If they were actually reading the person they should be able to walk straight up to the person and tell them things. Yet they don't. Why? Because they're looking for that person whose mind will take whatever they say and twist it into something significant for themselves.
People who show up to these things are often desperate to believe it.
Skindoggiedog 3 months ago
I love James Randi :-) However, I do believe in psychics. Just not the kind who charge money. My grandmother used to work in a silver factory (of some sort, don't remember what they made) a lady walked up to her and asked to read her palm. She told her that she has 1 less child than she was supposed to have and soon after, my uncle died. My 40 year old aunt was told by a preacher that she would have a baby. A few months later, she had her first child.
ki4jgt 3 months ago
@ki4jgt
A dubious story. Many people have more than one child. What if your grandmother had another child after that, then the woman would have just been blatantly wrong.
Vire70 3 months ago
@Vire70 But she didn't have one more child after that.
ki4jgt 3 months ago
@ki4jgt "She told her that she has 1 less child than she was supposed to have and soon after, my uncle died."
So she had it completely wrong, then. Your grandmother should have, soon after, had another child ... not lost one.
"My 40 year old aunt was told by a preacher that she would have a baby. A few months later, she had her first child."
How many people had he said that to? 10? 100? 1000?
Getting it right doesn't mean 'getting it right' just because he got it right for you.
Skindoggiedog 3 months ago
@Skindoggiedog I get the preacher one. There's no proof. Basically he could've been saying the same thing over and over until it happened. I (personally knowing the guy) can accept that he didn't, but you (not knowing him) can't. I however do not get how a random women telling my grandmother that she sees her with one less child than she had at the time can be a wrong prediction.
ki4jgt 3 months ago
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@ki4jgt "I however do not get how a random women telling my grandmother that she sees her with one less child than she had at the time can be a wrong prediction."
Because that's not what you said. What you said was:
"She told her that she has 1 less child than she was supposed to have and soon after, my uncle died."
You said 'she has 1 less child than she was supposed to have'. That means she should have had one more, not one less (as what happened when the uncle died)
Skindoggiedog 3 months ago
@ki4jgt "Basically he could've been saying the same thing over and over until it happened."
No. He could have said it just once, and it could have happened. Not only that, you said she was five months pregnant at the time!!! He could have heard from somebody else that they think she was pregnant.
There are a thousand ways that could have come about without actually being 'psychic'. What you're claiming is that he's magic, based on extremely poor and inconclusive evidence.
Skindoggiedog 3 months ago
@Skindoggiedog I did not say she was 5 months pregnant. I also hate this comment feed feature LOL. They should allow the person to type a little bit more.
ki4jgt 3 months ago
@ki4jgt To have anyone take what you've said seriously, you'd have to present something that wasn't easily explainable by other means. Telling a pregnant woman she's going to have a baby, and saying a woman should have had one more kid are not psychic predictions.
People die. People have babies. What makes your instances miracles? The fact that they happened to ppl you know? You could say the same thing to 50 million people this very instant and be correct. These are completely ordinary events.
Skindoggiedog 3 months ago
@ki4jgt These are games of numbers.
Think all across the world how many people believe in psychic powers. Then think of those who think they HAVE psychic powers - this amounts to millions of people making predictions every day.
To NOT have someone like you show up would be the real miracle, because it's absolutely bound to happen with the amount of times those dice are thrown.
We remember the hits and forget the misses. That's how this whole things works.
Skindoggiedog 3 months ago
@ki4jgt "I did not say she was 5 months pregnant."
You said 'a few months' later she had a child. Am I to take it your 'few' meant, what? 12 months? Come on now. She was pregnant at the time. Whether the person has picked up on that consciously or subconsciously, or simply guessed, doesn't matter. It's still not evidence of psychic powers.
Skindoggiedog 3 months ago
@ki4jgt "My grandmother used to work in a silver factory (of some sort, don't remember what they made) a lady walked up to her and asked to read her palm. She told her that she has 1 less child than she was supposed to have and soon after, my uncle died."
This might not be pleasant to hear, but I'm going to tell you right now why that story made the list - your grandmother used it to help cope with the loss of her son.
I doubt that palmreader said anything like what she ended up telling you.
Skindoggiedog 3 months ago
..."NO ITS A SHAVER..NO IT HAS NO GLASS"....Those don't count as fooling us. There is nothing we assumed.
SuperSam424 3 months ago
@SuperSam424
So you're saying you didn't think it was a microphone, or that he was wearing glasses?
Vire70 3 months ago
@Vire70 I'm saying that's a very poor metaphor for the type of things a psychic can do. I didn't think nor care about what the man was wearing or around. I had no value in tthings so he has no place to fool me. From psychics you get information you could never have got, also. They don't simple "fool" you. You can tell the fakers from the real ones. The real ones are very close to demonic possession. What they don't tell you is that in orde to get psychic you must worship a fallen angel.
SuperSam424 3 months ago
@SuperSam424
Really... demons and angels. Now you've stepped into the truly laughable. I could probably buy pscyhics as some unexplained brain phenomena that picks things up or so on, but an ability granted by angels? What a joke.
Vire70 3 months ago
@Vire70 fallen angels are demons, girly. And yeah, I'm sure you and your dumb friends do "find me" laughable. And Yes, fallen angels grant many people abilities in return for anti-christ behavior. You know nothing about this world and the way its run. This world religiously indoctrinates everyone to sway towards the "No God or any 'who-ha' in existence" and riddicules the occult so it can use it to its advantage. Men are but mere puppets for the revenge of the fallen. Hollywood even tells you.
SuperSam424 3 months ago
@SuperSam424
/Yawn.. whatever. Maybe you would have more credibility if these supposed great abilities had ever been empirically verified. As is they're just one more ludicrous claim is a sea of wishy washy charlatan nonsense. That you actually -expect- people to take you seriously is worthy of ridicule in itself.
Vire70 3 months ago
@Vire70 Yawn, whatever. You have been religiously indoctrinated to hate God and thus cannot see how you are guilty of the very things you accuse Christians of being. The fact that you actually think people should by default use ignorance as their cop our argument towards me from the get go shows how insuitable you are of critical thinking. You completely ignore the fact that you don't know all things.
SuperSam424 3 months ago
@SuperSam424 the guy may be a hypocrite but your god is still imaginary.
christianity = faith.
faith = belief without evidence.
if your gonna play the logic game then do it right or get the fuck out.
theeyeisblind 3 months ago
@theeyeisblind Wow, yeah, you're not brainwashed. Sure.
First off. False. Second off:
Christianity = Faith
Faith = GOOD REASON (You're not gonna decietfully use the atheist definition and get away with it--AS IF the standard to all things is evidence. REASON your evidence first. Dumb shit.
Third off, here's proof for God (Whether or not you are smart enough to grasp it):
God>Consciousness>Metaphysical senses>Sounds>Letters>Words
Sit down.
SuperSam424 3 months ago
@SuperSam424 " ...AS IF the standard to all things is evidence..."
lol i forgot that evidence is second to bullshit for you people. proof for god eh? which god? certainly not the one that told us that heaven is a solid that opens up to allow the rain through?
so god ( which one?) is greater than words? i'm glad that you just defined god with words AND admitted that you have no proof for it by hiding behind metphysical bullshit. you sir, would make a great assistant to william lane craig.
theeyeisblind 3 months ago
@SuperSam424
More babble. How could one be religiously indoctrinated into not being religious? What a joke. The burden of proof for supporting a claim always on the claimant. You assert that many people have these magical powers, all throughout the world and history, and yet not once has a single case been legitimately verified as anything other than hearsay. It's the exact same case as gods existence. I acknowledge and accept that I don't know things, and I don't fill it in with fantasies.
Vire70 3 months ago
@Vire70 " How could one be religiously indoctrinated into not being religious?"...UH...because we already LIKE EVIL from the start MAYBE! If you lived in a world with these people who, since they exist, control everything by default, you would not be hearing about any "official" cases about them. In fact, the truth is probably going to be hidden BE DEFAULT. Now I'm telling you this just ONCE. YOU LIVE IN THAT WORLD AND THIS REALLY IS THEIR MATRIX. THEY ARE FALLEN ANGELS. You will do well.
SuperSam424 3 months ago
@SuperSam424 ah, i get it. your a troll. goodbye troll.
theeyeisblind 3 months ago
@theeyeisblind Which God??!! Are you stupid?? How about the one that doesn't have the properties and qualities of fallen angels like all the egyption, summerian hindu and Mayan "gods" for a fucking start. How about the only God that stands out in this world. How about the God that actually came down here in human form and not even atheistic historians can deny. Please. I study the occult. You reiterate assumptions. I fight evil--you love it. Sit down child.
SuperSam424 3 months ago
@SuperSam424 The Christian God shares the same attributes as many other religions, most of the Christian doctrine are quite similar to religions like Mithraism, Zarathruism, and other religions that today no longer have a following as the followers where forced to give up their religion either by Christian or muslims.
astroboomboy 3 months ago
@astroboomboy Look. I'm gonna make this fast. God is real. The God of Jesus, only. "Aliens" and demons react to the name of Jesus Christ. This is common knowledge between UFOlogists. Those who release this information are killed. Furthermore, I study the occult and many other fringe topics. This world is much stranger than you think. Water is alive and monsters are real. Wizards and witches (occultists) run this world. There are many villians and only one hero. You won't believe me. It's sad.
SuperSam424 3 months ago
@SuperSam424 how silly of me you can never respond because you released this information and now they who ever the fuck "they" are will kill you! oh no!
karn33333 2 months ago
@SuperSam424 If you were able to prove even one of your beliefs, then maybe someone would believe you.
lemonrind 1 month ago
@lemonrind If you were able to comprehend my proofs, then maybe you would believe me.
SuperSam424 1 month ago
@astroboomboy Wanna know what happenes when a secular world religiously indoctrinates a large group of 'innocent' minds to make them believe theists are the ones who are religiously indoctrinated? Take a look around and you'll see. Atheists accuse Christians of the very things they are actually guilty of. They can't see it because they are foolish ( cannot discern good/evil).
SuperSam424 3 months ago
@SuperSam424 Did somebody forget to take their meds?
Poisinn 3 months ago in playlist James Randi
@SuperSam424
You're telling me this... but why should I believe you? I see absolutely nothing that distinguishes your claim from any other charlatan I've ever seen. There are dozens of religions each of whom profess similar, and equally baseless, superstitious claims. I have investigated many and all have utterly failed to convince me of anything except that the people asserting the claim have deep emotional investments in the idea.
Let's say you ARE right. How can you expect me to agree?
Vire70 3 months ago
@Vire70 Charlatan?? Is that just an attempt at an insult? What I'm talking about has nothing to do with hidden motives/gains. I can tell you from now that I will not be getting anything 'good' for my works here on earth. On earth I am probably going to be killed soon in my life. Don't you dare come at me and tell me I am the one being dishonest. There is nothing I believe that is unplausable. It's only unbelievable at first. And I will say "blah blah blah" to assumption arguments.
SuperSam424 3 months ago
@SuperSam424
I am not claiming you are dishonest. I hold little doubt that you are earnest. If the religious have one thing going for them it is that. No, I simply referring to the baselessness of the claims you are making. Can you explain to me one thing which distinguishes your beliefs from that of any other religion I may come across?
All things can be possible. Many plausible. But certain? Certainty comes only from the objective, for me at least. Do not expect me to believe a base claim.
Vire70 3 months ago
@Vire70 First off, there is no other religion like Christianity. If you think this--its due to clever propaganda, namely the fact that they movied the Bday of Jesus to be in light with the fallen angel false doctrine stories of the 'previous christs' which were put in place to confuse the jority about the truth of Jesus. Second off, Christianity is right because both demons and "aliens" aka fallen angels aka also demons flee at the name of Jesus Christ. i have personally SEEN this work.
SuperSam424 3 months ago
I should probably also add that I study the occult and I know what I'm talking about. That pinacle fact, that fact that demons and "aliens" have the same properties and qualities and both react to the name of Jesus PROVES to me Christ is in fact real and He did die for our sins. All other religions in the world tell you to rely on yourself with some internal 'divine spark'. Christ is the only religion that teaches "Be perfect. See? You can't. You suck. You need Jesus." THAT makes sense.
SuperSam424 3 months ago
@SuperSam424 Capiliizing words in no way makes you correct.
neverfearchrisishere 3 months ago
@neverfearchrisishere Shut up.
SuperSam424 3 months ago