James Randi on CBS This Morning - Nostrodamus

[alexistarr]

Six months from now, I'm going to fart with such magnitude that it's going to blow the Earth apart and mean an end to civilization as we know it. Now I'm probably wrong about this, "but the consequences if I'm right are so severe that it really needs to be considered, it really does". :-)

[ReductioAdAbsurdum]

"skepticism evaluates the processes that occur in the real world"

No, skepticism is "a methodology based on an assumption of doubt". It is the opposite of credulity, it means means you don't accept claims on insufficient evidence.

"God and afterlife and such are [..] entirely different"

Bullshit. You don't get to put some claims in a corner and say a lesser standard of intellectual rigor applies. Claims that gods or an afterlife exist should be met with the same skepticism as ANY claim.

[ReductioAdAbsurdum]

The argument at 3:43 is so fucking stupid.

Here: I predict that in 2010, the Earth will fall into the Sun.

I'm "probably wrong, but the consequences if I'm right are so severe that it really needs to be considered". Right? RIGHT?

Yet another version of Pascal's Wager. This kind of asinine "logic" is the reason most people are theists; only a minority of people can actually *think*.

[pitbull103]

Don't recall the asteroid. Nostradamus himself would probably laugh his ass off at this and say, "It was all a joke, you rubes."

[beautifulspam]

Anyone catch randi's ouija moujsepad? I want one : )

[KarinMikazuki]

3:46

"The consequences if he is right are so severe that it really needs to be considered"

okay lets give you the ball on this one, i predict that all straight people in the year 2123 becomes raped by homosexuals and vice versa then there will be complete and total suffering followed by barbara streisand singing before the world ends, we can prevent this by giving me personally 1 million dollars.

Consider that?

[stankylittleangus]

Oh no, your prediction is probably wrong, but the consequences if you are right are so severe that they need to be considered!

SOMEBODY PAY THE PERSON!

haha

[horhey89]

shit man sounds serious, i got like 20 quid, will that do?

[12Zwolf]

Thank You For Posting; The 'Y2K' crash never happened, which is consistent with all eschatological supidity.

Cheers!

Valkyrie Ziege Mourne

[regentrex]

No way! Was that a Ouija Board mouse-pad on Randi's desk?! Sweet!

[jgoemat]

What does that 580 prediction even mean? A vague prediction that is 1,000 years off is not very good evidence at all, and it is the best evidence according to that guy...

[genocidalmonkey]

did that asteroid ever come around?

or perhaps it'll come in 2012. :)

[dmlled]

amazing bullshit books

[aquafishsoup]

well i'm alive

[Aotommo]

I just think it's such a huge shame that people remember Nostradamus for his poetry-turned-revelation, when his quatrains are perfectly fine literature on their own, and when he performed rather significant medical work fighting the plague with Louis Serre.

[Obelisk2290]

how many of these psychics and their ilk have to be wrong time and time again to prove they cant predict the future

[dave4248]

If you believe "Nostradumbass" could see the future, you're a dumbass yourself.

[mjr256]

LOL. Glad to see that reporter was quite skeptical himself but how funny is it to hear him then move onto mentioning the Y2K computer bug.

[gldjmp]

lol Y2k

[darkreign16]

lol

[b4baby]

James Randi is god. well, no, not really...because James Randi actually exists.

[free4usin]

HA just change figures there and say he was right! He admits Nostrodamus was wrong and then says he was right.

[SunriseSucks]

Nice illuminati eye logo

[Flyborg]

Oh no! The world is doomed, 9 years ago!

The only interesting part was the end, when he mentioned the Y2K bug, but apparently it wasn't a big issue yet, and they didn't call it the Y2K bug.

[LovelyYTRocks]

2012 is going to be another faux.

I'm not going to die.

[quintessential37]

The black dude is scared to do the Ouija board that is hilarious.

[destructorcreator]

"Care to do the Ouija board, Ollie?"

"RATHER NOT, TOM."

"Thanks Ollie."

[Stentor7]

This jackass is the brother of Republican congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, one of the most partisan a-holes in the Lower House of Congress.

Gee, I wonder if he has an agenda?

[kirby4blues]

You rock Randi. These people are so deluded. Funny ending though. XD

[Di66en6ion]

I love how all these zealot's base argument is "If we're wrong, we'll suffer the consequences!"...

lol, so pathetically stupid.

[Di66en6ion]

And all these prophets were wrong, and will always be wrong. Fail.

[RexNunc]

People will believe anything.

This is proof positive.

Nostradamus is about as credible as astrology.

Stop it. Just stop.

[Clausfarre]

Y3K!! It's coming people! just 991,6 years to go!

[gstrocknroller]

Lol, you can see Randi in the crystal ball at 0:30!

[Drewdood]

"Nostradamus is probably wrong about 1999..." but I'm going to write a book and sell it to people anyway.

[Aotommo]

He probably made a killing, too. P.T. Barnum was right!

[mjr256]

Cont'd

& both parties must 1st agree to the terms before beginning. Randi's explanation for ending the challenge (which by the way is still open for another 2 years should you wish to try & claim it) is entirely reasonable & these claims that he's doing it to keep the money was the anticipated response.

[fatladyoflimbourg]

Relax. He's an idiot. I would call him a troll but he seems to stupid for that.

[mjr256]

If you mean James Randi, how counterintuitive of you to criticize him on a video where he's clearly been completely proven correct as Y2K came & went without incident.

I find your claims against Randi not only horribly unconvincing but childish (ex. "Are these even *REAL* names?") The money's in escrow & can be easily authenticated by any1 willing to look. You don't even seem to understand how the challenge even works. Independent 3rd parties judge. Cont'd...

[geocat]

hahah, aahaha. Y2K, I was acutally disapointed when nothing happened after so much hype.

[ColAbernathy]

Thanks PT Barnum...people really DO want to be fooled. :)

[harryogre]

LOL

"...two and a half years from now."

ROFL

That worked well.

Reminds me of a book I found in 1987 called "88 reasons why the Rapture will happen in 1988".

There's one born every minute.

[shanedk]

Who's the reporter with the moustache at the end? He looks familiar.

[davidpapp]

James Randi is so cool. I want to be just like him!!!! :) Too bad I can't grow facial hair...

[dradeel]

Hahaha, tell me about it. I'd love to have a beard like Randi too.