James Randi was wrong about Uri Geller according to Magicians

[jussts]

Wow, so a handful of magicians make an appeal to ignorance on the matter of Uri Geller? Who gives a shit?

[reasonable752]

But a security officer guarding New Yorker Blaine during the stunt said: “We’ve been told to treat Uri like any member of the public.

“He tells people he’s David’s mate. But Blaine’s complained he is a ‘hanger-on’ and wants nothing to do with him.”

David Blaine: I think everything I do is normal, not paranormal but normal. It's using the power of the mind to achieve whatever we can endure.

[reasonable752]

Dear Steve:

...no, I did not believe at the time that I witnessed something of a psychic nature. I believed I witnessed something quite wonderful - something that I could not explain - but not psychic. Just becaue I cannot explain something does not automatically place it in the realm of the paranormal because the operator says so.

I do like Uri, however, but not because of a belief that he has psychic ability.

Hope this helps. Also, no need to keep this response confidential.

David (Blaine)

[OneClownShoe]

If Mr.Randi is wrong, why is he still holding on to that million dollar challenge? It's been over 20 years now. Why can't anyone actually prove their stupid power?

[betlamed]

LOL. That's the best you have got? "The generalisation was wrong"? Duh. Of course it was. Doesn't mean that Uri Geller is anything but a fraud.

[Bowlesy13]

If anything, this just makes these other "professionals" look like tools.

Case closed...

[deanmat]

If you believe Uri can bend a spoon with his mind, show a clip. That would be your actual "evidence."

Then, we'll tear it apart with the obvious. David Blaine and David Copperfield both like to keep the idea of magic alive. It is their business. But if you were behind closed doors, and asked them about Uri, they would simply laugh, like the 100 million other magicians, who all know his "secrets."

[TheBraincream]

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[MrTapoche]

you,re an idiot!

[WingThaiJ]

Randi proved Geller a fake on Johnny Carson. Don't you recall?

[bigtarrose]

Yeah and Kriss Angel is a mind reader!

[MannyToga]

To Scepcop... look at the skit where Randi says Uri Geller recants after all these years! Why? And look at uri Geller on the Jjohhny Carson show. He'sa fake!!!! Case closed!!!

[thisguysajerk]

@Kristhehistorian sorry, Kris, but winston has not given any evidence.

you want evidence??!?! go look up the countless videos that expose and demonstrate Gellers parlor tricks.

"For whatever reason you seem to think assertions are arguments"

don't confuse me with yourself.

sorry, but this is video is nonsense and you are a gullible moron for believing it.

[FearThisChannel]

This whole spoon-bending trick is as simple as it is to cycle. Nothing paranormal about it.

[thisguysajerk]

@Kristhehistorian what geller did has been explained and demonstrated numerous times.

geller doesn't have any special ability that cannot be explained. ample research HAS gone into these things and they always come out the same... as BS.

you need to do some real research instead of being gullible and buying into magic mind powers.

come on man. how old are you?

[thisguysajerk]

so you're claiming James Randi was wrong... because you have quotes from magicians saying they liked Uri's trick... and saying he's "real"... quotes from OTHER magicians... saying Uri is real... is supposed to prove something?

THIS is precisely why you simply cannot be taken seriously. you have zero understanding of skepticism. thanks for the laugh though.

[thisguysajerk]

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you people are top-grade morons.

[rjhrjh3]

What are the sources for these quotes? Without that this video is worthless.

[GlobalDating]

@rjhrjh3 if you google the quotes, you will find them.

[rjhrjh3]

@GlobalDating I did the first two. All I found was Uri claiming that it was said. He can claim anything. Nothing from other sources. So these quotes are worthless.

Summary - This shows that Randi is right.

[rlwiii]

@rjhrjh3

I would take that one step further rjh3. These quotes real or fake are simply pointing to incredulity. None of this provided that these quotes are real goes to prove that they are truthful or relevent.

i would like to point out that there were once millions of quotes stating their was once scholarly work stating that the sun moved around the earth.

this is not correct.

a million magicians saying that uri is legitimate does not make him so.

[GlobalDating]

@rjhrjh3 sorry it does not show that Randi is right. Randi claimed that ALL magicians believe that Geller is a fraud. Not true. Funny how you take anything Randi says without supporting evidence, yet you put a burden of proof upon me. Even if I gave you more sources and proof, you'd still raise the bar and say that the magicians were deceived. You will protect your paradigm from conflicting evidence. I know how these things work.

[rjhrjh3]

@GlobalDating It is not important what Randi has said on this issue. There are plenty of videos showing Uri Geller has cheated. That is what is important. A real psychic would not need to cheat.