Mentally healthy aka atheist James Randy always exposes ZombieGodBelievers aka ChristPsychotics for the schizophrenia-light they are....not full blown, but approaching this psychotic state of brain fully winded to explode at any unexpected moment. Just like their deluded Zombie God Arrival Rapture.
Randy is truly amazing, proven by his clever Sane (Atheist) intellect propelled actions, not words. The Carlos Hoax was his masterpiece....many FaithPsychotics still believe Spirit of Carlos exists!
Looks like Randi is the real hoaxer after all - face it Randi, you've been fornicating with a fugitive felon, and pretending to be an paragon of logic and virtue. HAHHAA
Jesus would love Randi, because Jesis is all about being rationality and science, that's why he particuluarily refused to show magic the whole new testmanet
I was 3 in 1988. If this had aired just a few years later or I had been born just a few years earlier, then I would never have wasted so much time stupidly believing all that spiritual mystical nonsense *shakes head*
But to say "I KNOW the Twin Primes Conjecture to be true", let alone to try to con a lot of people out of their money (I have no idea how one would do that, but... hypothetically, to make this analogous with so-called psychics), WOULD be ignorant/stupid/worthy of scorn.
Such a shame that Australian stupidity continues to this day.
A continent that should be #1 in wind and solar power continues to pollute with coal (yes - the export most of that coal, but they should make a point NOT to) and be at the forefront of fighting manmade climate change, but too many stupid deniers in Australia.
This man James is a con man.Conspiring to a gay fake person.I am happy "Carlos" is in jail.Next is James Randi as fraud,fake and a pedophile.Such a pseudo-skeptical shill.
i love the pauses with the dissapointed look he gives people when he names a form of psychic or makes a point about them :D ......''the channelers became very popular with their nonsense and all the countries would book them'' DISSAPOINTED LOOK....
What a fake expose...ALL of the media would NOT have occurred if the co-conspirator (Channel 9) did not give "Carlos" the original exposure. This "expose" did not prove anything except that James Randi is a magician who is an expert at misdirection and deception. It is so ironic that the "skeptics" are so easily fooled by this expert of deception. Indeed.
Hahaha Randi has ruined the careers of so many con-artists, I love it. I bet they all hate him so much but there's nothing they can do about it. His 1 million dollar challenge still awaits a challenger; that fact is alone makes it so glaringly obvious how ridiculous pyschics, mystics, etc all are.
@ZachRose88 Randi debunks bigots and psychics whilst 'real' magicians simply use ingenius illusions and techniques to entertain and amaze. He's OK with these, as was Harry Houdini. Tell me, which is more interesting. "Ohhh I'm supernatural," or, "well, it's an illusion... but how is it done? Well, only I know." To me, the latter is much, much more amazing and mesmerizing. =)
@Parliament45 I'll say it again just so we are clear to speculate is fine, but to believe in something before you have the evidence is ignorant even if it is proven right in the end. The clue is in the "proven" until it is or until we can its an idea. Spirits God the Loch Ness magical powers supernaturalism is an idea. In order to believe it we will need evidence. Dawin collected data, and we have ever since the evidence collected verified and observed proves and refines the theory.
@arniemazmax True, but to be interested in these matters, research it and try to develop better ways to locate and test them is not ignorant. That's where I have a problem with James Randi because he wants a blanket statement coming from everybody and that is just as ignorant. Sorry, try again.
@Bunnykins78 Not at all, Mr Randi is scientifically minded, he has to reserve personal feelings and has to hold the door open to anyone who says they can walk on water, turn water into wine, fly to his window and talk to the dead. He gets a Nobel Prize if he succeeds in proving under repeatable verifiable double blinded tests their claims true. His views and mine would change with evidence. They can't do it, the money goes unclaimed and Mr Randi just gets better looking. Try again. :)
You and skeptics and James Randi are 99% correct on all points, except
= to believe in something before you have the evidence is ignorant =
needs to be qualified as (I'm not sure this is the best way, but I'll try): "to believe in something fanatically".
In math, mathematicians ARE NOT ignorant to say "I believe the Twin Primes conjecture is true" or "I believe the Twin Primes conjecture is false". This conjecture has been proven neither way.
@arniemazmax = Conjectures are usually proven by 1-2 people, and the 99% mathematicians simply believe the other mathematicians who say it's true without proving it by themselves.=
That is true. You are actually making a stronger statement: that not only do mathematicians believe conjectures without direct evidence (in the case of math, this means doing the proof oneself), but they believe PROVED THEOREMS without direct proof themselves.
@mphello the proof of the Taniyama-Shimura Theorem (which implies Fermat's Last Theorem).
In fact, we mathematicians consider it a point of pride NOT to fall into the trap of endlessly repeating somebody else's proof, because we consider it a point of pride to show we work at optimal efficiency, and are not endlessly reinventing the wheel, and can simply apply someone else's results for something new and original.
@mphello Well said, and I might add should a method be called in to question then real world step by step method could be shown as to how we arrive at this conclusion. Take string theory, no one says this is it we have a complete theory we say this is as best as we can understand it for now, supernaturalism doesn't make that claim.
There is no evidence being brought forth nor has there ever...thats why it requires faith.Belief without evidence.
@Parliament45 Before we had collected data, tested and verified the existence of airwaves into a sound theory speculation and hypothesize was all we had until we could justify the concept with evidence.
That doesn't mean I wouldn't investigate speculate and be keen to collect data to see if such and hypothesize was grounded on sound parameters. Whats so hard about this? It's ignorant to believe in belief, to believe without evidence.
@Parliament45 I would be happy to hypothesize and investigate radio waves but I would not believe it as a sound theory until that idea had been justified by credible repeatable process.
@Parliament45 Absence of evidence to me is evidence of absence ...till you get some. As soon as you start going down the "perhaps" rd then we are speculating on intangible make believe so anything goes god Jesus tinker bell Satan goblins Allah homeopathy (insert mental delusion of choice here). It's a shame because it’s such an impoverished world view.
@Parliament45 Good question, evidence is evidence in the material or spiritual...but so far no credible evidence has been brought forward to the "spiritual" a definition of evidence is "Plainly visible; to be seen".
So I would say that a claim based on spirituality need to be repeatable under scientific double blind tests.
If it does then we have evidence of the spiritual till then it’s either wishful thinking delusion or yet to be proved. And thus needs to be treated highly sceptically.
@Parliament45 If the only way to prove an extraordinary claim is to seek it out by oneself I would question the nature of the claim as personal experience is subjective. As pattern seeking creatures we are prone to believe that which we want to believe thus vulnerable to self delusion. Thus it is paramount that we seek evidence from with which to objectively and unbiasdly discern the truth. Especially imperative if that which is claimed is extraordinary by nature. If true there will be evidence
@Parliament45I Yes I agree, but I always keep at the forefront of my mind that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. We want to prove other say supernatural realms however desire doesn't cut the mustard. Evidence all the way. What is more likely that the fundamental laws are suspended in a way to favour us or that we are mistaken? The religious and the the above aren't just "open" to the possibility of supernaturalism they Know...and whats worse WE also have to know. lol :)
@Parliament45 If something is real there will be evidence to be found till then you have to investigate. Those promoting supernaturalism are not stating a "perhaps" they are stating it as sound fact or provable by personal experience, you view it with the same skepticism as the Loch Ness Monster Tinkerbell Ghosts Zeus Allah etc. When Mr Randi turns up for work supernaturalism doesn't. Not to say many are not sincere whilst others are simple minded or worst cheap mind peddelers to the gullable.
How come he did a video on Carlos, but when I searched on YouTube for a video of James Randi exposing Allison DuBois, the search didn't bring up any results? If he needs info for his video, then he can contact me.
@chrisis138 Lots of reasons, but regarding this context I would say the strong skepticism that usually accompanies atheism compels me to do research regarding claims made by various individuals in all aspects of life. This skepticism has served me well.
This hoax was perpetuated like the Satanic Abuse Panic, a woman wrote a piece of fiction passed it off as fact. lazy journalism let it spread for 8 years ruining lives until someone finally did some fact checking. Why did it take 8 years to check some simple facts?
I don't mean the actual science of course. But if you think a second about the amount of useless things that are sold in a package (both literally and metaphorically) that says ''scientifically approved'', or look at the benefit charts of medical companies anytime it's announced that there's bird, swine or goat flu floating around; you might understand my point.
I don't mean the actual science of course. But if you think a second about the amount of useless things that are sold in a package (both literally and metaphorically) that says ''scientifically approved'', or look at the benefit charts of medical companies anytime it's announced that there's bird, swine or goat flu floating around; you might understand my point.
I really admire Randi's witty intelligence and respect what he does with all those charlatans who make millions out of people's spiritual weeknesses. But I don't understand how someone at his level of intelligence and skepticism, wouldn't doubt a second if the human logic, reason, and science is sufficient to explain nature. I believe human perception is able to observe only a small part of nature's possibilities like any other crature.
ok i'll state that again for you.. What I meant was " proof of it being a negative is,it is against the claim". Understand? but what would a drunk Irish man know anyway ei? I mean that's all you know right? drinking?hahahaha
@genericmember1 Not absolutely true; some people (who usually end up in mental institutions) are "possessed", and can talk fluently in foreign languages.
@genericmember1 unless they're an asseblies of god nut and they say kabula cha over and over again and claim 'we don't hav tranlation yet 4 god's holy language.' its gibberish and churches are all chalatan scams. the fascinating thing is they don't need illusions any more 2 get people 2 believe crazy sh*t cuz its all indoctrinated now. shame what people r will 2 take on the word of liars
@genericmember1 Not to lend credence to such a ridiculous idea as channeling, but that would be sort of the spirit's equivalent of getting a translator who doesn't speak your language. So "of course" they'd always channel spirits they could translate for, they'd be the only spirits knocking.
@genericmember1 That's actually not true. You can do research on past mediums and this happened too. It may have been a trick, as in the medium studying in private a language, but it did happen. Funny that! Please if you are going to make statements like that, especially with getting people to thumbs up it as truth, do some research. It's just as ignorant and ill informed.
@Bunnykins78 They may speak another language when they claimed to have channelling a spirit, I'm not claiming that they don't.
What I am claiming is that I have never heard a medium say "Hold on, I've made contact! I can hear words but they sound German. I can't speak German".
@MrArniemazmax lol you are kidding, which supernatural man made divinity am I supposed to be trembling from, lol Zeus, Thor, Wotan,Apollo the flying spaghetti monster? No I am sinless whatever sin is.And I have no more fear that Apollo or Zeus exist than I fear the Loch Ness monster, fairies, Wizards, Satan etc its comicbook stuff. If you believe in any of the above not only do you need "help" lol but a little thing called evidence.......and as hard as you look you wont find a stitch.
why dosent randie do somthing usefull instead of exposing magic tricks........why dosent he prove that there is no existance of life after bodily death?.......if he could prove this he would gain some real credability, hes just a pissed of magician running around spoiling other magick acts .................searson808@live.co.uk
@MrJonnymanchester BEcause by simple elementary logic, you can´t prove a negative.
He´s not trying to disprove anything. He just challenges those who claim that there is something paranormal going on, to prove it beyond doubt. Simple really
@ebrobaru if you re read,... I am not saying that he is trying to disprove paranormal activity.....I am just saying, instead of wasting his analytical talents on disproving the claims of 2 bit conmen like uri geller, why not offer proof that there is survival of the consciousness after bodily death......is that better!...lol
i respect randies work ...he exsposes con artists, but can he prove without a doubt that when the body dies thats it ,lights off ,the end,.......why dosent he just prove this, cos if he did / could he wouldent be bothered with thoes other irritants like spoon bending...... why dosent someone challenge him 1million to prove that there is no existance of the human spirit after bodily death. he would not win ...............an he knows it .......................searson808@live.co.uk
@Rockster969 evidence dosent need to be presented by an individual to be disproved....the individuals ability to gather evidence determines its weeknes......so i sugested why dosent randi do a bit of research due to his great mind.....lets say on the assumption that there is life after death.....investigate all there is to this effect let him digest it and come to a conclusion .....thats all i was asking......i thought it was a easy request...lol
i respect randies work ...he exsposes con artists, but can he prove without a doubt that when the body dies thats it ,lights off ,the end,.......why dosent he just prove this, cos if he did / could he wouldent be bothered with thoes other irritants like spoon bending...... why dosent someone challenge him 1million to prove that there is no existance of the human spirit after bodily death. he would not win ...............an he knows it
@MrJonnymanchester Because it is mathematically impossible, you can not prove a negative. You can not prove some thing is not there. Hence the only way to do this is by trying to prove something IS there.
@MrJonnymanchester exactly. there is evidence that their is no god. Go and call him or look for him physically. can not be done. The Burden of him must be proven,.
@IrishHeroMan Seriously how is that flawed. Th default position of any human being is not to believe in God. Religion/Spirituality is a learned behavior. If that was not the case then there would not be so many religions or beliefs. There are no babies born Jewish, born with circumcisions. Christians created baptisms to welcome new Christians.. Where is the proof for God. On top of that Atheism is a default position since most of the world to some degree is and athiest.
@hank1972 I am by no means saying that atheism is wrong or write. Nor am I saying that God is real or myth. What I am saying is that you are not creating a logically sound argument for your side.
Sadly, God can neither be proven or disproved, which is why that is a dead end topic.
@IrishHeroMan Well that fact that God can not be proven, regardless of whether or not he is or is not disproven, is pretty much the reasoning for many if not a majority of Atheist and Agnostics. So again as non-Theist the burden of proof falls on the the Theist prove their case. So I stand by my original statement that you can not prove a negative.
@hank1972 lol perhaps. But you can not call it a negative unless there is proof of it being a negative. This kind of flawed argument can be easily used both ways, and hence is why the argument is logically flawed. But as always, you are entitled to your opinion. Have a wonderful day, nice chatting :)
@IrishHeroMan Sorry this bring this back up, but a lack of believe would be a negative. Not sure how you equate lack of anything with a positive. if you have a lack of funds you have negative cash. The Atheism positive thing had bugged me all night.
@IrishHeroMan Let me solve this mathematical dilemma for both of you: theism could be considered as "positive", since we've got a belief in god. Agnosticism is "zero" because in this mathematical interpretation it rather stands for the beginning of the "calculation" (which goes two ways, logically) and atheism is "negative" since it stands for the opposite of the theism, on the other side of the beginning of this metaphorical computation.
meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh I hate it when videos end like this....it's like having to fumble through a news paper fro the continued on next page thing now let's see...what the hel do I do here to see the rest again......
It might be hard to believe but I was in a cult from 16 till 36 that believed in a lot of the WOO, you debunk. I finally defrosted my brain and left. tThe next few years were amazing. I was waking up from a long sleep and became first a staunch skeptic and then an Atheist. I have always loved you magic but appreciate you even more because of your JRF! Thanks!
Hmmm...such a fascinating variation in the game of ping-ball! Simply impede Brachial blood flow through surface arterial comression, and thus reduce and seemingly nullify distal Radial pulse! My only wish is that this little twerp will carry out this self same stunt (it isn't even a trick),- only this time compressing (bilaterally) both his Internal and External Carotid arteries, and, in so doing, stop the oxygen to his brain and thereby removing himself permanently from this globe of ours!
In the name of Science and Progress, we, as a society, need insist that our respective governments', actually incarcerate these megalomaniac nut-cases! They represent nothing but poison to most people's enlightened belief in the universal use of the Scientific Method. Why on earth people (excluding this set-up of course) do actually attend, having also paid money, thes 'demonstrations' is way beyond my reasoning! It leaves me cold and somewhat disappointed in the human-gullibility factor!!
@omnissient I couldn't agree with you more omnissient! I actually find religious people and their tendency for 'blind faith' very sad indeed. I understand that we can each believe in what we want, but religion, for sure, is damned dangerous! As a student, I shared an apartement with a Born Again Christian, and, for my own sanity, I needed to move elsewhere as this guy and his beliefs', illustrated (through his daily actions and sililoquys) his catagory A nut-case status! Almost psychopathic!
Hey why don't you disprove that person, Rick Simpson.
After finding out he could cure his own skin Cancer topically,
He grew Cannabis on his land and gave it away freely for 4 years in it's essential Oil.
Typically on the street people smoke it a call it Oil, he made the purest substance he could and fed it to many. He cured Cancers, Diabetes, arthritis, asthma and many, many more.
Sounds like snake eh?
Theirs a documentary on it, made by one of the people cured.
James Randi's been my hero for decades. The world needs more like him.
Are there any other videos on the Carlos hoax besides this 2-parter? If not, it's unfortunate that, after all the effort to organize this hoax, Randi didn't have a documentary film crew following Carlos around.
This whole episode would have made a good, and very illuminating, full-length film. Anyone remember "Marjoe"?
@TroyOi Jesus should be your hero who died to redeem the world even you! Not some silly old fuck who tries to boost his ego for his own glory by ignorant people like yourself! Get help guy!
@ebrobaru I should've been long time ago! A gonner lmfaooooooooo...you are just as silly and raggie like the old fuck! Grow up and Open your eyes to see the salvation of God instead of hell coming from an idiot who doesn't know shit but applying his own stupid theory to things. I'm telling you, only idiots and dumb ignorant creatures who listen to his crap!
Mentally healthy aka atheist James Randy always exposes ZombieGodBelievers aka ChristPsychotics for the schizophrenia-light they are....not full blown, but approaching this psychotic state of brain fully winded to explode at any unexpected moment. Just like their deluded Zombie God Arrival Rapture.
Randy is truly amazing, proven by his clever Sane (Atheist) intellect propelled actions, not words. The Carlos Hoax was his masterpiece....many FaithPsychotics still believe Spirit of Carlos exists!
calpurnpiso 2 weeks ago
This Carlos episode was the biggest win in the history of rational thought. Sadly, not much of improved since then.
jq747 2 weeks ago
This is awesome! I've never even heard of this guy!
skywize 1 month ago
@skywize Welcome to the world of the rational! You'll love it!
grumpyotter 1 month ago
@grumpyotter ROFL! I mean Carlos. I've been watching Randi's stuff for a few years now. He's brilliant.
skywize 1 month ago
The Anti-Randi comments are to be expected. They can't argue against logic so they resort to personal attacks with unsubstantiated accusations.
DrIdaho 1 month ago 4
@DrIdaho Yeah? Well you're wrong because you're a moron. ;v) j/k
skywize 1 month ago
Looks like Randi is the real hoaxer after all - face it Randi, you've been fornicating with a fugitive felon, and pretending to be an paragon of logic and virtue. HAHHAA
telesniper2 2 months ago
@telesniper2 .... wonder if he believes in "karma" ? hmmmmmm
Bajoukey 1 month ago
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@telesniper2 what´s your point? You make no sense
ebrobaru 1 month ago
Nobody has ever explained the mystery of how Randi became gay. See weird and truly disturbing things really do happen.
StopTheMorons 2 months ago
This guy is on the way to JAIL!!!!
professorhoodoo 2 months ago
Jesus would love Randi, because Jesis is all about being rationality and science, that's why he particuluarily refused to show magic the whole new testmanet
alexgrinkov 2 months ago
165 people actually believe this CRAP..............
karpetdawg123 3 months ago
I was 3 in 1988. If this had aired just a few years later or I had been born just a few years earlier, then I would never have wasted so much time stupidly believing all that spiritual mystical nonsense *shakes head*
fatfacerick 3 months ago
Channeling = masturbating below the camera whilst talking in a funny cartoon voice
mphello 3 months ago
@arniemazmax
But to say "I KNOW the Twin Primes Conjecture to be true", let alone to try to con a lot of people out of their money (I have no idea how one would do that, but... hypothetically, to make this analogous with so-called psychics), WOULD be ignorant/stupid/worthy of scorn.
mphello 3 months ago
Damn, James Randi is good.
Such a shame that Australian stupidity continues to this day.
A continent that should be #1 in wind and solar power continues to pollute with coal (yes - the export most of that coal, but they should make a point NOT to) and be at the forefront of fighting manmade climate change, but too many stupid deniers in Australia.
mphello 3 months ago
OMIGOD! Carlos is AMAZING! He truly IS the son of God!
(I'm sorry - I totally missed the stuff Randi was saying. :) :) )
mphello 3 months ago
I wish he was my grand father, then i'd "legaly" can say ill study at Gramps ^^
SheikhAltijdGezeikhh 4 months ago
This man James is a con man.Conspiring to a gay fake person.I am happy "Carlos" is in jail.Next is James Randi as fraud,fake and a pedophile.Such a pseudo-skeptical shill.
TheFriendlyEngineer 4 months ago
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TheFriendlyEngineer 4 months ago
i love the pauses with the dissapointed look he gives people when he names a form of psychic or makes a point about them :D ......''the channelers became very popular with their nonsense and all the countries would book them'' DISSAPOINTED LOOK....
priyahthewhite 4 months ago 2
@priyahthewhite
Great observation! Yes, he's really quite a performer AND educator.
mphello 3 months ago
pederasty
woodbinedrinker 4 months ago
Randi is amazing.
Joe72521 4 months ago
Randi just outed by Tim Bolen as a pedophile... go to the bolenreport
jerryleonard999 4 months ago
@jerryleonard999 tim bolen is a tax dodging supporter of quack medicine, as a quick google search will tell you.
furQ 4 months ago
@jerryleonard999 Tim Bolen just outed by my dick as a dicksucker, go to my dick for news
mbera11 3 months ago
What a fake expose...ALL of the media would NOT have occurred if the co-conspirator (Channel 9) did not give "Carlos" the original exposure. This "expose" did not prove anything except that James Randi is a magician who is an expert at misdirection and deception. It is so ironic that the "skeptics" are so easily fooled by this expert of deception. Indeed.
HomeopathicDana 4 months ago
I have penis for sale
YouthEnergy 4 months ago
dick smith
annoythefish 4 months ago
60 minutes is a crappy crappy show
straty01 4 months ago
Am I the only one.....Shusssshhhh.... get to the point.
wcwify 5 months ago
GOD BLESS YOU DOCTOR PEE PANTS !!!! 5:59
dacalp21 5 months ago 39
The man does the world a tremendous service by exposing these phonies
johnnyherrengo 5 months ago 3
Just a suggestion....trim the eyebrows, man its distracting
jack41401 5 months ago
@jack41401 Epic eyebrows are epic, don't anger em :<
Wolfie200 5 months ago
cherry ripe cherry ripe
lol
whitesquirrel7 5 months ago
Hahaha Randi has ruined the careers of so many con-artists, I love it. I bet they all hate him so much but there's nothing they can do about it. His 1 million dollar challenge still awaits a challenger; that fact is alone makes it so glaringly obvious how ridiculous pyschics, mystics, etc all are.
ZachRose88 6 months ago
@ZachRose88 Randi debunks bigots and psychics whilst 'real' magicians simply use ingenius illusions and techniques to entertain and amaze. He's OK with these, as was Harry Houdini. Tell me, which is more interesting. "Ohhh I'm supernatural," or, "well, it's an illusion... but how is it done? Well, only I know." To me, the latter is much, much more amazing and mesmerizing. =)
Zeanu 5 months ago
James Randi be trollin.
selectivexhearing 6 months ago
JAHAHAhahaahhAHH HOW ARE PEOPLE ACTUALLY BELIEVING THIS SHIT?!?!
LE0NSKA 6 months ago
@LE0NSKA same way people believe in the bible.
euzebiogb 6 months ago
James Randi is the coolest guy ever, seriously.
MrKatyPerryfan 7 months ago
I love James Randi! He's the coolest guy on earth!
cmmtz2011 7 months ago 22
Is that Borat at 6:42?!
Uryens108 7 months ago
i have no respect for theese idiots. randi is the man
dwain1987 7 months ago
@Parliament45 I'll say it again just so we are clear to speculate is fine, but to believe in something before you have the evidence is ignorant even if it is proven right in the end. The clue is in the "proven" until it is or until we can its an idea. Spirits God the Loch Ness magical powers supernaturalism is an idea. In order to believe it we will need evidence. Dawin collected data, and we have ever since the evidence collected verified and observed proves and refines the theory.
arniemazmax 7 months ago
@arniemazmax True, but to be interested in these matters, research it and try to develop better ways to locate and test them is not ignorant. That's where I have a problem with James Randi because he wants a blanket statement coming from everybody and that is just as ignorant. Sorry, try again.
Bunnykins78 7 months ago
@Bunnykins78 Not at all, Mr Randi is scientifically minded, he has to reserve personal feelings and has to hold the door open to anyone who says they can walk on water, turn water into wine, fly to his window and talk to the dead. He gets a Nobel Prize if he succeeds in proving under repeatable verifiable double blinded tests their claims true. His views and mine would change with evidence. They can't do it, the money goes unclaimed and Mr Randi just gets better looking. Try again. :)
arniemazmax 7 months ago 2
@arniemazmax
You and skeptics and James Randi are 99% correct on all points, except
= to believe in something before you have the evidence is ignorant =
needs to be qualified as (I'm not sure this is the best way, but I'll try): "to believe in something fanatically".
In math, mathematicians ARE NOT ignorant to say "I believe the Twin Primes conjecture is true" or "I believe the Twin Primes conjecture is false". This conjecture has been proven neither way.
mphello 3 months ago
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alexgrinkov 2 months ago
@arniemazmax = Conjectures are usually proven by 1-2 people, and the 99% mathematicians simply believe the other mathematicians who say it's true without proving it by themselves.=
That is true. You are actually making a stronger statement: that not only do mathematicians believe conjectures without direct evidence (in the case of math, this means doing the proof oneself), but they believe PROVED THEOREMS without direct proof themselves.
Only 10 or 20 mathematicians can repeat
mphello 2 months ago
@mphello the proof of the Taniyama-Shimura Theorem (which implies Fermat's Last Theorem).
In fact, we mathematicians consider it a point of pride NOT to fall into the trap of endlessly repeating somebody else's proof, because we consider it a point of pride to show we work at optimal efficiency, and are not endlessly reinventing the wheel, and can simply apply someone else's results for something new and original.
mphello 2 months ago
@mphello Well said, and I might add should a method be called in to question then real world step by step method could be shown as to how we arrive at this conclusion. Take string theory, no one says this is it we have a complete theory we say this is as best as we can understand it for now, supernaturalism doesn't make that claim.
There is no evidence being brought forth nor has there ever...thats why it requires faith.Belief without evidence.
arniemazmax 2 months ago
@Parliament45 Before we had collected data, tested and verified the existence of airwaves into a sound theory speculation and hypothesize was all we had until we could justify the concept with evidence.
That doesn't mean I wouldn't investigate speculate and be keen to collect data to see if such and hypothesize was grounded on sound parameters. Whats so hard about this? It's ignorant to believe in belief, to believe without evidence.
arniemazmax 7 months ago
@Parliament45 I would be happy to hypothesize and investigate radio waves but I would not believe it as a sound theory until that idea had been justified by credible repeatable process.
arniemazmax 7 months ago
@Parliament45 Absence of evidence to me is evidence of absence ...till you get some. As soon as you start going down the "perhaps" rd then we are speculating on intangible make believe so anything goes god Jesus tinker bell Satan goblins Allah homeopathy (insert mental delusion of choice here). It's a shame because it’s such an impoverished world view.
arniemazmax 7 months ago
@Parliament45 Good question, evidence is evidence in the material or spiritual...but so far no credible evidence has been brought forward to the "spiritual" a definition of evidence is "Plainly visible; to be seen".
So I would say that a claim based on spirituality need to be repeatable under scientific double blind tests.
If it does then we have evidence of the spiritual till then it’s either wishful thinking delusion or yet to be proved. And thus needs to be treated highly sceptically.
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arniemazmax 7 months ago
Randi, how can I meet you? That's my goal in life, to see you before you kick the bucket.
Bahamut2218 7 months ago
Thanks, that brought back some memories.
BTW: I'm sure you will agree that one of the most productive rabbits in the 80's was a Yank by the name of Don Lane. :)
Tapecutter59 7 months ago
@Parliament45 If the only way to prove an extraordinary claim is to seek it out by oneself I would question the nature of the claim as personal experience is subjective. As pattern seeking creatures we are prone to believe that which we want to believe thus vulnerable to self delusion. Thus it is paramount that we seek evidence from with which to objectively and unbiasdly discern the truth. Especially imperative if that which is claimed is extraordinary by nature. If true there will be evidence
arniemazmax 7 months ago
@Parliament45I Yes I agree, but I always keep at the forefront of my mind that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. We want to prove other say supernatural realms however desire doesn't cut the mustard. Evidence all the way. What is more likely that the fundamental laws are suspended in a way to favour us or that we are mistaken? The religious and the the above aren't just "open" to the possibility of supernaturalism they Know...and whats worse WE also have to know. lol :)
arniemazmax 7 months ago
OMG IS THAT FES??? "I said good night.."
sipnosis 7 months ago
@Parliament45 If something is real there will be evidence to be found till then you have to investigate. Those promoting supernaturalism are not stating a "perhaps" they are stating it as sound fact or provable by personal experience, you view it with the same skepticism as the Loch Ness Monster Tinkerbell Ghosts Zeus Allah etc. When Mr Randi turns up for work supernaturalism doesn't. Not to say many are not sincere whilst others are simple minded or worst cheap mind peddelers to the gullable.
arniemazmax 7 months ago
ESTHER & JERRY HICKS......Enough said!
dilwich123 8 months ago
R A N D I
reliableNference 9 months ago
Wow that demon speaks with the same accent , mexican , I mean carlosean
Master8laster 9 months ago
the irony is Randi could have his own following of believers to exploit for profit..believing him to be a magical wizard he even has the beard!
Frizzurd 9 months ago
@Frizzurd do you mean to imply that the Amazing Randi is not a powerful sorceror?
millitantatheist1 8 months ago
@millitantatheist1 I certainly would not get on his bad side to find out.
Frizzurd 8 months ago
@Frizzurd i have personally witnessed him bend keys, im sure humans would not be that much tougher.
millitantatheist1 8 months ago
How come he did a video on Carlos, but when I searched on YouTube for a video of James Randi exposing Allison DuBois, the search didn't bring up any results? If he needs info for his video, then he can contact me.
psychicviking 9 months ago
cool. i read this in "the demon haunted world"
lzoli18B 9 months ago
I freaking love being atheist!
aarobc 10 months ago
@aarobc whys that?
chrisis138 9 months ago
@chrisis138 Lots of reasons, but regarding this context I would say the strong skepticism that usually accompanies atheism compels me to do research regarding claims made by various individuals in all aspects of life. This skepticism has served me well.
aarobc 9 months ago
@aarobc well, being skeptical isn't really a reason to love being anything in my opinion.
chrisis138 9 months ago
This hoax was perpetuated like the Satanic Abuse Panic, a woman wrote a piece of fiction passed it off as fact. lazy journalism let it spread for 8 years ruining lives until someone finally did some fact checking. Why did it take 8 years to check some simple facts?
GTBurns48215 10 months ago
@GTBurns48215 because peoples lives are boring
cooliovasquez 9 months ago
Got here from watching a Cannibal Corpse video....wtf
angLer1337 10 months ago
@angLer1337 randi cums blood
cooliovasquez 9 months ago
@cooliovasquez rofl
angLer1337 9 months ago
@angLer1337 Blüürg works in mysterious ways...
Thesortvokter 9 months ago
I ll believe in channeling... watch me change it! (or at least i would of upon being subjected to it in the 80's )
Keatelite 10 months ago
And also rationality and the authority of science is even a more dominant dogma than religion in our age.
samsun216 10 months ago
authority of science? you gotta be kidding me. I wish it were!
NScott45 10 months ago
I don't mean the actual science of course. But if you think a second about the amount of useless things that are sold in a package (both literally and metaphorically) that says ''scientifically approved'', or look at the benefit charts of medical companies anytime it's announced that there's bird, swine or goat flu floating around; you might understand my point.
samsun216 10 months ago
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@NScott45
I don't mean the actual science of course. But if you think a second about the amount of useless things that are sold in a package (both literally and metaphorically) that says ''scientifically approved'', or look at the benefit charts of medical companies anytime it's announced that there's bird, swine or goat flu floating around; you might understand my point.
samsun216 10 months ago
I really admire Randi's witty intelligence and respect what he does with all those charlatans who make millions out of people's spiritual weeknesses. But I don't understand how someone at his level of intelligence and skepticism, wouldn't doubt a second if the human logic, reason, and science is sufficient to explain nature. I believe human perception is able to observe only a small part of nature's possibilities like any other crature.
samsun216 10 months ago
159 Australians were fooled by "Carlos"
faceman257 10 months ago
Lmao, this man is amazing!
hellhammerz666 11 months ago
"I AM CARLOS!" lulzersnaps
HighOnPaint 11 months ago
James Randi is not only brilliant, but a prank king, well done sir
deathman1021 11 months ago 2
James Randi looks like Charles Darwin...maybe he is the second coming
captaindisguise 11 months ago 45
@captaindisguise hes old tho, im waiting for the third coming
polancot1 4 months ago
@captaindisguise Actually, I always felt Dan Dennett looked a bit more like Darwin xD
BigLundi 4 months ago
Thanks for showing the Australian footage. I just read about this hoax in The Demon-Haunted world but didn't expect to find 1988 footage.
PS "Aussies" is pronounced "ozzies" rather than "ossies"
pomegranateish 1 year ago 3
6:05 bashar lol
harrowbits 1 year ago
ok i'll state that again for you.. What I meant was " proof of it being a negative is,it is against the claim". Understand? but what would a drunk Irish man know anyway ei? I mean that's all you know right? drinking?hahahaha
HalcyonAugust2 1 year ago
down a beer with us mortals? I thought he didnt drink!
kagudelo3 1 year ago
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They never channel a spirit which speaks in a language the channeler can't speak. Funny that.
genericmember1 1 year ago 32
@genericmember1 Not absolutely true; some people (who usually end up in mental institutions) are "possessed", and can talk fluently in foreign languages.
AClarke2007 1 year ago
@genericmember1 unless they're an asseblies of god nut and they say kabula cha over and over again and claim 'we don't hav tranlation yet 4 god's holy language.' its gibberish and churches are all chalatan scams. the fascinating thing is they don't need illusions any more 2 get people 2 believe crazy sh*t cuz its all indoctrinated now. shame what people r will 2 take on the word of liars
cruelbusiness1984 8 months ago
@genericmember1 Not to lend credence to such a ridiculous idea as channeling, but that would be sort of the spirit's equivalent of getting a translator who doesn't speak your language. So "of course" they'd always channel spirits they could translate for, they'd be the only spirits knocking.
Lyinginbedmon 7 months ago
@genericmember1 That's actually not true. You can do research on past mediums and this happened too. It may have been a trick, as in the medium studying in private a language, but it did happen. Funny that! Please if you are going to make statements like that, especially with getting people to thumbs up it as truth, do some research. It's just as ignorant and ill informed.
Bunnykins78 7 months ago
@Bunnykins78 They may speak another language when they claimed to have channelling a spirit, I'm not claiming that they don't.
What I am claiming is that I have never heard a medium say "Hold on, I've made contact! I can hear words but they sound German. I can't speak German".
genericmember1 7 months ago
"hummm.... I am Carlos!" haha lovely
dhaddox 1 year ago
God is dead...good I never liked the fella
arniemazmax 1 year ago 42
@arniemazmax he was never there in the 1st place 2 die...
cruelbusiness1984 8 months ago
@cruelbusiness1984 a man made band aid to the issue of death
arniemazmax 8 months ago
@arniemazmax He rose again.
uayfb1 5 months ago
@uayfb I sense a trembling christian hiding in the shadows of supestious fear...............help is here if you want it
MrArniemazmax 5 months ago
@MrArniemazmax And I sense a very trembling atheist who is aware of his sinfulness and fears that God might be real. Help is here if you want it.
uayfb1 5 months ago
@MrArniemazmax lol you are kidding, which supernatural man made divinity am I supposed to be trembling from, lol Zeus, Thor, Wotan,Apollo the flying spaghetti monster? No I am sinless whatever sin is.And I have no more fear that Apollo or Zeus exist than I fear the Loch Ness monster, fairies, Wizards, Satan etc its comicbook stuff. If you believe in any of the above not only do you need "help" lol but a little thing called evidence.......and as hard as you look you wont find a stitch.
MrArniemazmax 5 months ago
@MrArniemazmax Fairies DO exist...
...Randi is one. He admitted it in his 80's.
iqwaxzi 4 months ago
...the earth is a gigantic crystal, sweet...
faithisfiction 1 year ago
ZZ Top is that you? Billy Meier maybe? lol
DawgcityClev 1 year ago
why dosent randie do somthing usefull instead of exposing magic tricks........why dosent he prove that there is no existance of life after bodily death?.......if he could prove this he would gain some real credability, hes just a pissed of magician running around spoiling other magick acts .................searson808@live.co.uk
MrJonnymanchester 1 year ago
@MrJonnymanchester BEcause by simple elementary logic, you can´t prove a negative.
He´s not trying to disprove anything. He just challenges those who claim that there is something paranormal going on, to prove it beyond doubt. Simple really
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru if you re read,... I am not saying that he is trying to disprove paranormal activity.....I am just saying, instead of wasting his analytical talents on disproving the claims of 2 bit conmen like uri geller, why not offer proof that there is survival of the consciousness after bodily death......is that better!...lol
MrJonnymanchester 1 year ago
@MrJonnymanchester Because he doesn´t know for sure. Nobody knows that. And it´s more fun to expose those conmen. :)
ebrobaru 1 year ago
i respect randies work ...he exsposes con artists, but can he prove without a doubt that when the body dies thats it ,lights off ,the end,.......why dosent he just prove this, cos if he did / could he wouldent be bothered with thoes other irritants like spoon bending...... why dosent someone challenge him 1million to prove that there is no existance of the human spirit after bodily death. he would not win ...............an he knows it .......................searson808@live.co.uk
MrJonnymanchester 1 year ago
@MrJonnymanchester No, you are making the positive assertion of a soul after death, it's up to you to furnish evidence, not the other way round
Rockster969 1 year ago
@Rockster969 evidence dosent need to be presented by an individual to be disproved....the individuals ability to gather evidence determines its weeknes......so i sugested why dosent randi do a bit of research due to his great mind.....lets say on the assumption that there is life after death.....investigate all there is to this effect let him digest it and come to a conclusion .....thats all i was asking......i thought it was a easy request...lol
MrJonnymanchester 1 year ago
i respect randies work ...he exsposes con artists, but can he prove without a doubt that when the body dies thats it ,lights off ,the end,.......why dosent he just prove this, cos if he did / could he wouldent be bothered with thoes other irritants like spoon bending...... why dosent someone challenge him 1million to prove that there is no existance of the human spirit after bodily death. he would not win ...............an he knows it
MrJonnymanchester 1 year ago
@MrJonnymanchester Because it is mathematically impossible, you can not prove a negative. You can not prove some thing is not there. Hence the only way to do this is by trying to prove something IS there.
hank1972 1 year ago
@hank1972 a negative is evident by the existence of a positive..GCSE mathamatics
MrJonnymanchester 1 year ago
@MrJonnymanchester exactly. there is evidence that their is no god. Go and call him or look for him physically. can not be done. The Burden of him must be proven,.
hank1972 1 year ago
@hank1972 That is a logically flawed argument.
IrishHeroMan 1 year ago
@IrishHeroMan Seriously how is that flawed. Th default position of any human being is not to believe in God. Religion/Spirituality is a learned behavior. If that was not the case then there would not be so many religions or beliefs. There are no babies born Jewish, born with circumcisions. Christians created baptisms to welcome new Christians.. Where is the proof for God. On top of that Atheism is a default position since most of the world to some degree is and athiest.
hank1972 1 year ago
@IrishHeroMan Example: Many Christians believe in Christ, and the rest of the trinity, but not in the Roman god Baccus.
hank1972 1 year ago
@IrishHeroMan Btw pardon my grammar.
hank1972 1 year ago
@hank1972 I am by no means saying that atheism is wrong or write. Nor am I saying that God is real or myth. What I am saying is that you are not creating a logically sound argument for your side.
Sadly, God can neither be proven or disproved, which is why that is a dead end topic.
IrishHeroMan 1 year ago
@IrishHeroMan Well that fact that God can not be proven, regardless of whether or not he is or is not disproven, is pretty much the reasoning for many if not a majority of Atheist and Agnostics. So again as non-Theist the burden of proof falls on the the Theist prove their case. So I stand by my original statement that you can not prove a negative.
hank1972 1 year ago
@hank1972 lol perhaps. But you can not call it a negative unless there is proof of it being a negative. This kind of flawed argument can be easily used both ways, and hence is why the argument is logically flawed. But as always, you are entitled to your opinion. Have a wonderful day, nice chatting :)
IrishHeroMan 1 year ago
@IrishHeroMan Sorry this bring this back up, but a lack of believe would be a negative. Not sure how you equate lack of anything with a positive. if you have a lack of funds you have negative cash. The Atheism positive thing had bugged me all night.
hank1972 1 year ago
@hank1972 If you have a lack something, you have zero. Nothing, neither negative nor positive.
IrishHeroMan 1 year ago
@IrishHeroMan Let me solve this mathematical dilemma for both of you: theism could be considered as "positive", since we've got a belief in god. Agnosticism is "zero" because in this mathematical interpretation it rather stands for the beginning of the "calculation" (which goes two ways, logically) and atheism is "negative" since it stands for the opposite of the theism, on the other side of the beginning of this metaphorical computation.
ExClUr 1 year ago
@IrishHeroMan proof of it being a negative is it is against the claim meaning it is a negative so it is not a flawed argument
HalcyonAugust2 1 year ago
@HalcyonAugust2 Learn English please. Thanks.
IrishHeroMan 1 year ago
@IrishHeroMan lol you retard what language do you think im typing in? Get some common sense please. Thanks :)
HalcyonAugust2 1 year ago
@HalcyonAugust2 Your sentence structure is that of a two year old. Read your own material, "...is it is against the claim...". Retard.
IrishHeroMan 1 year ago
Ok let this guy & Victor Zammit Get together
Victor pays any1 who can proof the afterlife dont excist 1.000.000.dlr im sure they will have a GREAT time together 0_o lolz
LADYTRUTHFULLEY 1 year ago
@LADYTRUTHFULLEY Zammit´s proposal is just nonsense. He´s a lawyer, sort of. So he knows that a negative can´t be proven.
ebrobaru 1 year ago
randi is bullshit its obvious that hes a wizard draining powers from other wizards like uri geller.
madmanhunter 1 year ago
@madmanhunter why? did Uri Geller was your hero?
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru no hes just another wizard whos powers were drained by james randi who is currently a level 47 garden gnome.
madmanhunter 1 year ago
@madmanhunter hmm, ok. enough said
ebrobaru 1 year ago
meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh I hate it when videos end like this....it's like having to fumble through a news paper fro the continued on next page thing now let's see...what the hel do I do here to see the rest again......
Limejello10512 1 year ago
@Limejello10512 oh wait I don't have to go to fumble through his website....YAY!!!!!!
(not that randi.com isn't cool or anyhting it's just I want something simpler)
Limejello10512 1 year ago
@SatanRulezGod Blimey I cannot believe people would be fooled by that, same as Sylvia Browne.
DiverforPort 1 year ago
I love this guy, and I'm not that gay.
peace, lardo.
lardo444 1 year ago
I typed Randy.org into Google and was less than satisfied with the results. :<
Soundfrequency 1 year ago
@Soundfrequency why?
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru
Because "randy" is a slang term for being sexually aroused.
Soundfrequency 1 year ago
It might be hard to believe but I was in a cult from 16 till 36 that believed in a lot of the WOO, you debunk. I finally defrosted my brain and left. tThe next few years were amazing. I was waking up from a long sleep and became first a staunch skeptic and then an Atheist. I have always loved you magic but appreciate you even more because of your JRF! Thanks!
AmericanGayAtheist 1 year ago 3
i will now expose james randi....he is santa claus
mpapale6 1 year ago 4
Hmmm...such a fascinating variation in the game of ping-ball! Simply impede Brachial blood flow through surface arterial comression, and thus reduce and seemingly nullify distal Radial pulse! My only wish is that this little twerp will carry out this self same stunt (it isn't even a trick),- only this time compressing (bilaterally) both his Internal and External Carotid arteries, and, in so doing, stop the oxygen to his brain and thereby removing himself permanently from this globe of ours!
Ebsteins31653 1 year ago
In the name of Science and Progress, we, as a society, need insist that our respective governments', actually incarcerate these megalomaniac nut-cases! They represent nothing but poison to most people's enlightened belief in the universal use of the Scientific Method. Why on earth people (excluding this set-up of course) do actually attend, having also paid money, thes 'demonstrations' is way beyond my reasoning! It leaves me cold and somewhat disappointed in the human-gullibility factor!!
Ebsteins31653 1 year ago
The man is an Atheist who needs help!
wdeadman49 1 year ago
Watching these believers is like being sober on a party. I guess they believe their behaviour makes perfect sense.
omnissient 1 year ago
@omnissient lol! you are always sober, no matter how ofton I offer to buy you a dink ;-)
MWcrazyhorse 1 year ago
@omnissient haha, perfect metaphor.
pdlbean 1 year ago
@omnissient I couldn't agree with you more omnissient! I actually find religious people and their tendency for 'blind faith' very sad indeed. I understand that we can each believe in what we want, but religion, for sure, is damned dangerous! As a student, I shared an apartement with a Born Again Christian, and, for my own sanity, I needed to move elsewhere as this guy and his beliefs', illustrated (through his daily actions and sililoquys) his catagory A nut-case status! Almost psychopathic!
Ebsteins31653 1 year ago
Crystals called "Tears of Carlos"? lol, they really laid the crap on thick.
LonesomeTroubadour 1 year ago
6:07 Look out for Jimmy Smits.
Kousaburo 1 year ago
'Chaneling' hahaha, I think i'm gonna come up with flying pigs, as long as poeple want to watch it, I can make good money.
VERGIS92 1 year ago
Hey why don't you disprove that person, Rick Simpson.
After finding out he could cure his own skin Cancer topically,
He grew Cannabis on his land and gave it away freely for 4 years in it's essential Oil.
Typically on the street people smoke it a call it Oil, he made the purest substance he could and fed it to many. He cured Cancers, Diabetes, arthritis, asthma and many, many more.
Sounds like snake eh?
Theirs a documentary on it, made by one of the people cured.
Quite the story and no money.
Covey69 1 year ago
google Doe's Account.
Wintblash 1 year ago
lol this is great
maddtappin 1 year ago
James Randi's been my hero for decades. The world needs more like him.
Are there any other videos on the Carlos hoax besides this 2-parter? If not, it's unfortunate that, after all the effort to organize this hoax, Randi didn't have a documentary film crew following Carlos around.
This whole episode would have made a good, and very illuminating, full-length film. Anyone remember "Marjoe"?
TroyOi 1 year ago 3
@TroyOi Jesus should be your hero who died to redeem the world even you! Not some silly old fuck who tries to boost his ego for his own glory by ignorant people like yourself! Get help guy!
wdeadman49 1 year ago
@wdeadman49 You should get help fast before you hurt yourself. You are close to be a gonner
ebrobaru 1 year ago
@ebrobaru I should've been long time ago! A gonner lmfaooooooooo...you are just as silly and raggie like the old fuck! Grow up and Open your eyes to see the salvation of God instead of hell coming from an idiot who doesn't know shit but applying his own stupid theory to things. I'm telling you, only idiots and dumb ignorant creatures who listen to his crap!
wdeadman49 1 year ago