James Randi Speaks: Dowsing, the Ideomotor Effect

that's just fine, because he will grow up distrusting of TV and not us which is much better. So your counter fails miserably

Then in that same manner, you need to make sure you lecture your child before it watches any movie at a young age like cartoons or even Barney because I gaurantee you most children at a young age will assume that these things are real.

James Randi is a bad ass, so for all the frauds out there don't mess with this guy or you'll just get your ass exposed.

You are full of shit. comparing making planets with making cars. just go kill yourself. let me just say in your stupid words, all psychics claims to talk to ghosts and spirits, some claim dowsing effects, and say they can find water 60 feet under the ground..i all about videos ,and can also make my own videos. Can scientists make videos?? Psychics only know what none can see.
am i wrong??

People using dowsing rods
are manipulating them to get results
that they can already naturally sense
without the rods....
The person using them
subconsciously direct the rods using
subtle movements they aren't even
realizing there doing leading right to the
thing they are looking for. I am not saying
people are psychic or magical. They
analyze the situation critically and there brain
picks up on things they cant really put into words, So they blame it on the rod. ........

LoL.....maybe.

Yes, you are and it is hilarious.

Aww, i want to threaten Randi with legal action too!

oh jeeze Randi you are my hero

Yes, very very wrong. Hundreds scientific tests of dowsing have been taken and none, NOT ONE has been able to show that it exists. Under double blind experiments they have found no better results than one would expect from chance. Hence dowsing is treated with the same sort of hilarity as astrology, santa, the easter bunny and creationism.

You know, I have a real problem with assholes like you who throw Santa in with astrology etc. Do you tell your kids or family members who are kids that the big man doesn't come on Christmas? In fact, does he not pay them a visit? Some things are good to believe in. Why ruin Santa for a kid? Is that REALLY necessary?