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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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(47,245 posts) Sat Oct 31, 2020, 10:37 PM Oct 2020

I'm surprised no one has mentioned one of our "saints..." [View all]

Namely James "The Amazing Randi" Randi has died, he was 93.

He had a good long life, authored several books dealing with claims of the paranormal, and how easy it was just about all the time to expose them as fakes.

His million dollar challenge to "psychics," "faith healers," etc, never was claimed.
Despite the frauds pulling any and every trick they could think of.

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I'm surprised no one has mentioned one of our "saints..." [View all] Archae Oct 2020 OP

We reveled in his amazingness many times on the terrible day he passed Ferrets are Cool Oct 2020 #1

I wasn't here much during that time so I may have missed it. progressoid Nov 2020 #2

Enjoyed his books greatly nt XanaDUer2 May 2021 #3

I especially liked his book "Flim Flam." Archae May 2021 #4