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@Dizzybee1234 жыл бұрын
RIP James Randi. (August 7, 1928 - Oct. 20th, 2020) You are very missed. Your image and words will live on with us, through all your wisdom. Thank you James. I am so thrilled to see this video and wish I could have seen it sooner. I have followed Matt for a while now and I know they (Matt and James) grew close. Very sweet. Matt is an amazing and wonderful man. If you guys want to see more of Matt he is actively uploading and doing live content through The Atheist Experience and The Line on youtube. Have a great day
@patbrennan65723 жыл бұрын
James Randi was one of the best humans to ever have been born.
@TyDie856 жыл бұрын
I hope my mind is as freaking clear as Randi's at 88 when im 50! He has a really healthy brain
@laurencelevine39556 жыл бұрын
I'd love to reach 88 or even 80. I'll be 68 soon.
@gustavibrowzinbehrd38714 жыл бұрын
TyDie85 Who cares. In this universe there’s only random unguided processes. He’s a meat bag who fizzes in his way just as other meat bags fizz in their way. All “truth” is subjective. He’s just as right or wrong as anyone he’s ever had an argument with.
@amybaby044 жыл бұрын
Right! I'm 39 and I've lost most of my sharpness. By 50 and if I even see 80 I'm not going to know my top from the bottom.. 😳
@parametalhead4 жыл бұрын
Gustav Ibrowzinbehrd truth is subjective? How so? Also, random unguided process? Please demonstrate this.
@jawi99724 жыл бұрын
@@gustavibrowzinbehrd3871 a mad theist.
@jyidorne80424 жыл бұрын
Watching this in 2020, pretty recently after Randi's passing is bittersweet. What an inspirational man. Everyone must go, and Randi was 92, but I still wish he would've stayed here a little longer. I would've liked to meet him.
@dommidavros22113 жыл бұрын
"Everyone must go..." - Err what? Why? Who the Hell benefits from being dead?? If you said "Everyone must go on forever " I could have got behind you but this idea you have about death being a good thing is just bizarre!
@A-non-theist Жыл бұрын
@@dommidavros2211 WTF Mythical hellbound? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@samfisher9413 Жыл бұрын
@@dommidavros2211Um what? The statement you are refuting is not a statement painting death as a positive it's a statement indicating that everyone dies and cannot live forever. "Everyone must go" literal is a fact of life. We must all face our inevitable death. No man can avoid facing the end of his day.
@williamallman2997 жыл бұрын
James Randi was one of the people instrumental in my development of skepticism back in the 70s, and thus my transition to atheism. It's so good to see him still kicking at his age, and with his mental faculties still intact.
@larrysbrain16277 жыл бұрын
that's great, man! James helped me to escape religion, just a few years ago. I'v had grave concerns about religion for some time, but, by taking their advice, dismissed them and, instead, blamed myself. WOW! Five years ago, I would have hoped that I'd never be saying these things. Today, I am much happier than I had ever been before. Mainly, because now I am free of the fears and anxieties and self-loathing that religion demanded of me. James is a great pioneer in the modern skeptic/atheist movement. I like Carlin, too. LOL. His brazen way of telling the truth about "bullshit".
@williamallman2997 жыл бұрын
+LARRY'S BRAIN I'm really glad to hear that. I'm sure Randi has inspired many people throughout the past half-century to begin questioning things, or at least planted seeds of doubt. George Carlin was always one of my favorite people too, I was very sad when he died. Yeah, all those negative feelings that religion imposes on people is one of the things I detest most about religion, especially Christianity with it's concept of original sin. But even above that, it gives people false hope in an afterlife, which prevents them from fully living life _now_. Live long and prosper!
@larrysbrain16277 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yeah, the afterlife thing is really really something... Just imagine if there were no religion. I like to view disillusioned believers as coming out of their tattered cocoons. My entire perspective has drastically changed! No longer am I a pathetic sinner, in desperate need of saving, who's supposed to have his head hung low. Today, I am just an average ape who desires to live with pride, dignity, self-love, and kind generosity. Free to evolve day by day. And, a little more understanding of other apes' predicaments. But, being a former amateur christian theologian, turned agnostic, lol, I have much resentment towards religion now. It is a terrible and harmful thing. People like Randi and Hitchens and Carlin are needed. Back in 90', I turned to religion as a means to stop drinking and to organize my life at 18 yrs old. In and out and up and down, it was a crazy fucking road. Finally, after banging my head off the alter one thousand times and humiliating myself in public, my eyes opened and, I said, "this stuff is bull shit!". Well, since then, after all the research I'v done, I'd never go back! I don't mind ordinary believers much; I let them alone. But I detest these leaders such as Popoff, ect... I'd like to see scientific programs develop and engineered to help addicts maintain sobriety. The A.A. nonsense hasn't help many people at all. And, i sure as hell never saw many ex drinkers and druggies going to church for very long, except between binges. Like James Randi said, " people are believing this crap and they are dying". All I can say to doubtful Christians is, this way is, by far, so much better. Thanks again, William!
@williamallman2997 жыл бұрын
+LARRY'S BRAIN No thanks are necessary Larry, it's always a pleasure for me to compare notes with a fellow ex-believer (as most of us are). :-) I would like to point out a few things to you though, that might help change your perspective even more. One, we are not average apes, we humans are _highly evolved_ apes. I personally feel a bit humbled that we are only apes, and thus share a kinship with most of the life-forms on our little blue dot, but at the same time our evolutionary ancestors survived everything an indifferent universe could throw at them, resulting in our emergence as the only species on the planet capable of creating a global civilization. We are fricking _awesome_, and we should act like it. By that I mean we have an obligation to our species to help as many people as possible to emerge from their cocoons (as you put it) with understanding, compassion and patience, to work towards the goal of removing religion from the human experience. Second, there ARE drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs that are science-based, and for most people they are indeed more effective than AA, because they look at the core causes of addiction from both a psychological and physiological viewpoint, giving the individual the tools necessary for self-reliance and self-empowerment, thus greatly increasing long-term success. AA doesn't work well because it relies on a "higher power", i.e. an external agent. I also would never go back, and from my exchanges with others on FB group pages like The Thinking Atheist Fanpage and Atheist Safehouse, the vast majority of atheists not only wouldn't, but _couldn't_, go back. We have fought too hard to overcome our indoctrination, to win our freedom from the controlling and demeaning mind-set of religion, and we are forever changed by that.
@larrysbrain16277 жыл бұрын
I like your comments... It's exciting to be "open" to new info, with freedom to change my mind. You're right, humans are an extraordinary species. As former believers, we have fought hard. Many of us have become roundly self-educated in the issues and subjects concerning religion & science. I'v been using SMART recovery to deal with my alcoholism. It's working. If and when I have an opportunity to help someone else, especially a young person, I would say to them, "there is a hero, and that hero is you! Only be willing to change your mind about yourself and acquire tools to enable you to help yourself. You can do it!"
@petehouse18377 жыл бұрын
James Randi reminds me so much of my grandfather, the house may be kind of antique, but all the lights are on....
@JollyJoel7 жыл бұрын
His cane pretty much says it all... bad ass.
@NetAndyCz6 жыл бұрын
His eyebrows could contest Gandalf's
@davidsmock82355 жыл бұрын
You mean "old senile man"
@user-ih3jl9um6e4 жыл бұрын
@@davidsmock8235 nope he means "badass"
@Woz6633 жыл бұрын
I've only just discovered this. I watch Matt a lot and have a great deal of respect for him and his co-hosts. I watched my first James Randi video on here a few nights ago and he blew me away. What an amazing man he was. This is awesome.
@zorglub6677 жыл бұрын
if it werent for the heartwarming and inspiring james randi, i could still just watch this video for the happiness on matts face (due to him sitting next to the heartwarming and inspiring james randi). two wonderful people chatting. what more to ask for.
@Boboelise7 жыл бұрын
zorglub667 right
@tonywhee7 жыл бұрын
I would like to join the conversation. Maybe over lunch.
@brendarua017 жыл бұрын
It's such a treat to watch two intelligent, articulate people relax i conversation. I feel like a kid who sneaked downstairs to hide out and listen in. With cocoa!
@Pranav-rp8wi5 жыл бұрын
Finally, Matt has reached a level that he can share a stage with this great man.
@factshurtfeelings61495 жыл бұрын
Saw you comment in something unrelated recently but can't remember what. You have good taste though!
@cojocarasumariusm92434 жыл бұрын
NOW with the coronavirus there are many profeciese came true..! I am sceptic and against religion but in the BIBLIE say about this: "nobody will buy or sell If they don't HAVE the best number implanted în hand or head(chip 666)"! WHAT about this prediction???
@pyroschemistryteacher44584 жыл бұрын
Cojocarasu Mariusm I think you need to lay off the Info wars, lol.
@gustavibrowzinbehrd38714 жыл бұрын
Pyros Chemistry Teacher Star dust thinks what?
@noenaem13897 жыл бұрын
*sees two of my favorite people in one video* *presses like before i watch it*
@eddominates7 жыл бұрын
after watching Matt so, so many times in conversation with people he doesn't agree with, or is downright annoyed by, it's really weird to see him talking with someone that he respects, likes, and agrees with on most points. I'm just not used to seeing "happy agreeable Matt" .. it's weird.
@HarryNicNicholas5 жыл бұрын
matt is diabolical (!) on AE, but in debate he's a real sweety, i think he lets his ego get the better of him sometimes, he usually talks all over his cohosts on AE, but in debate, he's cool as a cucumber.
@Jett-King4 жыл бұрын
@@HarryNicNicholas I think it's because he just knows SO MUCH more than his co-hosts!
@gustavibrowzinbehrd38714 жыл бұрын
Goaty McGoatface What is happy?
@guysome32634 жыл бұрын
I know the feeling. It's like seeing Sascha Baron Cohen not in character.
@marcusbennett69954 жыл бұрын
It's not weird at all.. He's just speaking to someone with a brain, Matt only disagrees with idiots.
@kennethd.94365 жыл бұрын
A substitute teacher used magic to help our class think more critically. Helped me debunk the imaginary forces in my life.
@IncredibleIceCastle5 жыл бұрын
Great teacher
@crystalheart96 жыл бұрын
This was magnificent, thank you!
@stevemcraemanager71195 жыл бұрын
I'm a black athiest we desperately need a Matt Dillahunty, James Randy ,an Aron Ra for our community.
@sunmustbedestroyed7 жыл бұрын
Amazing. I love these two!!
@edselby7 жыл бұрын
This is the best thing on the internet....
@pseudonayme77177 жыл бұрын
I would suggest a few "Beautiful naked dancing ladies" googles before making this statement :D
@szegers7 жыл бұрын
geeez way to go with the joke
@sheikhyaboooty7 жыл бұрын
It`s not the easiest thing to jerk off to though, takes some real determination and advanced technique but I managed it eventually.
@beskoner7 жыл бұрын
There's the joke
@trommelbiel7 жыл бұрын
To those who are perishing.
@bigbudugary12853 жыл бұрын
What an amazing discussion! Two of the greatest minds promoting free thought and scepticism
@marilynkennedy82363 жыл бұрын
This is only the second time I have seen Matt Dillahunty. I am impressed. As for James Randi I have admired him for a long time.
@mariae3216 жыл бұрын
love these 2 humans. helped me break free from my religious views. my fear of hell and demons..
@bobbywalter90627 жыл бұрын
Skull cane... Love this guy's humor!
@cangel64615 жыл бұрын
I love you both. Thank you so much for making this video available!
@gaz22766 жыл бұрын
I love James and everything he stands for. I'm just getting into Matt's world, the last few weeks n he seems great. He has a very agile mind. 😁
@FreeDivastator7 жыл бұрын
It's an honor to know more about Mr. Randi.. such a legend!
@charlesdance17987 жыл бұрын
these two men have done more to progress humanity than all the religions combined
@Peteralleyman4 жыл бұрын
Progress and religion in one sentence? It's magic you managed to do that.
@whreREtjk4ko7 жыл бұрын
Wow, can you imagine how thrilled and excited he must have been, after all these years, to finally meet Matt Dillahunty?
@8DX7 жыл бұрын
You just dated yourself. That's fine, we all do it sometimes.
@ericklopes40467 жыл бұрын
KKKKKKKK
@mylefnepple19367 жыл бұрын
8DX actually KZbin dates your comments, we can't.
@frisianfreedom4 жыл бұрын
😂👍👍
@ThePharphis7 жыл бұрын
I'm so jealous. James Randi is actually my hero
@rickdees2515 жыл бұрын
One of mine too.
@Pandalka5 жыл бұрын
I love Shuckle xD
@cletusspucklerstablejeaniu10595 жыл бұрын
I don't know if I would call him a hero, but he uses common sense .... and he's right.
@banishedfromthedwarfplanet5305 жыл бұрын
Jerry-- Sometimes that's all it takes to be a hero.
@NoName-fp3jk6 жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite heroes!!i can listen to this all day long!!
@User00000000000000043 жыл бұрын
This must be among the last public speaking engagements he took part in. Amazing how sharp he was at this age. If I'm half that capable when I'm his age, I'll consider it a miracle.
@marilynkennedy82363 жыл бұрын
Wasn't that wonderful when he told the story of him going to Sunday school? They told him not to come back because he was disturbing everybody. And also how he described the difference between cynicism and scepticism?
@KenLieck Жыл бұрын
If you consider it a miracle, Randi will spin in his grave!
@donatoserra34613 жыл бұрын
You can't avoid loving James. Missing you
@jrusselison6 жыл бұрын
I wish I had known these people much much earlier in my life. They have clarified a lot of the important questions that hounded me all my life :)
@banishedfromthedwarfplanet5305 жыл бұрын
You can tell a man's age by how far up he wears his pants.
@Famous-Potatoes4 жыл бұрын
You get skinnier and your pants tend to slip; belt or no belt.
@tinaspringer6513 жыл бұрын
Than James is at least 214
@bme74913 жыл бұрын
Men lose their ass as they age.
@andrewbroeker98193 жыл бұрын
He earned every inch of those pants
@metalbaker10567 жыл бұрын
Have been waiting for Matt and James to get together for awhile, very entertaining!
@ruko98767 жыл бұрын
James Randi is a hero!
@beskoner7 жыл бұрын
That's definitely gin
@ZamWeazle5 жыл бұрын
What evidence do you have? Lol
@bulletproofkam79315 жыл бұрын
He’s my hero.
@NoamMendelssohn4 жыл бұрын
Had to go back and watch this. Damn,he'll be missed.
@TeslaNick27 жыл бұрын
Matt's so lucky - Randi's an iconic legend.
@zapkvr4 жыл бұрын
Icons are religious symbols. You could have used a better term
@dustinkfc6633 Жыл бұрын
Total gold!
@spiritflame6 жыл бұрын
I never heard of James Randi, idk how but he's great and the way he says Toronto is dead on. He's pretty hilarious
@Realbillball6 жыл бұрын
In a hundred years from now, someone will be watching this thinking "wow, those guys were good".
@patrickyoung82773 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a pleasant and delightful person.
@kingrobert1st4 жыл бұрын
The passage where he says he was fired for not being prepared to tell a lie and read an appology he didn't even write rings home...so many thousands of people in high positions in the media and other proffessions have conceded to save their jobs when confronted with this dilemna and that my dear friends is why the world is so fucked up. Good on you James. There should be more brave and honest people like you who don't live in shame.
@the_stoned_investor7 жыл бұрын
Sporting the purple felt jack, you go Matt!
@SansDeity7 жыл бұрын
Felt? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmbUkJuIo9Fmpas
@the_stoned_investor7 жыл бұрын
Hi Matt! I'm a huge fan, keep doing what you're doing!
@kyleflanagan84105 жыл бұрын
Pimpin' almost as good as that DS avatar u got there😁
@danielusa9986 жыл бұрын
Thank you Matt and Randy you made a big difference in my life
@Jeff.Paborada3 жыл бұрын
Two generation of great minds.
@davidmclean4023 жыл бұрын
Great talk
@Vuurgeest5 жыл бұрын
I love both of you guys, keep up the good work!
@123keepitsimple977 жыл бұрын
that was great. l wish it could have been longer.
@infernalsymphonytv29284 жыл бұрын
RIP The Amazing Randi
@Digitalhunny5 жыл бұрын
We _need_ more James Randi's in this world today. Thank you guys for all your work so far. 🤗🌻 (Oh & Matt. you're look _very_ stylish in this conversation. A++ to the stylist that chose your outfit.)
@andrecampbell6914 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this conversation very much.
@laurieharper15267 жыл бұрын
James's opening statement - Do not conflate scepticism with cynicism - should be written in ten foot high illuminated letters. Marvellous conversation.
@kennethd.94365 жыл бұрын
“Water has memory...and yet it seems to forget all the poop it’s had in it.” -Tim Minchin
@92brunod3 жыл бұрын
That's what I started to question after I analyzed samples of basically anything and always found at least some amount of heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead). If homeopathy is correct and 1 part in a billion is enough for a component to heal you because water has memory, then it would also be enough to make you sick and we would all die of lead or arsenic poisoning or for whatever dangerous component that ever touched that water before we would heal of anything.
@unnamedchannel12373 жыл бұрын
@@92brunod would the bad stuff be canceled out by the good stuff perhaps haha
@nonofyabidnez57377 жыл бұрын
James Randi truly is amazing! I would love to be as switched on as he is when I am his age. However I am not even this switched on now! Awesome discussion between two great mind.
@oldmech6193 жыл бұрын
I was on stage as a kid with Blackstone the Magician.
@Mariomario-gt4oy7 жыл бұрын
love both these guys! great video!
@RozzieBass4 жыл бұрын
Matt almost gave it away lol 😆 This is a treasure. Randi will be missed, but his mark on our works will remain. And folks like Matt and Penn & Teller carry him with them. ❤
@samplefuchsvulpesvulpes5690 Жыл бұрын
so wholesome to see Matt starstruck. James Randi was truly amazing!
@aguy5593 жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite thinkers.
@marcuszarate15134 жыл бұрын
I'm Mexican and respect Matt but man I love Randi. He's awesome!!
@user-dh4bz7fk9z7 жыл бұрын
my two heroes together, nice.
@MrMrfeenstra5 жыл бұрын
SO Cool. Longer he lives, the better off we all are.
@5driedgrams5 жыл бұрын
That was great, thanks for the upload!
@thepvporg6 жыл бұрын
James Randi, Let me just say that I had a similar experience, I went to sunday school for two weeks, the second week we were asked to bring in any book we liked that had pictures in it. I brought a history of the earth and dinosaurs. When I was asked about it, I recounted the age of the earth, that the dinosaurs were first on the scene, etc and that went down like a lead balloon. I some how managed to influence the 4 other children on the same table who went on to disrupt the rest of the school and it created a situation where my book was taken off me. My mother was told that I was not the sort of child they want in sunday school. My mother laughed at her for being so snooty.
@hififlipper4 жыл бұрын
Dinosaurs freak the hell out of Christians. I also love the song by King Crimson. "Dinosaur"
@jaffarbaqi5 жыл бұрын
A couple of days before I saw this video, I was thinking about both of these great humans and about how much they cleared the haze in my perception of reality and how I value you them both the most out of literally tens of thinkers that I admire. And now I see them togather laughing and talking. It must be divine interception.
@OmniphonProductions7 жыл бұрын
I recently watched a documentary on Netflix about professional, working, traveling magicians. During one of the crowd shots at the (invitation only) Magic Castle, there was Matt on my screen! I hit pause and...frankly...lost my mind for a moment. My kids looked at me like I was crazy, and I had to explain why it was so cool to see a "professional skeptic" at a place essentially dedicated to voluntary deception. I then made brief mention of Penn Jillette before starting the movie again. :-) Until then, I only knew Matt for his Atheist work. I had no idea he was also a conjurer. I absolutely *LOVED* the way Randi sold the Mentalism trick, and that upside down twist was awesome! I've seen a version of that one before, but it wasn't nearly as fulfilling as this one. Then, there was...of course...all the wisdom about skepticism in general. Great video.
@haggismcbaggis94855 жыл бұрын
1:01:28 So is Matt in on this trick when he says he doesn't speak "Canadian"?
@BY504A7 жыл бұрын
The video was way too short. I could have watched Mr. Randi and Mr. Dillahunty for hours. Would have loved to have seen the magic show(or conjuring show).
@geosutube7 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Pangburn for this wonderful show. I have see Randi's work before, here on KZbin, and have watched and listened to The Atheist Experience [TAE] for many years, and am familiar with Dillahunty's commentary and responses on that show. This presentation was interesting to me in that I was able to hear Dillahunty in a far different role than as a panelist on TAE, and to see Randi as a friend and associate of his.
@gowdsake71033 жыл бұрын
2 of my faves together
@ceecee6857 жыл бұрын
how on earth have I only just discovered James Randi? I've been on a quest to reaffirm my atheism and learn more about what I don't believe in for nearly 3 months and watched my first video of him last night, been binge watching him ever since! He's brilliant and I absolutely love his wit!
@ceecee6857 жыл бұрын
I also love Matt's purple velvet jacket! 💜💜💜
@thisisjeff98457 жыл бұрын
I had no idea they were both in town. Would have tried to go if I had known.
@Jett-King4 жыл бұрын
What a FANTASTIC old man!!
@Picaro17 жыл бұрын
The Amazine Dillahunty. He must have been trilled to be there. Probably good explanation about skeptism vs debunking. Other clarification. Conversation about cynicism. Randy providing a sense of history of sketicism. One of the best Dillahunty and Randy.
@factshurtfeelings61495 жыл бұрын
So glad a stumbled upon this.
@joninosaka5 жыл бұрын
Randi has done more for skeptical thought than almost any other person in modern history. Fear not James, even in just the lifetime of the Internet, your work has born fruit and skepticism has grown and continues to grow.
@jimb90634 жыл бұрын
God damn it! How come I didn't know that these two got together for a chat? Not watched yet but I think I'm going to like.Would've said know I'm going to like, but you know, when in Rome...
@glutinousmaximus6 жыл бұрын
I missed this one somehow. Both these guys are brilliant!
@irmasuarez66327 жыл бұрын
So Matt turned out to be an excellent interviewer too. I bet he would make a great moderator in a debate or panel
@Purkinje907 жыл бұрын
José Luis Vidal he was recently moderator for a debate between Robert Price and Bart Ehrman
@irmasuarez66327 жыл бұрын
Price and Ehrman! gotta watch that, can't wait for the braingasm.
@phillipmoore90127 жыл бұрын
Oh hell, not 5 minutes in and I liked it.
@phillipmoore90127 жыл бұрын
It seems true enough. I was the one in my rather-large family who loved and learned "magic". Now I'm the most skeptical.
@Davethebus7 жыл бұрын
Could have listened to them for hours
@kennorton14787 жыл бұрын
his mind is as sharp as 25 year old man, i hope my mind would function this good when i am 65
@Cacophony3145 жыл бұрын
Skepticism is not cynicism. Beautiful.
@movi19737 жыл бұрын
love this little /BIG/man!!
@joshuak45535 жыл бұрын
Those are the most magnificent and free-spirited eyebrows I've ever seen
@eliazruis47614 жыл бұрын
If James lives any longer he’s going to win the million dollar prize for proving he’s supernatural.
@patricklindsey24226 жыл бұрын
James Randi is probably the wisest man alive today. He's also stupendously funny.
@garyfrancis61933 жыл бұрын
Aug 2021 He’s in Heaven now or Hell.
@underoathtf7 жыл бұрын
This is such a good content. Thank you.
@BikiniDeathSquad7 жыл бұрын
James Randi's eyebrows are insane!
@TruthSurge7 жыл бұрын
Matt's moving up in the world of atheism, I see. He'll need to get an agent next! Him and Aron Ra.
@marcusbennett69954 жыл бұрын
@Lynn stone Don't be silly now. He's not here to be witty. Mat, Aron, Sam Harris, and many others are are doing excellent work and i take my hat off to them all.
@marcusbennett69954 жыл бұрын
@Lynn stone What have you got against Matt? I think that he has the patience of a saint.
@marcusbennett69954 жыл бұрын
@Lynn stone I love to listen to the Atheist Experience and and i'm sorry, but 9 times out of 10 i think he is right to shut them down because they are just trying to speak the word of the lord with their ears closed with what he has to say! Even though he asks sensible questions and they just come back with the same one track mind answers. Put yourself in his place. What would you do?
@marcusbennett69954 жыл бұрын
@Lynn stone I still don't understand why you think Matt is bad. I'm sure i'm missing something here because iv'e heard other people putting him down too and i don't understand why?
@patbrennan65723 жыл бұрын
Fuck off asshole, move up in the world yourself, start by opening your mind and shutting your dumb mouth.
@OrkarIsberEstar7 жыл бұрын
i guess the "water has a memory" thing is derived from 2 things 1) water does contain a lot of stuff that can give information - experts can tell where you lived by analysing the water sediments in your bones 2) ice forms crystalls that could theoreticly store a hell lot of information, if it wouldnt melt or easily disform it could be used as a very well working information storage device. But ice - not melted water.
@jhibbitt15 жыл бұрын
matt's very star struck
@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff7 жыл бұрын
Great conversation. I do wish that Randi wouldn't use "conjuring" as a substitute for "magic". I get why he want's to avoid "magic". But it seems he'd want to avoid "conjure" for the very same reasons. Conjure invokes ideas of evoking spirits, demons and so on and "conjuring" them into physical form. So the word carries almost identical baggage as "magic".
@cdhanks7 жыл бұрын
illusionist is probably a better term.
@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff7 жыл бұрын
I agree. "Illusionist" is a term generally reserved for magicians who perform larger prop magic. But there's no reason it couldn't be applied to all magicians. Frankly, though. I think it is perfectly fine to continue using "magician". It's not the fault of magicians that some people are superstitious idiots. To me, "conjurer" and "conjuring" are the most loaded terms of them all and are the most likely to suggest to the weak minded that magic is real (as opposed to being mere tricks). How James Randi doesn't see it that way boggles my mind.
@morpheas7687 жыл бұрын
Eh, it doesnt really matter, as long as the audience understands what he's saying. He can use the word "Magic" for all I care, its not a big deal.
@chriscollins20957 жыл бұрын
Yeah, 'conjurer' doesn't sound any better than magician and may be worse. Superstitious people may think he's conjuring demons to help him with his tricks.
@seanm75537 жыл бұрын
Wood 'n' Stuff w/ Steve French Illusionist would have been better.
@ShadowStarshine7 жыл бұрын
I was there at the show. The magic was fantastic. I was however, disappointed in the discussion. I had already watched An Honest Liar and most of the discussion was Matt asking Randi questions that were already answered in the film. I actually came mostly for Matt and I was hoping for more back and forth rather than one interviewing the other. I wouldn't call it bad, it just didn't end up being what I had hoped.
@ProSto73436 жыл бұрын
His "conjuring" tricks left me dumbfounded on what even happened. On the other hand, he is a master of exposing frauds.
@jmitterii27 жыл бұрын
88 and looking pretty good! Glad he appears to be in great health. So he's Canadian. My dad born in SLC, but grew up in Idaho, I myself born and raised in Idaho. Randi's accent and lexicon has always reminded me of dad's. So us Idahoans do have similar Canadian accents and lexicon. Even southern Idaho which isn't very close to the Canadian border.
@SlideRulePirate7 жыл бұрын
Mr Randi looks and sounds a deal better than the last time a saw him. Good job.
@DeconvertedMan7 жыл бұрын
good times :)
@mike55566 жыл бұрын
It will be a sad day when we lose James Randi.
@strangeandwonderful2475 жыл бұрын
James Randi is probably the most wonderful and entertaining speakers I have ever had the pleasure and honor of seeing!!