Stossel: Skepticism Part 4 James Randi's Million Dollar Prize

[@ronakrai7203]

My friend was always gettin in touch with the dead... too bad they put him away for necrophilia..

[@carultch]

Why exactly is necrophilia wrong? I can understand a case for protecting human rights at any time from conception to natural death. But before conception and after natural death, there is no human to protect from anything. I'll admit, necrophilia is absolutely disgusting, but I don't understand the case for punishing the sick and twisted individuals who partake in it. There is an obvious case against homicidal necrophilia, but I don't understand why we punish necro-cannibals and necrophiliacs who act after natural death.

[@xxMrBaldyxx]

I really don't care what happens to my body when I'm dead. A dead body is not able to feel or experience anything.

[@CataphractVardhan]

Well duh, but your loved ones will be offended.

[@tsurugizaki]

It's kind of like the voyeurism argument. If someone is unaware that while they're getting changed, someone is watching them and getting off to it, is there really any harm done? Sure if they find out it's a problem, but if they don't, aren't both parties perfectly happy?

[@idah31]

riiiiiiiight......"my friend"...hahahahaha

[@theodore6710]

James Randi - Looks just like a wizard, but skeptical on magic.

[@Jesses001]

He used to be a magician if that makes the look make more sense to you.

[@Jesses001]

***** Yes well just about every magician has a different preferred title, so I really just gave up and now I stick to magician. I think he prefer...conjurer.

[@mightytaco123]

The skeptical wizard

[@carultch]

Well he is a magic performer, and he knows it is all smoke and mirrors. In some cases, it is literally smoke and mirrors. He knows about every plume of smoke and every mirror panel that goes in to performing what the audience believes to be magic. This is why a magic performer really is an illusionist, instead of a magician.

[@brandenfarbanger3935]

I think he IS a wizard and the million dollar test is a pretense for him to find and eliminate everyone with an ability. I personally can read minds and use telekinesis and could dominate any test he gives. But I'm afraid he'd do away with someone of my gift and ability

[@Adam-bq2vw]

I think I can win the million dollars. I'm able to pull off the top half of my index finger and then reattach it automatically. I then repeat the trick a few more times to amaze people. Usually little kids.

[@moleman1961]

I, too, have this power!

[@christopherarellano9221]

or Republicans. They usually fall for it too.

[@wesnorthcutt639]

That second sentence didn't make a bit of sense...

[@CrabtreeGuitar]

Took the nose off a child and placed it in the freezer before putting him bed. What's the first thing he wanted when he woke up? (Is the camera rolling?)

[@ronaldpettifurd5957]

@@christopherarellano9221 wow good one. Have you ever witnessed a liberal speak?

[@joshlheureux1194]

The last part of the video about government is the best take away.

[@HazyJ28]

Such a charismatic fellow. May he rest in peace. For someone born in the 1920s he sure did have a modern way of thinking.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Having no religion allowed his mental scope to expand uninhibited.

[@24magiccarrot]

His way of thinking wasn't modern, he adopted the same tools of logic and reason as prescribed by the likes of Socrates and Aristotle, just sadly schools don't focus on learning how to think, they'd much rather kids learn things verbatim rather than think for themselves. It's dangerous for the US government to have people question things, otherwise people might challenge the idea that the USA are great and the super heros of the world, it's dangerous for Americans to consider that their social economic and foreign interactions make them the baddies, cause then the gun manufacturers and oil companies that line the politicians pockets might not make as much money.

[@terminat1]

@@PhantomFilmAustralia Every human is religious in one way or another. Every human knows God exists.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

@@terminat1 What? No they're not.

[@terminat1]

@@PhantomFilmAustralia Yes, they are. Atheism itself is a religion for those who reject God.

[@GrnXnham]

I used to believe in ghosts. Did so for many years after a couple of "encounters" I had in my bedroom at night many years back. Then I found out about sleep paralysis. A little science and common sense changed my mind.

[@marinoskrnjic7801]

Me too,it was like a horror movie

[@flashter6101]

blahblahblah mememe you might wanna check that out, sometimes head injuries lead to people hearing stuff like that, or just a lot of earwax

[@getasimbe]

@blahblahblah mememe I heard something like someone was blowing in my ear. Therefore ghosts are real. Absolutely horrendous train of logic there m8

[@fullmetalpleb]

Hah im immune to sleep paralysis, all you gotta do when you wake up and can't move is try to wiggle your toes. You always regain control before the hallucinations apear. Now youre immune too

[@debbiehenri7170]

@blahblahblah mememe Sleep paralysis is a curious thing. They affect people differently (I can assure you that all of us here in this thread could list our individual experiences and find we're all quite unique). Anyway, there will be a form of sleep paralysis that will make more sense to you than the idea that a ghost would want to blow in your ear (for what purpose?) - or, more to the point, 'could' blow in your ear. If ghosts exist at all, don't forget they could 'only' be a non-physical impression on our physical world, because the actual person they were is dead and buried. Non-physical impressions cannot interact with our world - just like your reflection in a mirror can't pinch your nose. Therefore, that 'impression' which you thought a ghost cannot interact with you in that way, because to do so would mean they'd need a lung, diaphragm muscles, a manipulative mouth and an eye with which to locate you - plus the ability to interact with air molecules, which though invisible to our eyes, still have a real world presence. If you are really sure that you felt something and you were wide awake, it's quite probable that someone opened a door in your living quarters, either in your house or next door, and this caused a through draft (I can even smell when my neighbour is smoking). A one-off gust of wind can blow into an airbrick, in a gap around old type windows, under a front door, through an attic vent, into an extractor fan in the kitchen or bathroom, up through gaps in bare floorboards in part of your house, through a letterbox that someone pushed open in the night, even through a front door keyhole. Maybe you have a cat or dog wandering around at night, pushing open a door or slumping against the one to your room. All of these things are sufficient to cause enough of an air drift for you to 'feel' something. If it was quiet or lonely at the time it happened, you're going to be more aware and it's going to feel much more intense than at another time, say if you were busy in the kitchen. Better to look for a probable cause before hoping for an improbable one.

[@bizmarkie9112]

I always loved his sense of humor. He's just purely a badass old man. I wish he was immortal because it's gonna be a huge loss to mankind to lose such a man someday. He did so much good.

[@xenxander]

Well he's dead so we have lost him.

[@Swnsasy]

I absolutely LOVE the Amazing Randi!! I'm 42yrs old and have been watching him since I was 12.. I remember when he was on Barbara Walters 31yrs ago showing her Uri Geller was a CON!!

[@jim191185]

That little old man is smarter than 85% of America.

[@jim191185]

***** But he's confident enough to wager 1 million dollars against every fraud in the world? ..... 1 million dollars that he knows will never be claimed. The man exposes dumbasses like you.

[@RedHairdo]

+jim jimjim Correction: 99.99% Even among very smart people, Randi still usually is even smarter.

[@jim191185]

RedHairdo Indeed. The man is a wise old fellow.

[@kubush]

Then again. The threshold to be smarter than 85% of America is pretty low.

[@dannylewis9979]

jim jimjim More like 99.85%

[@matend8125]

My grandpa saw ghosts every night then his power suddenly vanished when we cut his Parkinson's drugs

[@patricklincoln5942]

Ha ha ha

[@Rachara]

Then he just saw a single ghost.

[@imakelovetoyourmommy5203]

Steven bruh.. u dumb af

[@debbiehenri7170]

My stepfather had a small aneurysm some years ago, and saw ghosts all the time after that.

[@eymannassole6162]

%10 of BLIND people see ghosts... actually, they're having hallucinations. mostly of faces, with disfigured teeth and eyes, and cartoons (TRUE STORY🤯)

[@ademsap]

the fox banner is to small it only covers half of the screen

[@Soloohara]

Lol

[@r.trainer3706]

I love James, he is not only from Toronto like myself, but he is also making it aware to everyone what dirt this world has and how to know it doesn't exist

[@Venisor21]

0:55 The police hire psychics? I thought South Park was just making it up.

[@ROCdevelopments]

Yes they use our tax money to pay these fraudsters. It should be illegal.

[@madscientistshusta]

Ya it use to happen in the 80-90's it was preposterous!

[@jimbo-fk4dq]

@@madscientistshusta is it sad to say that I'm not surprised by that, considering people in the 80s thought listening to Ozzy Osborne would make one a Satanist?

[@piplup2009]

Nananananananana dodododododdodo bwobwobwobwobwobwo

[@juanrendontorres174]

Wasting our tax dollars on charlatans

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

I love James Randi. Viva skepticism.

[@balerjohnson3099]

Ive been watching James Randi since I was a kid in the 70s . I was skeptical even as a kid but Randi taught me to be an objective thinker and to me that is real magic ..

[@Oravankarva]

This man is not a national treasure. He is a World treasure. Give this man metal of honor!

[@danktank9869]

Seeing two of my favorite personalities in the same room was an amazing crossover.

[@objectifymutahar1869]

Is stossel really your favorite personality?

[@jonwanrocks]

john stossel??? wut

[@nealgrimes4382]

That is a stretch.

[@mikecook6104]

It's was only a picture of Shaq......😂

[@aussievapezaussievapez__3320]

Thank you James for debunking these assholes, who have ripped off so many innocent people from their hard earned cash. Thank you sir 🙏🏽

[@kbro7484]

Great comments about how government is the #1 thing people should be skeptical of and aware of the scams.

[@questionblock8949]

7:10 _"There are millions of people out there who say these cunts... these mystical powers..." Lol

[@mloyd64]

9:26 I thought he was gonna say Religion lol

[@MegaSnake1000]

When I was around 6 years old, one of my friends had a balancing thingy. They were necklaces, and I asked him what they did. He told me that they help you balance, and when I asked how, he said "they just do" or something. I could have become one of those people who believe anything. I'm glad I was skeptical.

[@RikiNewtonMusicianSongwriter]

The 'Amazing' James Randi - love the guy !! Love his fabulous work & the fascinating lectures with all he has to say about the fakers & takers out there ripping off the vulnerable. His work in bringing these charlatans to account - is imho both noble & admirable as he continually demonstrates how these psychics etc really work. It is not good - and thus the reason for loving James Randi with a passion !! Bless him. Lol. Peace. Rx

[@citizenvulpes4562]

I wish more of the elderly were as smart and wise as Randi. They always seem to be the ones getting scammed in these types of things.

[@Walawalacookie]

@@citizenvulpes4562 I think a lot of elderly people are as smart as he is. The problem is, these scam artists usually take advantage of fear, desperation, or depression. You are a lot more likely to believe something if you think you have no other recourse. Like people going to see the faith healers because they have a terminal illness. Most people would try anything to stay alive.

[@citizenvulpes4562]

@@Walawalacookie I think it's because they come from a time where they could trust more people.

[@ebonimom6964]

James Randi has looked 85 for the past 12 decades..... he is the real MVP! The real magic is how he manage to live for so long

[@blakemelkey3774]

It's crazy how so many illusions are just that simple and easy to overthink

[@StarTropicsKing]

Damn! That got political fast!

[@letsbehonest4221]

mr Randy is awesome..exposing frauds every day..totally love the guy..

[@Vyselink]

James Randi is so awesome! If you watch the whole thing, then go back to the ad that they played for the power bracelet thing, you can see the guy is doing EXACTLY the same thing Randi did.

[@youretheai7586]

I think the government is great! It's religions that people should be skeptical of, John.

[@arnabiarnab3037]

Whatever happened to Stossel…. I actually used to enjoy his show

[@Toomuchtohandle807]

“You don’t want to be hit by a falling Stossel” Mr. James Randi is the cutest & cleverest!

[@kellihenderson7794]

One of the best consumer advocates/activists. He should head up a much needed department at the DCA for sad, desperate, vulnerable people who are victims of fraud.

[@lemmiwinks9353]

Praise God

[@jackferguson5857]

kelli henderson gunlnbgggyyuuun

[@rogerbabzai9160]

Wauw u hot

[@cblanco69]

Your really hot got iG?

[@doomngloom9088]

So much thirst in thease comments

[@Anthony-kv5uk]

7:08 dang, that's a healthy set of eyebrows, Randi!

[@ismarcus00500]

The prize money has been out there on offer for many years now and NOT 1 person can prove they have some kind of gift. Yet, so many people still believe? It’s amazing what you hold onto to avoid the harsh reality of not believing, which in itself is a gift.

[@QueenetBowie]

If your local police department consults psychics, move to a new town.

[@kurstone8511]

The way he threw his bracelet into the crowd after saying he’s worn it all week looked as if he was half expecting everyone to fight over it 😂

[@keysersoze7034]

I was in the audience that day, the fat guy in the green caught it and got mobbed in the parking lot by like 5-6 women (and a guy or two). It was madness

[@MK-co6uf]

@@keysersoze7034 lel

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

Randi should give himself the million, because he’s got special powers of immortality, he was 93 in the 40s 😂

[@Dclxvi6x3]

My exgirlfriend broke my heart without physically touching it, but I wouldn't say she deserves a million dollars lol

[@TheRobdarling]

Every one of my ex-wives did that to me. I healed though, usually thanks to my next ex..

[@swine13]

This sure is depressing

[@Walawalacookie]

This joke rings close to home.

[@brianarbenz7206]

Charon, We have the same ex-girlfriend!

[@MrSocko-bh1jb]

Wonderful! James Randi was truly a great man, a remarkable entertainer, and a tireless champion of reason and logic. (I have a gf who is convinced she can talk to dead people... Is that million still available? lol) Praise be, the great Randi! R.I.P.

[@Darren_McGovern-ROF]

I was always open to “spiritual” things. But after years of charlatans and cons and liars and cheats and deluded morons, and zero evidence, it’s really hard to to keep my mind open without feeling like a an idiot sap. But I’m still willing to see evidence. Randi is a hero.

[@DLGDen]

Magician: lives James Rindi: IM ABOUT TO END THIS MANS WHOLE CAREER

[@wendyschutze2818]

DLG|Den what do you mean? 😊

[@SilkyLew]

James Rindi started as a Magician

[@johnalbertson79]

You need to look up the definition of ad nauseam. The "ending this man's career" phrase grew old and tired long, long ago.

[@s1phor]

@@johnalbertson79 I just saw it for the first time , sooo.....

[@ZarconVideo]

John Stossel seems to be a more level headed fellow on FOXs cast..

[@jessesteck8381]

That's really not saying much, but okay. So far as I know, the most conclusive research he's done is proving professional wrestling is staged, and he had to get smacked in the face multiple times to come to that conclusion.

[@Claronium780]

Zarcon He's a shill for corporate America !

[@Claronium780]

bobwatters YOU need to understand that too! It's not a one-way street!

[@Claronium780]

Yeah. well you're saying I'm wrong and I'm saying what you say isn't so any more than what I say isn't so !

[@crunch9876]

+Jesse Steck watch him destroy Ann coulter......

[@scarlettlaura5887]

Do people actually buy those bracelets😂

[@Mel-vl2qf]

I'm guessing it'll be mostly American consumers.

[@C0wb0yBebop]

As a gimmick I did

[@citizenvulpes4562]

@mrghost3601 I remember it was like the early 2000s, I was in like 1st or 2nd grade, and this kid told me I couldn't push him because of his bracelet. He told me to try, I pushed him down and he started crying, so I got a blue slip or something. I think that event is what made me a skeptic to this day.

[@eh764]

I have a friend that swears by his allergy necklace 🙄

[@highpineapple]

@@Mel-vl2qf I don't know if anyone has told you Duke, but the entire world is fucking stupid. Not just America.

[@MrGoogelaar]

At least we now have evidence that Santa Clause does exist. There you go 3:41.

[@mvmishler]

It's an absolute golden idea to prove without a doubt that ALL psychics in the world are phoney to to core, unless of course they just have time to prove themselves and grab the $1,000,000.00 prize. Thank you James 'Wizard' Randi.

[@MAC_HAMMER]

10:08 I'm pretty sure global warming shouldn't be lumped in with balance bracelets and god as a belief.

[@keysersoze7034]

but it is... there are more trees in North America NOW than there were 120 years ago, that says something. Not to mention, all the scientists are saying that it's too late to even do anything about climate change anyways, so really, if it IS true we're fucked regardless. Don't buy into the hype from Greta, an autistic teenager with ZERO educational certifications or degrees. She is simply the poster child of a movement designed to fleece you of your money and rights. I'm all for conservationism and being environmentally conscious/friendly, but climate change, like Covid, has been blown WIDELY out of proportion and what do you know... a lot of people got rich from it too. Imagine that.

[@nathanwong6010]

Keyser Soze No ♥️

[@keysersoze7034]

@@nathanwong6010 No what? Everything I wrote is accurate and verifiable. I'm right, you're Wong.

[@ТомасАндерсон-в1е]

Both climate alarmists and religious people make claims that don't check out when compared to reality. For instance, here's what the Guardian had to say about 2020: www.theguardian.com/environment/2004/feb/22/usnews.theobserver?fbclid=IwAR1dKlYZA2QA8FBNkAI7ghr7QNNp9vRCnl5F6LgUbvc_YzAWP-xn6ykpYEI I don't know about you, but here in Europe I'm not seeing London turn into Siberia or Paris flooding. The only flooding I'm seeing is in China, and even that is made a lot worse by the Chinese mismanagement and the fact that they dammed all of the rivers and now have to release the water or else the dams would break. Don't get me wrong, climate change is real and it is happening, and we need to be on the lookout for it. But we also need to be skeptical of everyone trying to make us believe all sorts of claims, because the incentives are the same for a climate change alarmist and for a snake oil salesman.

[@zilksmooth]

An inert, naturally occurring gas that makes up .04% of the atmosphere is not catastrophic.

[@OGMizen]

THE LAST 2 MINUTES ARE GOLD!!! GOLD I TELL YOU!!!

[@gherrin]

that's the fox news i know...

[@DrSpectAculaZA]

hahaha, that was best segue I have ever heard! You know whats as bad as cancer... government!

[@treborp1957]

But all true.

[@RedHairdo]

And people still vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. GG "murica".

[@alexandrosstogiannis9589]

I did not see that coming.

[@thecaptain5026]

I'm surrounded by people who believe in this crap. When they ask me about the subject, and I tell them that I don't believe in it. The get really upset.

[@keaton718]

Randi is the king of showmanship, even until old age he never lost it.

[@obibraxton2232]

This one was really crazy and weird at the end Lool wtf was that monologue 🤧🥴

[@kuziokundera]

I was wondering why this was coming up in my feed. RIP james

[@socat9311]

After this, James went back in preparing Asterix's magic potion

[@doubledistilled]

His immense gonads are actually mistletoe plantations.. and if you’re feeling extraordinarily bright you’ll catch a glimpse of where he sheaths his golden sickle..

[@can0mark]

I don't know, but just because we cant explain it, doesnt mean it's supernatural. For years people had no idea what lightning was and claimed it was caused by deities. Did our newfound understanding suddenly make it natural instead of supernatural? Maybe you had a sleepwalking episode. Maybe you suffered from an acute psychosis. Like I said, I dont know. But if you're willing to make the jump to the supernatural, why not make the jump to something less improbable?

[@DeFaulty101]

That final analysis is severely lacking in nuance. American government consists of politicians paid by corporations to keep their taxes low, and that means not giving everybody healthcare, for example, which every other developed country does. And minimum wage increases correlate with higher employment, since more poor people with money to spend means more business for local businesses, and thus more employees needed. The same money in CEO offshore bank accounts does not create more jobs at all. Be skeptical of government, sure, but demand they do good work, not no work.

[@reidalberstone]

These two men are gifts to the human race.

[@jasonantigua6825]

Pull my index finger and I'll show you something !

[@carultch]

What exactly does the index finger have to do with farting, that people can play that joke? The next time someone plays that on me, I'm just going to ignore it and wait for them to fart without pulling their finger.

[@shriekingbushpigshrieking]

carultch the finger is connected to the arse bone... once pulled, the arse bone valve lifts and releases the pressure.... you really should have studied biology. you will be waiting a long time for an unpulled finger fart.

[@carultch]

sam mich Which arse bone? The sacrum, the coccyx, or one of the three types of pelvis bones?

[@shriekingbushpigshrieking]

carultch the one connected to the finger bone

[@carultch]

sam mich The only bones directly connected to finger bones, are the metacarples.

[@pappapinskie5883]

"Who here believes in ghosts?" One person raises their hand. "Who hear believes they've been in contact with a spirit?" One person raises their hand. But if asked, "Who here believes a holy book?" Most would raise their hand. Lol

[@draves8953]

Pap Papinskie wouldnt the Holy Ghost be considered a ghost? Isn’t the Holy Spirit considered a spirit that gets in contact with people? These people just pick and choose which ghost and spirit they believe in.

[@pappapinskie5883]

Draves Basically

[@MadNotAngry]

Sure, be openly skeptical of the government, but not a word about god or religion? Easily, they need the most critical thinking. Folks allow religion and their god influence their every waking moment, from the way they vote to the huge money they throw away in such pursuits.

[@andrewtm85]

yep lmao

[@terminat1]

@@MadNotAngry Every human knows God exists. The alternative is foolishness.

[@uioplkhj]

This so fox news... bringing up government at the end

[@haroldbalzac6336]

As apposed to any other News Media?

[@madscientistshusta]

Rest in peace james, your legacy of enlightenment will never be forgotten!

[@meyou9655]

"Evil vibrations, you see..." LOL 😂😁

[@socksumi]

Randi has a Genius IQ.

[@olo3113]

No

[@patrickbateman1808]

Never seen or watched Stossel before but he's surprisingly open minded for someone on Fox News. Ballsy too with part 2, respect.

[@Scanini]

WTF??! A fox reporter with integrity and talking sense what the fuck is this? Have I entered the twilight zone, im scared.

[@057wolf]

Well it was on the fox business channel, and stossel is quite different than most fox anchors.

[@someonenamevalencia7527]

Scanini the past fox

[@williamavitt8264]

proudwonk Stossel works for ReasonTV now

[@williamavitt8264]

M. Hall So you don't actually have an argument. Got it

[@mattheww797]

I was wondering why this guy was on fox news and then he pulled out the anti-government switcheroo 9:15

[@slothystyle]

His brows are on point

[@hotonionsoup]

Man, John Stossle gets so close, realizes his errors in thinking, and then just instantly abandons it.

[@629O]

Randi reminds me of Wang from the Tekken.

[@chippedls_truck3436]

Ooh Wang Si Lei? Me and Nina will ruin dat old fool. Jk, but I love some Tekken

[@WendellsCat]

Oh, I see. At 9:28, that's when it goes from being a normal show to a Fox show. That must be where Roger Ailes took over.

[@zachjohnson637]

+Bos La Moss Being skeptical of the government has little to do with Fox News.

[@SeraphinaAizen1]

It's all the same Fox arguments though. "Government is a bogey man trying to steal your money".

[@SeraphinaAizen1]

That's because rich white capitalists keep on creating legislation that makes the rich richer and the poor poorer, attempting to eliminate the middle class and increase the gap between rich and poor. While simultaneously deregulating everything in sight so that corporations run by rich white men can get richer still, while wrecking the environment and society in general. Meanwhile these same people are undermining education and healthcare in order to produce a population that is too sick, too stupid and too poor to do anything except keep mindlessly voting for them 'cuzz 'Merica!" Rich white capitalists ARE trying to steal your money. And they've trained you to think that, if you let them steal enough of your money, you'll one day become a rich white capitalist too. Despite the fact that America has the second worst rate of economic movement in the developed world (i.e. people tend to live and die in the economic bracket they're born into, and the system is specifically designed to propagate poverty).

[@SeraphinaAizen1]

Taxes serve a practical purpose. It's how you get things like "free education", "public services", "infrastructure" and so on. Society is built from the bottom up; from tax revenue. The more disposable incoming that the middle class have, the better off a society tends to be and the stronger its economy. Lowering taxes on the super rich, which is what right wing economics is all about, doesn't strengthen the economy, increase jobs opportunities, or increase standards of living. What it tends to do is weaken the economy, because 'trickle down wealth' is not a real thing.

[@SilverWealth_Draper_Mint]

SeraphinaAizen1 Stack.999 silver bars instead of wasting money on fashion..You can be rich also...

[@Katalyzt]

Perfectly done Mr. Randi. ★★★★★ P.S. Thank you for continuing to expose these charlatans for the liar that they are. :O) Katalyzt

[@LillyDelValley]

@9:30+ Found this video 9 years after it was uploaded.. over a year after COVID testing, inching towards when my state started locking down.. thousands of small businesses owning americans closed their doors for good while major stores still operated. . .

[@gblargg]

The end segment was unexpected but spot-on.

[@Katalyzt]

Perfectly said/done James Randi. Thanks for helping to expose these charlatans for the liars that they are. ᵔᴥᵔ ★★★★★ Katalyzt

[@Broughtvulture]

+Katalyzt Whose Katalyzt?

[@Katalyzt]

Bonnien360 Are you asked what charlatans? Katalyzt

[@Katalyzt]

+El Santo James Randi and/or JREF is the perfect gauge by which to judge theses con-artist, charlatans and liars. I am not sure if you know this El Santo, but The JREF Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge is a collection of double blind tests and protocols that are all co-designed and agreed upon by the claimants/testees and people with the JREF(like Jamy Ian Swiss, Banachek, Chip Denman, and Richard Saunders). ;O) In other words, a person makes a claim of their “abilities” like: ESP, dowsing, supernatural, psychic surgery, psychokinesis, sensing of paranormal phenomena, control of magnetic fields, etc... And then the claimant/testees along with the JREF designs a test based solely(only) on what the claimant stated “abilities” are. The JREF Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge is not there to debunk these people, but to reward them, as long as their claimed “abilities” can by consistently demonstrated under test condition. ;O) The JREF Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge only exposes the fakes/liars/con-artist/charlatans. If there are real people with paranormal gifts/abilities, and they do not want to exploit their “gift” for financial or selfish gain, then they can give away the million dollars(that they should be able to easily win) to a charity. ;O) P.S. Oh, and by the way, among many many other paranormal challenges like The JREF Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge; the Independent Investigations Group(IIG) offers a $50,000 prize [to anyone who can show, under proper observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event.] which I might add, everyone to-date who has helped design their own test have failed. ;O) Katalyzt

[@WhiteCollarCrimeDNB]

+El Santo no true Scotsman fallacy detected.

[@Katalyzt]

+El Santo, No need for me to research, as I already know about the JREF's requirements both past and present. ;O) As far as the “preliminaries”, they are co-designed by the claimant/testee themselves with help from the JREF, bases on what the claimant/testee claims their abilities are. And once these tests and protocols are created the claimant signs off on the them. Whereby, they agree that the test that they co-designed is fitting and correct to gauge their stated “abilities”. ;O) I suggest that you do more research on The JREF Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge for your own information, as you seem completely misinformed. And just to give you a start on your research, here are four video examples of the preliminary tests being administered(to non-famous claimants): 2012 - Andrew Needles - /watch?v=wHs0vM3gRTA (running time 1:45:59) 2013 - Connie Sonne - /watch?v=U_qiG9PUiaQ (Part 1) 2013 - Connie Sonne - /watch?v=USw7XXT0RXk (Part 2) 2013 - Connie Sonne - /watch?v=zavQQe76xS8 (Part 3) 2013 - Connie Sonne - /watch?v=coLE93t1R0A (Part 4) Another 2013 - Brahim Addoun - /watch?v=_dwQFlAIbxY (running time 51:58) 2014 Fei Wang - /watch?v=l20jQj0FZ_E (running time 49:52) Remember these double blind tests and their protocols are all co-designed and agreed upon by the claimants/testees(Andrew Needles, Connie Sonne, Brahim Addoun, and Fei Wang) and people with the JREF(like Jamy Ian Swiss, Banachek, Chip Denman, and Richard Saunders). ;O) P.S. “BTW, the fund has since been allocated to other things. It no longer exists.” Now you have proved that you have no clue what you are talking about. Again, I suggest that you do some research before posting more nonsense. The James Randi Educational Foundation's Million Dollar Challenge is still in effect. I will help you out again, since you are grossly misinformed. If you or anyone else doubts it, then you can verify this truth here: tinyurl.com/jmfsge3 (From the JREF official website) As the link shows; the people at the JREF are currently installing the new 2016 “minimum required protocols” in an attempt to weed out the ridiculous: “VERY eccentric and untestable claims”, yet still “any established psychic” can contact the “JREF via email to be tested directly”. ;O) So, contrary to your statement the Million Dollar Challenge is still in effect. ;O) P.P.S. Also, the point I was trying to convey with the “Independent Investigations Group(IIG)” is that besides The JREF Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, there are many many other challenges currently out there for which no one who has taken these tests/challenges/bets have shown under proper observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult powers or events. Which I might add, everyone to-date who has helped design their own test have failed them. ;O) So again, the James Randi Educational Foundation's Million Dollar Challenge is still going, along with other paranormal challenges like: The Alfredo Barrago's €50,000 Bet, and/or The Australian Skeptics A$100,000 Challenge, and/or The 1,000,000 RUB($13,181) Harry Houdini Prize, and/or The Independent Investigations Group US$100,000 Challenge, and/or The Science and Rationalists' Association of India, and/or The Prabir Ghosh 2,500,000($29,480) Challenge, and/or The SKEPP Sisyphus €25,000 Prize, or anyone of the many other paranormal challenges currently out there. :O) I entreat you to please do your research before replying back to me. ;O) Katalyzt

[@alauram.6416]

I couldn't help notice how well stocks were doing back at this time XD Lol!

[@Krokodilius]

thank goodness qray was sued.

[@theraVen27]

ryan phillips BRAAAAUNNNN!!!

[@teeds88]

the dude facepalming at 4:37 really summed this all up well :)

[@thealmighty1]

He's actually Gandalf, ridding the world of fake wizards.

[@Backinblack10001]

Randi was never young. He’s Benjamin button

[@marymoonchild2801]

this man and evil vibrations ? wtf he is coolest person ever :D

[@marymoonchild2801]

also for the bracelet - lol

[@andand2581]

Trim your eyebrows good sir

[@0mnicide]

Why? Those eyebrows are magnificent and I wouldn’t be surprised in an ironic turn of events have some sort of magic powers. Like Gandalf’s eyebrows.

[@motherandsondiaryuk9672]

learn to respect your elders dear brother

[@MichelLinschoten]

Says KZbin not fashion show for whimpy fuck boys like yourself.

[@brendancronin4786]

Michel Linschoten well said. Everything else that's being said and this fuckwit focusing on eyebrows

[@jeanmichealvincent7998]

But they actually look badass

[@ReinEngel]

Rick James: "HEY STOSSEL! What did the five fingers say to the face?! SLAP!"

[@PandA_show]

WWF

[@aaronwalderslade]

The speech at the end was a pleasant surprise!

[@marylawson6060]

Bracelet was a scam.

[@Absolutely_puck_fakestine]

Mary Lawson Really Sherlock ?

[@pollard068]

those magnetic earrings, that help you lose weight also.

[@pollard068]

placebo effect!

[@pourquoipasmoi9517]

You should be skeptic about FOX news.

[@0mnicide]

Be skeptical about all mainstream news channels. They all have shareholders that benefit from pushing biased bs.

[@troysmall5482]

ippos_khloros The mainstream media push outright fabrications from the government 24/7.

[@1gallimaufry]

Matt R And CNN? They are NOT a reporting channel. CNN is strictly an activist outlet that is biased, and admit it. Yet the sheep in this country buy it without question.

[@SquishyMan9919]

Even a broken clock will be right twice a day.

[@larapalma3744]

1gallimaufry they're smarter

[@schizophrenicghost]

wow what a shitty end

[@coltonthedrummer]

I dont understand what was wrong with the ending. Why shouldn't we be skeptical of government? They've done some nasty stuff in that past, no reason they wouldn't be doing it now.

[@xxMrBaldyxx]

FOX news is a part of the very problem that Stossel speaks of. The man is a hypocrite.

[@renix3968]

coltonthedrummer bc it’s a friggin tangent that’s irrelevant to paranormal BSers. “You know what what else to be skeptical about?! [insert random thing I don’t like]!!! Irrelevant BS

[@rockydee7499]

So Shaq has wore one like those and still sucks at free throws? Ok.

[@fokkerd3red618]

This may be and older show, but everything that was shown and said applies today in 2022.

[@alexsmith6472]

I use to sell those bracelets and 95% of the people I showed would buy one. They still sell great in 2016... Sadly

[@WhiteCollarCrimeDNB]

+Leo R he's speaking in past tense. obviously he doesn't do it anymore.

[@Mel-vl2qf]

Hahaha brilliant

[@davetyler6520]

Leo R isn't that every business ever? You clearly never had a job

[@fedos]

Let's end this discussion about skepticism with some irrational right wing bullshit.

[@fedos]

+Psychic Yardstick Spouting idiotic right wing nonsense is not the same as being skeptical.

[@fedos]

***** Right wing scumbags spouting stupid bullshit is not skepticism. People who buy the stupid bullshit spouted by right wing scumbags are delusional.

[@zachjohnson637]

+fedos Just keep using the term 'right-wing' and maybe, someday, you'll understand what it means...

[@kubush]

proudwonk Libertarians are right wing.

[@OttoMattak]

I love how vague fedos is, and how he elicits likes based on such an obtuse charge. Sounds like another charlatan to me. It's all so entertaining when someone asks him to specify and at that point he vanished. Predictable, but entertaining nonetheless.

[@cineMADvocate]

when Randi said that these guys were fake stossel should have slapped him and yelled "is that fake! does that feel fake!?"

[@Rokaize]

The Prime Suspect no he’s not. He’s referencing the time a pro wrestler slapped Stossel for saying that wrestling is staged. It was a funny joke. It made me laugh out loud.

[@dischordia23]

I think we can all agree on wishing Mr Stossel a full and quick recovery from his recent lung cancer surgery. You can catch Mr Randi as well as Bill Nye, Johny Depp and many other speakers at the 'Reason Rally' on June 4th, 2016 at the Lincoln Memorial in DC

[@jeffreyjordan1544]

That ending monologue. Truth.

[@Claronium780]

SOME of those people must have been lying when they didn't raise their hand when he said "how many people believe in ghosts" - there's more evidence for ghosts than there is for god,..and I bet a LOT of those people would have raised their hands had he asked "how many believe in god?"

[@thecofounders]

by definition, there can be no empirical evidence of god on this earth. there is evidence of a singular force that we can deduce through logic (could be energy, or something else, not necessarily god). ghosts are supposed to be observable. saying you believe in god is less absurd than saying you believe in ghosts. even when i used to believe in god, i didn't believe in paranormal activity on earth because of the lack of proof.

[@bigmattman2005]

+jbenvenga This. There's not enough evidence for either. Having said that, there is no way to FULLY approve or dispute these claims and must leave most of them "as is" for whoever decides to believe. In the case of Claronium 780's point, society has the mass effect on what is believed with the supernatural and what would be looked at as "stupid". From there it's friends and family. This has always been the case, always. On the other hand, certain things can DEFINITELY be disputed. But, like most people that believe one thing, just because something was shown to be wrong (no matter how much proof) doesn't mean it IS wrong and furthermore doesn't mean the entire belief is wrong. Personally, I was this way for a while, then I took a 3rd person perspective of my religion, read the Bible from front to back and saw the many different lies, loopholes and fallacies. Jesus was said to have "talked in parables", which is a fancy way of saying that he made a very general statement/story and when those that believe listened, they felt he was speaking about them. Much like fortune cookies.

[@kubush]

There is zero evidence of either, so to say one has more evidence than the other is idiotic.

[@brianlaudrupchannel]

There is no evidence for either

[@Absolutely_puck_fakestine]

There is not evidence for the presence of ghost. Nothing, zero. You have one ? Pleae show me, i'd more than happy to know there is an afterlife !

[@williamehrhardt918]

Of course Fox can take EVERYTHING and segway into a conservative talking point.

[@williamehrhardt918]

proudwonk in America libertarians are barely left of republicans, and typically vote republican. hell, he's on Fox so don't play that "he's not conservative" bs. More libertarians are just republicans wanting to appear unbiased than actual libertarians IMO.

[@SlavaSesh]

Libertarians are to conservatives as communists are to liberals. They're the extreme.

[@Chrisman77]

Well ya. But he still makes a good point

[@sightsofscifireviews370]

Come for the Randi, run like hell from Stossels nonsense.

[@diversekino]

“John Stossel And James Randi” *what is this, some kind of crossover episode*

[@NcboreasVapes]

James is a legend. He exposed Geller for what he is. A talentless hack preying on the weak minded. He earnt a fortune from duping the public and should now be held accountable. Instead he has gained celebrity status. The world, truly has, gone nuts.

[@abepozy7630]

Two of the truest people out here.

[@can0mark]

Let's say it did happen. Why do you automatically consider it to be a supernatural event? Why not just consider it something that you can't explain. I'm not saying you shouldnt consider the possibility of it being a supernatural event. I'm just saying you should consider the possibility of it not being that.

[@MaxHarden]

So 25% of us are 'tarted. Great reporting.

[@MannyKunV]

Kind of a weird way to end the clip with his comments on government. I would have preferred he went on a full segment to further his point in the subject

[@JohnSmith-td7hd]

It's funny how at the end, after a great episode with the amazing debunker James Randi, the host compares believing global warming with believing Christianity. One is one of the most researched and understood scientific concepts in existence, and the other is a religion that relies on faith. Pretty odd comparison.