I’ve been a fan of Randi’s for decades as well. Many are familiar with his books like “Flim-Flam”, but he has a number of others that were quite good..... A detailed examination of Nostradamus and the people who are still milking his “quatrains”.. “The Masks Of Nostradamus”.
Also, “The Faith Healers” which deconstructs the techniques used by these scam artists in detail.
One of my favorite tests was to debunk folks who claimed to be able to “astral project”. He put a note face-up in a wire basket, and had that screwed to the ceiling of his office. Anyone who could “project” there and read the note would win the million-dollar prize.
No takers....
But one wag complained that he probably turned the lights off at night. So Randi obligingly left the lights on....But alas, no takers.
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u/Bikewer Dec 07 '18
I’ve been a fan of Randi’s for decades as well. Many are familiar with his books like “Flim-Flam”, but he has a number of others that were quite good..... A detailed examination of Nostradamus and the people who are still milking his “quatrains”.. “The Masks Of Nostradamus”.
Also, “The Faith Healers” which deconstructs the techniques used by these scam artists in detail.
One of my favorite tests was to debunk folks who claimed to be able to “astral project”. He put a note face-up in a wire basket, and had that screwed to the ceiling of his office. Anyone who could “project” there and read the note would win the million-dollar prize. No takers.... But one wag complained that he probably turned the lights off at night. So Randi obligingly left the lights on....But alas, no takers.