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I'm sorry, but I can't give Randi even one iota of my time or respect. Anyone who is so dismissive and calls a whole group of people by such a derogatory name can only be a fundamentalist.

That's a great post, Sydney. I too have met folk who shun publicity but would pee all over Randi's challenge. Who wants to be made to look a freak to the world?

Yes Syd, EXCELLENT POST.

really,
What's the link to that rebuttal by Randi?

This part of the Rense article is so true. lol

http://rense.com/general69/randi.htm

"In and of itself," says a man once denigrated by the skeptical movement, "skepticism has made no actual contribution to science, just as music reviews in the newspaper make no contribution to the art of composition."

I think all the hatred I see across forums such as this one and like this one arise for one reason only and this is no revelation. That reason is, he reminds people that the beliefs they hold dear may not be true after all. And it would be refreshing to actually hear someone say this out loud instead of taking snarky potshots. I cheapens the argument your attempting to make.
It would also be refreshing not to see excuses made for why real people with real abilities don't try for the 1 million dollar prize. That's an excuse that doesn't work because there are people, some well known and many others not making money through their abilities. None of them seem to be worried about being called a freak.