Randi's Flim Flam Rules

[NinjaPuppy]

[brett]

[NinjaPuppy]

[ciscop]

i also enjoy good light hearted exchanges

i just find it annoying
to found believers bashing jref and randi
instead of building a case for its own

[The Warrigal]

Bashing is unfortunately something resorted to by some characters on both sides of the debate and is both unecessary and unproductive.

And yes. - People who take themselves too seriously are always a bit funny.

I am a believer, - (but not a blind one), - in certain forms of paranormal phenomena but I am still no wiser than anyone else as to precisely what the cause of those unexplained phenomena might actually prove to be.

The paranormal is very interesting and when the debate and banter between believers and sceptics is good natured it is also great fun.

[ProfWag]

[Mistislav D'ralle]

[Don]

[Don]

[ProfWag]

If that is the way you would like to read their contract, then it's a free country and you can go with that interpretation.

[NinjaPuppy]

Since I'm not a lawyer, I can't really say for sure what any of that contract means. However, common sense and many years of reading contract negotiations says that yes, it can be interpreted that way and I will venture to guess that if you bought it to an attorney who specializes in media law, they might advise you to not sign it without changes. If I recall correctly, the JREF says that the contract is not negotiable, so it's a mute point.

[highflyertoo]

[highflyertoo]

And who is mere James Randi ? ZZZzzzzzzzzz

[NinjaPuppy]

You know something HighFlyerToo, you might be on to something here. James Randi had a pretty nice early career in entertainment but his real notoriaty started with his challenge. It has kept him in the public eye now for decades. Everytime someone takes him up on his challenge, he winds up back in the public eye. Good catch.

[ProfWag]

Does anybody have a better idea as to how to expose fake people who proclaim paranormal abilities? Should experiments in paranormal abilities have lax rules? Just curious what those who dislike the challenge actually pose as an alternative.