James Randi
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The foundation sponsors a challenge offering a prize of US $1,000,000 to anyone who can demonstrate evidence of any paranormal, supernatural or occult power or event. The prize has yet to be claimed.
In 1987 he exposed the Peter Popoff ministry for faking their faith healing claims. The resulting scandal drove Popoff into bankruptcy.
He is also claimed as an enthusiastic member of the Brights Movement.
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[edit] James Randi Educational Foundation
Randi started the James Randi Educational Foundation to monitor applications for the $1 million dollar prize, and to serve as an organizing body to help promote skepticism and provide educational resources on claims of the paranormal.[1] The foundation was headed by James Randi for many years but is now run by astronomer and well known blogger Philip Plait.
[edit] Kooks
Randi's challenge has made him a target for a number of kooks, particularly on the internet, claiming that they have demonstrated supernatural abilities and that he therefore owes them money, though some go so far as to claim that a pound of flesh will do. This is one of the hazards of being a rationalist in our current society.
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- ↑ We haven not yet received his check, although we expect it soon!
