Uri Geller = Fraud!!

[Loki]

http://www.darat.org/~dimossi/James.Randi.debunking.on.Tonight.Show.wmv

I thought it was even humorous at some points.

Thoughts?

 

[sgtmac_46]

It's always fun to see a fraud get exposed. It always amazes me the number of people who are willing to believe anything based on faith.

 

[shesulsa]

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[Loki]

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[Bob Hubbard]

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[Simon Curran]

http://www.darat.org/~dimossi/James.Randi.debunking.on.Tonight.Show.wmv

I thought it was even humorous at some points.

Thoughts?

Absolutely hilarious, I just love to see bull being denounced as bull.

 

[still learning]

Hello, It sad people fool others by tricking them and making money from it. ... It is nice someone can bring the frauds out in the open.....Aloha

 

[CrankyDragon]

Thanx for the post, I saved the video for sharing!

 

[Loki]

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys...

Was anyone else laughing when Peter Popoff smacked down those elderly ladies?

 

[Swordlady]

I remember reading about Uri Geller in an ESP book when I was a kid. And I saw a ton of psychics on "That's Incredible".

I haven't seen many folks publicly displaying any psychic ability nowadays. Actually, I take that back. Has anyone debunked John Edwards or Benny Hinn yet?

Speaking of Benny Hinn, I wonder if he got his inspiration from Peter Popoff?

 

[searcher]

I remember reading about Uri Geller in an ESP book when I was a kid. And I saw a ton of psychics on "That's Incredible".

I haven't seen many folks publicly displaying any psychic ability nowadays. Actually, I take that back. Has anyone debunked John Edwards or Benny Hinn yet?

Speaking of Benny Hinn, I wonder if he got his inspiration from Peter Popoff?

Benny Hinn and John Edwards debunk themselves. If people are taken in by their crap then they need their heads examined.

 

[arnisador]

Isn't this old news? I thought he was debunked long ago.

 

[Loki]

Isn't this old news? I thought he was debunked long ago.

If the Tonight Show can be called the debunking of Uri Geller, then yeah. But some of us weren't around then. Debunking BS artists never gets old though ;-)

 

[OnlyAnEgg]

lol...'ok, lemme rest a little...' and Johnny resting his chin on his hands, just watching him.

that was beautiful. I was very young when Geller was popular. I only knew the name and the general claim about the spoons. Huh....whaddya know, eh, Navarre, there was a spoon after all

edit: Also, I remember seeing the 'psychic surgery on the tonight show in my teens. too odd.

 

[OUMoose]

Has anyone debunked John Edwards or Benny Hinn yet?

Just a couple examples:

Guide to Cold Reading

Skeptic's Dictionary: Cold Reading

Don't get me wrong, I do believe there are people out there who know things that they have no earthly way of knowing, but 99.9% of the ones who "talk about it" are completely bogus.