Astrologers: How willing would you be to debate scientists with verifiable resul!
Question: was one million dollars?
The following is part of an answer to a question re: quantum astrology:
"The James Randi foundation ( http://www.randi.org ) offers a $1,000,000 prize for anyone who can demonstrate any supernatural or paranormal abilities under a controlled test. No one has yet come close to claiming the prize."
Answers: was one million dollars?
The following is part of an answer to a question re: quantum astrology:
"The James Randi foundation ( http://www.randi.org ) offers a $1,000,000 prize for anyone who can demonstrate any supernatural or paranormal abilities under a controlled test. No one has yet come close to claiming the prize."
There is nothing to debate. The application and rules link is below. If both parties can not agree, there is no testing, pure and simple. James Randi does not conduct any of the exams.
At the end or the sixteen rules is this statment:
PLEASE: Do not burden us with theories, philosophical observations, previous examples, anecdotal evidence or other comments! We are only interested in an actual demonstration.
NOTE: No special rules, exceptions, conditions, standards, or favors will be granted without the mutual agreement of all those concerned – in advance. Any applicant who refuses to agree to meet the rules as outlined here, will not be considered to have ever been an applicant. Only complete agreement with these rules will allow the "applicant" to become a "claimant." Applicant, by signing, notarizing and submitting this form, signifies agreement with all of the above rules. Be advised that you should conduct proper and secure tests of your own to determine whether your abilities or claims are actually valid.
This application will be signed by JR and returned to the applicant by mail after a test protocol has been mutually agreed upon, and a test date and location have been determined.
IMPORTANT: Only claims that can be verified by evidence under proper observing conditions will be accepted. Also, JREF will NOT accept claims of the existence of deities or demons/angels, the validity of exorcism, religious claims, cloudbusting, causing the Sun to rise or the stars to move, etc. JREF will also NOT test claims that are likely to cause injury of any sort, such as those involving the withholding of air, food or water, or the use of illicit materials, drugs, or dangerous devices.
The prize has been offered for over ten years and will end about two years from now. Dowsers have been the largest applicants so far.
Edit: Wow! I agree with Restless for a change.
wow... I'm going to take that test because I have some genuine abilities that they won't be able to explain :p. thnx for the link janet
Astrology is neither a supernatural nor paranormal ability. Anyone can learn about the planets, signs, etc, and interpret the heavens for themselves.
Wouldn't be about the money for me. I personally would like to know exactly how and why astrology works. Defined in tangible, scientific terms.