Psychic (Sylvia Browne) Who Said Amanda Berry Was Dead Silent After Berry Is Found Alive

[William Seger]

260. LMAO, I thought you wanted a rebuttal

(Actually, I suspected that you didn't.)

> And if it's fair, why does Randi "always have an out", as he, himself, has stated?

Actually, that's a partial quote and it's taken out of context. What he actually said was "I always have an out; I'm right!" In the context that it was given, it was just a snarky comment meaning that he simply didn't believe anyone would ever pass the Challenge because he would insure that there was no cheating or trickery or delusion. It's revealing that you want to use that out-of-context partial quote as proof that Randi is unfair, but the closest you can get to giving an actual example is Volk's belief that a 98% confidence level ought to be good enough to win the million dollars.

> This bogus challenge should not be touted as proof or disproof of anything.

Wrong, but it is important to be careful about what it proves, especially in the context of the OP: One thing it proves is that blatant frauds like Sylvia Browne and John Edward know that taking the Challenge would be the end of their very lucrative careers as phony mediums and psychics. The other thing it has proved, many times, is that some people who believe they have paranormal abilities are simply self-deluded.