Tag Archives: James Randi

Pigs Might Fly! Randi, Bem and A Sceptical Failure?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Chris Jensen Romer

I like James Randi, a lot. He has had a rough year, and I wish him well – and I have long supported the JREF, despite endless objections to some of Randi’s videos. Long time readers of this blog will … Continue reading →

Posted in Debunking myths, Paranormal, Science | Tagged Bare Normality, Chris French, Daily Grail, Daryl Bem, James Randi, JREF, JREF forum, JREF videos, Pigasus, Pigasus Awards, precognition, Presentiment, Richard Wiseman, Scepticism, skepticism, skeptics, Steven Novella, Stuart J Ritchie, Wagenmakers | 9 Comments

Where Is The Effective Sceptical Activism Really Happening?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Chris Jensen Romer

Skeptics are a funny lot. I have jokingly in the past suggested that modern organized Skepticism follows on from what Charismatic Christianity was in the mid 80’s, Wicca was in the late 80’s/early 90’s and ufology was in the 90’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Debunking myths, Social commentary desecrated | Tagged Hayley Stevens, James Randi, Michael Shermer, popular journalism and scepticism, Scepticism, skepticism, Skeptics in the Pub | 3 Comments

How Sally Met Infamy: Psychic Sally Morgan Caught: or was she?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Chris Jensen Romer

OK, a very quick post. I don’t know anything about stage psychic Sally Morgan, apart from having once seen her name on a poster. I looked her up on Wikipedia, and there was not much to say: she has received … Continue reading →

Posted in Debunking myths, Paranormal, Science | Tagged celebrity psychics, Conversation Analysis, fake psychics, Irish Independent, James Randi, Peter Popoff, psychics exposed, Robin Woofitt, RTE Dublin, Sally Morgan, Scepticism, Tanya Luhrmann | 19 Comments

Psychic News closes down after 78 years — but why?

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Chris Jensen Romer

I am aware of the byzantine politics of the Spiritualist movement, and the complex theological, administrative and personality clashes which sometimes (always?) arise. In this the Spiritualist National Union is much like any other church, or much like any other organisation, be it poetry club or gardening society.

In those two factors, economic issues and doubtless some political manoeuvring we see the immediate reasons for the decline of Psychic News (a newspaper that as long term reader of this blog may recall once featured me on the front page!). It is a shame, but possibly to be expected. And yet… Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, Paranormal, Religion, Social commentary desecrated | Tagged Charismatic Christian Churches, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Chat magazine, Colin Fry, Derek Acorah, Derren Brown, Dr Chris French, Dr Richard Wiseman, Dr Susan Blackmore, European Journal of Parapsychology, falling advertising revenues, Fortean Times, ghosthunters, Ghosthunting TV shows, hands-on theological investigation., I'm with the Woolwich, ITN, James Randi, Jane Millichip, John Edwards, John Wesley, Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, JREF, Living TV, mediums, Most Haunted, New Atheists, New Religious Movements, New Sceptics, New Skeptics, Paranormal, Paranormal Magazine, paranormalisation' of our popular culture., Penn & Teller, Prof. Richard DAwkins, psychical research, psychics, Richard Dawkins, S.P.R, sceptics, skeptics, Skeptics in the Pub, Society for Psychical Research, Spirit & Destiny magazine, spiritualism, Spiritualist National Union, spiritualists, Susan Blackmore, teenage Wiccan wannabes, thoughts on spiritualists, Tony Stockwell, UK Skeptics, war and spiritualism, war and the psychic | 7 Comments

My Problem with the Paranormal!

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Chris Jensen Romer

OK, so tonight I’m going to talk about my problem with the paranormal. And here we have a problem straight away – what is the Paranormal? The term is used so loosely as to be almost meaningless. Continue reading →

Posted in Debunking myths, Paranormal | Tagged Arthur C Clarke, Arthur C Clarkes Mysterious World, defining the paranormal, defining the perinormal, Fortean, Forteana, ghosthunter, Giant Squid, James Randi, JREF, Most Haunted, Paranormal, paranormal meaningless term?, Paranormal TV, parasychology, perinormal, psychical research, Richard Dawkins, woo | 4 Comments

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