RIP James Randi

[strummer]

Died yesterday at 92. This one hurts. He was an influence on my skepticism from a young age. I remember watching his "Secrets of the Psychics" PBS special from 91ish when I was a senior in high school in 96'. He made me question things.

A pioneer in critical thinking and questioning supernatural claims.

Created Penn and Teller

Fantastic magician in the 50s and 60s

Fuck 2020

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

oh man that's so sad for the reasons you gave. huge huge influence on me too for all of that.

 

[Dandy]

Not sure if it was you on this site but I went down a rabbit hole on James Randi once and I watched a video where (I believe) someone won the $1M challenge of his. Cannot remember the details now but will research later.