For example, Penn & Teller, James Randi, Jamy Ian Swiss, Mac King, Cyril Takayama, Chris Bliss.
2007-01-17 16:15:20 · 11 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My understanding is that, when Uri Geller did his psychic thing for a bunch of credulous physicists, that's what inspired The Amazing Randi to start his crusade.
He realized that they weren't qualified to judge -- since electrons, however odd their behavior, don't try to fool anyone.
Since he knows how to make "amazing" things happen (or seem to), he realized it was his skills and knowledge that were needed to show up the "psychic" crowd.
Saw a great documentary about his work some years ago. He worked with (willing) psychics to develop genuine, sound tests of their "abilities".
Of course, they always had good excuses why things didn't work as they said they would.
I bet that whatever-it-is still sits under his bed, the prize money unclaimed. Any true psychic work his salt could get a nice handful o' cash, just by intuiting what it is. Funny, with all the psychics around, I wonder why no one has done so.
;-)
I really admire that dude. He started a movement.
2007-01-17 18:29:20 · answer #1 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they can do God’s tricks better than God can. And, that might explain God’s absence from the miracle-making club meetings for the last 2000 years.
2007-01-17 16:20:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ummm, because they know how the tricks are done! They understand that what most people call 'magic' is really just illusion.
2007-01-17 16:19:00 · answer #3 · answered by sueflower 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Easy. They understand the psychological and perceptual mechanisms of illusion and credulity, and how to manipulate them. It's their trade.
Ummmm... What has this got to do with Religion and Spir........
...Oh, never mind!
2007-01-17 16:18:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably because of stuff like this:
http://usminc.org/famous.html
2007-01-17 16:21:23 · answer #5 · answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That are not magicians, they are illusionists.It is slight of hand and trick of the eye NO MAGIC
2007-01-17 16:19:24 · answer #6 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Do you ever wonder if Jesus was just another illusionist? I know I didn't answer your question, but this just seemed appropriate.
2007-01-17 16:20:45 · answer #7 · answered by Psyleet 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually I find that atheists are the most skeptical....
2007-01-17 16:18:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
They know exactly how easy it is to fool people.
2007-01-17 16:18:31 · answer #9 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
they are not supernatural, they are only illusionists. that is why they are skeptical of anything that truly is supernatural.
2007-01-17 16:20:32 · answer #10 · answered by mickey 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋